It's not just mail, it's deception!

Well, I wanna try to raise awareness among those who read my blog here on how dangerous the cyberworld can be.

As technologies become more and more advanced, with so many capabilities, exploiting them could mean a lot of ka-ching. A lot of people today just wanna get their hands on easy money by fooling other people.

Ever received this in your mail?


This "YouAreBlocked Team" claims that this is not a spam, well, yeah... right...

Remember to think twice before hitting that "Click Here". Sure, it may be fun if you could know who blocked you, but is it worth giving out your email account details to other people? Very dangerous...

Oh, and read this:

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Dear,

How are you today? May this emergency appeal finds you well, I am sorry that I did not inform you about my travel to Africa

for a program. The program is taking place in three major Countries in Africa which includes Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa.

It has been a very sad and bad moment for me that the present condition i found myself is so intoxicated to explain.

I am stranded in Nigeria because I forgot my little bag and my ATM card in a Taxi where my money ,documents and other

valuable things were kept, I am so confused right now that I do not know what to do or where to go. I need your urgent help

and i want you to please loan me the sum of $2,000 USD to enable me sort-out myself and confirm my Basic Traveling Allowance

fees back home, but if you could not come up to the requested amount due to the short notice, kindly go ahead and send to me

any amount you can afford right now and email me the transfer details I will be so grateful to receive it. However, I will

return the money back to you as soon as I get back home I promise.
.....

Below is the information where to send me the western union.


Receiver's Name: (...............)
Address: 45 Methodist Church Avenue
City: Ikeja
State: Lagos
Zip Code:23401
Country: Nigeria
Test Question: Who is the receiver?
Answer: (...............)

After you have sent the money email me the western union transfer details such as:

MTCN (Money transfer control number)

Amount Needed: $2,000 USD I will check my email soonest to pick up the western union transfer details to enable me return

back home with the next available flight, I need the transfer # MTCN (money transfer control number) as soon as possible.

Thanks,
(...............)

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Recently, my friend's email got "hijacked"... (Poor guy), and now, these idiots are using his email to spam other people (his contacts). I replaced parts of the email with "(...............)" to keep him anonymous, but anyway, the "(...............)" were actually my friend's name.

By studying the mail, there are a few "flaws". I doubt my friend has any relations or any connections with "45 Methodist Church Avenue". And Nigeria? He's currently having exams in Malaysia, and you tell me he's halfway around the globe? Really?

Anyway, here's a tip: Just delete spams. Don't read them. Leave them alone.

Oh, some spammers are smart. They disguise themselves as a large company staff, such as Microsoft or the email service provider and asks you to provide your account details for things that are "related to your account" and if you refuse to do so, they threaten to shut down your account.

Yea anyway, keep your account password to yourself. ;)

Lasers run wild!

I just recently finished the 7th level in Mr Ball 2. I'm halfway through the game now, but there's still a lot to do. Anyway, I gotta say, after playing that level, it seems pretty tough.



As you can see, the level is set on a very tall platform, surrounded by 5 platforms rotating around it. But, that's not it.

See those rings around the battle area, they aren't just for decorations. They are for making your life harder!

It's recommended to have a very high defense points if anyone were to succeed in this level as the lasers are quite damaging for a weak Mr Ball. Oh, you can't stand still on the moving platform, you have to keep moving. This adds more to the challenge.

But why do you even need to stand on those moving platforms? Well, occasionally, a Power Orb will appear, which makes the enemy invulnerable. Thankfully, the Power Orbs are easy to destroy, and if your Attack Points are high enough, it only takes about 3-4 seconds to destroy it.

The recent addition to this level is that, once you deplete the enemy's HP enough, 5 Power Orbs will appear at once, and you're gonna have to destroy all of them. Quite a simple task, if you'd ask me.

Why lasers? Alright, this question is very hard to answer, but then I find lasers are quite fun to play with, and this level makes the boss in Level 5 (the one that uses Lasers) look like child's play.

Oh, and Mr Ball in 2D is out! The very first Beta version! Though, I don't plan to release it out here in my blog due to some "problems" ;)


Oh, aren't I supposed to be studying? Yea, actually, I should be studying, but to me, Mr Ball comes first! Ok, let's get started with Biology!

PS2 Dev

I came across this cool SDK for PS2 games. But first, before I even get started, I need a good Emulator. I think PCSX2 is good, but then my computer doesn't really work well with all the fancy PS2 stuff.

I just need to find a way to get the emulator working for me, because I don't plan to burn all PS2 games into expensive DVDs just to test it on my sister's PS2. Besides, that's my sister's PS2!

I really want to develop a console game. It's like gg.com for me!

Atropine Sulphate

I've learned my lesson the hard way... Never assume medicines do not have side effects.

I took my anti-diarrhoea drug this morning, just to end up really sick and nauseous during the exam. I think I did really badly in my BM test because it was very hard to think. Just thinking of the words make me wanna throw up. (Well, I did threw up in the toilet. Sigh... there goes my RM2.80 chicken rice)

Atropine Sulphate was the drug's name. It's really a nasty drug. Even doses as small as 0.025 mg (A grain of rice weighs around 20-30 mg, so you can imagine how small that dosage is!) can cause a major bad hair day. Now seriously, guys, if you are given this medication, be sure to take it when the time is right only, ie, when you're not driving, or taking an exam like me!

Sigh... I can't imagine how badly I screwed up for BM. But, I did manage to answer most of the questions. Oh, what the -toot-!

Play that BGM!

Well, the next boss fight in my life will be in the School Dungeon, tomorrow. Hmm... Crap... So not looking forward to it!

And why does it have to happen on the same day as PMR? It's as if I'm retaking PMR, with more subjects. Gah, I can see that the teachers are taunting all of us Form 4's and saying things like:

"Muahahaha, pay for your transgressions, blah Form 4s!"

"Feel the wrath of exam papers!"

"I can't wait to see you in agony! Hahahaha!" *cue lighting*

"Hi! How are you class!?", said the English teacher

Well, life is full of hurdles. It's not a straight and smooth track when you can just run blindly and not hit anything. I mean, come on, life is not that easy.

It's time to continue studying Sejarah. Sigh... screw Sejarah man...