The "Secret"

Notice anything odd on some people's Facebook or MySpace sites? See if you observe this - most females do not want to display their age. They will only disclose the day and month of birth. No year. As such, it is difficult to guess someone's true age. Photos may not do justice.

Look carefully. Most of these profiles will also have information such as "SMK Puteri 2000" or "University Malaya 2002". Well well. With this new information, all of a sudden, the age can be calculated immediately. People usually get their degrees, without honours, at about the age of 21 or 22. Completion of high school, or SPM in Malaysia, would be at the age of 17 or 18. Too easy.

The moral of the story - always be careful with what we disclose. Never tell too much. Or worse still, unwillingly let others know too much!