Monday, August 28, 2006

Wee Hour after Merdeka Race..

It is 0025H, Monday now. Ever wonder why I still awake and write this? I am going to message my colleague tomorrow early morning to inform him that I am taking a half day emergency leave.
Yesterday (Sunday) is a tiring day for me. It's been quite long I never sleep so long - more than 10 hours. I came back from Merdeka Millenium Endurance Race (MME) around 2.30am in the morning. It was exciting but tiring.
On Saturday, after getting those essential Nikon lens for shooting MME, I quickly departed from my house and pick another friend up at Putra Permai. After picking him up, we headed towards Taman Desa to get our 'Pit Crew' pass for MME. We were representing Maximus Racing (Toyota SEG 4AGE) Team.
Our initial plan was to go straight to Sepang International Circuit (SIC). After asking them, three of us still have not eaten anything. Our stomach are empty. So we decided to stop over at McDonalds before entering Sg. Besi PLUS Tol. I had a large Spicy Beef Foldover meal and it is enough to last till tonight race.
We arrived at the Paddock Entry, SIC at 6.00pm. The parking was quite expensive, it cost us RM10 for the parking. Forget about it, just pay and get my car parked at the designated idea. It takes me some time to get my self prepared - my camera, my water bottle, my tripod and last but not least my shoe.
When we walked into the pit lane, the atmosphere were busy and the pit crew were busy preparing their race machine for the 12 hour endurance race. We manage to get the schedule for the event and got to know that the endurance race only start at 12.05am midnight. There are more than 5 hours to spend at the pit before the race start. I nicely took out my beloved camera and try some shot on Team Honda Civic MME. The pit is unusually busy and filled with the noise of engine revving. I tried to compose and get some shot on the atmosphere of the pit lane where all the team busy preparing their race machine.

As promised, here are some of the photo taken during Merdeka Millenium Endurance Race 2006 at Sepang International Circuit. The endurance race got heated up when it rain in the middle of night and the competition became tougher.


Thailand Team Mistubishi Evolution 9 preparing their race machine at the pit.

Team Menara KL Proton Satria R3.

Team lotus elise

Team work...

Honda Integra DC5 out from the pit for final practice run...

Last but not least.. hot and sexy ladies on the starting grid...

Saturday, August 26, 2006

Shooting Merdeka Millenium Endurance Race

Got a phone call from my friend today, they have an extra MEDIA PASS for tomorrow's Merdeka Millenium Race (MME). MME is a 12 hours endurance race held anually in conjunction with Malaysia independence day celebration in Sepang International Circuit. I was so excited. Even though it is a local event, at least I got authority to roam freely on the pit and try to get some good shot. This is the benefit of MEDIA PASS compared to normal ticket. The best of all, it is FREE!.

Talking about taking motorsports photo, here are some of the photo taken during Super GT 2006 in Sepang International Circuit.





Scenic view of Sepang International Circuit

Friday, August 25, 2006

Friday morning

It's 7.33AM now in the morning. I still have 10 more minutes before I leave my apartment to work. When I saw this blog, it's been more than a year since the last time I update this blog. There are too many blog around, I have yet to settle down with a blog where I will discipline myself to update it frequently.

It is been a tiring day for yesterday. Rushing down to the Indian Embassy in Jalan Duta to get back my VISA and it was raining cats and dogs. The thunder striking everwhere in the city added some 'mood' to the rain. My entire body was wet and my shirt was soaked with rain water even though there is an umbrella. What a bad evening for me, anyway I still get my VISA done.

Today, I suppose to leave on a jet plane and headed towards Hyderabad, India on a support trip to Microsoft Phase 1 Building. Unfortunately I still haven't got any confirmation of the schedule, there fore guess the trip have been delayed. This might be a good news for me.

All right, there is nothing much to write till now. It's time for work. The beginning of another working day for me. By the way, thank god it's Friday today! =)