The Singapore F1 race happened last Sunday, and dare I say, the Singaporean Kiasu attitude paid off! The Grand Prix was a resounding success! I can't believe it. I thought the race would be just another race, but wow, what a night!

Everything went right last weekend. Fernando Alonso led the practice sessions on Friday, which got my hopes up for him winning. Unfortunately during Sat's Q2, his car had a electrical failure, which cost his a possible pole position. Bugger. Renault boss Flavio Briatore said the failure cost 3 pounds. Can you believe that? A 3 pound problem almost cost him a race!

Anyway, consolation came in the form of Valentino Rossi. He won the Japanese Grand Prix to secure his 8th World Championship. Woo hoo! He did a great job, starting 4th on the grid, before overtaking Stoner 11 laps before the end of the race. Great ride, absolutely perfect. Typical Rossi, methodically picking his opponents apart. He deserves this win, he's such a wonderful rider! This season has been great for him, no issues with the bike, unlike last season where his tyres gave him problems. Hopefully he sets the record for most Championship wins, which is 9 or 11 I think.

Going on to Sunday, Alonso started 15th on the grid. For some reason or other, I knew in my heart that Alonso would win. I thought I was mad, but hey, he did! He didn't perform an extraordinary feats, but he ran a clean race and eventually took the race lead and the chequered flag.

His good fortune came of course from his team mate's misfortune. Piquet Jr spun out after gassing it too soon coming out a corner, slamming his car head first into the safety barriers. The safety car came out, and everyone had to line up behind it. Flavio Briatore of course insisted that the SC came out because of Barrichello's car stopping, not Piquet Jr's crash. Keeping telling yourself that, Briatore.

Anyway, Alonso was lined up 4th behind Kubica, Trulli and Rosberg. Rosberg and Kubica had to do stop and gos, while Trulli had to pit, so eventually, Alonso had the lead. Rosberg however was the highlight. He pulled some stunning laps before serving his penalty, and managed to come out 4th in front of Nakajima and Hamilton. Amazing stuff!

Other highlights of the race include Ferrari's pit error. Massa took off with the fuel nozzle still attached to his car! He drove to the end of the pit lane, stopped, and had his engineers yank it out. Still got a drive-through though. That pit erros cost Kimi dear too, however he did get up to 5th when the SC came out again. Oh but he messed up 4 laps away from the flag. He took the chicane too fully and flew, just like Fisichella did during Sat's practice session. Too bad Kimi, you had my support.

Vettel continued placing well after his marvellous wet victory in Monza, in a Stryker no less! Rosberg, of course, fabulous drive in Singapore, placing second. Hamilton didn't impress, but anyway I don't support him, my loyalties are with Kimi, Alonso and Kubica. Possibly Vettel now too.

Poor Sutil, crashing because of Massa. Massa too, disappointing. Really sucked during this race. Other retirees are Webber: transmission and Trulli: hydraulics. Continuing with highlights, Sir Jackie Stewart managed to make Frank Williams dress in some weird pants. Something about a bet Franks Williams lost to Sir Jackie Stewart. Glad to see they still have fun!

Ok, back to the present. I saw a diving documentary with Tanya Streeter today. Saw her only BO recorded on TV. The programme made it over dramatic. Anyway, she did a 91m No-Limits dive, taking 1:40. Fascinating. You know, No-Limits doesn't look that hard...

Oh, got to go! Computer time's run out. Ciao!

Back!

It's been quite a while since I last blogged. As mentioned before, procrastination is such a crime. Hey, but this time I have a more valid reason.

A while back, maybe 2 months or more, I lost the use of my computer. Long story short, it was taken away from me. Nowadays, I hardly get to sneak a use on my Mom's computer, and each time, barely lng enough to check email and Deeperblue. Sometimes I sneak in a Facebook moment.

But as you can see, that kind of time isn't long enough to write a blog post. So that's why I haven't posted in a while.

Well, what can I write? There's so many things to write, yet nothing's coming to me at the moment. So let's start off systematically, starting with those that are at the edge of my memory.

The SCV top box broke down 2 Fridays ago. It didn't as much broke down as exploded. Yep, it went 'bzz, bzz, POOF!' into a cloud of smoke and sparks. It was quite a sight. And it didn't get fixed until Tuesday, so for 3 days I didn't watch any TV, which is a little strange, but I got by ok. Didn't die of boredom or anything.

So, the SCV repairman came on Tuesday, and after looking around a bit trying to figure out what the problem was, gave up and presented us with a new set top box. I was expecting a cooler looking box, seeing that StarHub updates their box design frequently, but nope, I was denied that joy. They gave us a similar looking box.

But there was a nice surprise. Apparently, there will be a couple extra channels that will be free to view for the next one month. Now I get to watch channels that I've never seen before, which is nice. I mostly watch the NatGeo channels, I love NatGeo programmes.

Another thing off the top of my head. On Sep 2, an aqquaintence of mine was killed in a car crash. He was only 16 years old. For the local readers, he was the kid who was driving without a liscense, lost control and crashed. He was killed instantly. Rest in peace Ken, you were a wonderful person.

Back to something less depressing now. I realised after watching all those NatGeo programmes that I really don't like dolphins and whales all that much. I wonder why those kids who go to dolphin shows all turn to their parents and go 'I want to be a dolphin trainer when I grow up!'. They're not as interesting as so many other creatures that live in the oceans.

Also noted is that many people enrol into a Marine Biology course with the intention of becoming a dolphin trainer or get to work with dolphins. First off, the number of those kind of jobs are close to zero. Secondly, that area of speacialisation usually falls under zoology, not marine biology. So my advice to people who want to become dolphin trainers: don't.

Right, so anyway, I myself want to become a marine biologist. Since I was little, I've always been fascinated by science and knew I wanted to become a scientist. Growing up, I soon discovered my love for the oceans, and soon I knew that I wanted to become a marine biologist. Best of both worlds!

In my fantasies, I would dream of going on diving expeditions and discovering new species of marine life. I would catch specimens and research their behaviour, habits etc. In reality those, such a job is hard to get. Hopefully one day though, I get to do something similar to that.

I'm rushing through this post because of lack of time, so there isn't much details about each subject. Next time I get on, I'll try to elaborate more. Till then, tara (pronounced churar, meaning goodbye)!