Dear Friends,

I would like to share a life saving incident that all our loved ones needs to be aware.

Last Saturday, 11th April 2009, my girlfriend and I were in Mid Valley “The Gardens” for a movie. We finished around 8.40pm. I had parked my car just right above the‘GSC Signature Cinema’ on the 5th floor.. As we were getting into our car, we realized that the parking fee had not been paid. We decided to stop by the Auto pay station on the lower parking level to do the payment.

We drove 2 floors down and couldn't’t locate the Auto Pay Station. We decided to park our car at 2nd floor wondering if there should be a pay station in the mall at the lobby area. My girlfriend decided to wait in the car as she was on the phone. was walking into the mall looking for an Auto Pay Station, failing to find one, I decided to walk 1 floor down. About minutes time, my girlfriend calledme on my mobile phone and she sounded terrified . She was shouting for help. She told me that there is a guy who is trying to get into the car. The guy was trying to get into the car very calmly, pretending getting into his own car. He failed to open and refuses to continue trying as he noticed that she was on the phone calling for help. Luckily, she had locked the door just right after I got out earlier. I run up as quickly as possible to reach her.

The moment I reached to the parking area, I saw the guy walking away slowly from the car. He was walking towards the ramp heading to the upper level. As I ran up the ramp, though I could still see him I realized that I was running away from my car again. It could be teamwork just to divert my presence from mycar. I got back to my girlfriend quickly to calm her down.

We made an official report to the Mid Valley security management to investigate on the CCTV. It was a lesson learned for us to be more careful in the parking zones. I’m happy that my girlfriend is still here with me today. Please be watchful in parking zones.

Tips that we should be aware:

Never leave valuable items or your family members alone in the car at parking location.

Dear Friends

Yesterday night I had a most terrifying experience of my life. This
happened in Taman Desa right in front of my home.

It was around 9.50pm, I was in my bedroom just stepped out from a
shower when I heard a scream (my first thought was my niece (who lives
with me) or my daughter in trouble) and immediately drew my window
curtains to check what was happening. I saw my niece, 2 men (tall and
perhaps around 20+ to 30s years old) grabbling with her right in front
of my house. A dark coloured vehicle was waiting right there. I did
the most natural thing and shouted at them. I saw them jumping into
their vehicle and drove off. We could only thank God they did not
succeed in abducting her. One could only imagine the worst. She
sufferred bruises all over her body.

She had parked her car in front of the house and just alighted from
the car when all of a sudden the vehicle drove up to her (lights not
on), stopped, two men rushed out of the vehicle, pushed her, she fell,
they tried to grab her, one was holding her legs and the other trying
the get to her. There was a 3rd abductor waiting at the wheel.. She
remembered her friend's advice and screamed with all her might and
resisting them. The guy ( she saw a Malay) even punched her nose, I
believe to stop her from screaming. Fortunately the space was small
for them to move in because my car (also parked there) and
particularly there was a steel cable at the scene which obstructed the
2nd guy to get to her. I believe they gave up after hearing my shouts
but they took her handbag which already dropped on the ground earlier
when she fell.

This mail is to warn others ... the vehicle is a dark colour Toyota
Estima. One of the abductor's watch and slipper ( expensive stuff)
were found at the scene which we handed over to the police.

Another comment about the attitude of our Malaysian police, which
everyone already knows.. I called the Police no. which was on my
handphone. A man answered and I asked for his help to call the police
station at Taman Desa so they may perhaps be able to chase the
abductor's vehicle in time, but he told me irritatingly "pergi lah
sana sendiri buat police report". He could at least have helped gave
me the tel. no. of the police depot in Taman Desa.. sigh.

Inspite of all the warnings from the internet my own niece was caught
by this trick. The vehicle parked a distance away watching her As
soon as she came out of her car, they drove to abduct her. All this
need only take a minute and someone dear to you may be gone forever.

All I can say is be more vigilant and pray very very hard for our safety.

Don't think it will NOT happen to you !!!
- Do Caution your loved ones -

Especially for those living in these areas, please be extra alert. There have been a lot of robbery/kidnap cases in the Bandar Utama/Subang/ USJ/Sunway areas. Suspected gang operating: Camry Gang - up to 8 members in different cars at different times..

Modus Operandi - at anytime but mostly during the day. They would stalk you and as you drive to your gate, 'kidnap' you, take you to the ATM - sometimes several and withdraw money. So, if you do have several ATMs, just keep 1 on you and not all.

These cars have been used:

Silver Toyota Camry - WMW 6638
Golden Toyota Camry - WNU 9232
Beige Merz - PFY1221
Silver Perdana - WJP 3738
Orange Gen 2 - XXX 6610
Proton Wira - reported without details

Description: 2 Malay guys ( 20 -30 yrs old) One thin and the other stout. Could be up to 4 guys at times.

Dear All, My Dept secretary informed on this. Her cousin was detained in Bangkok forstealing a box of cigarettes in a duty-free shop in Bangkok InternationalAirport.He had paid for chocolates and a carton of cigarettes. The cashier put apacket of smokes into his bag and he thought it was a free pack. He was arrested for shop-lifting and the Thai Police extortion price was RM30,000 for his release. He spent two nights in jail and paid RM50 for an air-condcell, 200-300 baht for each visitor, and RM11,000 for his final release. ThePolice shared the money in front of his eyes. On top of that, he was chargedin court and fined RM2,000 by the magistrate and handcuffed and escorted to his plane. His passport was stamped "Thief". While there, his relatives requested help from the Malaysian Embassy and was told that they arehelpless, as M'sians are victimised similarly daily and letters andphone-calls to the Thai Authorities are ignored. He shared a cell with a Singaporean the 1st night who paid RM60,000 for hisrelease. The 2nd night was an Indian national who paid USD70,000.Mind you this is not in a shag downtown Bangkok but in a duty free shop inBangkok's Int'l Airport. BE WARNED.

I ordered a Club Sandwich and a Sprite in a restaurant somewhere
> in Malaysia . When I finished half of the sandwich I sipped a
> sprite. But it didnt taste like an ordinary sprite I used to
> drink. So I sipped once more, but it still tasted the same. It
> tasted like a sprite mixed with some kind of oil. I called the
> clerk and asked him if the sprite was expired. He said it was just
> delivered today. So I asked him to taste it. Then he also found
> that something was wrong with it.
>
> Both of us were wondering for a while. Then I got to look inside
> the straw. There were a lot of tiny black round things that looked
> like eggs. So I cut the middle of the straw lengthwise to have a
> better look.. Yuck. There were a lot of tiny black round things in
> it. I suppose they were eggs
> of cockroach. About 1000 eggs were there. Then I began to check all
> the other straws in the straws case one by one. Almost all of them
> contained black eggs that seemed to be either the cockroach eggs
> or excretions.
>
> After the incident I began to check all the straws in the
> restaurants and fast food chains that I had gone to. Almost of all
> the straws contained the same black eggs. Especially the darker
> the colors of straws, the more black eggs were found. In black
> straws, extreme amount of black eggs were found.
> It was found out that it's because the cockroaches live (hatch
> eggs and excrete) in the dark places.
>
> * 80% or more restaurants in the malls use red or black colored
> straws.
>
> SO NEXT TIME.... BE CAUTIOUS... CHECK THE STRAW BEFORE YOU PLACE
> IT INSIDE THE DRINKS.

Falling lift
> MUST read and remember!!!! What to do when you are trapped in a lift?!!
>
> We never know when and where accidents will happen to us OR people around
> us. Read on and hope this piece of information may help any of us when
> things do happen! For ourself, our friends and our loved ones.
>
> One day, while in a lift, it suddenly breakdown and it was falling from
> level 13 in a fast speed. Fortunately, I remembered watching a TV program
> that has taught that you must quickly press all the buttons for all the
> levels. Finally, the lift stopped at the 5 level. While you are facing life
> and death situations, whatever decisions or actions you make decides your
> survival. If you are caught in a lift breakdown, first thought in mind may
> be 'waiting to die'.... But after reading the below, things will definitely
> be different the next time you are caught in a lift.
>
> First - Quickly press all the different levels of buttons in the
> lift.
> Second - Hold on tight to the handle (if there is any).
> Third - Lean your back and head against the wall forming a straight
> line.
> Fourth - Bend your knees
> Reason - When the lift falls, you will not know when it will hit the
> ground, and it may result in whole body bone fracture.
>
> Point 1 - When the emergency electricity supply is being activated it will
> stop the lift from falling further.
>
> Point 2 - It is to support your position and prevent you from falling or
> getting hurt when you lost your balance.
> Point 3 - Leaning against the wall is to use it as a support for your
> back/spine as protection.
>
> Point 4 - Ligament is a flexible, connective tissue. It can be attached to
> the bone part of the activities, but limit the scope of their activities in
> order to avoid injury. Thus, the impact of fractured bones will be
> minimised from the severe pressure during fall.
>
> Do send out this piece of information to all!