The most anticipated F1 race is about to begin :)
And I have been given pass to attend, yeah! It's just the Friday practice session though, but nevertheless, it's still an experience.
Leecher couldn't tag along, so he can only 望梅止渴 and pose with my F1 pass, wa ha ha ....
We all had to change into our company's F1 T-shirt to support the event. Thank god I managed to get a Polo T of my size. Looks cool/sporty or not?
Elliott gave us the permission to knock off at 5 (hurray!) so that we can proceed to watch the race and kick off an exciting weekend. Proceeding to Gate 5 ...
Opps, took the wrong pic. Just pretend that it's pointing to Gate 5 :P
Crossing the bridge ....
Making the way there ...
People queuing up at the Ticketing Booth....not many people rite? I wasn't sure if you are able to purchase tickets on the spot, as I reckon most of the tickets should be been sold out. If so, what is this Ticketing booth for?
Gate 5!! We have reached ... this is the beginning of a fun-filled race
Leaving my footprints in front of the gate.
Wa, Andrew's very pro camera can capture a blur background cum clear foreground. 一分钱, 一分货. I think the price of his camera is almost 2 times more than dent dent, hahaa ....
Oh, that is the very pro camera with its very fit owner. Look at the fit-fit muscles of his arms ... WA!
Some pics before we embarked on our F1 journey ... pity we couldn't get a Team picture :(
Passing through the security check and its time to rock & roll!
First up, to Empress Place for some action. It's the nearest "viewing" platform from gate 5.
On top the viewing platform ... waving my pass for the event
Grabbed Rinta to take a picture with me, hahaha ...
First glimpse of the track :)
Yeah, got cars zooming pass ... but they're not the F1 cars though, chey. Waste my time to capture the pics, duh.
The marshals waving the red flag, which means that the session has been stopped, usually due to an accident or poor track conditions.
and the safety car is out. Thus, no more action till 7pm :(
Little did we realize that we're actually standing at the wheelchair accessible platform, opps. Time to move on to another destination :)
Esplanade Park to soak in the atmosphere of the carnival
Feels like a freaking tourist taking this pic, haha.
Lots of ancient-looking cars on display. Heng I nv show this collection to my mum, if not ... Singapore Pools will be quite happy to welcome her "donations", hahaha ...
Wa, they even install ATM and money changer counter for this event?
The official merchandise that you can bring home to "commemorate" the event. That is, if you're willing to pay for this, haha. Heng Leecher turned down the offer of me buying a Ferrari Polo T-shirt, if not, my pocket will kena a big hole, wa ha ha ....
Lots of spectators loitering around the area - eating, drinking and merry-making :)
Huge signs for the direction-less people (hmm, reminds me of someone though, >_< )
The huge Padang area that have been transformed into a carnival: with stalls selling drinks & food, huge TV that broadcast the race and a party area, courtesy of ZOUK.
Artificial overhead bridge that allows the spectators to cross from one destination/stop to another. Cool leh ~
Another pic to leave our footprints in front of the grandstand :)
Finally reached the Padang Grandstand (ie: that will be where we're watching the race!!) Wa, look at how high the grandstand is, machiam like watching NDP like that.
Rinta with her ear plugs; which you definitely need it if you don't want your ears to go deaf.
Our seats are located at Padang Grandstand B, sector B10 and B11.
Andrew walking up the grandstand .....
while I am still waiting to pose for this pic :P
Wa, Elliott and Eric got there way before us and they even finished their drinks. Relaxing leh ~
Not many spectators yet ~ the night is still young ....
Cam-whore while waiting for the race to start; first up: Eric and Andrew
Next: Elliott, but he not looking at the camera, heehee..
Third: the FENICS support/acc team
Lastly: Me! Me! Me!
Finally! we stopped the F1 cars, woohoo! This is the moment whereby you will see all the professional cameras being used. Dent dent feels so inferior as compared to them, sob sob.
The sky is also turning dark, whereby you can see the skyline of SG in full glory
With me posing for the pic, of cuz, hahahaa :P
Ok, being a F1 noob, I know nut-shit about the drivers/the helmets they wear. Luckily, we have a F1 expert sitting behind us to tell us how to differentiate b/w the various drivers.
Somehow, the focus is always on ....
Lewis Hamilton with his Yellow Johnny Walker helmet. Wa, Andrew's very pro camera managed to capture this pretty clear pic of the car, while dent dent's version
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Eh, ok lah, can see there is a slight yellowish spot to signify that it's Lewis inside, LOL.
See, the seats are slowly being filled up as more and more people are coming to watch the race.
Here's the live video of the cars zooming pass the grandstand
Natasha came later cuz she was coped up with work.
And she can't wait to eat the chips!
Oh, that's the grandstand in which we watched the event.
Eeehhhh, where have all the people gone to?
It's time to party/find food during the interval! Food, I need food!
The chicken wings & fried carrot cake are pretty nice! Yummy!
Raising the Ferrari flag in the hope that they will win, but 世事难预料. From pole position till last, but at least, they did provide lots of entertainment for this race.
Bumped into a fren/client!
Nice view of the Singapore flyer, which I haven been on-board till date :(
Performances around the padang and esplanade area.
The empty track once the session is over. Lots of people did the king/queen of the road thingy which Leecher & I did earlier, haha.
The day after ........Leecher & I went back to the office to research on our HK trip as well as to watch the F1 from high above ;)
The view from the office, quite nice hor? Day view...
Night view ...
Yeah, can watch in the comfort of the office with aircon!
Leecher trying to act pro using the binoculars.
Oh, the cars coming out! Like toy cars leh ... haha, can't even tell which is which.
The circuit being lit-up at night. Can't wait for the next Grand Prix! See ya in 2009 :)
Me wearing my newly bought Kappa T-Shirt. Very Brazilian colours rite?
Blamer with a smile that says, "Hee hee, 我的奸计得逞了！"
Blamer was happily snapping away at all the fridges of food till she came to the counter and the lady told her, "Miss, no photos please" Blamer den sheepishly kept her "dent dent" away... ... Orbi, kena scolded hee hee.
I ordered the set meal with soup, meatballs and coffee for only $9.80 I think. Can't really remember the price but I think it is definitely cheaper than ordering them individually. Something like MacDonald's Value Meal like tat. (forgot to take a pic of the coffee though)
IKEA chicken wings! This has become a standard item every time we come IKEA.
Fish and chips
Poached Salmon. I actually wanted to order their chicken thigh but it was sold out. Ended up with two fish dishes quite off rite?
Ha ha our trolley load of goodies. Overall quite like the food they serve at IKEA.
Their quite posh Italian menu that consists of the pastas, pizza, cocktails/mocktails and what-so-ever. Typical Italian restaurant that serves Italian food and they do have some tricks up their sleeves ...
We discovered that they have another "hidden" menu when we placed our orders. We quickly changed one of the starters to
Was pretty surprised when we see other patrons eating this and other Asian food (like chicken cutlet, mee goreng etc) while we were waiting for our orders to be taken. In fact, quite a couple of tables ordered this fried kway tiao. So Rinta decided that she has to try it, since it must be quite popular :)
