The World's First F1 Night Race

 

:: 27 September 2008

:: Marina

:: Singapore

Today, I was at The World's First F1 Night Race, it's like everybody from around the world travelled to notice this first in the world's history, an F1 Race held at night. I am not an F1 Race fanatic, the only F1 race I knew that time was the race game we play on our Nintendos when we were kids and I never won on that game. hehe!

I didn't know that hearing the race cars zooooom in front of me (I can't see them I could just hear them) would give me this thrilling, exciting feeling. The energy of the people ...it's contagious. I never liked crowds but this afternoon I sooo welcome the crowd. I like seeing people so happy by just hearing the zoooom of the race cars. Even children enjoys watching the race. They look so cute with their ear-muffs-sort-of with different colors because the sound of the race cars zooooom is really loud. We tried to avail of the walk-in entry pass to the race but alas! tickets are sold out! It's good that my friend's company have this open house (sort-of) that employees can bring with them their family and friends so we were able to get a view of the race but this view would mean 33-storey above the race track.

I've brought with me my Nikon D90 (yey! I got it just today!) and before the race begins I tried taking pictures of the race cars in practice. Taking picture with a glass in front of me and 33-storeys high from the subject is really a challenge. At first I took shots of the race track and it looks good however for the race cars they are so blurred since they are moving (and they're really fast. of course!), good thing my former team mate whose a photography addict was there and taught me the correct ISO, shutter speed etc to be able to take a picture of the race cars. 

Shown are the pictures before and after my team mate adjusted the setting. I'm a newbie I still don't know the hoops and loops of photography and I've just bought my camera. Haven't really read the manual. Disclaimer!!! hahaha! 

“All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own. And if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it.” - Samuel Johnson

Chinese Garden

:: 20 September 2008

:: Chinese Garden

:: Singapore

Here are some of the pictures from my friends' camera. This was also during the Chinese Garden Hello Kitty Show. 

This weekend is gonna be an eventful day here in Singapore. It's the First F1 Race @ Night. Will be posting some of the pictures that I could take during that event. Hope I could get my DSLR before the event. Can't wait to buy my Nikon D90.

"A traveler without observation is a bird without wings." - Moslih Eddin Saadi

Enchanted

:: 20 September 2008

:: Chinese Garden (The Falls)

:: Singapore

As promised, here is my picture (artistic shot! as if!) taking a picture and the backdraft was a falls. This is also during the Hello Kitty Show. I borrowed my friend's DSLR  just for effects and my other friend took this picture of me. We all got this same scene. I'll post their pictures too but I have to get it from them first because they've only sent me my picture.

"One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things." - Henry Miller

Fireworks

:: 20 September 2008

:: Chinese Garden

:: Singapore

Here is my first attempt on fireworks. This was taken during the Hello Kitty Show at Chinese Garden and so much for expectations we forgot that it's for children. The fireworks show isn't as fabulous as the other fireworks show here in Singapore. I remember hearing from the other filipina watching the show, "Ay yun n yun? Parang bitin!". Yeah! so much for expectations. Anywei the light show compensates for the fireworks show's lack of climax (can't think of an appropriate term. hehe! pun intended!)  

“For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” - Robert Louis Stevenson

Hello Kitty Show

:: 20 September 2008

:: Chinese Garden

:: Singapore

Just yesterday, we went to this Hello Kitty Show at Chinese Garden. At first I feel like not going since its too far from my place. I wanted to go to Suntec and shop but I don't want be alone, so I decided to just tag along with my friends and enjoy Hello Kitty (I'm not really a Hello Kitty fan). Since it's a light show and they said that there will be fireworks, it somehow eases the discomfort of travelling that long (I even get to sleep on the MRT). And my first words uttered upon seeing my friends are: "F*ck*ng sh*t ang layo!". 

Anywei when I got to reach the entrance I was mesmerized by the tall temple and sees it as an opportunity for photo ops. My friends have their DSLRs already so I'm practically their model. haha! It's so good to have friends who loves photography.

We ate our dinner first (that's breakfast, lunch and dinner in my case) then roam around the park to get photos of Hello Kitty and some other cartoon characters. I didn't know that KeroKeroKeroppi is a family of Hello Kitty. I love KeroKeroKeroppi! I remember my notebooks during my early high school days was a Kero. Anywei I had fun and I have to go to the mall right now. 

Photos shown are pictures taken from my camera I'll just update this blog when my friends uploaded their shots online. I had a jump shot and behind me was the chinese light show and an artistic shot on the falls on my friends DSLRs. Can't wait to see it. 

“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” - Jawaharlal Nehru