Heavy rain in Penang brings about floating island at Gurney!!

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.

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

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/

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.

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.

Sydney Sandstorm 23rd Sept

Sydney looks like Mars...

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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.