Isa sa mga kinaiinisan ko habang nagsusurf ako sa internet at nabubuhay, ay yung mga superstitions/hoaxes na kumakalat sa e-mail, cellphones at kahit sa mga instant messages. Hindi ko alam kung sino ang mga nagsisimulang magpadala nito, or kung bakit sila nagkakalat ng mga walang kwentang e-mails/instant messages na talaga namang walang sense. Let me share with you these two messages that I’ve received both thru YM or e-mail (pasensya sa mga nagpadala):
Subject: YAHOO IS TRACKING THIS!
A sister and her brother were inside the new Walmart built in town. The sister at six years of age, the brother seventeen years of age. The brother was fixing to buy a present for his little sister on her birthday, but as soon as they were fixing to leave she had to go to the bathroom. Her brother showed her where it was, he started to look at some earrings she would probably like for her next birthday. As he started to buy them he saw people running from the end of the store screaming and yelling with fear. Before he new it he smelled smoke and saw fire, he ran to his little sister as fast as he could but when he got to the bathrooms they were already on fire. He new he had to get out as fast as he could to get help. But when the firetrucks arrived it was already to late. Two days later the family got a call from the hospital saying they have someone there by the name of sandy. They asked “How did you get this number”? The hospital said she was holding a purse in her hand with a card that said her name and number on it. The family drove to the hospital to see thier little angel. While they looked at her, they noticed her arm was almost all the way burnt off, and her face was so burned it needed surgery. But the family didnt have enough to cover the bill.So now the need you to help out! Note: Every time you send this to three people Yahoo! will take away $2.00 off the hospital bill.
DO NOT DELETE! YAHOO IS TRACKING THIS!
Natanggap ko yang e-mail na yan sa Gmail ko. Matatrack pa rin kaya ng Yahoo! na binura ko na ang message na yan? Well first of all, this mail is a… read my lips… H-O-A-X. Marami na rin akong natanggap na parang ganito: na kesyo pag daw naiforward ang message na ito e makakapagdonate nang certain amount of money doon sa biktima, na kesyo isusulat mo yung pangalan mo sa mail tapos ifofoward mo, yung mga ganoong bagay. Nung umpisa tinatablan pa ako kaya finoforward ko rin sa iba. Pero believe me, magresearch muna bago magforward nang kung anu-ano. Spamming is against the netiquette (see Rule # 16). Take note na pwede mong palitan yung ‘YAHOO’ nang ‘AOL’, ‘GMAIL’ or any other e-mail service provider.
(Fw: ) Pls switch OFF all ur handphone 2NITE. Accdg. to Metro TV, there will be a BIG RADIATION WAVE circulating thru handphone towers at 11PM 2nite w/c is very DANGEROUS to humans. Pls inform ur friends NOT 2 keep their phones with them. Please pass.
Now this one was received via instant messaging, at dalawa pa silang nagsend sa akin. Well, hindi ko nabasa ang message na ito until this morning, nakabukas all night ang cellphone ko, and I am still alive.
Mas maganda siguro kung alamin muna kung tunay nga ba talaga yung sinesend sa atin. Demet ayan ang Google (be extremely cautious with Google especially if the date is April 1). Kahit isearch mo lang yung first 6 words nung message me makikita ka nang credible result whether that message was a hoax or not. Isa pa, kung talagang BIG NEWS yan, dapat nabalita na yan sa TV o sa internet.
Yes offense sa mga tinatamaan nang blog entry na ito, but please, kung alam mo ang e-mail address, cellphone number at/o Yahoo! ID ko, please think twice before sending me a message like that, or else sesendan ko kayo nang virus. Oh well, that’s a hoax too. 
