K and I went for ou first F1 race last Sunday. It was quite an exciting experience. We had Padang grand stand tickets, so we had a good view of the race track stretching for about 300 meters.
At first, K and I didn't want to buy the ear plugs. We thought it wasn't gonna be that bad. When i sat down, the guy next to me looked at me and asked: "Aren't you gonna wear earplugs?" And when i said no, he smiled and told me it's gonna be REALLY REALLY loud. Then the race started. After the first few cars zoomed past us, K and I looked at each other, and we decided to go buy our ears some plugs. It was SUPER DUPER loud loh!
So we left our seats, purchased $2 ear plugs, and then went back to enjoy the rest of the 61 laps. I had thought it will be very boring, like waiting for the cars to zoom past, and then wait again. But it wasn't like that at all. The wait was only for a few seconds before another car comes zooming past. Plus, i guess the fact that i was supporting Lewis Hamilton (because he is sponsored by Mobil 1) made it more exciting for me. My heart sank when he got banged and went out of the race! Sigh..
Tried to take some photos with my handphone camera. I was amazed that i managed to capture some of the race cars. They were so fast! It helped also that there were a few accidents during the race, so that the safety car had to come out, and the race had to slow down. It's quite funny how all the cameras suddenly came out when the safety car drove past us. If not for the safety car, i think it would be quite impossible for me to take the photo below!
After the race ended with Ferrari's Fernando as the champion, K and I moved out to the main stage to wait for Mariah Carey. I was shocked when she finally came on stage after being 30 minutes late, diva-style. She is SOOO fat !! K thought Oprah was in the house. = )
Not only that, she was such a lousy performer. If that had been her concert, i will definitely ask for a full refund. She sang half heartedly, went off pitch couple of times, and kept complaining that the weather is hot lah, her shoes are killing her lah. She even asked the audience if she could sit down on a sofa and drink some water during her first song! And after singing 2 songs, she left to take a rest and got some calefare dancers to perform on stage. K and I left before she could finish. Very disappointing. Don't know what the hell happened to her..
Overall, it was a wonderful night for K and I, with the exception of Mariah. I wouldn't mind doing this again. Maybe not every year lah.. once every 2 years would be nice.. K don't share the same feeling unfortunately. He said he would prefer to watch it at home, or at a nearby restaurant where there's air con, and he can still hear the sweet engine sound.. So ironic, i thought him being the male would enjoy this more than me! = )
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