Thursday, January 23, 2014

SNOWFALL IN INDONESIA A HOAX???

I saw a video about so called shocking phenomenon of snowfall in Indonesia being spread around the last few days. It is strange that it came from Chelmsford News, a media channel that is unheard of. Furthermore there is no mention of where exactly in Indonesia is this happening. There is no interview with the locals, not even one human being and the camera is panning around the same area which is no bigger than a small garden. 

So i did some googling…. There is a "Chelmsford Weekly News" a publication based in Chelmsford, Essex, East of England. It is NOT A TV STATION. They mostly report local news….local I mean as in England, NOT INDONESIA. Couldn't find any articles about snow in Indonesia at all in their website. So when i check the original video on youtube which was published on 9 August 2013, the channel only have one video which is of course the said snowfall in Indonesia video. Hmmm…very strange for a TV/Media channel to open a youtube account for just one video. 

For those who haven't seen the video….check this out for yourself and see what I mean.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3OYy4k8DHg

So i was thinking if this really happens I am sure such story would have been blasted on all mainstream media in Indonesia and Malaysia. I even search for backdated articles in August 2013 but none reported of such event. Hmmm really strange, don't you think? But i found this one instead… Let me quote what it said: "Kabid Cuaca Ekstrem BMKG Ahmad Zakir memastikan, Indonesia bukan bagian dari negara yang bakal disinggahi salju, kecuali wilayah pegunungan Jaya Wijaya. Apa yang terjadi di Vietnam tak akan singgah ke Nusantara."

So guys, let me say this again: "DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ ON THE INTERNET". It is an open media, anybody can upload anything, even an indigene of Timbuktu for as long as they have access to internet connection. Do some research and lots of readings guys for KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.

Yes I know nothing is impossible if Allah wills it. But Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) also said: "One who proceeds on a path in the pursuit of knowledge, God makes him proceed therewith on a path to the Garden (Paradise)."

Have a good day lovelies.

http://news.detik.com/read/2013/12/18/131539/2445425/10/2/hujan-salju-aneh-muncul-di-vietnam-mungkinkah-terjadi-di-indonesia