Singapore F1 Grand Prix
Hohoho...I am back from the F1 Track. Wow. It was a super great experience. The World 1st Ever Night Race in Singapore. And that is the big thing which everyone is talking about. LOL...Actually I am not very keen in it as in keen in the races or the cars. The speed is so fast and within seconds it is gone. You can't see anything and you also cannot see the racers lor. I also don't know who is who also lor. Honestly I really do not know who are the racers also. LOL...I can only see the cars colour only. I just went along to join in the fun where everybody is so excited in. I also don't know why they are so excited in it leh. Maybe I don't really appreciate it ba. ;p Can go jiu go lor. If cannot, I also will not die one lor. Haha...Go for fun and also eye opening lor.
As you can see from the screen that is telecast live on tv just now, DHL is one of the sponsors. Most of the tracks advertised DHL and SINGTEL everywhere. Though there are other advertisement as well, such as ING, Bridgestone etc...Haha...And yes DHL delivered the vehicles, equipments and everything to all the races including to Singapore. And so they have 35 tickets (to what I heard is 35 tickets) for grab to attend the 1st night event. It was through a lucky draw style. And so I had filled in the form as well. My colleague Lay Hong helped our whole team to submit their form and she even wrote the form for them as well. And the result came out last Friday, she never got it. While Emellin and Bernard got it. And me also got it. LOL...When I received the result on last Friday, I could not imagine that I had won it because the email did not address the person. It just state congratulation to lucky winners blah blah blah and more information on how to collect the ticket will be send out on tuesday.
Anyway I think I am damn lucky liao lor. Because the lucky draw is for Whole of Singapore DHL which include those from Changi, East, West etc offices. So can imagine there are only 35 tickets only. On Tuesday when I received the email with the details, I sian liao lor. Because 1 ticket only. If it is in pair, at least I can bring someone along with me. Wow liao, 1 person go very sian lor. It is damn sian lor. Then I do not know who else had won it and who is going also lor. Anyway I do not really know the others colleagues so well. So for my team out of 10, 3 of us won it. But they don't want to go leh. What the hell lor, wasted leh. Then they not going, I even no mood to go lor. If I go there, I will be damn sian one lor. And worst still those who win do not want to go but the person who submit for them wish so much to go. Sad leh...
And so our overall customer service manager Amy want to go for the event and she want to take Emellin ticket. Ok fine. Then Bernard want to pass it to Layhong so that she can go with me. Actually should say I can go with her. LOL...Because she really want to go. While me is going there for fun because I am not very keen in the cars lah. And you know what, the ticket is not normal ticket lor, it is Sky Suite leh...Heard is not cheap lor. It is super x lor. And now is free lor. Although it is only for Friday night entry which is preview (practice) but still better than nothing lor. It is still x if you want to buy and not to mention now the pass is for VIP sky suite leh. If my team mates are not going then I also not going liao le, going there alone very sian one lor. Emellin is on leave so she will not be going. Then Bernard got not much interest in it. So now Layhong is going with me. In fact, we intend to take half day leave to go for the event. If cannot go in, then can go bugis to shop and then go home. But then our new customer care manager Adeline say only can leave at 4.30pm. Wow liao her lor. 4.30pm then release us. Then have to go down to Park View Square to collect the ticket before 5.30pm. And ticket can start collect at 2.30pm liao and got hourly shuttle bus to take us in. And there are individual practice from afternoon till night. And we have to missed that afternoon session. Though not very interested but still feel a bit wasted lah. Another thing is if can take half day, we can go down slowly, no need so rush lor.
Quite a few of us from customer service won the tickets but they are not going lor. Wasted the tickets. So Amy and Helen (sup from key account) took the pass from them. But they last mins chicken out because they afraid the security is tight and cannot go in. Then it say the pass is non transferable. Have to collect in person with the employee pass. For collection no problem because can take the winner employee pass to collect on behalf lor. What they scared is that they will check their pass again at the venue and scarely get detained. LOL...In fact, I was telling Layhong that why not we try our luck, if really cannot go in then we can go bugis shop a while and go back home. But in the end, she decided not to go to try her luck because she say confirm very tight then no point to go down lor. I don't know who they heard from that the security is very tight and blah blah blah...Heard Aishah very interested in going but her husband do not allow her to go, saying if she go, her kids and him no need to eat ah. Wow, like that she jiu cannot go liao le. Wasted lor, because she wanted to go very much also.
So layhong not going, then I also don't intend to go liao lor. Huiping sms me, encouraging me to go even though is going alone. I very sian. Haiz...Then Bernard say never mind, he go with me. Because he also feel very wasted lor. But in the first place, when we have to rsvp by Wednesday, he already told me, if Layhong cannot go, worst come to worst, the 2 of us just go together lor. Because he did ask the organiser if can transferred the pass to colleague but their answer is standard - non transferable. Then Marcus kept asking us to go, why don't go, don't waste, no need to work, just go. LOL...So finally we decided to go together. Today @ 4pm, we had a birthday celebration for Radiah (our team mate). We always have a birthday celebration for our team mate. And that is the cool thing. Haha..Because other team do not have it lor. Our team best because we are united. LOL...After cake cutting le, all siam to go do work because very busy. And I also busy too to clear my files on hand and pass it to my colleague Ivan then I can go off at 4.30pm. Haha...Then my sup William know Yan Li (from key account) is going too so he suggest us to share cab down. If Amy is going hor, then think we will be going down with her taking her car le. Haha...But heng she is not going. ;p Yan Li very scared to take her car. I don't know why also leh. I did took once before, only less than 5mins. LOL...Because just sent me to the bus stop outside the main road.
Yan Li was super excited in the event lor. She like it very much. Even bought with her a matching race track landyard. She scared cannot reach there in time to collect the ticket and kan chiong liao le. Then we also waited quite long for the cab lor. 1 of the cab even refused to go Town area because he say traffic jam. Wanted to give up and call cab but last mins flag one down. Haha...So the 3 of us make our way down to Park View Square. Oh ya, Yan Li was the redraw winner. Because some of the 1st round winner not going and therefore they draw again. Because she is redraw winner therefore she can see the email who are the rest of the winners. She was rather surprised to see Bernard going, and we told her actually he don't intend to go and she say us so wasted. Should go mah, VIP pass not cheap leh, blah blah blah...We reached there around 5.10pm. And we saw Kitty (from e-commerce, she came down after going over to her client side). Oh she told us most of the company around the town area are off work early or half day work only wor. I say wow so good sia. How come we don't have. LOL...I think because of the F1 lor, maybe too noisy liao lor or maybe their company very thoughful for their staffs because of the crowd or road closure. Anyway she had just collected her pass. And the 3 of us went to 20th Floor to collect tickets but then the door is locked, cannot go in and so we go up to 23rd floor recep to change our employee pass to get into the 20th floor. Then finally went in to the collection room, they have to check our employee pass and so our pass is with the recept lor. By the way, there are 6 envelopes on the table and we are the within the last 6. Wow it mean the rest all had collected the pass and maybe had gone down to the venue liao le. LOL...
So the lady follow us up to 23rd floor to get our employee pass back and gave us our F1 pass. Just a pack of pass and information in a big envelope. LOL...Like very grand. Ya lah, VIP mah. ;p Yan Li is collecting the pass for Ee Ling (from telesale) on behalf and Ee Ling said she will come down and meet her later. By the way, we all don't know who is Ee Ling lor. Because she is new girl. LOL...The 4 of us (Kitty, Yan Li, Bernard and me) do not know where to take the shuttle bus but we just stood and waited outside the building. We did saw other people waiting for the shuttle bus too. But we do not know them. Haha...While waiting we open up the pass which is inside the envelope and we did not see any name printed on it. Because we thought they have the name printed onto it. LOL...And it turn out not what we thought. Anyway the Ee Ling last mins told Yan Li that she is not coming and say sorry to her.
The bus was hidden at the side of the building and we do not know it, almost missed it. Because we saw a group of ang moh walking toward there and another group also unsure and they went to ask and then told us the bus is at the other side. So we proceed to the other side to board the bus. Actually the distance is very near, it is within walking distance. Oh ya, when we are waiting just now, we heard the loud zoom zoom of the practice. Wow, so far also can hear. Haha...Inside the bus, there is this ang moh (so called organiser) give us a guide about the place that we are going and providing us with neccessary information. Heard the suite pass cost about thousand dollar leh, but I not sure is that true or not. Just know that it is very x only. To me several hundred is x liao lor. Not to mention thousand lor. Everyone was like so excited. Me is just excited to see how the grand place look like only. The 4 of us just took our own sweet time walking slowly behind the group of people from same bus. We came to the entrance. There are 2 types - Normal and VIP. And there are Express Lane for those without bags. We went to the VIP lane. Firstly they will punch a hole at your pass (attached to landyard and hang onto my neck liao le). Then proceed to open up your bag and check bag. Then move on to the security to scan your body using a stick type. 随便随便 scan and check only lor. Er, or maybe it is because it is me who is always so lucky or because we are from the VIP lane. Just like that, the security is worst than when I go to NDP lor. LOL...And they never check our pass at all lor. Not to mention to check our identity lor. We did tried to follow with the group of people. But then we lost them halfway. Because think they walked too fast liao ba or maybe we really took our own sweet time to look around. Haha...
Wow we ma jiam came to a fun fair. So many on-going activities. Got sexy ladies street dancing. Then got a stage with singing and dancing and performances. A lot of stalls selling merchanises and foods and drinks. LOL...We came to the stand, but do not know where is our location and we asked the guide around. Then we took the lift to 3rd Floor, the door open and tada right in front of us is the DHL door. We are at the Turn 2 Sky Suite. Right to the end of the block, corner room. Haha...All the 3rd floor is the sky/club suite and the 4th floor (which is the highest) is the open air terrance viewing. Ground floor is those normal stand. Total there are 4 blocks/areas.
Corporate Hospitality Suites Catch the high-octane action amid the air-conditioned comfort of individual corporate hospitality suites. Strategically located on the top floor of the Main Grandstand and around the circuit, these deluxe suites range from single, double and triple storey entertainment suites that can accommodate up to 50 people, and can be tailored to suit your needs. Complemented by gracious service and premium cuisine, guests can also step out to the private balcony to enjoy the action up-close.
Wow the room was like so class. Because I never been to such place/event. Then there are a lot of people inside already. Total there are 5 tables. And we sat the one nearest to the door, I mean just next to the door that we came in because the rest are all occupied liao le. The buffet dinner start at 6pm and we reached about 6.30pm. Then after putting down our bags, we all busy taking photography and went to the balcony to look at the surrounding. Haha...I took a lot of video clips. Then I suggested to them that we go and have our dinner first because the practice will start at 7pm. So after dinner, can go out to look at the practice. If not, they will missed out the practice when they are eating. Haha..
The foods are western kind, lamb with rice, beef, chicken etc...Still not bad lah. I love the fish fillet and my favourite carrot and vegetables. I took a bit of everything except the potato and the beef. Not because I cannot eat, it is because my plate is full le. Then I did not go for the 2nd round. I aiming the desserts more. Wow the dessert look so yummy. Bernard ate the dessert and appetizer first while me jump to main course first. Haha...Then when the practice start, all rushed out to look at the track while me still busying eating. And I am the only one siting at my table lor. The rest all gone out to see see lor. Haha...Bernard came in and asked me if I go out to see le mah, I say later. He say me, when I finished eating, the rest come in and I go out, the race finished liao le. Haha...I say got chance lah, got 2nd practice mah, later I go out first to see and then come back for the supper. Anyway the 2st round practice ended about 8.30pm lor. Still got time lor, I can't be eating for 1 hr lor. LOL...After main course, I went for my desserts, chocolates, puffs etc...Nice leh...And there is a selection of cheese and I tried all of them. Some is nice, some yuck. Not nice. Oh ya, the food is prepared by the Oriental and Regent Hotels. So so only leh. Maybe it is western kind, we are not used to it ba. Then my orange juice like very diluted lor. Ai yo so stingy lor. But I guess the rest are having champages and wines mainly lor. But I did not take any leh. I only drink plain water and orange juice. Bernard also say the orange juice very diluted and then he change to sprite and he say diluted also, like add water to it too. Very funny lor, Bernard say me make sure on tue I must run more when I play badminton on coming tue. LOL...He say me eat a lot. I only took 1 serving of everything only leh. I where got eat a lot. Because when everybody is out to watch the race, I still busy eating at the table.
We run in and out of the balcony to look at the practice. Then when they went out to the balcony, they will put on the ear plug which is given to us at our table. But I did not put it on leh. I just go out as per normal. Indeed the noise made by the motor is very noisy. But still okay leh. Maybe because I long hair ba, can cover my ears. Haha...Oh ya they have Häagen-Dazs ice cream also. Got 4 flavours - Vanila, Chocolate, Macadamia Nuts, Mango & Passion Fruits. I took the chocolate and the macadamia nuts. Yummy Yummy. Most of the time, I will just sat at the table, watching the tv. Siting outside also cannot see anything lor. The cars zoom zoom, I also cannot see who is who lor. So watching from the tv is best. Can see a lot of things and other turns also lor. And what is more, inside is air conditioner lor. And got foods and drink. So can eat and see lor. Just sit there, relax and enjoy lor. Haha...There got different fruits also. But never cut one lor, such as apple, banana, grapes and oranges etc...Just grab one and bit them lor. Yan Li support Lewis Hamilton. Oh popular guy, though I do not know him but I know his name.
And do you know our big boss Dan McHugh, CEO of DHL Express for Asia-Pacific is there with his family also lor. Kekeke...Then I think the teenager boy look so bored siting there. We are making fun that, on monday we will see Bernard moving into the fish tank (Amy's office look like a fish tank) and replacing Amy. LOL...I asked him go lah, go and introduce yourself. Oh ya, you know why Amy wanted to come, because she want to get to know those big shots. Then we were saying heng she not here ah, if not we we jia lat lor. Too bad, we should take photo with the CEO mah, whaha, then maybe put it on newsletter and wow, Amy will be shock sia. Oh ya, there is professional photographer ang moh leh, er not sure where he is from, or maybe from DHL. He kept taking photos. Haha...And the whole room are mostly ang moh lor. Maybe they are from regional office or maybe from the main office (not singapore). Maybe some are guests invited by DHL or what. Anyway I do not know any of them lor. Not to mention me, my colleagues they all who worked longer than me also do not know them lor. They only know 1 staff from Fiance and 1 from IT department. The rest they also don't know. Wow if I really come alone, I will sian dao cannot sian lor. Because nobody to talk to mah. Heng Bernard came. At least we can entertained ourselves lor. Haha...We talk a lot of 废话, super funny lor. And we made so many comments this and that.
Oh ya the whole venue hor, is filled with a lot of ang moh lor. I see the tv hor, ma jiam we came to the 马场 except that they are not viewing the horses, they view the motor cars. Haha...The view was really look like those we saw on the tv. Majority are ang moh lor. I think most of them are foreigner ba. I think they are more interested in this type of event. Anyway I don't see the fun in it leh. Because the road like very narrow though it occupied 4 lanes already. And then buildings is everywhere. Like very crampy leh. Ok lah, I know this is a street race so cannot compare much. And this is the 1st street race they ever held. Something different from the other races that they had. Singapore really did a lot for the F1. The lighting, the environment and everything. Oh ya, I heard that the racers are complaining the road are very bumpy and narrow for overtaking. Haha...But if they think the other way, it can be challenging because something different. If every time run the same type of track then it will seem nothing liao lor. But If you asked me, I can say that the place is not suitable for racing lor. Area is too small already. Unlike the races from other countries, they have spacious venue. Different environment. And I heard a lot of hotels room are fully booked liao le. Wow liao, so rich lor. I really want to damn those people who pay $$ to go lor. What the hell, so x also want to go. And it is counted in hundreds and thousands one lor. 真的很会享受. Wow liao lor. Haiz...And Yan Li told us that for the tmr event, the guests are mostly from banks - World Banks. And those who want to find a gold turtle can try their luck. Just buy 1 ticket (though is x but if really get to know any jiu earn back liao le) and go find one. LOL...
The place is not secure enough lor. We can wandered anyhow lor. They never check our pass or anything. We can just go into the room because they don't know us, we also do not know them. Haha..We can go to other room to eat le and come back. But we never do it lah. You think we siao ah. Then those at the normal stand also can come up as freely as they like lor. Because I told you, nobody check lor. But I don't think they dare to go hun into the VIP room lor. Oh ya the toilet is at 2nd floor. And you know what, it is built like those in normal shopping centre. 1 room with few Toilet Cubicles and a few basin. Not like those 1 by 1 itself (those that have the basin inside the 1 box). Heng is like that, because I don't like to use those squeezy and dirty toilet lor. Haha...There is a open air terrance leh. I love that. Very nice. Can see all the nice scenery on top. Wow...Beautiful lor. Mel know DHL has a room over here and she was looking high and low for it and she finally found us inside the room. She was working part time as the recep. She is recruited by the SQ. And she is serving SQ Ambassadors. Heard is 20 tables. Wow.
Yan Li had been missing in action. Don't know where she had gone. Did not see her most of the time. Only the 3 of us there. Then got 1 ang moh came to us and say that we are very quiet and chat to us. And we introduce ourselves. And he say he is from GCS. We all stunned, don't know where it is from. We know is Global something something. LOL...Kitty left about 10.30pm. So only left Bernard and me. And we had our supper buffet. Not nice de lor. The yam with scallop not nice. The orange and pumkin soup not nice. Only the apple pie is nice lor. Whaha...Watched the 2nd practice again - 1st round from 7pm to 8.30pm, 2nd round from 10pm to 11.30pm. Actually I do not know how many round they need to run. Keep going round and round. Haha...
Oh ya Yan Li MIA is because she went out to pick her friend. Remember she got the Ee Ling pass and she did not come. So she do not want to waste and called her friend to come to watch the 2nd round practice. Haha...Bernard is not staying till 11.30pm and initially I intend to stay till 11.30pm with Yan Li. But Yan Li got her friend (who is driving) and we are not going the same way. And anyway nothing much to see liao lor so I went off with Bernard about 10.50pm. Before we left, we catch some glimpse of the race the last time at the corner. Then another ang moh suddenly put his arm on us. Scared dao us lor. Because that corner just outside the door is dark mah. Then suddenly someone tap you mah. Haha...He also introduce himself from GCS and we asked him what does it mean and he tell us is Global Customer Service. Orh...Then he say he stay at Grand Hyatt at Orchard Road. Think he is a bit drunk liao le. Because we can smell the alcohol breathe and he walked a bit shaky but still alright.
And so we left the place. So many people are crowded at the merchandise stalls. So many bags in their hand, ma jiam no need $$ de lor. And the merchandise are not cheap also lor. And we followed the crowd where they are going. Intend to take chartered bus but is super long queue and crowded. So in the end, we just walked to the Golden Mile. And I took my direct bus home lor. While Bernard went to meet her girlfriend at Golden Mile. I reached home about 11.30pm. I am having headache when I am in the bus. Wow, slow reaction, after effect from the noisy motors. Haha...
The photos that I took is nothing, think you can take a look at their photos instead. Clear and up close.
Formula One Auto Racing
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