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Ferrari woe…Singapore hope…

Monday, September 8th, 2008

3 weeks before the 1st Singapore F1 Grand Prix Night Race, I have to suffer another heartbreak. For 3 races in a row, 1 Ferrari didn’t manage to finish the race. Yesterday at Spa it was Kimi…again.

After 2 successive engine failure for Ferrari (1st for Massa than followed by Kimi), Ferrari have to endure another non finish. This time round is worst as Kimi lead from the 2nd lap till 2 laps to go before losing it, and in his eagerness to gain back (which he did) he made a mistake (in fact both Hamilton and Kimi made a few mistakes in those overtaking manoeuvre) and crash into the barrier.

So we have it, another McClaren finish and with Massa coming in 2nd, Kimi may, just maybe, have to start to think about supporting Massa for the Driver’s Championship this year. But Hamilton looks odds on for the Driver’s Championship. The only silver lining is that Hekki didn’t finish too, so Ferrari is still in for the Constructor Championship.

Well, never say never, and Singapore could be a turning point for either of the drivers as it isa brand new circuit, with weather (like yesterday) could play a big part again. Just hope that the safety precaution are done properly for both the drivers and the marshals as I have this feeling we will see a few crashes.

In case you still haven’t heard, I will be one of the flag marshal at Turn 18 (this is where the floating platform is). So less than 3 weeks to go, it’s all starting to feel a lot more exciting. In 2 weeks we will be collecting our stuff and I believe it will start to feel more real. Go ahead, pinch me…I still in dreamland!

UPDATE!!!

WOW! Hamilton was penalised for 25sec and drops to 3rd place! So Massa inherited the win and is now only 2 points behind Hamilton. Incredible, now the race is on! (And Kimi will have no choice but to support Massa, if only if he calm himself and settle for 2nd, it would have become 1st). For full story read Massa inherits Belgian win after Hamilton penalised.

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Bye bye 2133…Hello D60…

Friday, September 5th, 2008

Yes, after craving for it for the longest time (ok…just about 1 month+), it took me just 10sec to decide to sell it. I am talking about my HP 2133 Mini Note which I received when I renewed my MaxOnline contact with Starhub back in July 08. It took me 1 month to finally get my hands on it (after repeatedly out of stock and some mistake by the customer service officer who delayed my collection). I even got the leather case flew in from Hong Kong and ready to serve its new master. And I’ve got the RAM upgrade ready.

The moment I got my hands on it, I simply love it! It was not the fastest notebook (or netbook as some call it), and I expected it as it runs on VIA processor, but with the bum in memory (from 1GB to 2GB), it gives decent performance. I was so in love with it than I gave up bringing home my office notebook in favor of using this at home and on the move.

But after 1 month of usage, and with my other unfulfilled wish of owning a DSLR keep clouding my mind, I decided that the only way for me to get my hands on a DSLR is to sell my mini-note away. I’ve always wanted to be able to shoot great pictures and the only way I am going to do that is to own my own DSLR. In fact, I almost got it last year but decided to postpone it (for financial reasons too) later.

The fact that one of my colleague just grab herself a Canon 450D makes me wanna quickly get my hands on one. No, not a Canon, but a Nikon D60. It’s the DSLR I’ve been aiming for the longest time (since it’s launch in Feb this year). Yes, it’s no the best DSLR you can find, but for the money, it’s a great buy.

It took me less than a day after I listed it on eBay for someone to click the ‘Buy Now’ button, and another 24 hours later, it’s delivered to the hands of it’s new owner, along with the upgrades.

Sad in one way, but excited in another….so it’s bye bye 2133…and hello D60!

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MIA

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

Wow…have not been writing for 2 months now! I also don’t know why suddenly I just stop writing. I can’t say that I do not like to write anymore, I have lots of thoughts always, and is still active on the Internet, but just don’t seems to be able to login and write down those thoughts, something seems to be stopping me.

Anyhow, lots have happen in the past 2 months that I have no idea how to start. The biggest happening in July has been me fallng sick for 1 week, and taking another week to fully recover. I have never feel so unwell before, so much so that I can’t even drive for 10mins (after the 1st week) without feeling like I am gonna crash. So I took public transport to work for an entire week. No, I am not giving up driving, just temporary.

Right after I recovered, I’ve got a chance to go to Bangkok for a business trip, and it was by no means a fun trip. Decipher yourself.

Day 1: Arrive in the evening, welcome dinner
Day 2: Full day seminar
Day 3: Full day seminar
Day 4: leave hotel at 8.30am to airport

It’s the worst trip to BKK I’ve even had, cause no time to visit my favourite food and shopping place. Haiz…

But I may just give Thailand a miss for now till their political situation improved. Don’t want to be in a situation that I have problem catching a flight back, especially if my family is with me.

August also see me going for the F1 Official Specialist training as I have been appointed the Flag Marshal for the 1st Singapore F1 Night Race. It is exciting times and it’s less than 30days from today. Wow!

With just one more training to go before the big race starts, I am really looking forward to it. I’ve got the best seats ever as I will be right next to the track! I’ve just gotten news that I will be at Turn 18, so if you happen to be watching ‘live’ and sitting at the floating platform area, look out for me!

Till then, I hope to bring you some pictures. Cheers!

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