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.

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In a country where the prevalent culture is “me first”, people will alawys find themselves tirelessly sprinting and skillfully dodging to get what they want. This is all fine and dancy, since it is precisely this attitude that has gained Singapore the 7th highest GDP per capita in the world despite being just a small town 20 years ago. It is, however, not so dandy  when people start making irresponsible shortcuts to satiate their own desires, at the expense of others.

With that said, there one last thing last should learn from sports – the spirit of sportsmanship. Coming in first is great when you play fair and square. Among the many reason, there is one simple reason that any sportsmen can understand; there is simply no glory in winning a rigged game

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