1st Night F1 - Live From Singapore

The first ever F1 night race was held in Singapore at the heart of the Central Business District. It is the first time the country has hosted F1 and had seemingly did an excellent job as Briton Mike Bishop, who has been to 55 Grands Prix was quoted as saying "The circuit, the atmosphere, the organisation... it has been brilliant. I’ve been to Monaco a couple of times, and this is definitely better".

All category tickets were sold out and Singaporeans who were too slow in getting their hands on a ticket or those who couldn't afford them (like me), were lined up all along the circuit - trying to catch a glimpse of the race.

Renault’s Fernando Alonso came in first followed by Williams' Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton for McLaren's at third place. Here's our winner:


Whilst watching at home may be comfortable with air-conditioning and lots of food and drinks to enjoy, it just doesn't feel quite the same being at the circuit to watch the race. The sound of the high pitch tyres screeching makes your heart stop and the smell of the burning tyres makes you realise just how face the cars are racing.

MapleStory Car

I wouldn't drive in this car but I was so happy to see it. It's has pictures of monsters from my favourite game, Maplestory.

Things, Things and More Things

When I shifted out of my aunt's house 2 years ago - I had quite a lot of stuff but they could fit into the boot of a car. I guess, that's not too bad for someone who has stayed and worked in Singapore for 5 years. About a month ago, my sister moved out of my aunt's place and I went over to help her with her stuff. Here's how much stuff she had:

She had 14 bags and 1 umbrella. My sister had only been in Singapore for slightly over a year and she was here to study. I noticed that she kept wearing the same clothes so I wonder where all her stuff came from or what they were...

Nokia N95 Sucks!!!

Brand New:


After 1 year's usage:


They used to produce good quality phones. I had a Nokia 8250 that fell from an overhead bridge but it was still fully functional after that. Look at the phones now. The colours on the silver buttons have eroded, showing the inner layers. Even the silver body has shown signs of wear and tear. Nokia has been concentrating on money that they compromise on quality. How upsetting...

Show of Appreciation

Out of the blue, my Manager bought each one of us a little vase of flower as shown:



"Just a little something to show my appreciation for all your hard work. Thank you", she says.

Bread

I'm sure everyone has heard of Gardenia, right? It's like the most popular bread, I think. So imagine my surprise when I saw this the other day:

When I saw the name "Hawaii", it gave me such a strong sense of nostalgia. I remember when I was in primary & secondary school, I used to buy this particular brand of loaf of bread every week. The bread wasn't packaged in plastic, like now. It used to be wrapped in oiled paper (like the kind used for wrapping chicken rice) and the shape came in a rectangular shape. I remember they used to give stickers with the bread too and I would immediately open the wrapper after I buy each loaf. Oh, those good old days.

Now, everything is plastic!