According to this website a lot of well known people are satanists. The author bases this on the fact that these famous guys are showing a particular hand sign.
Popular with a lot of heavy metal fans, the authors refers to it as the "El Diablo" hand sign.
Bunch of loonies.
Spiderman showing off the Satanic salute?
Rahil doing it too.
FYI, it is the deaf hand signal for the phrase, "I love you."
What do you think?
NEW UPDATES: Send me (ahoklah@gmail.com) your satanic salutes/ ILU signs and I will post up on my blog post here.
TAHNIAH-Anda telah t'pilih utk menerima bonus p'gilan percuma sbnyk RM50 drpd CELCOM. Utk m'aktifkan RM50 ke akaun anda, silataip 08 & hantar ke 10133934236.TQ
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Roughly translated into English, both messages mean:
You have won RM50 from CELCOM blah blah, please type (amount) and send to (phone number).
CELCOM's Airtime Share service (ASS) is quite useful especially in times of emergency when the prepaid airtime credit has run out. The person could then send a request to a friend or family member (celcome prepaid user) for airtime credit.
However, scammers are abusing this system, asking credit from strangers using tricks like those given above.
The Sedania Media Group (SMG), which is the provider of the Airtime Transfer Solution, is offering a reward of up to RM2,000 for any information leading to the successful arrest and conviction of these perpetrators.
Prepaid mobile phone users who receive such suspicious messages can report them through SMS (33009) or e-mail (info@idot.tv).
Wasalaam to you,and how are you doing?. My intention of contacting you is to solicit your assistance for a project, which will be mutually beneficial. Though I know my decision to contact you is to a large extent unconventional, the prevailing circumstances necessitated my action. I am Muayed Abdul Faisal. I am son to Late Mallam Mustafa Abdul Faisal of blessed memory was an oil explorer in Libya and Kuwait for twelveyears before hedied in the year 2000. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we were both devoted Muslims. Since his death I too have been battling with both Cancer and fibroid problems.When my late Father was alive he made a huge deposit in millions of US dollars with a Deposit Company in oversea. (I will tell you the amount as we proceed).
Recently, my doctor told me that I have only few months to live due to cancer problem. Though what disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.
Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to either a Muslim organization or devoted Muslim individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. My parents died at a tender age and i was brought up in the orphanage through the help of a devouted muslim. I want this Muslim organization or individual to use this money in all sincerity to fund mosques, orphanages, widows, and also propagating the word of ALLAH and to ensure that the society upholds the views and belief of the Holy Quran.
The Holy Quran emphasizes so much on ALLAH'S benevolence and this has encouraged me to take the bold step. I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my relatives are into some radical Organizations and I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an Unholy manner. Hence the reasons for this bold decision, I know that after death I will be with ALLAH the most beneficent and the most merciful. I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health, because of the presence of my relatives around me always. I don't want them to know about this development. With ALLAH all things are possible.
As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact information of the Deposit Company in oversea where the money was deposited. I will also issue a letter of authority to the Deposit Company authorizing them that the said fund have being willed to you and a copy of such authorization will be forwarded to you. I want you and the Muslim community where you reside to always pray for me. My happiness is that I lived a true devoted Muslims worthy of emulation, Whoever that wants to serve ALLAH must serve him in truth and in fairness. I will not stipulate any precise amount to reward you, as it will have to be on pre-negotiated terms, based on your level of involvement.
Please always be prayerful all through your life. Any delay in your reply will give room in sourcing for a Muslim organization or a devoted Muslim for this same purpose. Until I hear from you by email, my dreams will rest squarely on your Shoulders. May the Almighty ALLAH continue to guide and protect you.
About five years back, I wrote an article titled Why do you need a web presence? in one of my sites, whereby I pointed out the advantages of having a web presence.
It might seem outdated but I find that what I wrote then is still valid today. Even though most businesses have realized the importance of having a web presence, several Malaysian small and medium sized companies still don’t have a web site.
Anyway, in the west the latest trend is to have an official company blog. So far, I haven't come across any Malaysian company with an official blog. However, there are a lot of blogs written by pissed-off employees bad mouthing their place of work.
Recently I came across two interesting online articles by Karen E. Klein in the Businessweek site. In the first article titled Does Your Small Business Need a Blog?, she looks at the pro and cons of having a company blog.
A business blogger could also review industry-specific books, conferences, and organizations and point out relevant articles and Web sites - a service that engenders gratitude and loyalty.
In the second part, she gives some tips on how to get started. I also learnt a new term: splogs, which refers to spam blogs. Read the article here.
A blog can be a great part of your marketing effort, but it should be planned appropriately with strategy in place
I hope more companies start their own blogs which might translate into potential job prospects for all the just-for-fun bloggers.
BTW, read about the Websites-as-Graphs Java applet-based visualizer in an article by Jeff Ooi. Here is my own Social Network Analysis (SNA) site graph.
Of course we all know that the heros in all Bollywood movies have superpowers. For example: - Beating up an army of thugs with bare hands. - Guns that never run out of bullets. - Receiving about 100 bullets in the body ... and surviving. - Sitting down in his office and being teleported to Switzerland. Then breaking into a song and dancing vigorously around trees with the heroine with a bevy of backup dancers appearing mysteriously and changing around 10 different clothes in the blink of an eye, etc.
Krrish, the new Bollywood movie features heart throb Hrithik Roshan as a “superhero with human powers”.
I am not sure what that's supposed to mean?
It is considered unique because it a sequel (a rarity in Bollywood) of the 2003 blockbuster "Koi... Mil Gaya" (I've found someone"), which is considered India's first major Hindi science fiction film.
But what has this movie got to do with Singapore?
Several of the scenes of the movie were shot there with the Singapore authorities arranging for road clearances and parking spaces.
The movie is directed by Rakesh Roshan, Hrithik's father and the synopsis of the movie reads:
Krishna (Hrithik Roshan) is born with magical powers – a legacy from his father Rohit Mehra (also Hrithik Roshan). Priya (Priyanka Chopra) comes into his life and becomes his world. When she beckons him to Singapore, he follows. In Singapore, Dr Siddhart Arya (Naseeruddin Shah), the megalomaniac scientist is on the verge of changing the future forever. Only one man stands between Dr Siddhart Arya and his destructive dreams. To block his ruthless ambitions… Krishna must become KRRISH.
Yesterday, some relatives came over to the house. There were a lot of people and we had a buffet nasi lemak lunch. It was delicious. Anyway, this post is not about the food.
Someone put on the TV and the Akademi Fantasia show was on.
I am so out of touch. This was the first show of this season that I watched. For those who didn't know, Akademi Fantasia is a Malaysian reality song competition, somewhat similar to the American Idol format.
Most of the performers were unimpressive. However, one lady made me stop eating and listen. Maybe I am biased because she was singing Gary Moore's Still Got The Blues. Gary was a hard rock/heavy metal musician in the 70's and 80's and later on crossed over to blues-rock. One of my all time fav. singers.
Still got the blues (1990)
Farhan (Nur Farhan bt Azizan) really did a good job and her vocals were really impressive.
However, I am not going to waste my money voting for her or anyone else. One thing I realise is that no lady is ever going to win in Akademi Fantasia. The reason: Majority of the voters are predominantly girls. And they are voting for "who looks the cutest" instead of "she has got talent".
* Added this video of Farhan singing the song on 22 Aug, 2006 due to requests from some of my guests. Enjoy.
Anyway, here are the lyrics for Still Got The Blues
Used to be so easy to give my heart away But I found out the hard way There's a price you have to pay I found out that love was no friend of mine I should have known time after time
So long, it was so long ago But I've still got the blues for you
Used to be so easy to fall in love again But I found out the hard way It's a road that leads to pain I found that love was more than just a game You're playin' to win But you lose just the same
So long, it was so long ago But I've still got the blues for you
So many years since I've seen your face Here in my heart, there's an empty space Where you used to be
So long, it was so long ago But I've still got the blues for you
Though the days come and go There is one thing I know I've still got the blues for you.
Watch this video and you will understand why I think Gary is one of the World's greatest guitarists.