TRAVEL | The Wooden Window .... & Some Fake Stuffs ...

... people often say .. do not believe everything you see... especially from a photo ... looks can be deceiving ....

... even in real life .. how many times have you encountered such experience .. while having coffee and such .... then someone or something caught your attention from afar ..... hmmmm..... beautiful from far..... then ... as it gets closer .... far from beautiful ......


... the photo above .... people would surely believe this a normal scene from a remote village in any country .... without a doubt . and for sure you will believe if I say that this photo was taken near a beach in Trengganu .... or Pattaya ... or even the Bahamas .... or South Africa .... or even Brunei ....

.. but did you know that, this photo was actually taken at the Singapore City Centre? .. in fact from one of the Shopping Malls ... ;) ... figure it out ....

... speaking of photo tricks .... fake photo and stuff.... in our daily life ... we often read in the papers.. or even listened/watched the news and such ... every now and then ... some new scam pops-up out of nowhere... and some innocent ... and not so innocent people were duped by it ....

.. email scams .... SMS scams .... winning large amount of money ..... received an email saying that you have been picked as a winner of 20 million ... 30 gazzilion dollars ... and in order to get the prize.. u need to give your personal details... bank details ... your love life details ..... your diet details . or whatever it is just to make it sound genuine ...

... and for sure you have heard ... even in the local scene... where one can be approached by a sales person.. for promotion and such .. then saying u have won yourself a gift...like this scenario


CASE STUDY 1.07 <--- JUST READ

Salesguy: .. wah encik mau cuba promosi? ( Wanna join our promotion?)
Person: .. apa kan tu ..? ( What's that?)

Salesguy: ... cuba lah teka... gores... dan menang .. ( Just try your luck, scratch and win)
Person: .. bah cemana? ( How's that?)

Salesguy: .. nah cuba lah gores ( just try to scratch this card)
Person: .. *scraaaaatcch....*

Salesguy: ... Waaaaaahh.. TAHNIAH! .. anda memang ... belum pernah orang lain dapat ini hadiah .... ( Congrats! You've won, this is the first time anybody have ever won such prize)

Person: .. wooohoooo..... so how?
Salesguy: ... so encik kena beli ini dahulu kemudian encik dapat itu hadiah... ( but u have to buy this stuff first, only then u can get the gift.)

... so that person ... naively .. just bought that overly priced stuff ( whatever it is) ... then only to find the gift is just a cheap stuff where u can actually get from those night markets ....


FAKE STUFF? SCAM? PHOTO SCAM? AWARD SCAM?

.. so Dear Readers ...

... beware of such scam.. or fake stuff ... even your Memory Cards... e.g. CF cards or SD cards could not even get away with it.. scams ... if that CF card's price is too good to be true... e.g. 4GB CF cards Ultra for $30!! oh man ... something's not right ... so know what to do .. check it ... search for it ... google it .. whatever... make sure it is original ....

CASE STUDY 2.1 Fake CF Cards! <--- GOOD TO READ
.. this guy found a "too-good-to-be-true" .. 4GB Extreme CF cards on the net for cheap ... $20 or so ... then bought it .... smiling and inserting it into his prized DSLR .. and just snap away ... when suddenly... after quite a number of snaps .... *daaaaaannnng* ... the CF card melted in his camera! .. hmmmm.... so can complain or not? .. nope... it was a fake card

... thou the case study is not related but more info about Fake & Real Memory card.. u can read it here

CASE STUDY 3.9 Dear Original CF Card! <---INTERESTING READ
... on the other hand .... having an original .. and "heavy-duty" memory cards really help u a lot ... there's this guy .. trying to capture a photo of the demolition of a ruined bridge... carefully setting his camera gear on a tripod and such .... he wanted to get the action on photo ... unfortunately ... when the demolition crew triggered the detonator ... the blast was stronger than he expected ... hence damaging his equipment ... everything turned into bit and pieces .. except his Memory card! .. don't believe me? ... read here for more info ...

CASE STUDY 4.7 Fake Award? Photographers Scammed? <-- MUST READ!
.... this another interesting case .... more or less the same as the Case Study 1.07 above ... but this is about Photography ... few photographers jumped for joy .. when suddenly some so called institution... called them.. emailed them... saying that.. they have won "The greatest photographer in the universe" Award.. ... the " Terrific Photographer of the Year, even the photo is lousy" award ... ( ignore the award title, those are exaggerated) .. but u get the flow ....
...... but ......

.... but the funny thing is ... even a lousy photo ... posted ages ago ... from this particular website also can also be awarded as the best photo of the year.... and the photographer is then invited to attend the award ceremony.. at a certain exotic location... and saying that .. some people from National Geographic ( so they called) will also be attending .. ( ddduuuuuhhh) ... and if u can't attend .. just send them money .... ( few hundred dollars) ... and they will send you, your shiny crystal trophy.. and etched medal... via courier even! .. oh well... I don't wanna talk any longer... for more detail... just read it here ...... and here....

HAPPY READING ;)

p.s. .. feel free to clearify and enlighten me with these case study ... and share your experience if any ...