Singapore F1 2008

I joined the crowd to be part of Singapore's historic first F1 night race. Watching monstrous F1 cars zooming down the street circuit in deafening noise just few meters away from the barrier was exhilarating. After decades of absence, sparks firing from under the cars made a return to F1 scene as they thundered down the bumpy street and scratching with their metal underbellies. Set around the wonderful backdrop of lit city buildings and ferris wheel, Alonso took the chequered flag while the Ferrari had their worst nightmare with Kimi kissing the concrete wall and Massa launching away from pit with fuel hose still attached. The whole race was exciting but the crowd atmosphere was not there. Too big of the playground, too many and scattered side shows, too few crowds ---> Disaster. While there were security concerns, the organizer should actually find alternatives to let more of the public to walk into open space for free; therefore filling it for a huge F1 street party. Nevermind, there's always next year. Hopefully it will improve.

Mika Hakkinen in Singapore

First post of the year from Singapore. Back in the concrete jungle, there isn't many nice places of natural sceneries to hang out. No nice beaches and no countryside views like those in Perth. There are tonnes of people everywhere I go. Took me quite a while too to adjust back to the hectic lifestyle in Singapore. As usual, my weekend activities are shopping in the city and hunting for good food all over the place. Yesterday, I was in Suntec shopping all the way till City Hall. Had a quick pit-stop at the Padang to check out former F1 world champion Mika Hakkinen doing few laps in his Mclaren Vodafone Mercedes; to promote the upcoming night F1 race of Singapore.