Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Mercury in lighbulbs
Recently received a forwarded e-mail on how mercury exists in energy saving light bulb and it being a health hazard.
Interesting article herer goes in to explaining how mercury has always existing in light bulbs and it's not something new to be scared now.
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2008/January/07010803.asp
Even though with less mercurry, do still be careful.
Interesting article herer goes in to explaining how mercury has always existing in light bulbs and it's not something new to be scared now.
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2008/January/07010803.asp
Even though with less mercurry, do still be careful.
Awards be given to assemblymen for marrying single mothers should they decide to take another wife.
Read this news. Where they get these kinds of ideas is just...interesting...
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/10/28/nation/20091028155735&sec=nation
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/10/28/nation/20091028155735&sec=nation
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Mosquito Ringtone
Here's something interesting. Since younger people can hear higher pitch noise, the following ringtone is targeted for students who owns a cell phone and don't want teachers to hear it. Cool eh? :)
http://www.freemosquitoringtones.org/
http://www.freemosquitoringtones.org/
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Another phone scam
Its all started when I received a call from someone claimed that he was Maxis asking me to shutdown phone for 2 hours for 3g update to take place. As I was rushing for a meeting, I did not question any shutdown my cell phone. After 45 minutes I feel very suspicious since the caller did not even introduce his name. I quickly turned on back my cell phone back and I received several numbers of call; few numbers from my family members and the other numbers was from the number that call me before; 3954380.
I called my parents and I was shocked that they sounded very worry asking me whether I am safe. My parents told me that they received a call from someone claimed that they have me with them and asking for money to let me free. The call was so real and my parents even heard my voice crying out loud asking for help. My parent was at the bank waiting for next call to proceed for money transfer. I told my parents that I am safe and asking them to lodge a police report.
MOST of the cases reported that the victim already transferred the money! And it is impossible to get back the money.
Bank can only returned back the money if the owners of the account agree to do so or there is a court order.
I called my parents and I was shocked that they sounded very worry asking me whether I am safe. My parents told me that they received a call from someone claimed that they have me with them and asking for money to let me free. The call was so real and my parents even heard my voice crying out loud asking for help. My parent was at the bank waiting for next call to proceed for money transfer. I told my parents that I am safe and asking them to lodge a police report.
MOST of the cases reported that the victim already transferred the money! And it is impossible to get back the money.
Bank can only returned back the money if the owners of the account agree to do so or there is a court order.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Police accessories stolen in George Town
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/9/24/nation/4771324&sec=nation
There may be some fake cops walking around Penang soon. Be careful everyone, check their IDs first.
If in doubt, just go straight to police station. Make sure you get their license plate as well.
There may be some fake cops walking around Penang soon. Be careful everyone, check their IDs first.
If in doubt, just go straight to police station. Make sure you get their license plate as well.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Phone Scam
This happened to a friend of mine. Also from an IT perspective it is very easy to emulate someone's phonenumber. With VOIP it's possible to you from any number pretending to be anyone. Be careful :
Lunch time today, female calling herself Inspector Wong (with handphone 014-3892523) said that my I/C has been used to open an account at Citibank Hong Kong. She very quickly went through a series of digits as the Citibank account number. She claims that Lam Hong Heng and Yip Chun Hong (not real name, just sounded like this) has used my I/C number to open an account in Hong Kong for money laundering. This is classified as a serious offence and I could be jailed for it. If I am not guilty, I need to call 00852 65252484 and look for Inspector Lau Tuck Keong (or Lau Tuck Keong Tuk Chat).
Called Bukit Aman and operator there confirmed that this is a scam. I asked how were they able to use Bukit Aman’s line (03-22626222). She said ‘Ini dalam siasatan’.
‘Inspector Wong’ called back twice. I told her she does not exist in Bukit Aman. She asked whether I was routed to her department to confirm. I told her ‘The operator said today there had been a number of calls regarding you, kes tipu’. She later gave me an address which matches mine and she tried to dig for more information. I kept quite and she hung up.
She later called back again and I spoke to her in English. She has bad English. For example, ‘What time you coming?’ she asked when she wanted me to meet her at Bukit Aman. I had her on speakerphone and continued working. She hung up.
So if you receive such calls, if you need some entertainment, then talk to her in English. If you don’t want to waste time, just hang up.
We speculate that she is getting all the information from a piece of application form.
Please be careful.
Lunch time today, female calling herself Inspector Wong (with handphone 014-3892523) said that my I/C has been used to open an account at Citibank Hong Kong. She very quickly went through a series of digits as the Citibank account number. She claims that Lam Hong Heng and Yip Chun Hong (not real name, just sounded like this) has used my I/C number to open an account in Hong Kong for money laundering. This is classified as a serious offence and I could be jailed for it. If I am not guilty, I need to call 00852 65252484 and look for Inspector Lau Tuck Keong (or Lau Tuck Keong Tuk Chat).
Called Bukit Aman and operator there confirmed that this is a scam. I asked how were they able to use Bukit Aman’s line (03-22626222). She said ‘Ini dalam siasatan’.
‘Inspector Wong’ called back twice. I told her she does not exist in Bukit Aman. She asked whether I was routed to her department to confirm. I told her ‘The operator said today there had been a number of calls regarding you, kes tipu’. She later gave me an address which matches mine and she tried to dig for more information. I kept quite and she hung up.
She later called back again and I spoke to her in English. She has bad English. For example, ‘What time you coming?’ she asked when she wanted me to meet her at Bukit Aman. I had her on speakerphone and continued working. She hung up.
So if you receive such calls, if you need some entertainment, then talk to her in English. If you don’t want to waste time, just hang up.
We speculate that she is getting all the information from a piece of application form.
Please be careful.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Woman falls for Facebook scam
http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2009/9/3/technology/20090903162746&sec=technology
ST. LOUIS: A Missouri woman was tricked into wiring about US$4,000 (RM14,400) to someone in England after receiving faked messages from a friend on Facebook asking for help, police said.
Jayne Scherrman of Cape Girardeau wired the money through Western Union after receiving what she believed were several requests for help from her friend.
Police were notified about the scam on Aug 26. They believe someone took over the Facebook account of a Cape Girardeau County resident, Grace Parry, changed the password so she couldn’t access it and sent out messages saying she and her husband had been detained in London and needed money.
Scherrman said she received a message last Tuesday from Parry saying she needed help. Scherrman, a pediatric dentist, said Parry and her minister husband go on mission trips, so she didn’t think it unusual that they might be in England.
She figured they really needed assistance if they could only reach her electronically, and expected they’d pay her back quickly. She originally was told electronically they needed US$600 (RM2,160) for a hotel and taxis. Then she was told it wasn’t enough with the exchange rate.
Finally, she was told by a caller that the couple had been detained and more money was needed to help them fly home.
Scherrman asked to speak with her friend but was told she wasn’t available. She also got a name from the caller and tried to get an address when she realised she might have been scammed. By then, she had wired nearly US$4,000 through three Western Union transfers, she said.
Parry said another friend from Mississippi also sent US$600.
ST. LOUIS: A Missouri woman was tricked into wiring about US$4,000 (RM14,400) to someone in England after receiving faked messages from a friend on Facebook asking for help, police said.
Jayne Scherrman of Cape Girardeau wired the money through Western Union after receiving what she believed were several requests for help from her friend.
Police were notified about the scam on Aug 26. They believe someone took over the Facebook account of a Cape Girardeau County resident, Grace Parry, changed the password so she couldn’t access it and sent out messages saying she and her husband had been detained in London and needed money.
Scherrman said she received a message last Tuesday from Parry saying she needed help. Scherrman, a pediatric dentist, said Parry and her minister husband go on mission trips, so she didn’t think it unusual that they might be in England.
She figured they really needed assistance if they could only reach her electronically, and expected they’d pay her back quickly. She originally was told electronically they needed US$600 (RM2,160) for a hotel and taxis. Then she was told it wasn’t enough with the exchange rate.
Finally, she was told by a caller that the couple had been detained and more money was needed to help them fly home.
Scherrman asked to speak with her friend but was told she wasn’t available. She also got a name from the caller and tried to get an address when she realised she might have been scammed. By then, she had wired nearly US$4,000 through three Western Union transfers, she said.
Parry said another friend from Mississippi also sent US$600.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Blog of the GSE team from England that visited us
Look what I found while searching for GSE application forms.
http://gsemalaysia09.wordpress.com/
http://gsemalaysia09.wordpress.com/
Check Malaysia Traffic Summons
http://foreverbanana.com/check_traffic_summon_malaysia.asp
To check whether you have any expired traffic summons, please use the links below to instantly check it, it is FREE.
Please note, the web version only check for black listed drivers or expired summons.
To check for new summons (which has not expired) and to get more information on the summons, you can use SMS - not free.
To get a summary of all your summons:
POLIS SAMAN (car number no space) OR POLIS SAMAN (ic number no space or hyphen) and send it to 32728
To get full details of all your summons:
POLIS SAMAN (car number no space) SEMUA OR POLIS SAMAN (ic number no space or hyphen) SEMUA and send it to 32728
To check whether you have any expired traffic summons, please use the links below to instantly check it, it is FREE.
Please note, the web version only check for black listed drivers or expired summons.
To check for new summons (which has not expired) and to get more information on the summons, you can use SMS - not free.
To get a summary of all your summons:
POLIS SAMAN (car number no space) OR POLIS SAMAN (ic number no space or hyphen) and send it to 32728
To get full details of all your summons:
POLIS SAMAN (car number no space) SEMUA OR POLIS SAMAN (ic number no space or hyphen) SEMUA and send it to 32728
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Robbery in broad daylight in a shopping center at Bangsar
3 people just having a casual dinner at a restaurant in Bangsar. 5 men from the next table basically beat them up and robbed them. No one from the management nor the restaurant did anything.
I've had similar experience catching a thief in Mid Valley as well. Bunch of people in another table observe the crime but dare not say anything.
There seems to be lacking in compassion & bravery here in Malaysia.
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/8/22/nation/4570051&sec=nation
I've had similar experience catching a thief in Mid Valley as well. Bunch of people in another table observe the crime but dare not say anything.
There seems to be lacking in compassion & bravery here in Malaysia.
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/8/22/nation/4570051&sec=nation
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Warrent Buffet's letters to shareholders.
http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/letters.html
Interesting to see how he saw the destructive power of derivatives and pulled away from it.
Although the accountancy side of the letters is confusing for non-accountants.
http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/letters.html
Interesting to see how he saw the destructive power of derivatives and pulled away from it.
Although the accountancy side of the letters is confusing for non-accountants.
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