A close friend of mine sent me an e-mail titled "Fw: July 22nd 2009 another tsunami". I was curious and at the same time doubt the e-mail. So, I opened and read it:-
"Hello there. I just wanted 2 let you know that please stay away from the beaches all around in the month of July. There is a prediction that there will be another tsunami hitting on July 22nd. It is also when there will be sun eclipse. Predicted that it is going 2 be really bad and countries like Malaysia (Sabah & Sarawak), Singapore, Maldives, Australia, Mauritus, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Philippines are going 2 be badly hit. Please try and stay away from the beaches in July. Better 2 be safe than sorry. Please pass the word around. Please also pray for all beings."
The attached image in the e-mail.
Noticed the typo in the image? The word "disaster" was spelt "distaster"! The misspelt word makes me feel doubtful about the credibility of the e-mail. I googled the topic of this e-mail and I was directed to this website:
http://www.snopes.com/science/tsunami.asp
So? What say you?
Anyhow, I just want to remind the people out there that thing like this ain't funny! This is not the first time I received this kind of "warning notice". I still remember the incident few years back when people in Sabah was in chaos due to the rumor that a tsunami was claimed to be approaching and few places in Sabah were already flooded! I was at home watching tv that night and I received a text message from a friend telling me whether I heard about the rumor. Both my friend and I doubted it.
That very night, due to the rumor, many people lost their belongings!! I wonder who was the culprit behind it...