Scam! Win a Macbook Air in facebook

there is a phishing scam going on in the facebook by one of its advertisers that entice facebook users to guess the friend's birthday and stand to win Macbook Air.



it's absolutely a scam. it not only use the camouflage marketing tactics by hookwinding users in subscribing their services, it's also a phishing scam that steals the users password!



the moment you click on the web banner on the facebook it will lead you to their "contest" website which immediately steals your facebook account's password, either after or before you keying more info in the website.

immediately you're log out of the facebook and you have to re-login. but you cannot login again with your existing password!

because you're require to reset to your NEW password!

i received a warning email from the facebook immediately:

"Hey Edo,

We have detected suspicious activity on your Facebook account and have reset your password as a security precaution. It is possible that malicious software was downloaded to your computer or that your password was stolen by a phishing website designed to look like Facebook. Please carefully follow the steps provided:

1. Run Anti-Virus Software: If your computer has been infected with a virus or with malware, you will need to run anti-virus software to remove these harmful programs and keep your information secure. For Microsoft:

http://www.microsoft.com/protect/viruses/xp/av.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/default.mspx

For Apple:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

2. Reset Password: Be sure that you use a complex string of numbers, letters, and punctuation marks that is at least six characters in length.

To reset your password, follow the link below:

http://login.facebook.com/reset.php?email=xenoed
(If clicking on the link doesn't work, try copying and pasting it into your browser.)

3. Never Click Suspicious Links: It is possible that your friends could unwillingly send spam, viruses, or malware through Facebook if their accounts are infected. Do not click this material and do not run any .exe files on your computer without knowing what they are. Also, be sure to use the most current version of your browser as they contain important security warnings and protection features.

4. Log in at Facebook.com: Make sure that when you access the site, you always log in from a legitimate Facebook page with the facebook.com domain. If something looks or feels suspicious, go directly to www.facebook.com to log in.

5. Report Suspicious Activity: Please visit the following pages for further information about Facebook security and information on reporting material: http://www.facebook.com/help.php?page=420 and http://www.facebook.com/security.

Once you have performed all these steps, your account should once again be secure. Please be sure to visit the Facebook Help Center for further information regarding these security issues and let us know if you need assistance.


Thanks,
Facebook Security Team"

when you're in their page, it requires you to key in your mobile number then in return it will send you a text message require you to confirm your participation.

BUT... it's not a confirmation of participation, in fact it's a subscription. a "continuation subscriptions" to their mobile content service, it will not stop until you text them again to request stop. each text message will cost you MYR4 to reply, and it's not stated in the text message but in the fine print under the website. the t&c states that if you reply means you've agreed to the terms & conditions. it means you by the time you realize, you would have at least paid MYR8 (USD2.36) just to cancel the "subscription"!!

luckily i was smart enough (but not smart enough to let them steal my password), with my marketing & advertising experience i know how mobile marketing works. they make money thru every text message you sent.

i realized it's a scam when they sent me a message requesting me to send back a confirmation. by law (or ethically) it must state that the cost of each SMS but it didn't. and normally, you will need to send a few text messages in order to confirm a deal, e.g.

you: YES (send 12345)
they: pls. provide info such name, ID, etc...
you: richard, 987654 etc (send 12345)
they: pls. answer few questions
you: the answers (send 12345)

imagine, you would have sent at least 3 times to realize it's a scam! that will be MYR12 (USD3.54) with this scam...and could be more!

I just have no respect with dishonest marketing, totally unscrupulous!

the scam is operated by the following companies:

www.wixawin.com & Sybase 365 Asia Sdn Bhd in Malaysia.

if you have info of the company operating in your country please inform too.

i'm sure we can save some people ;)

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MJ tribute, street dance at stockholm july 8, 2009

yes, another tribute to michael, this month will be a mj month ;)

check out the streets near you, awesome ~~ ;)



courtesy of pierrewikberg

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Michael Jackson's final rehearsal...video

michael had his final rehearsal 2 days before his passing at the Staple’s Center in Los Angeles with his dancers for his "This is it!" London concerts.

thou at 50, he was still charming on the stage.



view here for the thousands-dancers audition.

he also made a 3D short film called "dome project' for his "this is it" concert. which might go on sale some time this year. awesome! something to look forward to ;)

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Michael Jackson's final rehearsal...

michael had his rehearsal 2 days before his passing at the Staple’s Center in Los Angeles with his dancers for his "This is it!" London concerts that will never take place anymore.



check out how stringent the audition was. thousands of dancers were auditioned for his final act. those dancers were so excited and tearing when they got selected. i bet they must be crying right now too with michael's passing.



MJ's "This is it!" concert would have been the greatest show in decades. damn...

i guess if i have a time machine, michael would be the first person i would save ;)

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a thief falls flat...

i woke up at 12.30 a moment ago, was very tired today due to the build up of numerous days of lack of sleeps. still stoned and blur, but i had to wake up cos i need to walk my husky boy. he has been holding on his bladder for whole day, ya, he's a bit of a clean freak. he will only pee outside of the house.

while walking out of my house i notice a huge black patch on my garden, i thought it was a new breed of weeds! i moved closer then only to realize that it was a dead kitten?! nope, it was a giant-size rat?! nope, it was a black squirrel?! what the hell was that?!

after doing some research and chatting with my neighbour we concluded that it was a musang or also known as asian palm civet or common palm civet or toddy cat (although it's not a cat species) and 'luwak' or 'luak' in indonesian, 'motit' in philippines and 'uguduwa' in sri lanka. a local menace that loves to climb the roof, steal food from homes and attack chicken farms.

cos' we have noticed some noise above our roof for the past few days, some rather large creatures were running above us. they even urinated on his roof and leaked through his ceiling into his bedroom! it certainly not a cat, cat would only pee at their usual spot. and not a rat, rat would not have this much of urine, that will leak through the ceiling... but we'll never know if this rat has huge bladder ;)

hang on, do you know there is 'kopi luak' in indonesia & 'motit coffee' in philippines made out of the coffee beans pass through their system undigested? hmm....

- notice the tail is almost 1.5 times of the body size -

- poor fella -

this is how a thief died, we concluded that this cute little fella, a baby civet fell off the roof and onto my garden. it was still 'soft' while i tried to wrap it with papers, so we suspected it died not more than 2hrs ago.

- look at its palm, it's chimpanzee-like. soft & thick -

and, this could be another reason how a thief died. he was trying to steal food or he could have had a 'cat-fight' with his other brothers & sisters over his mother's milk, and got thrown out of the roof...

- may you rest in peace, and never need to steal again in your next life -

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michael jackson's "thriller" by filipino inmates...

amazing! a nice tribute to michael's thriller, the best selling album of all-time in the entertainment history, more than 100million copies sold and is a guiness world record. view here for other world records michael has achieved.

mean while, let's enjoy the tribute from 1500 filipino inmates to michael's "thriller" music video.

and the indian version... wtf.. gosh... don't wanna smear my page here...

and the original, michael's "thriller" mtv. ;)

can't post it here due to copyright issue.

 

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"Where the hell is matt" is a hoax....

nah...it is a hoax confession by matt. :)

he did traveled the world to film his heart-warming video.

watch it, it's funny how he counter all those claims that he's a hoax.



view his awesome videos i posted sometime ago here.

;)

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the king is dead... the moonwalker michael jackson..

just before i went to bed this morning, after working through the nights. i saw the news, Michael Jackson is dead, The King of Pop is gone. all my tiredness was gone, my single eyelid eyes that turned double eyelid due to exhaustion turned back to single eyelid instantly...

wtf?! is all i could say for 15min. he was supposed to be have his comeback concernt in july. he was training so hard to stay fit for his upcoming 50 shows. i wonder what went wrong to his training regime or "it was long overdue", since he was rumoured to suffered from skin cancer for a long time.

nonetheless, that's no other King of Pop like Michael.

i grew up with his moves & his music. we shall now remember him as the creator of moonwalking, the ignitor of new music tv with substance/story, his production quality is still unbeatable till to date.

my all-time favorite music video!


my pals & i actually performed a show based on this video at a rotary club annual dinner back in '90... haha... and i was the cute little boy that MJ dance with at the back entrance.

we shall mourn while doing the moonwalking but will always love him for what he has contribute to the entertainment and joy of our life.

Rest in peace, Michael Jackson my King of Pop. We will always remember you.


Michael Joseph Jackson, the King of Pop (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)

Michael Jackson Official Site

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dictionary - women's vs men's

i came upon this, i thought i must share with everyone.... cos it damn hilarious and bears lots of truth in it... haha...

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hail the little prince...lucas chang

i'm officially an uncle today. welcome my new nephew lucas chang.
born february 3rd, 2009, 10:18 morning. weight 3.51kg... not that tiny after all ;)

~~ yawning ;) ~~

~~ notice the words next to him? seems like he is singing! haha ~

~~ smiley smiley ~~

~~ so peaceful...envy! ~~ 

;)

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2009... a myth in making...

i've been busy, really busy with sleeping for the past 2 months ;)

2008 was great, more ups than down, but when it reach the year end, downs is more that ups... every where is being hit by the financial swirl and i'm not spared from it. so i chose not to doing anything about it or rather i just chose to be in denial of the fore coming swirl.

but nonetheless, life is still good, simply because i'm happy.

2009 has been predicted by most that will be a very challenging year for most. i think the same too. i fore casted the worst is yet to be seen this coming year. i hope i'm wrong.

but nonetheless, so whatever it comes, i shall take it with a smile ;)

cos simply, i've a new love in life, a new goal, a new unprecedented project, a very important idea that i intend to give my full concentration to. something that i love, something that i've been thinking since many years ago. and i think it's time to embark on it. well, since the financial turmoil is hitting my industry badly. what to do....? advertising is always the first hit when global economy slows down. so what if you're the best brand strategist in the world? sometimes i wonder why do i love advertising so much? i should have become a pilot when i had a chance, a driver surrounded by many beauties is not a bad idea. but i missed the age group already ;)

so i'll be launching something fun this year, after chinese new year. lots of preparation needs to be done now...hmm... i'm just simply excited ;)

and ooh... happy new year to all ;)

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reassigning speed dials...

what's the purpose of speed dials? definitely is those that you call the most often. and these people are usually your BFF aka best friends forever, or simply said best friends. or just those numbers that you could reach out to in case of emergency, so family member's number will sometimes manage to squeeze into that exquisite top 9, well, some don't even have family members on their speed dials ~

but what if these speed dials don't answer your calls? or rather refuse to meet you after you've tried calling 9 times? are they still consider as your best friend and favorite people? or are we just being in denial, treating that party as best friends while they treat you like trash? a one-sided passion? truth hurts.. haks..

so it's time to reassign my speed dials, since i realized putting up those so-called best friends on my phone does look nice, and having 9 speed dials do give me a sense of security, as if i have 9 people to reach to in case of emergency. it does make me seem popular but at the end only make me less wanted.

so, reassigning the speed dials could as well mean reappointing your best friends...

too bad, there's only 5 persons in my family and i couldn't fill up the 9 available spots... what should i do? perhaps, just look for some so-called friends with nice pictures to beautify my speed dials ;)

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i dressed like a movie star to see the dentist

today, again, woke up in pain. it's been like this for a few days already. perhaps was having too much of oreo cheese cake! but it was yummy, i bought myself a whole oreo cheese cake as my birthday cake from the cheese cake legend - la manila, the birth place of the secret recipe chain.

i've been thinking, been preparing my mind. the pain was so severe that it made me pacing in a big circle aimlessly for about 5min! i decided today is the day, the day to have myself cut wide open by the demonic dentist.

i'm quite courageous person, afraid of no one, nothing but one - the dentist, seriously. perhaps was because when i was young, i was exposed to this horror movie called "the dentist". or rather, i was just simply a chicken when i knew i had to lie on the foam chair, looking into the spot light, allowing a stranger in mask spreading my mouth wide open while i have to pretend that i'm enjoying the intrusion through my precious lips, allowing him to peep into the back of my most active organ, and molest my white gems while pretending that he/she was my most trusted friend.

ok, this freaks me out.

so, i held my breathe, had my shower, gel up my hair, and put on my tight fitting black top, the ala movie star, took a most reluctant giant step out of the house. in my mind, i wanted to be my (almost) best, i should look my best even when i'm in pain ;) tried to charm my way through the clinic, especially the dentist with a wish that he/she would be gentle to me and most importantly charge me a cheap price cos' i know this will cost me a bomb. while hoping to see some hot nurses as in the nip/tuck to soothe my exploding level of anxiety.

unfortunately, there was only a fat indian female receptionist sitting alone in the first clinic that i visited. not a single hot nurse or hot patients, basically it look hauntedly empty. and worse still, the doctor was not even there and i need to make an appointment for tomorrow. i couldn't let my gungho-ness die down, i've prepared myself for this surgery for 2 years now. i'm super gungho today to have myself cut!! yes, i was first told by another dentist that i needed this surgery but i was such a chicken that decided to endure the pain...so i walk out, and "promised" to call back after asking the rough quotation for the surgery, she said, at least RM550 and depends on the complication.. wtf...?

i continued circling in the area looking out for other dental clinics, and storm was coming at the same time. at the back of my mind, why was the sky going against me today? adding salt to the wound?? then i saw this dodgy looking signboard, a malay owned dental clinic. i was thinking, a malay dentist is very rare, can he manage it? he can't even manage his signboard? the words were peeling off already... but i thought i should give it a try, since chinese & indian dentist usually charge exorbitant price. but there was no parking, i circle to the back of the shop, there was another dental clinic. this time round it was a chinese owned clinic. the signboard was green, and clinic name suggested that it could be another slaughter house. so the dodgy signboard, it is!

well, as expected, "this is bad" & "you're too late" were the 2 lines uttered by the malay dentist. he told that, my case was quite bad and explained to me that he couldn't cut me up today cos' it's swelling and it would bleed profusely should he perform the procedure on me. i need to extract the wisdom tooth and the other tooth that neighbor it (he miss out the top row's wisdom tooth, so it could be 3!!). but the worst was he said, he need to cut my bone! wtf....i almost piss in my pants already, thou i remained composed in my movie star costume. but deep down inside, my fingers had turn icy cold! but one thing calm me down was that, the quotation was rather soothing, minimum RM350 and every extra hour will be RM100 additional. after he prescribed me some antibiotics and painkillers, we set december 2nd for my bones to be cut and for him to dig into my gum.

anyhow, the painkiller doesn't work. and this time round,ponstan 500mg also failed on me. i could only console myself that antibiotic is working, and it is declaring war on the bacterias and germs in my gum, hence the parasites are retaliating...so, pain is a natural process, and soon the peace will arrive tomorrow...arggh....

now i just have to prepare my gungho-ness once more for the "opening ceremony". hopefully, i would be the G.I. Joe this time ;)

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sambal with naked chef...

i got up today, i realized that it's time for me to make something different. so i set 2 objectives for myself. one, buy pork lard and two, make sambal ikan bilis.

why pork lard? cos it's fabulous! just add a little pork lard into your fried egg or noodles or basically anything, it will add lots of flavor to your dish. to add to that, if the pork lard has been deep fried before, gosh, just imagine the aroma when it's cooked with your favorite meal.

sambal is a malaysian local delicacy that everyone can't leave without. for the most famous malay local dish such as "nasi lemak" (coconut rice), the sambal will determine the quality of the dish. you can have all your best fried chicken, egg or whatever fancy side dishes with it, but nothing completes it if the sambal is shit. sambal is a spicy complement dish made of chili paste and "ikan bilis" (anchovies) and sometimes mix with prawn or other, it sometimes can be very spicy but with nice aroma with it.

i love sambal, and i would usually go to my friend's house just to eat his mom's special sambal ikan bilis. "just sambal ikan bilis with rice and i'm contented already, and this is heaven!", i said to him every time. then finally, the other day, his mom gave me her recipe!

so, i'm all set to make sambal ikan bilis today! despite the fact that i didn't sleep the night before, i was wide awake with enthusiasm. after circling for more than 30mins, i can't find a wet market that sell pork lard. so i gave up on pork lard and went directly to the local hyper mart.

i love hyper mart, frankly, i'm such a house-man. groceries shopping is such a fun thing, and of cos, i usually overspent haha...anyway, when i got there, i realized i'm short of cash, then when to ATM and bloody hell, my card was stuck in the machine.... hmm....then i had to detour to the bank to claim a new card. it's a peak hour, i had no choice but to double park, and yes, i got ticket cos the bank has a long queue and couldn't get out quick enough...haha...what a day...

finally, went back to the hyper mart bought a new blender/grinder and set home to start my sambal making naked :)


~ ingredients waiting to be unclothed ~


~ one shot with the new "brand-less" blender ~


~ voila! ~

the sambal was yummy!! and it's 90% close to my friend's mom's... haha...oo... did i mention i also bought 30 packs of 1L soya bean?? madness... ;)

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super cute!! chimp on segway ;)

this so damn cute!!! the chimp is so damn smart, after praticing awhile he can move faster, turn corners and brakes while the guy merely demonstrated how to ride ;)

enjoy, have a good laugh...;)



sometimes i think, some monkeys are really smarter than some human, or, is it some human are dumber than monkeys? ;)

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i'm yours - jason mraz

there is this song that i hear over the radio while i was driving and i couldn't help but sing along everytime. such a catchy tune, such a happy song. and it's a great song to send it out the people we love and a great encouragement song...

such lines like "nothing's gonna stop me but devine intervention", "it's time to win some and to learn some" & "time is short, i'm yours" pretty much my style ;)

let's enjoy it...and sing along will ya? ;)



Well, you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but your so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks, now I'm tryin to get back
before the cool done run out I'll be givin it my bestest
and nothin's gonna stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it's again my turn to win some or learn some

But I won't hesitate no more,
no more, it cannot wait
I'm yours

Well open up your mind and see like me
open up your plans and damn you're free
look into your heart and you'll find love love love love
listen to the music of the moment people dance and sing
We're just one big family
And it's our godforsaken right to be loved loved loved loved loved

So, i won't hesitate no more,
no more, it cannot wait i'm sure
there's no need to complicate our time is short
this is our fate
I'm yours

Scooch on over closer, dear
And I will nibble your ear

I've been spendin' way too long checkin' my tongue in the mirror
and bendin' over backwards just to try to see it clearer
But my breath fogged up the glass
and so I drew a new face and I laughed
I guess what I'd be sayin' is there ain't no better reason
to rid yourself of vanities and just go with the seasons
it's what we aim to do
our name is our virtue

But I won't hesitate no more,
no more it cannot wait
I'm yours

Well open up your mind and see like me
open up your plans and damn you're free
look into your heart and you will find that the sky is yours

so please don't, please don't, please don't,
there's no need to complicate,
Cause our time is short
This, this, this is our fate,
I'm yours

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how do we save malaysia??

send zoolander!! hahahaaa...


malaysia is in deep shit with the primates running the country, inflation is rising faster than you flush the toilet, prices are increasing faster than you wipe your ass...

so the inflation has hit the historical high of 8.5% from 3.7%, 3 years ago...and the opposition is still calculating their fengshui date...what are we gonna do about it?

you know what they say "you need a thief to catch a thief", so the only hope is to send someone that is equally "smart" as the the administration to save us... zoolandaer is our answer!!



the ultimate gas station scene!



everything of the movie in 9min! must watch ;)



{{ zoolander was banned in malaysia cinemas, for obvious reasons }}

1. the PM in the movie was a chinese! only malay can be PM in this primate land.

2. the PM in the movie was dumb! any reflection of similarities or comments of intelligence of the primates is never allowed.

3. zoolander saved the PM! the only things that can save the primate minister are "malay supremacy", keris sword, ISA and adequate of sleeps, definitely not a jewish male model.

some of the famous "intelligent" quotes from zoolander:

- I'm pretty sure there's more to life than being really, really, really, ridiculously good looking, and I plan on finding out what that is.

- Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.

- If there is anything that this horrible tragedy can teach us, it's that a male model's life is a precious, precious commodity. Just because we have chiselled abs and stunning features, it doesn't mean that we too can't not die in a freak gasoline fight accident.

- At the Derek Zoolander Center For Children Who Can't Read Good And Wanna Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too, we teach you that there's more to life than being really, really good looking.

- Words can only hurt you if you try to read them. Don't play their game.

- I caught my reflection in a spoon while I was eating my cereal, and I remember thinking, "Wow, you're ridiculously good looking. Maybe you could do that for a career." Be professionally good looking.

let's do the zoolander face shall we?! haha ;)


again ;)


one more time ;)

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mamma mia, here i go again...;)

just back from watching Mamma Mia! The Movie. i must say, i really enjoyed it. the wait & lenghty anticipation was definitely worth it.

i blogged about it sometime in july, read it here "it's mamma mia!" for the trailers & the ultra cool music videos ;)


it's highly recommended to those who loves musical-turned-movie, those who loves love comedy, and of cos those who love ABBA!

meryl streep sang so well, i'm really impressed. what can i say about pierce brosnan & colin firth, dashing as usual ;) colin was a good singer too, impressive, my tears were blocking my vision when he sang ;) and of cos, amanda seyfried is cute ;)

{{spoiler}}
except that part that they made him gay at the end..why must they always so conveniently made the person gay when he was not suppose to end up with the lead actress??


thanks to nuffnang for the free tickets. but i must bitch a little, why must the bloggers being placed on the 4th row from the screen? and the clients allowed to enjoy the movie from the best seats? aren't we as valuable as your clients? we bloggers are actually allowing you to advertise on my personal space with a miserable paycheck? without the bloggers, nuffnang actually has no media space to attract the clients...

perhaps i shouldn't complain too much, after all it is free...;)

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i'm writing a story...

the recent events unfolding by itself without any of my contributions. well, i did contribute a little, by casting my vote for the election.

while i wish i could do more, then i realized it's better to mind my own business. my business has been steadily moving forward for the past few months, it's time for me to start penning my new strategy for year 2009. time is running faster than we thought, whether is september 16 or not, it doesn't matter anymore. i just know, it is coming soon, i will just anticipate the trembles.

what matters is we're all merely primates running in the circle chasing a thing we call dream. sometimes the dreams cost us to sacrifice something, or i would usually call it an investment. but is it worth it or not? only ourselves will be able to tell. some says time will tell, i say, let's do it. it's now or never.

i've many dreams & aspirations, one step at a time, i was told. perhaps, sometimes we need to take a giant step too. but often, i was more inspired by this quote:

"i walk fast. if you can't catch up. run."

so i walk fast, faster than many. achieved more than my peers but sometimes, i fell then i climbed, i limped then i crawled, i wooed then i chased, i stopped then i planned, i moved then i rested...i think, it's time to rest again to recollect my thoughts...

while i rest, i have more things running in my already crowded mind... so i need to pen them down, i'm writing a short story now...what is it about? it's about the land of the primates... i shall publish it, soon ;)

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the art of lying... part 2 - the first black US president (maybe)

the whole world is looking at the possible first black american president. he's not even pure black, i wonder why they call first black president. why can't they call it first white? or first mixed african american? anyway, but we might also looking at the first american-muslim president...

yes, obama could be a muslim all along, and never announce it. his name obama, does it sound muslim to you? look again, his formal name: barack hussein obama. does it sound more muslim to you now?

then again you might said that he has his staunch fouled-mouth "racist" christian priest, Jesse Jackson that stood by him all the time. obama has all along appeared as a staunch christian. while i have absolutely no problem with muslim or christian being the new leader of the world. but i have great reservation about someone who lies before even becoming a president. not to mention his scadalous ties with terrorist , "weatherman" of 70s. and his link with william ayers...

while in malaysia, we have abdullah "flip flop" ahmad badawi. in US we may see the next flip flop in making.

watch this video and you decide yourself.... could someone who's a staunch christian mistaken his own religion?



and he thinks there are 57 states in united states...haha
any 5th grades can tell you that USA only has 50 states!..



so should we vote for the first black president who doesn't even know how many states are there in his own country? ;)

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