Sepang International Circuit(SIC)

4 April 2010
I have never been an F1 fan, but yesterday I was there at the Sepang International Circuit(SIC) to watch the big race. (I was there at the make-do Medical Centre on the ticket of Moody International (Dato' A Aziz Mat is one of the auditors of Moody International auditing the Angkatan Tentera, the Hospital of which is providing the medical services and treatment for the F1 drivers). I actually saw in person David Schumacher,Lewis Hamilton and a few other drivers. Before the race, Schummy stopped by the Medical Centre to go to the loo...he is thinner than I thought, smiling away and partially greeting the passers by there. And Lewis Hamilton is a very small guy, very unlike his photos. This fella is reserved and not smiling like Schummy. In fact, other drivers like Alonso and others from Japan do not even bother to shake hands with fans who reached out to them. Poor guy.....Schummy, after he was out of the race, he pleaded to the press not to take his photo...stressed, he said.
The Sepang International Circuit was built 6-7 years ago on a former oil palm plantation. Hence you can see in the foreground, if you watched the TV coverage, beautifully lined oil palm trees bordering the Circuit grounds. And a close up of the scenery, you would be able to see the oil palm folige on your TV screens, bordering the scenery. Being a lover of the palm species, I find it very picturesque indeed. Malaysia, the No 1 producer of palm oil, is proud to host this big international event every year here in our homeland.  Bringing in the tourist dollars, very good for our image.....Malaysia Boleh!