Its been a long time.

Hey there guys. Much love from me. Its been a long time. Dont have the time to update my blog from time to time but i shall try now since i have this blogger app in my iphone LOL. Miss blogging. Its been a tiring few months i had.. Lotsa ups and downs. It used to suck but hey! My life now is great besides the college part. I think i will die of stress sooner or later. Anywhos, Life goes on and when times go by, it will all definitely be better. Much love everyone. Have a great day :) im off to work now.

:)

Heyya guys! :)

it has been a reaaaaaal long time isnt it?

well, i can say now thattt i am here to stay :)

hahaha!
oh, and just ignore the previous posts bout the news!
hahaha used this page for my Journalism assignment.
dunwana delete those posts.. sayang la.. LOL

well, life has been good, there ups and downs. 

there are times when i have cried my eyes out or i couldnt stop laughing.

well, its life right?
life is harsh sometimes.

many things have happened in my life..

lets start with oldest news la okay.. lol..

 today it is exactly..

♥ 1 year 1 month and 19 days. :)

Jeremy

shooooo cute with his silly smile :)

he recently opened a shisha shop at ss15, it is awesome! so do drop by k? please 'like' this link! :) thanks!

JemJem Shisha

Mummy bought me a Blackberry Curve! :D
thank you, Mummy!!
absolutely love my BB,
now i know how it feels and people say
'i canot live without my phone'.
im one of them now XD
my BB pin is: 213A6695 :)

other than that, well, finals are just over!

have been studying real hard this semester!

so it beta pay off otherwise im gona hang myself. LOL!

doing assignments after assignments after assignments is not what i had in mind when i started college.

 i know there would be some not SO many.

i will be at Starbucks for like friggin 10-14 hours a day last 3 weeks.

friggin crazy isnt it! tat is just assignments, 

i din plus study yet! wow, now i think bout it again..

sure can make me go :O seriously.

it was hectic weeks, and now evrything is done for now!

my results in college have been good, not great.

WAYYYY different from high skul tats for sure. lol.

:)

well, on the same day finals finished, 

i am now working at Meeples - European boardgame cafe!

which is awesome for about maybe a month or two. :D

Meeples

its at ss15, come drop by.

endless fun definitely! :)

and did i mention!!!!!!!

there is a new member in the family!

meeeeeeet CHLOE! ♥

:D

a Silky Terrier.

she is a real pain but at the end of the day,

still adore her. :)

well, tats all for now! will update blog real soon k!

:D

toodles!♥

:) xx

Feature Story: 73-Year-Old Woman Loses RM 155,000 to 'Lover'

A 73-year-old woman from Georgetown was swindled of RM155,000 in an Internet love scam by a Nigerian syndicate. She was in fact the latest victim of the syndicate and which had cheated 110 other women over the past two years and getting about RM 1.35mil. The victims included teachers, a lawyer and an engineer who were cheated of money from as little as RM 5,000. The Nigerians had posed as a handsome British men, courting their victims, who were all actually single Penang women, through online chats, and they also took the time to get to know those women to win over the women's hearts and trust, sometimes to the extent of proposing marriage, Penang deputy police chief Senior Asst Comm (I) Datuk Tun Hisan Tun Hamzah said. After about two months of courting, the 'British men' conveyed their intention to send the women gifts in the form of laptop computers, mobile phones and cash in American currency. The women then received calls from a local woman pretending to be a Customs officer, telling them that the parcel had been held up for Customs checks. He also added that they told the victims that a penalty had to be paid and provided them with a bank accounts to pay the fine. After the victims had banked in the money, the 'British men' and parcels disappeared. It was said that the majority of the victims were aged between 20 to 50 and half of them were believed to be college and university students. The syndicate was busted last Friday when police arrested 11 Nigeriaan men and three local women in raids in two houses in Seberang Perai and Butterworth. Many things and money were found when the houses were raided, including two computer hard disks, two flash drives, six laptop computers, 36 mobile phones, RM849, US$1,546 (RM5,086), 1,000 (RM4.080) and 1,930 Nigerian nairas (RM41.45) were seized in the raids. The suspects are aged between 25 and 38, and some of the Nigerians are enrolled as students in institutions of higher education in Penang. SAC Tun Hisan said that from the documents that was found, they feel that there are more victims out there. He urged anyone who had been asked to deposit money in banks to come forward and assist police in investigations.

This kind of cases should not even be happening to women, not only in Malaysia but in countries all around the world. There are many cases that have been reported about online dating with one party just interested in wiping clean the other person's bank account or other such horrible incidents.In my opinion, women who can not find love in reality and as they get desperate to find one, they usually look for men in online dating. This case have reached a high point of popularity that virtually everyone has heard of but have not tried it. When it comes to searching for the ideal date that may eventually be the perfect partner for you, online dating has been considered one of the best moves. It's not always that romantic though, but there are still existing dating websites that could lure you to something bad without you realizing what you're getting into. There are many cases where couple who met in the internet have actually worked and now they are living happily with a family but also some can be scams. When I was in secondary school, when I was about 13 or 14 years old, I used to be a active user in the online dating, I used to talk to strangers that I did not know, but  of course I have never told them my personal details. I guess when I was young, I wanted to fit in and make a lot of new friends, but now I have realized that some of them might be scams but even though I have talked to many people from all around the world, I was young but I still could know whether this person is actually interested in something other than just making friends with me for example, my money or he might kidnap me or he is a raper. If I know that they are actually trying to cheat me I will definitely pull myself away from them, but these women that have been cheated so much money, do they not feel suspicious that so much money was asked from that man? Maybe she will say that she was in love with him but it is so obvious that there is actually a catch there. Cases was found from a online dating stories,  one of it was from a 33 year old divorced father of one. He and Sofiya had met online, he received an email from her through an internet dating site and they have been exchanging photos and e-mails to each other. After a while of them getting to know each other, Sofiya asked him for money to purchase an air ticket, with a total amount of $1,845 USD which he paid via Western Union. Then he received an urgent email request (from an internet cafe apparently) for $2,300 AUD to prove to the Embassy, her financial capacity to stay in Australia during the one month period. he did checked the immigration policy in Australia and we actually do have a requirement to pay security bond when application for visa is lodged in certain countries including Russia. He totally believed her and paid $2,350 AUD through Western Union and he waited for Sofiya for 3 hours at the airport with a bunch of flowers. Singapore Airlines later confirmed that Sofiya's original booking was canceled by a Russian agent and that she did not re-book her flights.(link) It is just sad that people can actually come up with a plan like that to cheat other people's money. Women and men should always be careful when they are actually using the online dating to meet people. They should always be aware of things and not falling into traps.

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73-Year-Old Woman Loses RM 155,000 to 'Lover'

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A 73-year-old woman from Georgetown was swindled of RM155,000 in an Internet love scam by a Nigerian syndicate that has been busted by police. She was the latest victim of the Nigerian, which had cheated 110 other women the past two years of about RM1.35mil. He had cheated the women for their money from as little as RM 5,000. Penang deputy police chief Senior Asst Comm (I) Datuk Tun Hisan Tun Hamzah said the Nigerians had posed as handsome British men, and took time to win women's hearts and trust, sometimes to the extent of proposing marriage. The women then received calls from a local woman impersonating a Customs officer, telling them that the parcel had been held up for Customs checks. They told the victims that a penalty had to be paid and provided them with bank accounts to pay the fine. After the victims banked in the money, the "British men" and parcels disappeared. Half of the women were believed to be college and university students. The syndicate was busted last Friday when police arrested 11 Nigerian men and three local women in raids on two houses in Seberang Prai and Butterworth after a month of surveillance. Many things were seized in the raids which includes mobile phones and money. The suspects are aged between 25 and 38, and some of the Nigerians are enrolled as students in institutions of higher education in Penang and it was said that from the documents that they have found, they feel that there are more of them.

This is terrible that this kind of cases is even happening, not only in Malaysia, but also in countries all around the world. Women must be more careful when someone that you have never met before is asking for so much money. Women should never ever give out money to strangers or anyone else except someone who you trust and know.

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Teen Pregnancies on the Rise With 111 Reported This Year

Teenage pregnancies are becoming a upsetting trend in the country based on the huge number of girls seeking help from the Welfare Department about their dilemma. As of April, the department has already seen 111 such cases. This number is a dramatic increase compared to the 131 cases throughout last year. In 2008, there were 107 teenage girls who got pregnant. They were placed at Taman Seri Puteri, a rehabilitation centre and shelter that provides training for youngsters, especially teenage girls who face social problems. The statistics provided by the Welfare Department are just the tip of the iceberg, according to MCA Public Ser­vices and Complaints Depart­ment head Datuk Michael Chong. He said that many cases have gone unreported, talking about how Malaysian families viewed the problem with great shame. They become lost and some even run away from home and some threw away their new born babies. He added that some of the teenagers opted for illegal abortions when they found out that they were pregnant. That is why it is very difficult to collect such data and many of them do not think about the consequences of their action. He said that teenagers slept with their boyfriends because of the notion that they were in love and he will not go to the police if the young couple decides to get married because he said that  it is very sad to see a young man going to jail because of this and risk losing his future and he would go to the police if there  is a case of rape.

I was shocked to see that the increasing rate of pregnant teenage girls. These girls should actually take responsibilities for their own action and not by solving the problem by abortion. You have already made a mistake, do not make it worse by aborting. There are a lot more ways to actually solve this problem, for example, give the baby to those who are married and can not have babies so that the baby would actually live. They are so many movies that are out now about teenage pregnancies but teenagers are not going against it but they are getting influence by it so the movies definitely does not help to stop this disturbing trend. Other than that, there is a song about this, I hope that teenage girls would actually learn something from it.

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Man Strangles One-Year-Old Son Because of Fortune Teller

Makkal Osai reported that a disabled man strangled his one-year-old son in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, after listening to a fortune teller’s advice that the boy would actually bring him bad luck. Vairamuthu whose age is not specified, who is paralysed in both legs, had a son, whose name is Inbatamilan, after six years of marriage. He consulted a fortune teller who said that Inbatamilan’s stars were not good and he could face problems because of him. Vairamuthu developed a hatred for his son and feared that what the fortune teller said would come true. On June 4, he strangled his son and disposed the body inside a sewage tank. The couple lodged a report at a police station on their missing son and Inbatamilan’s body was recovered on June 7. Police later discovered that Inbatamilan’s ring had been mortgaged and detained Vairamuthu for questioning.

To be honest, no one can actually blame him because he is a disabled man. He might or he does not know what he is doing but it is sad that just because of a fortune teller he would actually kill his own son because he fear that what the fortune teller said about his son, which is his stars were not good and he will face problems because of him, would come true. Fortune tellers these days can not be trusted because these days, people are just so desperate for money and just to get money, they would actually create stories saying that they are fortune tellers to cheat money.

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Grandmother Charged for Trafficking Drugs in Bra

Last Thursday, a young grandmother from Kuala Terrengganu was charged in the magistrates’ court, for a drug trafficking offence that supposedly took place at the public toilet of the Majlis Bandaraya Kuala Terengganu (MBKT) bus station. Harini Che Soh, who is a 43 year old grandmother, from Rantau Panjang, Kelantan, who is a single mother with four children and a grandchild, was under arrest with 83gm of heroin at 6am at the bus station, was charged under Section 39B (1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which carries the mandatory death sentence if convicted. However, no plea was recorded when the charge was read before magistrate Wan Nor Aklima Wan Salleh. Aklima later set Aug 23, for the case to be heard and no bail was allowed. The same day, police detained Harini and another single mother, believed to be her colleague, aged 30, from Kuala Lumpur, during a raid at the bus station. Police then found 20 vials of heroine weighing 83gm hidden in her bra. 

This is definitely not an example that we would want to set for the future generations. Maybe she did this to support her four children and also her grandchild, because by selling drugs, you can actually get a lot of money from it but there are so many other ways that can solve this problem, such as looking for a job, whether it is not a good one, but it can still put food on the table. She as a mother and a grandmother should know that doing this is wrong, what kind of example is she sending to them. She has to actually take responsibility for her own action because this kind of case can actually, if convicted, carries the mandatory death sentence. She has to clear things up so that she can still take care of her children.

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