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I love this car but it’s really time to move on. Looking for an owner who appreciates a limited edition vehicle (with 150 units only in Malaysia, it IS definitely a rarity!), loves driving and enjoys motorsports as well as wants to be part of a very active R3 community - The R3gister. The lovely, sexy Brigette Liberty Yu, is not part of the package. All stickers have since been removed and the car given a brand new Incognito Black paintjob. Details below:

LEV#007 Satria R3 for sale
December 2004
85,000kms mileage
Shell Helix Ultra 10W-50 Full-syn
Road tax till Feb 2009
Stage 1 spec - 145bhp

New timing belt, bearings
New engine mountings
New R3 suspension set
New paint + R3 livery
R3 license plate

Mods
R3 Stage 2 performance cams
R3 Gear knob
R3 Steering spacer
R3 Stage 3 4-1 performance header
Pipercross performance drop-in filter + cold air intake
R3 Stage 2 suspension bushes
Powerzone LSD kit

Protected by tracking + recovery system - Captor (worth RM1,950) and Radiostar (worth RM700)

RM58K only. Private sale. View to appreciate.

Drop me a line at vernon.chan[a]gmail.com for serious enquiries.

Apple redefined the user interface on any mobile device with the iPhone last year. Well, guess what? They have done it again. They’ve learned plenty since then and with the iPhone 2.0 Software, this baby rocks even more. Here are 8 things I like about the new iPhone 3G:

1. It’s better than the iPhone
2. 3G - HSDPA
3. GPS - never get lost, ever.
4. Software 2.0 - more apps, more games, more goodies!
5. Support for Microsoft Exchange
6. Appstore
7. MobileMe - bring your life with you anywhere!
8. Safari - still the best browser on any mobile device

Mighty Grey FC edged BBDO in the finals of the just-concluded Corbis Futsal Cup 2008. High-scoring Grey FC not only won the 2nd installment of the Corbis Cup, but also won Best Dressed Team. Forward Rowan added another feather on the cap for Grey FC by winning the Golden Boot award with a whopping 11 goals.

The day saw exciting and competitive game play and the 24 teams battled with heart, sweat (and some blood) and plenty of soul.

Unfortunately for the defending champions GanForHire Allstars, we lost in the very tough Group stage with one win, one draw and one loss. The tournament saw some upsets, with last year’s runners-up TBWA and superstar team O&M failing to advance beyond the quarterfinals. If it was any consolation, the very, very yummilicious Hot Chilis cheerleading team from O&M won the Best Cheerleading Team award.

Big kudos to Corbis for a fantastic event and congrats to the winners! Our promise… we’ll be back stronger, better next year.

Catch pics and more on Facebook!

The Inter-Agency Corbis Futsal Cup 2008 is back!

I will be playing for defending champs GanForHire AllStars again this year, for honours and for the super prizes (up to RM7,000 in Adidas vouchers!). There are 24 teams this year, divided into 4 per group. We’ve been drawn with Ignite, Grey Group FC and Young Rascals (Y&R). Teams to watch are definitely last year’s runners-up TBWA, O&M and DraftFCB. The competition is set to be fast and furious, so if you’re not up to anything this Saturday, pop by and catch the action! Bring lots of pom-poms and come support GanForHire!

Event details:
Date: Saturday, June 14, 2008
Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm
Location: Sports Planet, Subang Grand
Street: Lot 604, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Taman Perindustrian Subang

How about that? Twice as fast and at half the price! Amazing, amazing value for money. The new iPhone trounces the old with HSDPA and GPS (unfortunately retains the crap 2.0MP camera). No second camera for video calls, as rumoured which is a bummer. But heck, USD199 with contract and available in July in over 70 countries.

Question is, why isn’t Malaysia on the list? Tiny neighbours Singapore are getting theirs on July 11. Maxis, hello???

Bottomline is, this is gonna blow the entire market away. Hardware-wise it isn’t a whole new reinvented iPhone, in fact it looks pretty much the same. With the iPhone 2.0 Software built-in, there are plenty of new extras. Fact is, Apple is trying to aggressively grow the market with the price point and bloody hell, I think it’s gonna work.

Five for me, please Steve. Thanks.

> Check out the iPhone
> Watch the WWDC2008 Keynote
> Watch the new iPhone 3G “Coming Soon” Ad