Event: Be Part of the NS Portol Mobihunt 2008 Treasurehunt Challenge in Singapore

Mobihunt 2008 is back. mobiHunt is an event run by the NS Portal (ns.sg) ( A portal to serve our Singapore NS men).

What is mobiHunt?
Simply its the Singapore version of the Amazing Race, on a smaller but more high tech level.
Participants are required to search for answers to the clues in different areas around Singapore. Participants (mobiHunters) will be using their mobile phone to receive their clues. They will travel from one location to another around Singapore to look for answers to the clue questions. Those who answer all the clue questions correctly and arrive at the finishing point in the shortest time will win.


1st prize is $1,500 Cash
2nd prize is $1,000 Cash
3rd Prize is $500 cash



There are also more consolation prizes. For more details, click the mobiHunt website

How is this possible? Its all possible with the help of a company called NCS. NCS is Singapore's biggest local IT system integrator. And with the mobiHunt event NCS will provide the location based technology required forthis event. The technology is called LBS which simply means location based service.

You can register for the exciting mobiHunt 2008 online today at
http://mesh.portalcity.com.sg/mesh/mobihunt


For those registering & participating in the event, i wish you all good luck. May the force be with you.




Pic: The mobihunt 2008 website is user friendly & nicely designed

Event Date: Singapore Airforce Show 31 Aug 2008 - RSAF Open House

The Republic of Singapore Air Force RSAF celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2008. As part of the celebrations, the Singapore Air Force RSAF Open House 2008 will be held on 30 August 2008 and 31 August 2008 at Paya Lebar Airbase. Admission to the RSAF Open House 2008 is free for the public, from 9am to 7pm daily.

Highlights include:

Aerial Displays
Watch the F16 Fighting Falcons, AH64 Apache Attack Helicopters, CH47 Chinook underslung operations and the Red Lions parachute free fall displays and be awed by them all.

Static Displays
Touch and feel the F16 Fighting Falcon Black Knight, AH64 Apache and Hermes 450 amongst the static displays. Black Knight pilots will also be making special appearances, although I’m unsure if you can ‘touch and feel’ them!

Real Aircraft Rides
Ride in a real C130 Hercules, Fokker 50 or CH47 Chinook aircraft. And be airborne to watch the Singapore Air Force RSAF Open House 2008 from high up in the air! Children will love this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Lucky Draws will determine who flies and who cries.

Hot Air Balloon Rides
For the first time ever, Hot Air Balloon ride will be available at the RSAF Open House 2008! Participate in the Hot Air Balloon Ride Lucky Draw and win a 150-feet lift up in the air.

Air Force Museum
Learn about the history of the Singapore Air Force RSAF from its inception till today. This will likely be one of the better ways to beat the scorching heat, as the Air Force Museum cool air-conditioning. Read my post on visit to Air Force Museum here.

Kids Zone
The Kids Zone has been set up to entertain children. They can enjoy fantastic times at the carnival game stores and participate in many kid-friendly activities while waiting for the Hot Air Balloon Rides or Aircraft Rides lucky draw results.

Photo Taking in RSAF Uniform
For a fee, you can dress up your children in RSAF uniform with an Air Force-related backdrop to take photographs as mementoes.

Performances
Get close to MediaCorp artistes Jessica Liu and Dawn Yeoh LIVE! Be entertained, play stage games and win prizes! SAFRA Radio will be there, the SAF Music and Drama Company will show their flair. The SAF Provost Unit's Silent Precision Drill Squad will dazzle with their footwork and precision rifle drills.

Flight Simulator Visits
Catch the shuttle service to the Flight Simulator Centre and get the rush as you fly RSAF aircrafts on the advanced simulator systems that are used to train pilots. Adults and children can try it to see if they have what it takes to be a Top Gun!

Exhibitions
Five Segments at the RSAF Pavilion will showcase the 40 years of development in the RSAF and its transformation into the 3rd Generation Air Force. Take a walk through the Heritage Segment to witness the transformation journey of RSAF, the Structure Segment to learn more about the newly set-up RSAF Operational Commands, the Operational Concept segment to learn how RSAF exploits new Operational Concepts to maximise the use of air power for SAF, the People Segment to see recent humanitarian and peace keeping operations and the Technology Segment for latest developments in RSAF.

Commemorative Stamps
As this is the 40th Anniversary of the RSAF since founding in 1968 as the Singapore Air Defence Command, 5 commemorative stamps with the First Day Cover and Presentation Pack will be officially launched on 28 Aug 08 at all SingPost Post Offices. Visitors to the RSAF Open House 2008 can buy them to keep a piece of Singapore’s military aviation heritage.

Fund Raising Event
SAF Officers' Wives Club will raise funds at a booth filled with used books, aircraft models and RSAF memorabilia for sale. Collect your favourite RSAF or aviation-related souvenirs and help charities including the SAF Benevolent Fund and Food From the Heart.

How To Get There
Free shuttle bus services from Hougang SBS Transit Bus Interchange and Eunos SBS Transit Bus Interchange. Free Shuttle Service- operating hours: 0830 hrs to 2000 hrs

Security Advisory
For security reasons, do not carry any sharp objects such as knives, paper cutters, etc, Cameras are allowed, but not telephoto lenses that are 500mm and beyond.

For finer programme details: (Singapore Air Force RSAF Open House 2008)
http://www.mindef.gov.sg/rsaf/oh08/highlights/programme.html

Read all in RSAF Open House 2008 website:
http://www.mindef.gov.sg/rsaf/oh08/

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Samsung X360 Laptop

Samsung has made laptops for pretty much every market except the US, and generally (the Q1 Ultra UMPC is as close as they've gotten here).

The just-announced Samsung X360. This 13-incher apes the super-slim look and feel of the MacBook Air, but adds a lot of the ports and connections missing from Apple's system. The X360 has a multi-card reader, three USB ports, an ExpressCard/34 slot, Ethernet jack, and HDMI and VGA outputs. And it still manages to keep the weight down to 2.8 pounds (if you get an SSD hard drive), and is between .66 and 1.2-inches thick.

The online rumor mill points to an October release in the $2,000-plus range, but that likely doesn't include the American market.

Pic: Sleek stuff. Advert click here: www.ncs.com.sg

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iPhone 3G launch at Singtel Comcentre, Singapore

First an iPhone price cut left early buyers feeling foolish, and then came reports that some iPods were spitting sparks. Now the new iPhone 3G has been marred by bugs, spotty service, disappearing programs for the device and a veil of secrecy over software developers trying to broaden its appeal. Such a string of mishaps and missteps might throw another electronics company into crisis. But of course, Apple Inc. isn't just another electronics company.

Even as iPhone griping rages online, it looks like Apple's sterling reputation will emerge untarnished. "The objective reality is that Apple does plenty of wrong," said Peter Fader, a marketing professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. However, Fader said, the company's loyal fans, and even casual users, have come to identify so strongly with Apple's high-end, individualistic vibe that they're willing to look the other way. "Very few companies have this kind of iconic status where anything they do, even if it is mediocre, will automatically have a halo around it," he said.

Kern Bruce, a 25-year-old Web designer in Boston, waited in line for 13 hours to buy an original iPhone. He sold it to upgrade to a 3G. "There was no going back at that point, but after I sold it, I quickly started to regret it," he said. Bruce's complaints echo countless Web forum posts: The device gets uncomfortably warm. Programs crash. And it so seldom connects to AT&T's speedier third-generation, or 3G, data network that Bruce carries the iPhone around with 3G turned off


Pic: Look at the line. Advert click here: http://www.ncs.com.sg



Pic: OMG they had T-shirts too. Advert click here: www.portalcity.com.sg/mesh/mobihunt


Pic: The iPhone launch at Singtel Comcentre



Video: Happening iPhone launch at Singtel!!! Advert click here: www.portalcity.com.sg


Here in Singapore, Singtel is going to launch the iPhone.

Industry sources said Apple's iPhone will be launched in Singapore by SingTel this September, but the telco has neither confirmed nor denied this.

So on 22 Aug, 2008...


At exactly 12am, after some pyrotechnics and some fanfare, they started selling the iPhones to the customers in line. We thought we could be getting the iPhone very soon, but we still had to wait for about an hour before actually getting into the store. When we were in the store, we waited for about half an hour before we were served by the staff. The process of setting up the phone was pretty swift, and we were already ready to pay in less than 15 minutes.

It is estimated that gadget fans here have gotten about 10,000 iPhones through different avenues, with some paying over S$1,000 to be the first in Singapore to own the device.

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A True White Beauty

I saw a true white beauty today. She was dressed in very sweet pink. She walkd passed some guy asking for donation, then seconds later she turned back, got some cash from her wallet & donated some money. Now that act would have made that guys day. And akso made my day.

She has physical beauty & also inner beauty. Not to mention her skin was very smooth & white. A true white beauty:)

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