Have you ever received a call from disturbing anonymous numbers? Just a little story here: I had a couple incoming calls last year, they are asking me about electronics kinda things, they said that they wanted to do some market research things like that. These people will ask you ask me some simple questions like “If you are getting a digital camera, where do you purchase it? from the local store or online” and after that they will call you back in two days time to tell you that they have this lucky draw contest or some event going on, they will put your phone number to the lucky draw no matter what (even if you rejected it) and after another few days, wow, Mr. Lucky you’ve won $25000 from the lucky draw you entered the other day. They will start asking for you full name, ID number and bank account numbers. I almost gave them but luckily a friend beside told me that it was a scam from some telemarketing company. After another two months they call again but sounds like a different group who doing the same thing again. Well, of course I rejected their calls this time.

I did some research on this because I was wondering how they got people’s numbers and names, one possibility is from the free phone lookup directories like the Yellow Pages, White Pages, etc. Or the other way to get your details is maybe from things (contests, promos, products registration etc) that you have registered to and even your bills especially the phone bills (it’s better to shred them off instead of throwing them outside your house dustbin).

Another thing that I’ve just learn about is the Reverse Number Lookup, a service that allows users to search by a telephone service number in order to retrieve the customer details for that service, some of them may requires some fees to do so. You can actually use this service to find out the strange numbers. Here’s a few ways to keep the privacy of your phone.

1. Always keep your bills properly and shred them into pieces if you don’t need them.
2. Switch your phone to private calling. (your number will not be displayed if you call to people)
3. Try to get another number if you often register things or contest (I got a prepaid for that ).
4. Try excluding yourself from those phone directories.
5. Avoid talking too much to strange call (some of them just try to get more of your info, like the contest I’ve mentioned above, they even try get your bank account numbers). Just tell them that you are busy and you are not interested will do.

I think these few tips might help a little.

This video is showing you how people can enter your room even the sliding chain lock is used. Very easy, they just use a rubber band. So, don’t rely on sliding chain lock. Video after the break.

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Just a quick tips, maybe this helps you a little in this weekend cooking. This video is showing you how you can remove that small piece of shell out from an egg. Video after the break.

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Here’s a video teaching you how to apply a makeup that looks like the Joker from The Dark Knight. Video after the break.

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If you have been wondering how to spike up your hair, now watch this video by birdboy7227. He is going to teach you how to make a spike mohawk. It is going to take you an hour or more and you will need “Got2b glued”, freeze spray and a hair dryer. Watch the video after the break.

Instuctables is going to show you how you can make a chocolate cake in just 5 minutes. You will need a microwave, coffee mug, 4tbsp flour / sugar, 2tbsp unsweetened cocoa/ whisked egg, 3tbsp milk / oil / chocolate chips, and a splash vanilla. Watch the video!

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Instructables is going to show you how to convert a VHS video machine to make toast, and eject it through the cassette slot. Video after the break.

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Guys, I am hungry. While browsing stuff in the Youtube I found this. It is a sushi tutorial by CWD (cookingwithdog), teaching you how to make Futomaki Sushi and California Roll. It’s fun to make this once a while. Check it out after the break.

Ingredients for Maki Sushi
(2 Futomaki & 1 California Roll)

- Futomaki Sushi -
1 Premade Anago Kabayaki – salt-water eel barbecued with a sauce
4 Shiitake Fukumeni – watch “How to Make Nabeyaki Udon Noodles”

8 Shrimp (80g/2.82 oz)
1/2 Cucumber
10g Beni Shoga – pickled ginger (0.353 oz)
2 sheets of Toasted Nori (20x19cm/7.87×7.48 in)

- Atsuyaki Tamago (Rolled Omelet) -
2 Eggs
1 tbsp Sugar
A pinch of Salt
Olive Oil

Mustard Greens
Shoga Amazuzuke – ginger pickled w/ sweet vinegar

- California Roll -
1/4 Avocado
6 Crab Sticks
1/4 Cucumber
Toasted White Sesame Seeds
A sheet of Toasted Nori (10x19cm/3.94×7.48 in)

** Avocados easily turn brown…you can prevent it by sprinkling on some lemon juice.

Mayonnaise
Wasabi

- Sushi Rice -
300ml Rice (1.27 u.s. cup)
300ml Water (1.27 u.s. cup) – the same amount of the rice
1 tbsp Sake
5x5cm Dashi Kombu – dried kombu kelp (2×2 inch)

** How to cook Steamed Rice
Wash 300ml rice (1.27 u.s. cup) and drain the rice in a wire sieve. Put the rice in a rice cooker, and add 300ml water (1.27 u.s. cup), 1 tbsp sake and 5x5cm kombu kelp (2×2 in). Let the rice soak in the water for 30 minutes and turn on the rice cooker.

- Awasezu (Sushi Vinegar) -
50 ml Vinegar (1.76 fl. oz)
2 tbsp Sugar
1 tsp Salt

- Tezu (Vinegar Water) -
50ml Water (1.76 fl. oz)
2 tsp Vinegar

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How to wake your girlfriend up? Here’s how, you’ll just need a fake head and a stick. It’s better to have another mattress on the floor in case of injury. Watch it after the break.

Theodore Gray is going to show us how to set up fire for grill in just 30 seconds. If you haven’t handled dangerous chemicals and explosives before, you might want to stick to a more conventional approach. It is dangerous so don’t forget the welding shield.

Again, this way of lighting a grill is INCREDIBLY dangerous! Powerful explosions can result if you do it wrong! Don’t try this unless you have already had experience handling liquid oxygen!

Okay now, watch the video after the break.

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