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Ever had a wild idea or an imagination or something that you have always wanted to do but never had the means to do it?

How many times have you pushed that idea or dream far back in the deep recesses of your mind and told yourself that it is too far fetched and beyond your means of fulfilling?

What if someone came up to you, listened to your dream, your idea; and said, “Anything you can imagine, you can make real. And here is $100,000 to help you realize your dream.”

This is what Sony is going to do for you with their new global brand message “make.believe” (make-dot-believe).

• make.believe: [make-dot-believe] stands for the power of Sony’s creativity, ability to turn ideas into reality and the belief that anything you can imagine, you can make real.
• make.believe unites: designers and engineers, hardware and software, electronics and entertainment, and Sony and consumers.
• The dot in make.believe symbolizes the place where great things begin. It is where inspiration meets creativity, where creativity meets reality.
• make = action, do, build and design
• believe = spirit, think, imagine and dream

If you are a Singapore resident or a PR, aged 18 years and above, Sony wants to hear from you. Take part in their “Dot Your Dream With Sony Contest” and submit your dream that relates to any of the 4 categories of gaming, movies, music or technology. Sony will be offering up to $100,000 worth of sponsorship to help one winner realize his or her dream.

Sony is also holding a photo contest that will bring 8 lucky winners to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Africa as fan photographers where you will be able to be right next to the action!

Individuals may enter both contests, so please do not miss these great opportunities. Visit the link below to find out more.

Sony make.believe

I’ve always loved playing the guitar and If I was eligible for the “Dot Your Dream With Sony Contest”, I would ask Sony to sponsor me an electric guitar, an acoustic electric guitar and a classical guitar (all top of the line and basically very expensive. hehehee…) and fly me to various countries to learn the various styles of guitar playing and immerse myself in the cultures and music while I’m there.

What is your big dream?

Share with me your dream by commenting below or better yet, share them here AND submit them in the make.believe contest.

10 Better Things You Can Do With 130 Minutes Than Watching Twilight: New Moon

1. Watch paint dry.
2. Twiddle your thumbs.
3. Count the number of seconds in 130 mins. All 7800 seconds.
4. Masturbate till you get sores.
5. Stand outside any ticketing counter and watch trailers.
6. Hunt for vampires.
7. Attempt to lick your elbows.
8. Attempt to bite your own neck.
9. Get a crowd to watch you try to bite your own neck.
10. Anything else other than watching Twilight: New Moon.

The only time I ever detested a movie at the cinema this much was when I fell asleep watching Nim’s Island. And frankly, I will actually rate Twilight much lower than Nim’s Island.

Bad acting. Horrible plot. The director might as well have just asked the good looking cast to stand around half naked for 130 minutes and do nothing but stare at the cameras. It would still have been a great movie for those who liked it.

Please save your money and don’t pay to watch Twilight: New Moon please. Don’t even waste time watching it even if it is free.

You have been warned.

Singtel has won the bid over Starhub to broadcast the Barclays Premier League (BPL) for 3 seasons beginning 2010 and boy am I pissed.

Pissed because the reason I pay $52.73 monthly for my Starhub CableTV is for the $25 component that says “Sports Group”. And it may jolly well be named as “BPL Group”, because the only thing I really watch on Starhub CableTV is BPL football.

So if you take away the only reason I am paying FIFTY-TWO DOLLARS and SEVENTY-THREE CENTS every month, please don’t expect me to pay for Starhub CableTV come October 2010.

It’s easy to blame Singtel for this situation as they have taken the whole pie out of the plate leaving nothing to eat for the diners at Starhub’s table. Sentiments I garnered from Twitter proved that most are pissed with Singtel or/and Starhub and only a couple celebrating (Presumably the rare ones that are actually subscribed to Singtel’s mio TV).

I initially felt the same anger towards Starhub for not bidding hard enough to retain the rights and Singtel for greedily taking the pie which they never ever had in the first place. But then again, it’s all business. Instead of the possibility of sharing the pie, it was all or nothing.

I’m gonna boycott both cable tv providers next year once BPL screening makes the switch. No way I am paying to switch providers every 3 years just to watch football.

Image from Facebook Group

Don’t know how much difference we will make, but do join the Facebook Group here.

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Singtel is officially selling the INQ Mini 3G as of today and I had the privilege to attend their blogger event on Monday and brought home a unit to try it out!

INQ Mini 3G box

accessories...

T9 keypad layout

2 MP Camera

INQ Mini Switcher button that allows ease of jumping to other apps

INQ cards designed by artists all around the world

Features/instructions on the back of the cards

Size comparison of INQ Mini 3G and iPhone

Unfortunately, I didn’t have enough time with the phone to give and in depth review but here are the pros & cons.

Pros:

• Phone designed with social applications integrated into it’s core like Facebook, Twitter, WLM etc..
• Light
• Applications can be downloaded/updated easily
• Aesthetically pleasing design with many colours to choose from
• Buttons are well define and relatively easy to press
• Very, very, very affordable price

Cons:

• Felt fragile
• No 3.5mm headphone jack (earphones are connected via usb)
• Felt a little sluggish at times

If you are looking for a phone to beat the Blackberry, iPhone, Android and whatever top-of-the-line phones you can think of; the INQ Mini 3G is not it. But INQ and Singtel has priced this phone at $0.

Yes. ZERO DOLLARS, if you sign up the 3G Flexi Lite AMPed plan or the iOne Plus Youth plan.

The phone is built for social media crazed individual and the price point makes it pretty irresistible if you don’t have much cash to spare.

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Singtel is holding a fun filled launch event for INQ Mini 3G between 19th – 21st September at Civic Plaza, Ngee Ann City.

Do come down to try out the INQ Mini 3G and catch celebrity appearances between 2-3pm. There is also daily lucky draws where you can win the phone itself amd Takashimaya shopping vouchers.

Now I leave you with the best information of this post.

I will be down at the even tomorrow (Sunday, 20th Sep) between 4-6pm. Take part in the photo challenge by taking a picture with me or the other bloggers using the INQ Mini 3G and you could win F1 Walkabout tickets worth $256/pair!

Ok fine. Taking photos with me is not THAT exciting. Holly Jean will be there with me as well.

Check the facebook page for the event here and I’ll see you guys tomorrow!

Don’t be shy! Come up and say hi!