The Walk of Life

I am sure many would have experienced being spammed by email spammers! Didn't you ever wondered how they lay hold of your email address? Well, it is all very simple really! I am also sure many would have known this but just for the sake of those who don't please read on!

Any time you see an E-Mail that says forward this to '10' of your friends or sign this petition otherwise you'll get bad luck, or good luck or you'll see something funny on your screen after you send it, etc.., it has an E-Mail tracker program attached that tracks the cookies and E-Mails of those people you forward to!

By the way, Cookies are small computer programs or scripts which will enable hackers to access your PC and retrieve the information that you have sent through the internet.

The host sender is getting a copy each time it gets forwarded and then is able to get lists of 'active' E-Mail addresses to use for SPAM E-Mails, or sell to other spammers.

At times they play on your conscience like asking you to send the email on if you're not ashamed of God.... that's E-mail tracking! These people don't care how they get your email addresses as long as they get them.

Another common approach are E-Mails that talk about a missing child or a child with an incurable disease 'how would you feel if that was your child' .......E-mail Tracking!!!

Ignore them! Don't participate!

Almost all E-Mails that ask you to add your name and forward on to others are similar to that 'mass letter' years ago that asked people to send business cards to the little kid in Florida who wanted to break the Guinness Book of Records for the most cards. All that was to get names and 'cookies' tracking information for telemarketers and spammers - to validate active E-Mail accounts for their own profitable purposes.

Many would have fallen prey to the above tactics and that's why now you get so much SPAM in your email Inbox!

In future STOP adding your name(s) to those types of listings regardless how inviting they might sound, or make you feel guilty if you don't. It's all about getting email addresses - nothing more!

There was another occasion which mentioned this: For the third time, whales are being killed on a beach in Denmark . Email address of every one who forwarded that are now with the spammers!

You may think you are supporting a GREAT cause - YOU ARE NOT! Instead, you will be getting tons of junk mail later and very possibly a virus attached! Plus, you are helping the spammers get rich.

Finally, E-Mail petitions are NOT acceptable to the White House, Congress, UNESCO, UNICEF or any such organizations. To be acceptable, petitions must have assigned signature and full address of the person signing the petition, so this is a waste of time and you're just helping the Email trackers.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY:

Don't forget to.......

* Delete other people’s e-mail addresses on the e-mails you send out.

* When forwarding - send as BCC:

I had done a post on this sometimes last year but somehow the post got lost! Disappeared! In line with my recent post on some exotic cars used in a wedding in China, here you can see these beauties used by Police all over the World! Would love to drive one of these but guess they are toys of the rich and famous! Maybe, just maybe I can afford the last one!!!! hehe! I also believe no introduction is needed!

In my whole life experiences, I have never seen a Wedding that features so many beautiful exotic cars. The grandest wedding I ever attended was one dated about 15 years ago where the guest list contained all the big names across the Political, Royal, and Corporate segments of the Malaysian society. I am sure these big names came in their expensive cars but that was a dinner function whereas this Wedding in China featured all the exotic cars that formed the entourage of the groom to fetch the bride.

Just take a look at the photos below and see for yourself. I don't need to explain what these cars are!

Nothing interesting happening for the past week except for the Local Election in Ulu Selangor. I followed the news and updates closely and although the outcome of this By-Election is of no consequence to the current political status-quo, the implications are of tremendous proportions! Even now, as I blog about this event, the vote counting is going on and the final results is expected to come out around 9.30pm local time. I was following the events on Twitter and I can sense the excitement by so many in this By Election.

Firstly, the outcome of this By Election is being used as a yardstick for the approval of our PM's 1Malaysia campaign. Sort of referendum so it seems. A win by Barisan indicates that the people are buying his 1Malaysia Policy.

Secondly, the Opposition candidate is a popular and known as a man of principles by many! I personally am rather impressed by his views, principles as well as ideas of what our Malaysian society should be.

Thirdly, the outcome is also an inidcation of whether the other two component parties in the Barisan Coalition namely, MCA and MIC has any more relevency! Ever since the last General Elections, these two parties were strugglling to stay relevent and there were so many internal fights etc.

Ulu Selangor has a racial composition of 55%, Chinese 26% and Indians 19% something of the National racial composition. So people assume that this will be something of a reflection of the national indication of the political sway of the various races in Malaysia. for the Opposition to win, they must capture at least 50% of the Malay votes and majority of the votes of the Chinese and Indians.

The Chinese and Indians are being marginalized by the over zealous implementation of the NEP hence they are truly unhappy with the present ruling Coalition. On top of this, recent racial chants by extreme right Malay Groups has hurt the feelings of the minorities. Name calling and labelling them as unpatriotic, they came here as prostitues and beggars etc plus the continuous shout of Malay Supremacy has really turned the minorities towards the Opposition. Meantime the Opposition has promised fairness, economic equality in sharing the wealth of the country speaks volumes to the people. Even Malays are turning against the ruling Government. The Malays can see that they are being used to further the corrupt pilfering of the national wealth by these so call Protector of Malay Rights Government call UMNO.

Personally I am for change! Change for a fairer and more equitable sharing of the national wealth. Now only government Ministers, their cronies become super-rich and running the country anyhow they like while the people are taken as fools who do not know what they are up to! I wish the Opposition wins in this insignificant By Election so that it sends a strong message to UMNO that enough is enough! Either you transform and be fair or you will be obliterated comes the next General Election.