Emails scams

From time to time , you will see news reported that people being scammed on the internet of how they got emailed by some foreign embassy saying that they have inherited millions of dollars.

The only catch is that you would need to pay a small amount to get all the documents processed.  Ever wonder if the banks need transaction fees , why can't they deduct it from the huge amount that is definitely yours. I am sure that they will be happier to do that if they get to charge your more for it. 

A few days ago , i even read news of a retire teacher being scammed after he send money to free a foreign princess in jail which claims that she has inherited USD $ 4 millions . Strangely... why can't she asked someone in her own country or even send out a reward for those who can help her there. I mean what is a guy gonna do to help to free a princess in jail in the other side of the world. 

And yet people still falls for the scams.... 

I received an email scams too. 

This is how it goes....

OMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT)
Abuja NIGERIA
Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB

This is to officially inform you that (ATM Cash Card Number
62805120033800XXXXX) has been accredited with your favor. Your Cash Card
Personal Identification Number is 8009XXX.The ATM Card Value is $1, 000,
000, 00 Million USD. You are to provide the below information and email it
to the Executive Secretary with the email stated below.

We have arranged your payment through our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTRE in
Europe, America, Africa and Asia Pacific; this is part of an
instruction/mandate passed by the Senate in respect to overseas contract
payment and debt re-scheduling. We will send you an ATM CARD which you
will use to withdraw your money via ATM MACHINE in any part of the world
and in receipt of the above information, your payment will be approve and
pay to you by ATM CARD.

Mr. David McLaren
fedex-delivery@intaero.cn
Phone: +234-809-174-1251

Provide under listed detail to the claim department Mr. David McLaren on
the email contact address stated above for the immediate delivery of your
fund to your destination within the next 24hrs.Note that the only fee you
are to send to the FedEx Delivery Service is just $200 USD for the
delivery.

Full Name:
Delivery Address:
Phone Number:
Country:
Occupation:
Sex:
Age:

On behalf of the Board kindly, accept our warmest congratulations Kindest
Regards.
(Sen. Lawrence Nwaeze)
Director Information Department,
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT.
Note that the only fee you are to send to the FedEx Delivery Service is
just $200 USD for the delivery.

 Ya , right... i am going to pay you $200 just for deliveries for an ATM card which i can withdraw.. A million ? Hahaha.

And you can see that they don't even know your name , sex and age. How the hell , did that money credited in your favor ?

I am having the urge to reply them... " Go fuck yourself... !! "

Just hate it when they rip off decent retirees. 

Short talks #7

History is the records of past events that had happened. Why do people records them ? It is just because that they can used it to teach the future generations of what to do or not to do, or even simply just that they want to remember what had happened years ago.


Everyone has their own history , some good memories , bad events... and all sorts of stuff. I stumble across a blog that triggers a lot of sweet memories but also reminded me of bad things that i had done. Yup , i have done some mistakes in my life. There was even a time that i don't even know what wrong with me.


I have no idea how to make up for the mistakes that i have done but just to work hard to proved that i am a changed person now and will never do it again. I want to live a life without NEW regrets... and believing in GOD to cleanse my soul.


I will work hard for my family , my other half and of course for you BIG GUY.


Then one day i can truly answer the person who said  "I HOPE I WILL STILL SEE YOU IN HEAVEN" .


"Yes , You would see me there."

Penang Trip during CNY 2010

After a week in Kuantan , i spend around a week in KL. Didn't do much except being trapped in the traffic jam 60% of the time. I guess i am not used to the hectic traffic anymore after living a while in Perth. KL drivers are ruthless .... I became KL drivers too in that week. Speeding , cutting Que and of course swearing when someone cuts into your lane without any signal. Hehe , KL life.. miss them thou... I meant the food there.

The last few days , me and Shelly decided to go Penang for a day. It's been a while since the last time i went to Penang. Back then i was working as a Project Surveyor managing a few survey teams for the Penang Second Bridge project. It was tiring , exhausting , all day out under the sun but then it was memorable. Hehe , enough with the good old days. Lets talk about my Penang trip.

First thing in the morning , we started driving from Kepong to Ipoh.. unfortunately we followed the wrong sign board and ended up driving thru the old road passing the Selayang town. Then we managed to jumped into the Highway and drove all the way to Ipoh.

First stop was the Famous Ipoh Tuck Kee's Bean Sprout Chicken.We order the bean sprout chicken and some meatballs. It was good but we did order too much and we didn't manage to finish it. Strange fact that i found out is that even thou Shelly is an ipoh-ian but she had never been there before. Hehe , it's feels cool to bring an ipoh-ian around in Ipoh. Hehe

Food for 2

Next , we set our GPS navigator and head out to find the origin of the Ipoh White Coffee , the first Old town Kopitiam. We could only roughly remember the name so we keep guessing the name in GPS.

We took ... about 5 wrong stops then abandon the idea... We went from Nam Heong... turns out to be Nam Heong Chicken Rice to Hwa Name Cafe... Hahaha. Shelly was disappointed so i told her that we could stop by Ipoh again tomorrow. I told her i would not rest until we have the famous white coffee. Hehe

Heading straight to Penang which took us another 2.5 hours drive , we finally reached the City of Penang.

The first stop was to have cendols in the city. The cendol was good and we order a bowl of Penang Laksa as well. Next we drove to Batu Ferringgi to our hotel the Copthrone Orchid Hotel. We checked in the hotel
and then went for the dinner. We had our dinner at the a hawker stall. Nothing like good old Penang prawn noodles , Fried egg osyter , barbeque chicken wing and chauw kuay teow . We manage to finished up everything with just the 2 of us.

Next , we drove all the way to Kek lok Si to have look of the night light festival. It's my first time there , wow... they are just too many people there.

Kek Lok Si

Penang Night View

After a long and tiring day , we went back to the hotel and slept like a log. Hehe.

The next morning , we went to the Queensbay Mall to meet up with a few friends. We had the Long de Chuan Ren Restaurant's Siu long bao. It was good but it is all because of the company.

Friends Gathering

It was a splendid trip. I think we should stay there a few more days as this trip we were rushing all the way back to KL.

CNY 2010

I went back my home town, Kuantan during CNY 2010. It was a good family gathering. This year family is a bit different as the number of family had increased from 5 persons to 5 and 2 x (1/2) persons. Well , the 2 x (1/2) persons isn't fetus growing inside me or my brothers.. Duh~ it is our other half. Since it isn't officially inducted into the Tan Family so we will put it in as 1/2 Tan family members.. more like a junior membership. Although it does sounded like my family is an Asian Mafia recruiting for people but its not. Haha


So with all the additional junior family members , my mom was very happy and excited. It has been a while since the family gathered. My brother bought some fireworks for the big CNY eve countdown, It was fun. I forget all about taking pictures of the fireworks.. too busy enjoying it. 

Mmm... mom's cooking

 2 weeks back in Malaysia isn't enough at all. I am looking to go back home again, hopefully soon. 

7 days of sight seeing in Perth

Although i have been in Perth for almost a year now , i didn't manage to travel at all. I am always occupied , i wonder why ?
I had only manage to travel last January when my lovely girl came to visit me.

Preparations :

I need to transform my room to a more presentable accommodation for her. From a homeless nest to a decent room.

 Homeless nest

Decent room

After preparing all the necessary things. It is just only waiting for her arrival. :)

Day 1

I didn't manage to sleep... i was awake all night as i was afraid that i might over slept and forget to pick her up at the airport. So i bath at 3 am to keep myself fresh and awake and started double checking all the things that she might need. 

Then i started to clean my car as well. Hehe , wouldn't want her to sit in a dirty car. I began driving to the International Perth Airport. It should take me around 30 minutes to reach the airport. The plane was supposed to arrive at 6.30 am but i ended arriving 2 hours before the arrival... Huh~ Guess i was too eager and nervous to pick her up , i forgot all about the time. 

That 2 hours wait was painful but it was all worth it when i see a little girl with spectacles dressed in a green T-shirt , jeans and a scarf  walking slowly dragging a huge luggage out from the arrival gate. 

We went back to my house to drop the luggage and also for a quick nap as both of us didn't sleep much the day before. After the rest , i cook breakfast and we head straight to the city for our first day of tour. 

London court

Fruit juice + Old building + Gorgeous model = Good picture

Largest instrument in the world - Bell Tower

View from the Bell Tower

Shellygaroo !!

Kings Park-->; Really Windy
Shelly doesn't want to wear her jacket as she wanted to look good in the picture.

After a long day of going around the city , we went back home for a nice home cook dinner. We were too tired to do anything. The initial plan was to surprise her with a tiramisu birthday cake at the stroke of midnight but... i ended overslept till the next morning as i was too exhausted after 2 days of restless night....

Day 2

So to make up to it , i woke up early in the morning and i brought the cake up stairs and light the candles and started singing the birthday song.

She was surprised and delighted.

Making her birthday wish .. i wonder what is her wish ? :p

After breakfast at home , we went to Scarborough beach near my place. It's about 10 minutes walk but we drove there anyway.

Scarborough Beach

We then drove all the way to Freemantle. We went to Little Creatures, a local brewery. We had our lunch there and a pine of beer.

Lunch at Little Creatures

Little Creatures Logo

Piggy back ride at the park

As for dinner , we dressed up for fine dinning , C-Restaurant , a restaurant at the city center that rotates 360 degrees. The desert was AWESOME !!

Birthday Surprises !!

Me and the Birthday girl

Night view at Mill Point

She insisted of not wearing her jacket although it's crazily cold.

Day 3

We start the morning with a nice breakfast at home. My Breakfast Specialty :

Alan's breakfast combo menu :

1. Cheese omelet
2. Smoked ham
3. Blueberry yogurt  
4. Tiramisu cake. 
5. OJ- orange juice

Then we took a 30 minutes drive to Whiteman's National Park. If were up to me.. i would have name it some other name for it... It would sound nicer if we call it " Ang mo National Park". Haha , if its up to me , a lot of things would sound so different. LOL !!

At the park entrance

1st two kangaroos that we saw.... -_-|||

Not the same kangaroos we saw or else i won't her get near him.

Nooo!! Don't shave me , i feel so naked...

One big fat Wombat

I am stuck in a tree.

After a long day at the park. Shelly got sunburned at her nose.. wish we had more sun block with us. Strangely i didn't get sun burn at all... perhaps i am already immune ? We went home and cook our own dinner as we were fairly tired , plus it is nice to play " masak-masak" sometimes.

Peri-Peri chicken , Sweet chili prawns and boiled veg soup.

Day 4


According to our 7 day iternary , we are supposed to head out further down south to Mandurah , Busselton , Magaret river, Agusta and Albany.Sounded like a good plan but...

After a whole day out in the sun , we decided to chill for today so we went to the city instead. The Perth Mint. We took a guide tour in the mill with explanation of how they process the goal.

Shelly found gold !!

We found gold nuggets !!

Entrance of Perth Mint

Shelly trying to grab the gold nugget from the statues

Unfortunately , we are not allowed to take pictures inside of the mint as it might attracts robbers to steal their gold...

Duh~~ Gold right ? Don't robbers go for gold relentless there's picture of them ?

Anyways , later we went to King's Park Moonlight fiesta.. Outdoor cinema.

King's Park Outdoor Cinema

It was and old film " Pulp Fiction". It's quite a good picture. We enjoyed it with our wine and also pizza.
Nice to watch movies outdoor for a change.

Our own spot

Our 1st out door movie together

Day 5

We started driving early in the morning around 5.30 am. I took the old coast road so that Shelly would be able to enjoy the scenery , old oak trees and maybe the sun rise. When i spotted something interesting , i turned around and ..... -_-||| saw that Shelly was sleeping ..ZZzzzZZzz 

Well , she was so cute that she made me laugh... She did wake up for 15 secs to see the scenery and then fell back asleep. When we reach Margaret River , i woke her up again. She then replied me , " We are already here ? , Thats not too far , How come you didn't wake me up for the scenery that you were saying ?". 

-_-|||.. She even "tut" her mouth.. i had only one word in mind.. CUTE !! 

When we first arrived at the Margaret River Lodge that we book , it was still early and they needed time to get the room ready. We then decided to join a wine tour. 

After paying AUD $90 , we went to a DOME cafe near by to get some breakfast before the wine tour. Drinking on an empty stomach isn't a good thing. Shelly ordered a cup of coffee and some sandwiches. It is nice and cooling in Margaret River , the temperature should be around 16 degrees. 

Looking a the menu

After the breakfast , we went back to the hotel and jumped on the tour bus. Our first stop was a cheese factory outlet. We had dozen of cheese to try out. They tasted.. cheezy .. Hehehe

The cheese freezer

Next we are off to our next location... Can't remember the vineyard's name.... I will check. 

First glass of wine

We then had our lunch at another vineyard... Keep in mind , we were already half drunk when we reached there.. so we can't exactly remember the vineyard's name. 

Pouring wine for all of us

Shelly is already red and fairly drunk

Lunch for us

Kangaroo , wild turkey , beef and salads

At the vineyard

At the liquor factory where have lots of cocktail wines

One of the stops besides vineyard was the  Margaret River Chocolate Factory. There are tons of chocolate products. We tried a few kinds of chocolate chips. There we coincidently bumped into a few mates of mine, Rachel and Simon. I took their engagement party photos. They told us to go the Mad Fish vineyard. Since the tour doesn't include that specific vineyard , we decided to go by ourselves tomorrow.

Tonnes of chocolates-- literally 

Shelly trying the white chocolate chips

After a few vineyards ,we went to the only beer brewery in town. It's called old boot or something... well , since it's the only beer brewery , i decided to Google its name. Finally found it .. its called  Bootleg Brewery Bar and Restaurant.

Shelly drinking beer ?

Old Oak Trees

The brewery was our last stop , we were fairly drunk the way back but not as drunk as the other tourist in our tour bus. A friendly couple started to open a few bottles of wines and started to pass it to everyone to try it. I didn't wanted to drink at first but since they said Shelly is drinking it.. then i have to be macho and started drinking it as well. LOL.. peer pressure. 

Us gulping bottles of wines 

Our Wine tour bus

Glad that by the time , we reached the hotel. It was all ready for us , we jump on the bed and rested. I went for a quick shower. Shelly jumped on the bed and fell asleep straight away , i think she had too much wine.

Hotel Room

I waited for her wake up and we then walked down the street for dinner. We order some bread and nuts for appetizer. For dinner we had fish and pasta. It was good. We then walk around the town and went back to the hotel for a good rest.

Day 6

Waking up early in the morning , while enjoying the morning breeze, we cruise slowly to the caves. We went to the Lake Cave. We joined the tour . It is nice to see mother's nature miracle at work. 

Types of insects in the cave

Walking down towards the cave

Stalagmite 

500 year old tree

Walking up to back to the entrance

After the tour in the caves , we went to the Mad Fish vineyard. We had a taste of Mad Fish Moscato , we liked it so much that we bought a case of it. 

Mad Fish Vineyard

A pack of Mad Fish Moscato

Some random car picture :p

On our way back to Perth , we stopped at the Chocolate Factory again for a cup of hot chocolate with a burger that we bought at a cafe in Lake Cave. It's the Wagyu Burger. It's a beef burger made from wine fed cow. Wagyu is the world famous Japanese Beef breed. 

Shelly sipping the hot chocolate...looks tasty.. uh... i meant the chocolate..(her too)

"Sex is no substitute for chocolate" 

History facts:

The first Wagyu genetics came to Australia in 1990. Since then the Wagyu breed has become increasingly popular with Australian beef producers. The meat from Wagyu cattle is typically highly marbled, full flavoured with relatively low levels of saturated fats and cholesterol compared with other beef breeds. The unique flavour and marbling of Wagyu beef is the attribute which has led to its widely acclaimed status as 'the best beef in the world'.

We drove back to Perth on the new built Freeway (Highway). Not sure why Australia calls it Freeway but probably because it is free as we don't need to pay for the toll fare. I know .. i am lame..

After a quick shower back home, we head straight out to Freemantle for a nice Mexican candle light dinner. It was amazingly good. 

We then later went to the Arcade to play some games. It is fun to see Shelly laughing and giggle like a little girl while we were playing arcade games. She lost one of her birthday present during that arcade session, made her a little upset. I want to get her another present to make it up to her.

Freemantle Prison is one of the tourist attraction there. After the dinner and the gaming session , we went to join the Prison night tour. That actually freak Shelly out. You can see her expression in the photographs of how scared she was. 

Shelly feeling the prison bar

She is looking more afraid now..

I spend the whole night trying to cheer her up and made her feel better from the prison tour. What a great place to bring your girl friend for a date huh ? Oh well , at least i am there for her to hold when she is afraid. Muahahaha !! *Sinister laugh*

Day 7

It's the last day that Shelly is Perth. Feeling a bit sad as i know i would miss her a lot , i brought her to Hillary's Harbour for breakfast. There i ordered egg Benedict. Eggs Benedict is a dish that consists of a half of an English muffin, topped with ham or bacon, poached eggs, and hollandaise sauce.

Our breakfast

Hilary Harbour

A kid jumping into the water

Then we went to the city again to get some oriental spices and some groceries. We then cook dinner ourselves and enjoy a bottle of Mad Fish Moscato .

Our home cook dinner

Shelly enjoying the wine

Both of us didnt sleep much as it's the 6 am flight which she would need to be there at 4 am. It was a short but very memorable trip for both of us. I will be missing her a lot.

Anyways i will see her in a month time during CNY. Not bad actually... not bad at all !!