October 30th, 2011 by sixpegs
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October 26th, 2011 by sixpegs
This entry is way overdue but it’s better late than never! :p
I was SO excited when I heard that I’ll be part of the F1 Grand Prix weekend.
It was my first time watching the race live and it was really an exhilarating experience.
First and foremost, I want to extend my thanks to PROTON for the invitation. :)
I attended the PROTON roadshow on Friday night at Clarke Quay and
had the chance to check out the cars on display in close proximity, the Lotus-Renault Grand Prix showcar,
the Lotus Evora and the R3 Satria Neo.
Present at the roadshow were a couple of celebrities and PROTON Australia ambassador
and eye candy Miss Universe Australia, Scherri lee Biggs.
Awesomeness!
The Lotus Evora. Incredibly hot!
There was also this really interesting game there that really caught my attention.
This game is called Batak and it is supposedly
a game to train hand-eye coordination and reaction time.
The public was invited to try it and the average score that night, as I noticed, is about 50 odd.
According to what I found out from the organizers, the racers all clocked a minimum of 90 for their scores!
Super fast reaction!
Anyway, here is a video I found on Youtube so you can see how the Batak works.
This fella in this clip got some supersonic hands man!
And I didn’t play the game (scared I might score too little and be paiseh since it’s so crowded) Heh!
The next day, I was honoured to be invited to take a tour around the more exclusive area
where the racers chill and relax when they are not racing!
I also got the chance to walk around the pitstop areas and find out more about what goes on behind the scene.
And my VIP pass! :D
I can’t believe I was just sitting outside the rooms where the racers are doing their massages. Hahahaha.
I may sound bimbotic here but I think many F1 fans would kill to go where I went. :p
Anyway I peeped into one of the rooms and saw one of the racers being massaged. Hahaha!
These racers are all so young!
I think some of them are not even of legal age to rent a car! It’s amazing.
That’s Lotus Renault! Yeps, the highlight of my visit there was to take a look at the pitstop area.
That is like the most private areas there so I wasn’t allowed to take photos in there.
But it was really eye opening and I learnt a couple things about the engineering that went on behind these races.
I never knew there are so many types of tyres, and that they are all pre-warmed to about 90 over degrees C before the races
so that they can perform optimally.
And if you think watching the races would hurt your ears,
wait will you stand right next to the engines and hear them rave the engines up to test them.
Insane.
By the way, this are the nice PROTON and Lotus reps who brought me around that day.
Here are some of the tyres they use during wet weather.
And these are dry weather. How on earth can the cars stay on the ground at such high speed with tyres like that?!
It was such a great experience. And yes the banner here is right.
“Nothing else comes close”!
I was also invited to one amazing F1 party at 1 Altitude where
there is a whole line of Lotus sports cars along the main road just outside the club.
Everyone there were all dressed up immaculately and everything looks so posh and done up.
It was my first time to 1 Altitude and I actually lost my way as I was trying to get there.
But fortunately there were this two really friendly Swedish guys who led me there and they even got A into the party as well!
Awesomeness! This is A and I looking happy at the party. Hahaha.
It was really a great party and everyone there were all so friendly!
25th September 2011 – the actual day of the race!
I was given a seat at the Bay Grandstand where the view was spectacular
with the beautiful Marina Bay Sands and Arts Science Museum as backdrop.
Watching the race on the television and watching it live is such a different experience.
The raving of the engines, the screeching of the tyres, the exclamation of the crowds made everything exhilarating!
These are the two Malaysian bloggers who came to Singapore to cover the event.
I decided that I couldn’t just sit there throughout the 61 laps so I ventured out
and strolled around the vicinity in hopes of getting some pictures.
Unfortunately, my camera wasn’t good enough to snap a decent picture of the fast cars.
Most of the photos ended up like that. I can almost hear the “ZOOOOOOM!” when I look at the photos!
Hahahahaha!
All in all, I really had a good time even thought I was sweating buckets and had to walk so much.
It was really great to be part of this whole amazing F1 Grand Prix and big thanks to PROTON for the love!
October 19th, 2011 by sixpegs
Thomas Traherne once said “Had we not loved ourselves at all, we could never have been obliged to love anything. So that self-love is the basis of all love”.
I know it’s somewhat cliché to start a blog entry with a quote. But how can we not agree with what this wise English poet had said?
Well, self-love can sound pretty serious sometimes. Other than loving your body and respecting oneself, we can actually love ourselves more by treating ourselves better in little ways in our everyday lives.
Here is a list of 5 things we can do to start the self-love process!
1. Acknowledge your effort
Acknowledge the fact that you have tried even when you fail.
Acknowledge the fact that you are super awesome when you have achieved little goals you have set for yourself.
It is sad to take others for granted, but it is even sadder when you start taking yourself for granted.
2. Boost your self confidence
No one deserves to have low self esteem and feel bad about oneself.
Start to make a deliberate attempt to look for opportunities to improve yourself.
Learn a new language, dress up better to feel better, sign up for gym instead of lamenting about those love handles,
and work on that talent you have to make it a skill for you!
3. Forgive yourself
Everyone makes mistakes. If you have broken a heart, made someone cry, or did anything that made you feel less worthy,
it’s time to move on and know that nobody can change the past.
What lies ahead is a future that needs your moulding so that it will be better than what you’ve had.
Let go of the emotional baggage you have and stop beating yourself up over things you cannot change.
4. Spread the love
Life is meant to be an enjoyment. Laugh out loud when you see something funny,
compliment that waitress is she has been extra attentive to your needs,
volunteer and share what you have with people who need them too.
5. Relax
Don’t be too hard on yourself. Live, love and laugh! Do what you want to do, love who you want to love.
Be where you want to be because afterall, life is too short for us to think so far ahead.
As we all know, chocolates are like the amazing gift from nature to give us endorphins.
So the next time you relax, do give the silky smooth Dove Chocolates a try and
you’ll be surprised how the taste of something yummy can also help make your day a little bit better.
Have a date with yourself and love yourself more today!
October 18th, 2011 by sixpegs
I have been wanting to visit Paris my whole life and I’m absolutely THRILLED that I’ll soon get the chance to go there.
A and I will be visiting Paris, Rome and Barcelona in November and we are both busy working out the itinerary now.
It’s my first time to these countries and I cannot wait to fly there right away!
There is just so much homework to do – where to stay, where to go, how much money to prepare, etc.
So if you have any pointers, do share with me!
I’d definitely share my itinerary here with others who would be visiting these countries too.
*goes back to itinerary planning*
