Thursday, September 25, 2008

The heat is on

In case you haven't noticed, I don't usually dish out many compliments to Singapore but I must say that this is a very exciting week to be here. With the F1 officially kicking in tomm, the entire nation has their eyes set on the street circuit at Marina. Apart from National Day, this is probably the next best occasion for building patriotism. It's the first thing on everyone's conversation topic, followed closely by the financial crisis and China milk scandal of course.

For the record, I didn't become an overnight F1 fan. But due to work, I had no choice but to do some research on the race (I actually spent a good half a day on Wiki) and now, I am proud to say that I've at least got the basics of F1 covered.

I was in Suntec earlier today and seeing the preparations underway undoubtedly sent an adrenaline rush down my spine. I could almost hear the engines rumble. Ironically, while my F1 fever is raving hot, I probably won't get a chance to catch much of the action. (No, I do not have tickets to watch the race. My boss is going.) Tomm's gonna be a busy day at work becos my company is organising a private aviation show at Seletar. And three-quarters of my Saturday will be burnt for part two of the air show. On Sunday evening, I promised to accompany my mum for a wedding dinner of a distant cousin I didn't even know exist. So from the look of things, I won't even get to catch the race on TV.

But well, no need to feel sorry for me. I had my fill of F1 drivers today at the BMW press conference. Nothing much lar. I just took some pictures with the BMW drivers, shook their hands and spoke to them. Hahaha. Humour me lar. I had a long and tiring week.