Yeah, I got myself dumped into the pits of F1 and have got no idea what until D-day itself.
Prelude
Assigned to a team doing Artistes Hospitality, and frankly speaking, it was my 1st time hearing that. And further more, yours truly doing anything vaguely similar to the term ‘Hospitality’ I thought was the joke of the year.
Attended a couple of recces on the F1 route, led by the F1 technical guy in charge with loads of F1-good-to-knows which I couldn’t give a flying macaroni-with-cheese about, was a waste of time.
D-day
Have got no idea how to make it to the Gate on foot. But still made it somehow, and 30mins late. Yeah sure I felt bad about it, but kinda figured that it doesn’t really matter, since we were sitting around doing jack-shit for the next couple of hours.
But then again, jack-shit in Singapore’s very own F1 circuit is some shit.
Amidst all the hype and praises about Singapore’s effort in making the night race a success, it’s very interesting to note some bloopers.
On the very 1st day, any Ah Ngeow, Ah Bhee and Ah Quah can just walk right into the circuit in the morning at 10am without any checks or questions asked. That’s because at 10am, that’s when all staff reports for work, security and gate ushers, ticketing likewise. Good point to remember for next year’s race, that early birds catches the fastest ride in town.
Although we were promised buggies to ferry artistes to their respective stages/rest area, some goondu didn’t charge the buggies the day before. Towards the end of Day 01, we were risking half-charged buggies around as some divas couldn’t walk on anything that’s not a stage.
We were supposed to be given food coupons to redeem food at staff canteen, and somehow nobody has ever seen a food coupon before. At the staff canteen, the canteen supervisor was strict enough to refuse serving without food coupons. The punchline here was that he hadn’t even seen one until Day 02. So it was the arguments that were heating up the food on Day 01. This isn’t my complaint, as I was enjoying VIP food(nicely dressed in Vogue type) in one of the Sky Suites for all 3 days.
Some personnel in charge of ferrying artistes to different locations openly declare that they do not know how to read maps.
The next couple of days were just the same, except with lesser hiccups. Anyway, I’m quite sure my experience was only the tip of the ice-berg. As desperate as the gah-men is, this F1 festival was kinda like the ‘Just for Laughs on speed’. Although it’s very interesting to be doing something that’s totally non-tech. And hell yeah…
Some of my highlights
Ran around the whole Northern Loop looking for someone who was hired just to drive buggies around the circuit park because he got lost. So much professionalism at it’s very least.
Demanded for tags at the Paddock Club to give my artistes free flow of food and booze, although they weren’t allowed to.
Stood behind the buggy racing at full speed around the Northern Loop, just like the villagers at Kanchanaburi.
Seems like it's a natural reflex to give the 'peace' sign even when your fingers are not up during photo-taking. (See above pic)
Buggies' dreaming of someday...
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that be colin yong bassist and flautist?
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