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Thursday, May 31, 2012

1 Real estate agent raped by 'client', another murdered..


Saturday May 19, 2012

Police appalled by deliberate inaction of rapist’s accomplice


KUALA LUMPUR: Police are disgusted with the female accomplice who did not do anything when her male partner allegedly sexually assaulted a property agent.
City CID chief SAC Datuk Ku Chin Wah said he was very frustrated with the inaction of the woman suspect as another woman was raped.
He was referring to the rape case at a condominium unit in Mont Kiara last week.
Have you seen this man?: CCTV screen grabs of the rape suspect of a house agent in Mont Kiara.
At a press conference yesterday, he released CCTV images captured at the condominium showing the faces of the two suspects.
The images are clear. Im very sure someone could recognise them. Please come forward to help us in our investigations, he said.
The suspects were said to have left the scene in a white Mitsubishi Lancer with a fake registration plate.
Police sources revealed that the suspects were not married like they told the 34-year-old victim.
Those with information on their whereabouts are urged to contact Inspector Mohd Najeeb Mohd Esam at 012-7293 533 or go to the nearest police station.
In the incident on Thursday, a woman contacted the victim expressing interest in viewing a condominium unit in Mont Kiara.
They met in the evening where the female suspect turned up with a man, whom she introduced as her husband.
Once they entered the empty condominium unit, the man dragged the victim into a room while his female accomplice waited in the living room


ORDEAL: Couple leave agent naked in condo, escape in victim's car

KUALA LUMPUR: BARELY 24 hours after real estate agent Chen Choi Mooi was found murdered in Batu Dam, Gombak, another real estate agent was stripped naked and tied up by her "prospective clients".
The 34-year-old real estate agent was rescued by police on Friday morning after being alerted by auxiliary policemen, who had been tipped off that the victim was being held captive at a condominium in Mont Kiara.
City CID chief Senior Assistant Commissioner Datuk Ku Chin Wah confirmed the case when contacted and said it had been classified under Section 394 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery.
It is understood that the drama unfolded on Thursday when a woman contacted the property agent after getting her number from the real estate agency's website.
The victim, from Kepong, agreed to meet the woman who had expressed an interest in viewing a Mont Kiara condominium unit, on Thursday evening .
When the victim met the woman, she was a bit surprised to see a man together with the woman, whom she introduced as her husband. The victim then took the couple to the condominium unit.
Once they entered the premises, the man pulled the agent into a room while his female accomplice waited in the living room.
The suspect allegedly pulled off the victim's clothing and tied her up. The couple then escaped with the victim's Toyota Vios, her mobile phone, laptop and RM200.
The victim, who had bruises on her face and ears, also alleged that she had been raped by the male suspect.
She was later sent to the University Malaya Medical Centre for an examination.
Police are not ruling out the possibility that this case and Chen's murder may have been the work of the same suspects.
Real estate agent Chen, 39, went missing after she left home to meet a prospective tenant at 1pm on Tuesday.
Her husband Liew Yang Sei lodged a missing persons report at 8pm when she failed to return home.
At 10am on Wednesday, police found her Proton Iswara in Batu 5, Jinjang and later that night contacted Liew, asking him to identify a body at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital mortuary.
Chen was still clad in the black T-shirt and black skirt which she had on when last seen on Tuesday.
Autopsy results revealed that Chen had died of strangulation and there were bruises on both her wrists, suggesting she was tied

Real estate agent found murdered in dam

KUALA LUMPUR (May 10, 2012) : A 42-year-old real estate agent who was reported missing by her husband on Tuesday was found murdered at the Batu Dam in Ulu Yam yesterday.
Cheng Chai Moi had left her house in Jinjang early on Tuesday to meet a client over the sale of a house.
When she did not return home and was not reachable by phone at 9pm, her husband lodged a missing persons report at the Jinjang police station.
Sentul police chief ACP Zakaria Pagan said the victim's husband spotted her car near a mosque at Jalan Ipoh at about 9am yesterday. An hour later Gombak police found her body at Ulu Yam.
It is learnt that her husband had also found blood stains in the car.
Gombak police chief ACP Abdul Rahim Abdullah said police were alerted by members of the public who found Cheng's body floating in the dam.
He said an inspection of her body by forensics police showed that Cheng who was clad in a skirt and blouse was strangled to death by her assailants. He said there were also facial wounds and swellings on her eyes and mouth.
He said the forensics team found a trail of blood on the ground which indicated that her body was dragged for about five metres before being dumped into the dam.
Police said there were no identification papers on the victim but at 8pm yesterday her husband who went over to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital mortuary and identified the body as Cheng's.
Abdul Rahim urged those with information on the murder to call the Selangor police hotline at 03-2052 9999.

Read more: Real estate agent raped by 'client' - General - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/real-estate-agent-raped-by-client-1.83217#ixzz1wNI7kfF5

TRYING TIME: Kids pay their last respects to murdered mum

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The hearse carrying the body of Chen Choi Mooi leaving for the crematorium yesterday. Pic courtesy of China Press
KUALA LUMPUR: WHILE mothers nationwide were being feted by their husbands and children in conjunction with Mothers Day, it was a sombre affair at the Jalan Kuari crematorium yesterday.
Liew Yang Sei, 41, and his two children, a 12-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl, were saying their final farewell to wife and mother Chen Choi Mooi before she was cremated.
Chen, a 39-year-old real estate agent, had been murdered and her body dumped near Batu Dam, Gombak, last Wednesday. She had strangulation marks on her neck, while her mouth, eyes and forehead were swollen.
When approached by reporters at the crematorium, Liew said he and his children were too overcome with grief to speak and asked to be left alone.
"Please, it is a very difficult and trying time for us. Please allow us to grieve in private and pay our final respects," Liew said, with pain evident in his eyes as he glanced towards his wife's coffin.
Chen's two sisters were so overcome with grief that they fainted.
Her body was taken from the funeral parlour in Jinjang at 10am and arrived at the Jalan Kuari crematorium at 10.45 am.
Selangor CID chief Senior Assistant Commissioner Adnan Abdullah said police had yet to ascertain the motive for Chen's death or identify any suspect.
Liew had claimed his wife's body from the Kuala Lumpur Hospital mortuary on Thursday while the couple's two children were at school sitting their first term examinations.
Chen was last seen by her husband at 10am on Tuesday when he left their apartment in Jinjang Utara.
She had gone to meet a prospective tenant at 1pm and left after taking RM2,000 from the couple who had wanted to rent a house. She agreed to meet them again at 3pm to hand them the keys to the house but did not keep the appointment.
Chen had apparently told the couple that she would be meeting the landlord of the house and another client before meeting them later.
Liew became worried when a neighbour dropped his children off from tuition class as Chen, who was supposed to pick them, did not show up.
He called his wife's sisters but no one had seen her since that afternoon, so he lodged a missing person's report.
At 10am on Wednesday, the family found Chen's Proton Iswara in Batu 5, Jinjang. There was blood in the car boot.
Later that night, Liew received a call from the police, asking him to go to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital mortuary to identify a body. Chen was still wearing the black T-shirt and black skirt which she had on when she was last seen on Tuesday.
Police had found a trail of blood, indicating that she had been dragged for more than five metres before her body was dumped.
Chen, the youngest of 10 siblings, was described as a religious person who was active in the temple and had many friends.


Read more: Sad Mothers Day for real estate agent's children - General - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/sad-mothers-day-for-real-estate-agent-s-children-1.83668#ixzz1wNJAIyCF


Naked man killed as he chews on another nude man
AP | May 30, 2012

MIAMI: It is being called one of this city's goriest crimes: A naked man was on top of another nude man along a busy highway, biting into the man's face, tearing it to pieces. A police officer arrived to help, but the mauler growled at him and continued to chew away, stopping only when he was shot to death.
Miami police said little Tuesday about the attack, which took place Saturday afternoon in the shadow of The Miami Herald headquarters. Surveillance video from the newspaper's security camera showed cars, motorcycles, pedestrians and bicyclists passing by.
The victim, identified as 65-year-old Ronald Poppo, a homeless man who lived under the causeway, was in critical condition.
"He had his face eaten down to his goatee. The forehead was just bone. No nose, no mouth," said Sgt. Armando Aguilar, president of the Miami Fraternal Order of Police. "In my opinion, he just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time."
Sgt. Javier Ortiz, vice president of the Miami Fraternal Order of Police, said it was one of the bloodiest "and goriest scenes I've ever been to."
"It was not only grotesque, it was just very sad, the amount of blood. It was very sad to see what happened to this gentleman that had his face eaten," Ortiz said.
It's not clear what led Rudy Eugene, 31, to attack Poppo. Eugene's ex-wife, Jenny Ductant, told WPLG-TV, said he was somewhat paranoid.
"I wouldn't say he had mental problem but he always felt like people was against him ... No one was for him, everyone was against him," she told the station. She and Eugene's mother declined comment when reached by The Associated Press.
Larry Vega was riding his bicycle off the causeway, which connects downtown Miami with Miami Beach, when he saw the attack.
"The guy was, like, tearing him to pieces with his mouth, so I told him, 'Get off!'" Vega told Miami television station WSVN. "The guy just kept eating the other guy away, like, ripping his skin."
Vega flagged down the Miami police officer, who can be seen exiting his car on the Herald video. Vega said the officer repeatedly ordered the attacker to get off. Eugene just picked his head up and growled at the officer before continuing to maul his victim, Vega said.
The officer shot Eugene, but he just kept chewing, Vega said. The officer fired again, killing Eugene.
Vega refused to comment when reached by The Associated Press, saying he wanted to put what he witnessed behind him.
Detective William Moreno would not release details about the shooting, citing the ongoing investigation. The Miami-Dade County medical examiner declined to provide any information until after the autopsy, which was scheduled for Tuesday. Police have not released details from the autopsy and it could be weeks before the results of toxicology tests are available.
Ortiz said the officer, who is part of a crisis intervention team and trained to deal with the mentally ill, had no choice but to fire.
"He's clearly shaken up," Ortiz said, adding that the officer had been administratively reassigned pending an investigation, as is standard after an officer-involved shooting.
After the shooting, the Herald's video zooms in on the scene. Most of it is blocked by an overpass, but two sets of uncovered legs can be seen. One set never moves, while the other twists and turns as if the person is in pain.
"It was just a blob of blood," Vega said. "You couldn't really see, it was just blood all over the place."
Court records show that Poppo has several arrests for public intoxication.
According to Miami-Dade court records, Eugene had been arrested for multiple misdemeanors, mostly marijuana-related charges. The most recent arrest was in 2009. The Herald reported that he played football at a Miami area high school in the late 1990s.
Ives Eugene, who identified himself as Rudy Eugene's uncle, described his nephew as a "nice and hard-working" man who washed cars at a local dealership.
He said his nephew had asked his girlfriend to borrow her car, but she said no. "So he rode the bicycle, and he never came back home," he said.

The Truth about Bubble Tea (A Forward)

Subject: FW: Hidden danger in Bubble Tea!!! 鐝嶇彔濂惰尪
Dear All,

I will roughly translate this article which is in Chinese.



Bubble tea (pearl milk tea) brings alot of sweet excitement to our taste buds but it is also very harmful to health.

Milk essence is the main ingredient in bubble tea. Ten cups of fresh milk cannot match the taste of a teaspoon of milk essence. The main ingredient of milk essence is
hydrogenated vegetable oil, a type of transfat. Experts says that a glass of 500ml of bubble tea a day far exceed the allowable limit of transfat for any person. It will lead to heart and blood vessel diseases.

Milk essence gives the bubble tea the fragrance and make it tasty. The fragrance and tastiness derived from a type of chemical. This chemical has trace of arsenic, lead, copper and many harmful minerals.

Long term consumption can lead to heart and blood vessel disease, cancer, asthma and other health complications. It reduces the IQ of children.


Consuming the black bubbles is equivalent to consuming plastic. Normally these bubbles were made from casava (tapioca) powder. This alone does not give the rubbery texture. To make it more rubbery, millet protein is added. Some "black hearted" businessmen felt that this is still not rubbery enough. so, an artificial plastic powder is added. This type of artificial plastic material will never be digested and absorbed into the body. It will remain in the body and cause havoc to our health. You can imagine what will happen to your health after prolonged consumption of transfat and plastic!!!!


FOR YOUR HEALTH SAKE, PLEASE ABSTAIN FROM BUBBLE TEA.



Don't drink any more bubble tea! 

Warehouse High Summer Collection Preview 24 May 2012

Warehouse at The Gardens had
an exclusive High Summer Collection Preview


 I like clothes from Warehouse, some of my cocktail dresses are from there
 We enjoyed the juice, champagne and canapes at the preview.
Then we went to the Cocoon Gardens Club for coffee,
a mother-daughter bonding night.
Warehouse Exclusive Trend Presentation
The Gardens Club
4th Floor, The Gardens Mall Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra 59200 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: +603 2297 0233 Fax: +603 2287 5799

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

I escaped from being kidnapped.


30 hours ago, I escaped from being kidnapped

by Chin Xin-Ci on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 12:39am ·
As I sit here writing this, I am just so grateful to be alive.

To think that 30 hours ago I had a knife to my throat, face to face with the threat of being kidnapped and raped.

It was a Sunday, at 5.22PM. I was alone, walking towards my boyfriend's car in level B2 of The Curve, Mutiara Damansara. He was not in town, and I was running errands with his car. Just as I was putting my shopping bags in the rear seat, the rear car door was slammed against my back, and a meat cleaver was pressed against my throat. A man covered my mouth with his hand, and whispered not to scream. He then shoved me onto the floor of the backseat of the car and waved the cleaver at me, reminding me not to scream. He was skinny, wearing a baggy turqoise blue t-shirt, had a thick moustache and short curly hair, approx 5'8", mid-30s, and of Indian descent.

At this moment, second man appeared. He was also in his mid-30s. He was wearing a red t-shirt, had a crewcut, and was of Malay descent. He grabbed my car keys and demanded for my parking ticket. I couldn't remember where it was. They shoved me deeper into the car, and the Indian man got into the back seat with me, while the Malay man got into the driver's seat, driving us out of the carpark.

I told them they could take everything, just let me go. But at that point they didn't even ask for money. Instead, the Indian man started to make sexual advances. Then it hit me. "Oh my God. Oh my God. This is really happening. I'm being kidnapped.. and I think I know what they want."

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From this moment on, there were a few crucial things that happened that I think is the reason I'm alive today.

1. I managed to get into a position to escape.
When they got into the car, the Indian man had tried to force my body down onto the floor. I knew that the moment I'm on the floor, there would be no chance of escape. So I begged him to let me sit up. I promised him I wouldn't scream or alert anyone's attention. Thankfully, he trusted me, and let me sit up, gripping my arm tightly. Then I told him my arm really hurt and to please not grip it so hard. He loosened his grip.

2. I did not fight for the sake of fighting.
I was in an enclosed space, with no clear escape route. I would never win in a fight with these 2 guys, especially when they have sharp weapons. Had I fought from the get go, I may not have been in a position to escape. I might've even been knocked out cold, and God only knows where I would be right now.

3. I was lucky and sneaky.
I knew that the only way to escape, was to jump out of the car, even if it was moving. They had locked the car doors. So I leaned back, pretended to scratch my hair, and shakily unlocked the door I was leaning against. I'm so lucky they did not see or hear this!

4. I went 'crazy' at the right time.
And then I waited. I knew that the car would have to slow down outside the parking lot, as it exits to merge with the main roads. The moment it slowed down, I opened the car door and tried to make a run for it. I failed. I kicked my legs out of the car, but the Indian man had managed to pull my body back in. From this moment on, everything is a blur. I remember the Malay driver temporarily stopping the car, leaning over from the driver's seat and attempting to close the door and pull my legs in. At that point I remember thinking, "Even if I don't get out now, I need to keep the door open and my legs out the door. At the very least, it should cause a scene, and someone would see me. Or, the door might hit another car and they'll be forced to slow down." So I continued kicking. My right foot pushed against the wide-open car door to keep it open. I recall elbowing, struggling, kicking, and even biting. I lost my glasses, and was struggling blindly for my life. At some point the Malay driver yelled, "BAGI DIA LEPAS! BAGI DIA LEPAS!" (Let her go! Let her go!) and the Indian man loosened his grip. I made a jump out of the still-moving car, and ran for my life.

5. I acted in spite of the fear.
My friends said I was brave. But I didn't feel like it. I was quivering and shaking in fear. I was so afraid. I thought I was going to die. I was weak with fear and deathly afraid. I truly thought "this was it". But I knew I HAD to move. I had to run. Or there would be a worser fate in store for me. While I was quaking in fear, I forced myself to look around and see if there was any way I could escape, or even catch someone's eye.

6. I remembered the people I love.
The only thing that matters when you're faced with potentially horrendous fate, is the people in your life. When I felt the knife to my neck, the first thing I thought was , "This cannot be happening. I must be dreaming." The second? The people that truly matter to me flashed across my mind. It sounds cliche, but it's true. I thought of my parents. My brother. Khailee. Esther. More people. That's all I could think of for a few moments, before I thought, "Shit. I need to get out of here."

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I ran towards the Maybank outlet at the Curve. There were plenty of people milling around. I screamed for help over and over again. I was hysterical. I grabbed an older Malay man by his shoulders and begged for help before practically collapsing at his feet.

I will always remember the relief and liberation I felt, running over Mutiara Damansara's manicured grass and into the crowd.

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Today, I found out that the entire ordeal from the moment I left the parking ticket payment machine, to my escape, happened in about 4 minutes. To me, it felt like one long nightmare.

We never think its going to happen to us... and then it does. I used to think that this is something that happens only in the papers and to people far, far removed from me. But then it did happen to me. I moved to PJ/KL 6 years ago, and I've spent countless mornings, afternoons and nights at The Curve. When my friends and I were organizing Rock Up! back in 2008, we were walking around the place at 4AM even. It's been 6 years, and never once did I feel that I was unsafe at The Curve. Until yesterday.

I feel like moving out of the country ASAP. Getting the hell out of this state where you hear of a kidnapping or attempted one every month (remember Nayati?), or a snatch theft every week. And yet I'm fully aware of the fact that in another country with more lax firearm laws, they would've been holding a gun to my head, not a cleaver. And that would've been so, so much worse.

I'm Blessed. By God's grace, I am alive and relatively well. And I will live another day to build another cat iPhone app. It just was not my time to go. And for that, I thank God.
I want to share this story with everyone because cops tell me that they rarely get to hear it from someone who escapes.

Girls, be so very careful. Be vigilant, and please try not to go anywhere alone. If you need to walk to the carpark, and you're alone, get a guard to go with you. I was recently told that it's part of their job description to assist anyone if needed.

Guys, watch out for your girlfriends, wives, mothers, sisters and friends. Walk with them, don't take their paranoia or fear lightly. Watch out for them.

And everyone, just watch out for each other. Take care of each other. These things really DO happen. As I ran out of the car, so many people came to help me. Strangers who didn't know who I was, came forward and offered me tissue paper, water, cellphones, and general comfort.

Malaysians, please care for one another. You already do. Just keep on caring. Keep watching out for each other. Don't worry about being thought of as "busy body" or "overreacting". The world can be a cruel place, but all it takes is for people to care for one another to make all the difference.

Burberry Workshop

Attended a Burberry Workshop at 
Aseana Cafe and Bar at KLCC.

 The cafe is at the ASEANA Gallery housing boutiques like Pucci, Farah Khan and other brands owned by the Melium group belonging to Farah Khan



Me, after some Burberry Makeup on my face!
 Demo in session...please note the artiste's awesome make-up tools pouch!!
 Slung low on her hips and worn like a hipster belt/pouch was a battery of brushes of all shapes and sizes.
 She just picks what she needs from her pouch! So handy and portable!
 These legs and fancy shoes (super-high!!) belong to young participants who dress up for all events.
 Workshop was interactive and hands on...and we got to try and play with BURBERRY makeup!
 Young owners of the above-mentioned legs and shoes......
 Brunch from Aseana Cafe: tuna on cheese crackers
 salmon mini buns and prawns on spoons (not shown here) but below:
kabuki loose powder brush

lipstick with burberry check pattern on its case

Burberry charm with lip gloss



 Make up inspired by Burberry trenchcoat (made famous by Emma Watson, star of Harry Potter series
Burberry lipstick

Burberry translucent power


Iconic check and design of Burberry

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Hanwoori 한우리 Treat for Janet, Birthday Girl.

Janet, our dance instructor's birthday falls on 30 May

                                           and we had a pre bday dinner for her at HanWooRi

Han Woo Ri Korean BBQ Restaurant @ One Ampang Avenue

 the decor at Hanwoori :
 each dining area is made cosy by being on raised platforms 
and rendered private with discreet vertical wooden slats that demarcated each zone

 seating for a party of 6 or 8




 Our drinks accompaniment

 Bee Ngoh, Kelly and Sylvia
 OUR BIRTHDAY GIRL!!!
 Tall and Leggy,
 she had a Angelina Jolie moment and showed a leg!
 Our Taman Billion line dance group


This is what we ordered:
 Two sets No 13, and 1 No 14 at RM27 x 3
 Garcon did the grilling for us
RM27 each portion
When done, he cut them up into smaller pieces on serving plate
 You put the meat on salad with garlic, sesame oil salt or whatever condiments
you fancy, roll it and pop it in your mouth, like they do in Korean dramas.
 What our table looks like: lots of side dishes adorn the table
 closer view of side dishes (free)



We had hot kim chi soup (kim chi jeon gol): it had white tauhu, rice vermicelli, lots of cabbage in kim chi chilli paste, white rice cake and chives...tastes hot, sour and had a strong chili paste taste.

RM60
kim chi soup surrounded by a stunning array of side dishes
then we had hot pot bi bim bap
 waiter mixed it all up for us: had a hard crusted bottom and there was more vegetables than rice...
RM19
 our next dish was chab chae or hot glass noodle, basically fried vermicelli with assorted vegetables and a few huge prawns


RM40
 then we had cold glass noodle soup called mul neng
RM20
you had to douse it with mustard and vinegar,
Mrs Choy found it sour enough without having to add
vinegar.


 more poses from Janet!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANET!!!

This is our second visit to HanWooRi, see our first here:
our previous visit