“Economic freedom means the freedom to succeed and the freedom to fail” - Mike Pence

Hold on there, cowboy! Since when was the American economy ‘free’?! If it were free, the American government wouldn’t have forced Microsoft into two. Neither would they need to sign bilateral trade agreements with its neighbors. And don’t forget the billions the government pour into subsidizing farms.

Let’s lose the philosophical bullshit about preserving the principles of a free market economy. Let’s see you preserve philosophy when you lose your means of livelihood and shelter. Let’s see you preserve your abstract economic theories when millions of Americans you become unemployed.

This bailout isn’t about parachuting greedy CEOs and investment bankers; this bailout is about protecting America and the world.

These people should be sent to economic hell if they can’t even understand the difference between idealism and practicality. Yes, it is ideal to preserve your principles, but let’s see you uphold an abstract economic principle from the 50s when your children are hungry.

VROOM! Peeeeeewww! VrmmmmMMMMM! VrmmmmMMMMM!

That’s all I’m hearing right now.

My company recently sent me to the Singapore F1 Grand Prix this week to be a receptionist/sales person at the Media Centre. It’s an invaluable addition to my resume, although the hours long and the work tedious. It’s a wonderful opportunity to be part of history in the making, as this is the first F1 night race in the world, and the first street race in a very long time.

Ferrari Engineers; View from the Media Centre

I’ve never really been a fan of motorsports racing, but I do have some knowledge about it - thanks to the anime Capeta. Capeta tracks the life of a poor boy striving to make it big in the rich world of motorsports. Everything from the hardships of maintainence, to the hardships of driving round a track, and the hardships of transiting from go-karts to race cars is shown in great detail.

Protagonist: Taira Capeta

The drawing isn’t that great, and the story is very similar to Major (baseball manga from the early 90s). However, just like all sport animes,  you will learn a lot about the sport simply just by watching. So, I recommend Capeta to all those F1 fans, new F1 fans and girlfriends of F1 fans. It’s an interesting perspective on an interesting sport.

And you’ll never know when you’ll be suddenly asked to work at the F1 circuit.