Car Owners, Beware...Car Thiefs Go Japan to Study How to Steal Your Car

I posted this in amethyst boy say...but as it seems interesting, maybe i shall repost here

Even Car Thiefs Go Abroad to Study

I don't know if this should be a proud moment or a miserable one.

It seems Malaysian car thiefs are going to Japan to study how to disable alarm and duplicate car key.

NST reported that thiefs are sent by their syndicates to Japan to learn all they could about every new model that came out. The course lasted three months. 

Not only that. The syndicates also practiced specialization, where one person is expert in one area, say steering lock while another disable the car alarm. Not only that, there is also specialization by models on car. One may speacialized in Honda while another, Toyota.

The reason that spur this investment in human capital by the car theft syndicates is attributed to global demand for stolen car. Yupe, they even embraced globalization, somehow faster than the rest of the law-abiding citizens. Orders came from as far as Sierre Leone and South Africa. Never heard of Sierre Leone? Try google it =p 

Now, if you are a car owner, don't worry, all might not be lost. If you drive a Proton or Perodua, there seems to be little market for your car (you should, of all people, know why). 

If you drive a foreign brand, well God bless you. If you are in a Japanese car, just be thankful that your car is gone when you are not in it because, apparently, the car thiefs cannot master the skills to steal a Merc or BMW. Why thankful? Well, because the thief now turns robber who will wait for you to get into your car or follow your home to hijack your car.

And, if your car is gone, just get an insurance claim and forget about getting your car back because it will be shipped to a place you never hear before. And all this happens faster than you drive from KL to Penang.

No first party insurance? Well, why not, since your car is still here, get one?

Trip to Penang

after a long, exhausting, unappreciated year of free labor and community service to a bunch of whining and grumbling fools, it is time for some holiday! but even during holiday i must make myself available to answer calls and queries. Pathetic. I solemnly swear that during this remaining year my me not having committed to anything yet to not committing to any free labor and community service. The remaining golden year should be a year for me to enjoy. Hopefully.

so off i go to penang, spending more time in Butterworth than on the island.

People say you go to Penang for the food. I cannot agree more. The bitches, opps, beaches were horrible with the sea water yellow in color! So what else are there to do than to eat?
Penang, here i come!!!!


However, i am not a fan to spicy plus sour food so most of the local delicacies seems out to me.

At the food haven of Jalan Raja Uda, i found out that most of the food are mediocre. They are of normal taste, meaning they are very much edible. The good news, however, is a serving only cost you RM 2.50/3.00. The bad news is, it is so small that you have to order two or more serving to satisfy your stomach. but then again, if you wanna try some variety of food, the minuscule serving serves you best.

The foods, of course, there will be a few reviews later. So we shall go to some places of interest then.
this at around Queens Bay Mall

There are a few places, first of all the war museum. However, it cost RM 15 per entry and that was deemed too much so we gave it a miss. So do a bird park on the mainland. And obviously, it was given a miss.

Then there is this Kek Lok Si Temple, an over commercialized temple. Quite a sight, with all the tourists' money gushing in.

I think the best place to be in Penang is the Toy Museum. With so many toys around, that is the place to go, with only RM 10 per entry. However, the owner seems to be not liking teddy bear so much, having only a few in it.

this kinda small museum is touted as world largest....
i am spiderman....almost...
grrrrrr.................... wow.............

Oh yea, there is an AutoCity lying around on the mainland. AutoCity is primarily a place to be if you happen to be buying a car. But some brilliant guys had some brilliant idea to transform it into a happening area with all the eateries and clubbing joints there. So spend your day choosing a car, then unwind by having a few pints of beers and a dance there. Oh by the way, there is few boutiques with nice clothes such as a stall called Imei and another place where branded items are sold cheap. And every weekend, AutoCity transformed into a fashion haven. Have a look when you go there!
this thing from the weekend AutoCity fashion pasar malam
this from Imei

The Pesta Penang? Totally forgettable. To hell with it. Just don't know why people plunged there every night causing the bridge to jam. Maybe they see something i don't. No offense.

Penang by and large is a good place to be. People are, well, Penangites. And all Malaysian road users suck. Seen enough from KL to Penang, all around North-South Highway. Crazy drivers, crazy rider, even pedestrians suck.

one of the sucker is this double parking bitch