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A few days ago I received an email from a service which I subscribed some time ago. In order to access that information, I have to log in at their website. No lah. Not porn website lah. U have ah?! Share leh... dun stingy lah. Haha!! But wait! I can't even remember my username! Sian! It seems our lives are full of usernames and passwords. Blame technology security for that! Initially still controllable lah. But as u register with more online services such as web emails and forums, it gets out of hand.

Firstly the username. Sure, some of us use an identical username for our accounts. This email username: khairulcrazy. That email username oso khairulcrazy. The strategy in using identical usernames is useful in helping us not to forget. But hey! No all of them are applicable yer noe! Some require you to include numbers! And some require a certain amount of character! Wah lau eh! So if u've been using a particular username whose character quantity is not enough for a new registration, u have to think of a new name or include additional characters. And for some, that username has been taken! Say bye bye to ur standardized username.

The password. Aiyah.. No need to explain lah. The username itself can cause so much headache the password is there to turn ur headaches into a migraine.

Just imagine the number of usernames and passwords u have to remember for your office email, home email (u might have more than 1), forums, MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, ICQs, Blogs, Community websites, Porn websites... Haha!

Now, that's onli the internet. How 'bout ur ATM cards? Wah piang eh! Seems like u have to reserve a certain amount of memory of ur brain just for usernames, passwords and PIN numbers. Even though there are ways to get back what u've forgotten, it's 'leceh' lah. Must dig here dig there, request this request that, send this send that, bla bla bla... Aiyoh...!

In an effort to provide security for us, we have to remember all these numbers and characters. Last time where got all this. What was important back then was ur signature or thumbprint even though there are still being used now in certain situations. Jst ask urselves, how many of these passwords and usernames have u forgotten. Sure got at least 1!