Formula 1 2009 - Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang F1 Circuit
by Cwken
Thanks to iMechE, my fellow Mechanical Engineers and I are able to attend to the race at a heavily discounted price of RM30 for Tower seats. I borrowed Aaron's 18-200mm VR lens the night before since I don't have a zoom lens.
Tower seats at where the hairpin is. The long straights into the final corner is said to be the best place for overtaking manoeuvers.
We arrived late due to some technical problems and the massive jam on the way to the circuit. We only entered the gate only at 4.30pm and barely managed to catch the warm up laps.
View from Tower 1 where drivers go through the long straight before braking hard into the final corner of the track. Notice the cloudy skies in the picture?
The sound of a Formula 1 engine is absolutely monstrous. When one of the drivers left for the warm up lap, it was so loud as if a sports car is revving beside you, and they've yet to rev the car. It is hard to believe that it came from a distance away. The already loud engine of the engine roared into a beautiful rhyme of art as it revs all the way to 18000rpm. The engine note is simply orgasmic. If you think it sounds cool on TV, nothing beats hearing it right in front of you :)
BMW Sauber
Credit to Cwken
Thanks to iMechE, my fellow Mechanical Engineers and I are able to attend to the race at a heavily discounted price of RM30 for Tower seats. I borrowed Aaron's 18-200mm VR lens the night before since I don't have a zoom lens.
Tower seats at where the hairpin is. The long straights into the final corner is said to be the best place for overtaking manoeuvers.View from Tower 1 where drivers go through the long straight before braking hard into the final corner of the track. Notice the cloudy skies in the picture?BMW SauberThis is my first time taking photos of a motorsport event. Was noobing because I couldn't get my framing right and my hands were shaky, resulting in many unsharp photos. Having long zooms is really cool.
Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren Mercedes
Robert Kubica in the BMW Sauber
This is the best photo I had for the day.
Caught Heikki Kovalainen spinning off the track in the first lap at turn 4. His brakes got his rear loose and spun when he tried to countersteer to correct the direction of his car.
Was lucky enough to capture a live blown engine in sequence. Only posting this though. Poor Robert.
My favourite driver, Kimi Raikkonen. Massa can go die. Notice the red hot brake disc in the front wheels?
I am a McLaren fan, Kimi for the Championship, McLaren for constructor. If Kimi's not winning, Lewis and Heikki should.
Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren MercedesRobert Kubica in the BMW SauberThis is the best photo I had for the day.Caught Heikki Kovalainen spinning off the track in the first lap at turn 4. His brakes got his rear loose and spun when he tried to countersteer to correct the direction of his car.Was lucky enough to capture a live blown engine in sequence. Only posting this though. Poor Robert.My favourite driver, Kimi Raikkonen. Massa can go die. Notice the red hot brake disc in the front wheels?I am a McLaren fan, Kimi for the Championship, McLaren for constructor. If Kimi's not winning, Lewis and Heikki should.As the race goes on, the lighting was getting bad due to the deteriorating weather condition. I had to constantly up my ISO by a stop from time to time. I even used ISO 1600 at one time but the pictures came out bad =.= The race was later stopped at lap 33 due to the heavy rain. Many cars aquaplaned into the gravels and I couldn't capture it :( Need at least a 70-200mm f/2.8...
That's all for now. Back to my thesis writing. Wanna re watch the race again but no time :( My first F1 race live = super fun! :D Wanna go again next year :)
That's all for now. Back to my thesis writing. Wanna re watch the race again but no time :( My first F1 race live = super fun! :D Wanna go again next year :)
Credit to Cwken
Campus Security
by OWL ORDER
It's no laughing matter when it comes to campus security.
All day round you see guards patrolling the school grounds. Dozens of CCTVs are installed throughout the premises. The perimeter is surrounded by 2-meter high fences. Guardhouses can be found at both entrances to the school.
It certainly feels as if the security could qualify for an airport or country border.
Several months ago, when I first came to UNMC, I went around the school shooting photos and was quite amused when the in-campus hostel reminded me horribly of a prison.
I surely wouldn't want to stay in prison. Especially after what people say, "school is a prison everybody must experience". I have to go to school, but sleeping in prison AFTER school is surely avoidable.
I mean WAS avoidable.
My off-campus house was already armed with a guardhouse. The guardhouse was merely feet from my house and I'm sure the guards could even hear my irritating snores at night.
However, accidents still happen.
In late November 2008, a UNMC student was killed after a misunderstanding, just few minutes away from my place.
That, added with a series of burglaries and break-ins, simply meant tightening security in campus wasn't enough.
So one fine day, I came home from school to find the walls of my house taller by one whole foot. Not with anything, but with BARBED WIRES.
Wow. I can feel my wings dropping off already. All of sudden the trees beyond the fence look greener, the birds livelier, and the skies bluer.
OK maybe not the skies.
The ironic thing is that however tall our fences are, we don't have a gate. Any burglars reading this?
No, please don't get us gates! At least real prisoners get free food and no one'll bother them around if they skip classes or don't hand in assignments.
It's no laughing matter when it comes to campus security.
All day round you see guards patrolling the school grounds. Dozens of CCTVs are installed throughout the premises. The perimeter is surrounded by 2-meter high fences. Guardhouses can be found at both entrances to the school.
It certainly feels as if the security could qualify for an airport or country border.
Several months ago, when I first came to UNMC, I went around the school shooting photos and was quite amused when the in-campus hostel reminded me horribly of a prison.
I surely wouldn't want to stay in prison. Especially after what people say, "school is a prison everybody must experience". I have to go to school, but sleeping in prison AFTER school is surely avoidable.
I mean WAS avoidable.
My off-campus house was already armed with a guardhouse. The guardhouse was merely feet from my house and I'm sure the guards could even hear my irritating snores at night.
However, accidents still happen.
In late November 2008, a UNMC student was killed after a misunderstanding, just few minutes away from my place.
That, added with a series of burglaries and break-ins, simply meant tightening security in campus wasn't enough.
Wow. I can feel my wings dropping off already. All of sudden the trees beyond the fence look greener, the birds livelier, and the skies bluer.
OK maybe not the skies.
The ironic thing is that however tall our fences are, we don't have a gate. Any burglars reading this?
No, please don't get us gates! At least real prisoners get free food and no one'll bother them around if they skip classes or don't hand in assignments.
UNMC Pictures
by VENGADESH JAGATHEESHWARAN
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email form venga:
Hi dude,
I think you and your team are doin a gr8 job with the blog. I jus wannad to ask you a favor, can you please upload some pics of UNiM onto the blog?
Regards,
Venga
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Thanks for supporting us venga. Here i upload a few pictures of UNMC(UNIM) that i snap today...
Well bro, here are some small unofficial photos of the uni taken from other blogs, do have a look and enjoy :)
Zellent and Absolute Eastronomy
anyways, would you be interested if i gave you these?
credits to kenshin
well then, that's it from me..
uncle signing off :)
