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Facebook can be misused for malicious purposes like spreading rumours about someone you don't like.  But using Facebook actually save this teenager from going to jail.  Well. Facebook usage is not bad after all!

Facebook alibi clears teenager accused of robbery

A New York teenager accused of robbery has been cleared of all charges after providing a Facebook alibi.

Rodney Bradford spent 12 days in prison after being arrested on suspicion of holding up two people close to his home in Brooklyn.

But the 19-year-old was eventually released after it was found that an update on the social networking site placed him at his father’s flat across town in Harlem.

The message placed one minute before the robbery occurred on October 17 asked “WHERE MY IHOP?”, a reference to the popular US pancake house.

It was intended for his pregnant girlfriend, whom he had hoped would cook up a plate of the breakfast snack.

Instead, it provided proof that Mr Bradford was nowhere near the robbery when it took place. Experts confirmed it was typed from the keyboard of his father’s computer.

It backed-up witness statements claiming that the teenager was at his dad’s house at the time of the incident.

But the discovery of the online alibi did not save him from a short stint at Rikers Island, New York’s jail facility.

Speaking to the New York Post, Mr Bradford said: “They had me on Rikers Island for 12 days. It was really miserable.”

He added: “It it wasn’t for Facebook I’d still be on Rikers Island.”

His joyful stepmum, Ernestine Bradford, agreed, saying: "Facebook saved my son."


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Where Am I ? Who Am I? What Is My Future?

Its kind of funny.  These days when I do take the train to the city area during peak hours, I feel as if I am in a foreign country.  Almost half the train are filled with alien-looking faces.  I feel so overwhelmed and I will naturally scan the sea of faces to figure out who are the true blue Singaporeans.  I say its funny because this is something we normally do when we are in a foreign land ..... but but but .... this is Singapore, My Country, My Home, My Future.

Foreigners are now even doing mundane jobs in every sector of  the labour industry -  customer service, retail, clerical, administrative,  F&B, food courts, coffee shops, etc etc. You know something?  Even the red light district can't do without the foreigners!!!

I think the sentiments of this Singaporean Indian Factory Owner, more or less,  sum up the sentiments of all Singaporeans. 

"When I go for a function and I see only expat Indians, I feel uncomfortable - like the Future Is Being Taken Over By Expats.  What will happen in 15 or 20 years' time when my children start work?"  My sentiments exactly!

PS:  I've categorised this post under 'Sad News' and 'Joke' because it is not only a Joke but it is also very very Sad.

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Robert Kiyosaki: Why the Rich Get Richer

Just want to share with you this article by Robert Kiyosaki.  Robert Kiyosaki is an investor, businessman, self-help author and motivational speaker. Robert Kiyosaki is none other than the author of the best seller, Rich Dad, Poor Dad.

Thinking Big Is The Best Plan.


Years ago, when I was just starting my real estate investing career, I came across a property with a for-sale sign on it. I called the broker and asked, "What can you tell me about the property, and how much does it cost?"

The broker politely and patiently said, "It's a commercial building with six tenants. There's a chiropractor, a dentist, a hairstylist, an accountant, and a bail bondsman. The price is two million dollars."


Losing Big

I almost choked. "Two million dollars?! That's way too expensive!"


Thirty years ago, $2 million was a lot of money. And instead of looking at the property, I let the price frighten me off. I never looked at the deal, and just assumed that the seller was crazy, greedy, and out of touch with the market.

Today, there's a luxury hotel on the same site. It's spectacular. I estimate the property to be worth at least $150 million, and maybe more.

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"This Would Have Been It"

Not a great fan of Michael Jackson but I  still wanted to watch Michael Jackson's "This Would Have Been It"  I mean if things did not happen the way it did,  then Michael Jackson's "This Would Have Been It"  would have been "This Is It".  So I watched Michael Jackson's "This Is It" at the Cinema yesterday.  In Michael Jackson's own words " 'This Is It' will be The Final Curtain Call".  Wow, what a great Final Curtain show it would have been!!!

I watched it with a tinge of sadness but it also brings back many wonderful memories of the Michael Jackson era.



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Power of Punctuation

Punctuation is indeed powerful .......

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Is Hokkien my 'Mother Tongue' ?

Here is a very well written Article by Alflan Sa'at, a poet & playwright (he thanks Lai Chee Kien for his inputs).

A long time ago, a Chinese man saw some Malays eating a fruit. It had a spiky shell, but its insides were filled with large seeds covered by yellow, buttery flesh. He had never seen (nor smelt!) a fruit like it before, in his native village in Fujian. He asked them what the fruit was called.

‘Durian’, they replied. This was from the Malay word for duri, which means ‘thorn’. And so the Chinese man went back and told his friends about this new fruit. As the word spread, it became incorporated into the Hokkien vocabulary as loo lian.

Then one day, a new fruit made its appearance, native to South America, possibly brought in by colonial travelers. It was also green, with a spiky exterior. In English, it was known as ‘soursop’.

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