F1

This weekend was the biggest event of the year for Singapore.  The Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix.  I had never heard of F1 because we don't have it in the US.  Formula 1 is the big car racing event everywhere in the world but the US.  We have Nascar instead. 

I had the pleasure of watching them set-up for the race all week from the view of my office window.  Pretty cool actually.  Singapore and Monaco are the only two F1 events that hold their race on the actual streets.  They block off part of the actual roads in Singapore and set up a race course.  I went to the Sky Bar on Wednesday and could see the whole track lit up from the top of the building. 

My boss ended up with two free tickets for Saturday's event and offered me one. :)  Car racing doesn't excite me too much (at least on tv) but I wasn't going to pass up the chance to attend the biggest event of the year in Singapore.  I was most excited about the concerts on Saturday---Shakira and Shaggy!  I have to admit car racing live is a million times more exciting than on tv.  I still got bored after about 5 laps (out of 61).  The first few laps were most exciting and then the last few laps at the end were also the most exciting part for me.  Shakira was great in concert---she is an awesome dancer.  Shaggy was a ton of fun in concert and brought me back to my childhood with songs like, "Mr Boombastic", "It wasn't me", and one I had forgotten about---"Girl you're my angel" (not sure if that's the name).  I also was able to get in the VIP section in the front so I was one row of people right behind the stage.  During the Shakira concert, two girls standing by us couldn't use their Sunday tickets, so they sold theirs to us at a discounted price. 

So I ended up at the race all afternoon/evening on Sunday too. :)  My friend bought my boss' ticket and we had a fun afternoon checking out the race, eating mexican, drinking corona, cotton candy for dessert, and of course my favorite part---the music.  Earlier on, there was a nice mellow band playing soft rock cover songs.  Then there was a show called "Forbidden Broadway", which makes fun of popular broadway shows by using the music to the show's songs and changing the lyrics.  I LOVE broadway musicals so this was very entertaining for me.  After the final race was over, Linkin Park put on a show.  They are also fantastic in concert. 

What a great way to spend my second to last weekend in Singapore! :)

Have you ever been to Nascar or F1 races?  What's your favorite concert you've been to?