"There is evil... on the other side." Yes, that's the whole movie is about. Why is there evil on the other side? It's the evil reflection which is doing something that you are actually not doing in real but experiencing the effect. More about this movie's plot at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirrors_(film)
I can't really get the last part. Everything is mirror image! And he can't see his own reflection, thus places his hand onto the mirror, leaving his handprint on it. In the real world, we can only see his handprint on the mirror. So, is he stuck in the Mirror world or died? Hmmm... maybe he died.
My rating: 4/5 Warning: There are horrors & gores in this movie! The way victims died are really YUCKS!!! I almost vomited.
And, this is another M18 movie I watched. lol, tio spot checked this time round. Dots! Hey, this movie is more terrifying than Wolf Creek. O_O
Went to watch "My Best Friend's Girl". lol 1st time watch M18 movie, bo tio check leh. ^^ Watched at Century Square in Tampines. Diao, I never know there is a cinema there, thought only at Tampines Mall - GV.
Nothing nice about this movie except the big breast? Stupid way to woo a lady? My rating: 1.5/5 The suckiest movie I ever watch (unless you like the ladies in this movie). lol~
Suppose to cycle with my friend, but cancelled due to bad weather AGAIN! kns... everytime want cycle, sure rain. Change of my plan again.
MapleSEA hacking issue is getting out of hand. My in-game friend (cat) opened his shop, and he found a message left in his shop stating something like: " Selling mesos. I know your password"
Apparently, this hacker had already hacked some people. Cat did not kena, decides to change password but failed (due to function unavailability). Heads down to CSC, they are unable to do so.
Surprisingly, the function was up in the late afternoon. Quickly changed the password, hopefully is safe.
Before heading home, I need to topup A-Cash using SAM machine. Chey, press this press that, done. kns, so easy? Anyway, the main purpose for topping up is to buy 2x EXP & Twin coupon. No other purpose.
Went to Bras Basah Complex Popular Book Store, since my friend wants to buy something from there. Then I happened to bypass Video Animations section, it's Spongebob! Reminded me about 1 of my in-game friend's blog. Let us see:
Spotted something wrong with the tagboard. Sigh... actually someone in my MapleSEA guildmate told me few days ago. What a weird bug, no textbox for people to tag. Nvm, I re-copy and paste the code. Ahhh, not to forget the editing if not the blog will look weird. lol~
Now let us see if there is any such problem with the weird tagboard. Hope nothing goes wrong, I already re-copy and paste, don't tell me I copy and paste wrongly?
Released today. Nothing to worry about, since I got a great feeling of passing it. Comes out 'B' as my grade for Internship. Semester GPA - 3.5 Cumulative GPA - 2.883 Next semester is FYP, must jiayou. =)
PLAYERS of the wildly popular online game MapleStory are furious with the company which hosts the game on its servers, Asiasoft. Tens of thousands of virtual dollars were lost by gamers after Asiasoft's servers were hacked into, and players are charging that the company did not provide them with adequate protection.
Worse, they say, it is now leaving them in the lurch by refusing to compensate them for their losses.
Online forums are abuzz with chatter among victims, and 20 gamers called The Straits Times to complain about being shortchanged.
The gamers, mostly professionals in their 30s, say they spent up to $10,000 on the game.
In MapleStory, players combat monsters and complete quests, which earn them in-game currency called 'mesos'.
This currency allows them to buy more powers or weapons for their characters - so they can progress to higher levels of the game - as well as more mundane items like stylish clothes.
But many who do not want to spend hours online to earn mesos short-circuit the process by forking out real cash for the currency.
Read the full story in Saturday's edition of The Straits Times. ----------
And today (13 September 2008), it appears in Straits Times. Picture & source from a PPF-er: Hackers steal gamers' currency MapleStory players blame company for lax security By Tan Weizhen PLAYERS of the wildly popular online game MapleStory are furious with the company which hosts the game on its servers, Asiasoft.
Tens of thousands of virtual dollars were lost by gamers after Asiasoft's servers were hacked into, and players are charging that the company did not provide them with adequate protection.
Worse, they say, Asiasoft has not compensated them for their losses.
Online forums are abuzz with chatter among victims, and 20 gamers called The Straits Times to complain about being shortchanged.
The gamers, mostly professionals in their 30s, say they have spent up to $10,000 each on the game.
In MapleStory, players fight monsters and complete quests, which earn them in-game currency called 'mesos'.
This currency allows them to buy more powers or weapons for their characters - so they can progress to higher levels of the game - as well as more mundane items like stylish clothes.
But many who do not want to spend hours online to earn mesos short-circuit the process by forking out real cash for the currency.
This makes virtual cash hoards a tempting target for hackers, who aim to plunder accounts and sell their loot for the real thing.
Players say the hacking began last month, and is still continuing. The gamers believe hundreds of accounts have been hacked into so far.
'Every single day, we hear of accounts being hacked into,' said one player, housewife Serena Chiu, 38.
The victims blame Asiasoft's lax online security.
'I've been playing for eight years and this is the first time I've seen gamers affected on such a big scale. American-based games are not as bad, with much more frequent software updates and patches,' said engineer Eric Foo, 34.
Players rejected suggestions that lax practices - such as playing the game in cybercafes, whose computers are notorious for hosting trojans which can log passwords and the like - are responsible for their losses.
Said teacher Sandra Tay, 21: 'The recent hacking cases are nothing like what we've seen before. Players who have never logged into their accounts in cybercafes, or given away passwords, or visited malicious websites, have been hacked.'
Other gamers agreed, saying they are all savvy adults who know how to protect themselves online.
Asiasoft, meanwhile, says such hacking incidents for online multi-player games are fairly common, and that users should be vigilant.
It added that it has taken action to combat the hacking, which it says originated in China, by increasing the number of firewalls for game servers. It has also advised gamers to change their login passwords on a regular basis.
But another beef of the gamers is that they will not be compensated for their losses.
The Straits Times understands that Asiasoft is unlikely to restore the accounts in full or return the virtual cash. However, it is trying to work out a compensation package.
'I've spent $10,000, and a lot of time and energy to build up all my characters and equipment. Now everything is gone...How can Asiasoft just brush off this incident?' asked irate Malaysian gamer Oon Jiunn Siang, 26, a sales executive.
There are questions over Asiasoft's liability.
According to lawyer Bryan Tan, director of Keystone Law Corporation, 'the loss is due to a third party and the server operator may say it is not his responsibility'.
He added: 'The best the gamers can hope for is for the game host to restore the virtual cash to them out of goodwill.'
Police are investigating, but lawyers say this may bring scant relief to victims. The actions of the Singapore police are limited to this country, they say, and it is difficult to prosecute online criminals across jurisdictions.
Hackers spoil MapleStory fun Players, who have spent as much as $2,000 on the game, file police reports
Hedirman Supian
hedirman@mediacorp.com.sg
. . HAVING sunk time and cold, hard cash into building up their virtual characters in an online game, some frustrated gamers have lodged a police report after seeing their accounts instantly depleted because of recent hacking incidents. . IT engineer Jordan Tay, told Today he was trying to rally more gamers in online forums to file reports. . “I’ve been playing the game for over two years, and I’ve spent over $700. Now all my time invested has gone down the drain,” he said. “I’m frustrated that AsiaSoft hadn’t done much to stop the hacking incidents.” . In MapleStory (picture), gamers defeat monsters to increase the skills and abilities of their characters and earn the game’s currency. . Character enhancements, or “assets”, can be bought from the game’s online shop or sold between players using the game’s currency or real-world cash. Items for sale include virtual pets, hats and shoes to change the appearance of their characters and weapons. A rare weapon, for instance, can cost up to $70. . According to AsiaSoft Online, the game’s publisher and regional distributor, the game has 87 million accounts worldwide, with2 million accounts from Singapore alone. . AsiaSoft marketing director Ng Kok Khwang said the online attacks took place in August. “We were under attack by Chinese hackers from China, and we have since blocked IP addresses from China and are monitoring the situation,” Mr Ng said. . “We are conducting our investigation, and will assist the police if necessary.” . Police told Today their investigations are ongoing. . . A rampant problem worldwide . Mr Ng pointed out that “such incidents are quite rampant in successful MMORPGs (massively multi-player online role-playing games)”, and the problem is worldwide. AsiaSoft also distributes the popular World of Warcraft online game here. . Another gamers’ favourite, Granado Espada, sees about five such hacking cases being reported every month, from countries like the Philippines and Malaysia. It has more than 118,000 players here. . Ms Danielle Kuek, Granado Espada’s regional community manager, said incidents reported from Singapore are rare and mostly occur in countries where gamers are careless with their account details. . “Most of the so-called hacking cases we encounter were due to users playing at certain cybercafés that have keyloggers or trojans,” she said. These are hidden computer programs that enable hackers to record or farm information from computer users. . Ms Kuek said gamers here are educated on how to safeguard their accounts by changing their passwords regularly and playing only at endorsed cybercafes. . Meanwhile, AsiaSoft is taking steps to prevent the problem from reoccurring, working with Korea-based game developer Nexon. “We upgraded our IT security measures, increased the number of firewalls for game servers with the latest technology, and are currently working with third-party expertise,” said Mr Ng. . “We’d like to reassure the community that security has been stepped up and new measures are in place to eradicate future attacks.” . Ms Young Siew Yim, a teacher, was one gamer who has filed a report with the police. She spent more than $2,000 over two years on MapleStory. . “I was careful not to do things that would reveal my password to hackers, yet my account was hacked. It’s AsiaSoft’sresponsibility to handle the problem. When I visited their support outlet, they could not do much to help me,” she said. “It’s a really nice game but I’ve got no mood to play.” Players, who have spent as much as $2,000 on the game, file police reports
Hedirman Supian
hedirman@mediacorp.com.sg
. . HAVING sunk time and cold, hard cash into building up their virtual characters in an online game, some frustrated gamers have lodged a police report after seeing their accounts instantly depleted because of recent hacking incidents. . IT engineer Jordan Tay, told Today he was trying to rally more gamers in online forums to file reports. . “I’ve been playing the game for over two years, and I’ve spent over $700. Now all my time invested has gone down the drain,” he said. “I’m frustrated that AsiaSoft hadn’t done much to stop the hacking incidents.” . In MapleStory (picture), gamers defeat monsters to increase the skills and abilities of their characters and earn the game’s currency. . Character enhancements, or “assets”, can be bought from the game’s online shop or sold between players using the game’s currency or real-world cash. Items for sale include virtual pets, hats and shoes to change the appearance of their characters and weapons. A rare weapon, for instance, can cost up to $70. . According to AsiaSoft Online, the game’s publisher and regional distributor, the game has 87 million accounts worldwide, with2 million accounts from Singapore alone. . AsiaSoft marketing director Ng Kok Khwang said the online attacks took place in August. “We were under attack by Chinese hackers from China, and we have since blocked IP addresses from China and are monitoring the situation,” Mr Ng said. . “We are conducting our investigation, and will assist the police if necessary.” . Police told Today their investigations are ongoing. . . A rampant problem worldwide . Mr Ng pointed out that “such incidents are quite rampant in successful MMORPGs (massively multi-player online role-playing games)”, and the problem is worldwide. AsiaSoft also distributes the popular World of Warcraft online game here. . Another gamers’ favourite, Granado Espada, sees about five such hacking cases being reported every month, from countries like the Philippines and Malaysia. It has more than 118,000 players here. . Ms Danielle Kuek, Granado Espada’s regional community manager, said incidents reported from Singapore are rare and mostly occur in countries where gamers are careless with their account details. . “Most of the so-called hacking cases we encounter were due to users playing at certain cybercafés that have keyloggers or trojans,” she said. These are hidden computer programs that enable hackers to record or farm information from computer users. . Ms Kuek said gamers here are educated on how to safeguard their accounts by changing their passwords regularly and playing only at endorsed cybercafes. . Meanwhile, AsiaSoft is taking steps to prevent the problem from reoccurring, working with Korea-based game developer Nexon. “We upgraded our IT security measures, increased the number of firewalls for game servers with the latest technology, and are currently working with third-party expertise,” said Mr Ng. . “We’d like to reassure the community that security has been stepped up and new measures are in place to eradicate future attacks.” . Ms Young Siew Yim, a teacher, was one gamer who has filed a report with the police. She spent more than $2,000 over two years on MapleStory. . “I was careful not to do things that would reveal my password to hackers, yet my account was hacked. It’s AsiaSoft’sresponsibility to handle the problem. When I visited their support outlet, they could not do much to help me,” she said. “It’s a really nice game but I’ve got no mood to play.”
What else I have to say? Obviously is go out with my friend, go catch a movie - WallE. Watched it at Shaw House, omg lar... the digital cinema is HUGE sia. Hey, worth it leh. Just $6 movie ticket nia bcuz got Student Pass prove, hey hey... NPNT (No Prove No Talk), ok? ^^
The movie itself, mostly animations without anyone talking, except the part WallE clips onto the spaceship as it flew to Outer Space. More info can be found here.
Initially, there was a plan to go back to secondary school with my friend during Teachers' Day celebration on 29 August 2008. In the end, it was cancelled. Therefore, we did not go back to find them. lol~
