HTC Hero now in Singapore for SGD 898 (around PHP 30,500) - confirmed in COMEX 2009

[gears]

I read a blog thru this link ..
http://lesterchan.net/blog/2009/09/04/htc-sense-debuts-on-new-htc-hero/

... which tells that HTC has officially announced (last Sept. 4) that
there HTC Hero is in Singapore

I had the chance to confirm it here in Singapore's Comex 2009...
http://www.comexshow.com.sg/

... thru HTC's booth that its price without contract (means open-line)
is SGD 898. But (here's the catch) it will be delivered to you in 2
weeks time (from today) straight to your home. It seems the Hero-es
are now coming here to Singapore (probably via a cargo ship).

I heard it will come to Phils. by end of this year (hopefully)...