I attended a talk by Eli Solomon on Sunday at the National Library. He talked about his book, Snakes & Devils – A History of the Singapore Grand Prix. History of the Singapore Grand Prix? But it hasn’t even happened yet, right? Well, the F1 race hasn’t taken place yet, but there was racing in [...]
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Snakes & Devils – A History of the Singapore Grand Prix
Posted by acroamatic on September 11, 2008
http://deadpoetscave.com/2008/09/snakes-devils-a-history-of-the-singapore-grand-prix/
Stripped
My revving up to the F1 race series of posts gets off on the wrong foot. I had planned to write about a talk I attended about the old Singapore Grand Prix. That will have to wait for another day. I am on the verge of giving up on F1. Perhaps the night race will [...]
Posted by acroamatic on September 8, 2008
http://deadpoetscave.com/2008/09/stripped/
My F1 tickets
I finally got my hands on the tickets for Singapore’s first Formula 1 race. Yes, I realise the irony of a post about Formula 1 just after one about Envirofest, but I don’t claim to be an environmental saint. Unfortunately, the tickets came in a big box, meant for 10 sets – the maximum any [...]
Posted by acroamatic on June 26, 2008
http://deadpoetscave.com/2008/06/my-f1-tickets/
Singapore 3 Uzbekistan 7
Not the kind of scoreline you see every day. I made my way down to the National Stadium for what will probably be the second-last time. (The last time should be Singapore v Saudi Arabia two Saturdays from now, by which time the game might be inconsequential to our qualifying hopes.) A colleague, my boss’ [...]
Posted by acroamatic on June 3, 2008
http://deadpoetscave.com/2008/06/singapore-3-uzbekistan-7/
Hull – A Premier City
I took a rather unremarkable shot of Chun See‘s shoes during the Inter-school Dragon Boat Competition in April. (View the original photo here.) Looking at his shoes, I thought to myself, “Wah, not bad, Chun See supports a non-Premier League club.” Another thought occurred almost immediately, “I didn’t know Chun See watches football! Perhaps he [...]
Posted by acroamatic on May 28, 2008
http://deadpoetscave.com/2008/05/hull-a-premier-city/
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