3rd Day and Last day of work...
As usual, we were supposed to report at 7.30am, but i came here at 7.40am instead. However, as most of the others were still hanging around, so it was'nt a concern. Bee Boon only arrived half an hour after i came, as she went back home to take her handphone.
The day started like yesterday, but lunch was served by Hot & Spicy fish and cabbage. Saw Junyong at the staff canteen.It turned out that he was working for F&B, checking if the food is suitable for consumption and the Malay aunties were transferred somewhere else or fired, having only one malaysian indian auntie to take over them.

At 2pm, visitors started to arrive and bee boon and i was kept busy until 6pm+, when we were able to slack abit, and witnessed Gurkha police being deployed, Police checking EVERY vehicles coming into the F1 park, and even seeing PM Lee's car arriving to the park, hearing Adam Lambert's song, whose performance were at the Village Stage, which was not far away from us. By the time Sean Kingston's performance started, we were able to do one final checking of toilets before bee boon and i went to watch Sean's Performance, walked around the F1 village.(i revealed those singers' performance timings to bayleen,who went to F1 park to watch the race at the Pit Grandstand with her friends and family though)

Some Pictures we took..






Out of 10 part time F1 workers that was allocated to Turn 3 area,about 4, including myself and bee boon worked for the whole of 3days...

2nd Day of work...

I was supposed to come at 7.30am outside F1 park, so i simply did as i was told. Soon, more people came but in Turn 3 area, Randy and Shariff decided not to continue working and it is clear that Bee Boon and me were the only young people left in Turn 3 and 2 malay aunties took over. Still, we were thinly spread out as i have to took after the male toilet near the suites, which was near to the female toilet where Bee Boon have to look after, and the malay uncle had to look after 2 toilets, one near the suite and the other at downstairs.Ugh, i don't understand why the Malaysian Indian supervisor have to put me at the toilet, just because ytd i was working here and there, finishing many jobs he assigned me to do in a short period of time(That was because i can slack more,of course i did that fast and carefully.)

Looking after the Toilet near the suites proved to be damn slack in the morning, apart from mopping,sweeping the toilets, making sure there was enough toilet paper and wiping papers in the toilet, i spend half of the morning talking to Bee Boon, which also finished doing the female toilet near the suites in a short period of time. My boss, who was a chinese saw that but he was'nt bothered about it as we are supposed to be on standby near the toilets and there was'nt any poeple at this hour. Mr Alex, who was in charge of all the Suites saw that but he too did not bother us as he was told that he was NOT supposed to ask us to go to the suites to do any form of cleaning, leaving the toilets unattended. The Malaysian indians, including the supervisor himself went off to clean the Grandstands, clear all rubbish near the grandstands. The chinese uncle, who worked in this job before, went to work at the suites and the 2 malay aunties went and vacuum the 2nd floor suites' floor, which took 3 hours to vacuum 3 rooms and were always stick to each other, were revealed to being scolded by Mr Alex for slow work.

This time, we were issued lunch coupons. Our boss told Bee boon and me to have our lunch 1st at 11.45am. Lunch was Hainanese Chicken rice with vegetable. Bee Boon simply gave all of the vegetables to me, as she did'nt like to eat them. We simply took our own sweet time, using the whole of one hour before going back to work.

After checking the toilets to make sure it is in a good coniditon, we simply slacked around near the toilets again, as there was still few people using the toilets. Some managers of certain suites saw us, and gave us some drinks and sandwiches, especially one of them, who found out that we are the only young people remaining, motivate us to work harder..

At around 3.30pm, Porsche Carrera started their qualifing race. Bee Boon and i decided to take a look for awhile. This time, about a dozen of them were in the circuit, racing one another trying to qualify for the race. Porsche Carrera was'nt as noisy as GP2 or F1. By 4.30pm, GP2 started their 1st race. Like Porsche Carrera, a dozen cars raced one another to attempt to win to progress to the 2nd race. Bee Boon decided to go to the sky suite to watch. I tagged along, leaving the toilets to the care of the chinese uncle, bringing along rag with me.We were nearly seen by Mr Alex and we have to use another way to the Sky suite. We watched for half an hour before going back. Unfortunely, we were caught red-handed by the Malaysian Indians and got a long nagging session, saying not to watch the race, despite them later going to watch the race themselves(They are simply calling the kettle black huh?)

At 7pm, F1 started their practice. This time, Bee Boon and i used a area close to the toilets and watched, while trying to look after the toilets and not get caught. Those indians went somewhere and watched also

By this time, many visitors have arrived, using the toilets we have to look after and we ended up not able to watch much of the practice session of F1 and have to keep going thru and fro the toilets many times. It was untill 7.50pm that we were able to go home, but bee boon and i decided to walk around the f1 village for awhile. There was a F1 simulator, 2 gals that was 'taller' than us walking around the area,several shops selling F1 clothes, caps and jackets, but they cost a bomb! There were many shops selling drinks but one can of coke can cost you $3.00,1 cup of beer cost you $10.00!
The Suites often cooked food that is of very high-class though. The malay aunties looked after one female toilet, which was the other side of where we looked after our toilets..2ppl looking after one female toilet, they are simply asking for a scolding from Mr alex and our boss as only one person is supposed to look after one toilet...and it did happen.

It was only at 8.10pm when bee boon and i left the F1 park. By then, the F1 qualifing race has started..

1st Day of working at F1 park- Rached Nicoll Highway MRT station at 7.30am, 30mins late. However, there were a lof of people waiting. Our employer briefed us a while later and led us into the F1 park and was spilt into zones like Pit area, Block A,B,C, Turn 1,2,3 and Gov. Turn. I was allocated to Turn 3, along with Huiyi,Ziana,Rachael and 6 others.
At the area,i did cleaning of Grandstand,cleaning of glass panels, vacuuming of the floors at suites. Initially there was alot of people doing at Turn 3 area( Total of 8young adults like huiyi,ziana,rachael,myself,randy,shariff,bee boon and one other of her friend whom i dunno her name, along with several uncles and malaysian indians(They are transferred from Changi airport)
1st day was more tiring, but as there are many people around, the job was done in a faster rate. However,Bee Boon's friend decided to quit about 3hours after it started, despite the fact that she was supposed only to maintain the toilet at Turn 3's suites.Lunch was delayed due to our boss not able to obtain the coupons for the staff canteen and he have to go and buy takeaways from the nearest foodcourt for us.
So,Huiyi had to take over her during the afternoon as Bee Boon's friend left.
At around 3.15pm, while i was cleaning up the seating area near the suites, GP2,which are the smaller version of F1, began to race along the marina bay circuit(training session). Eagering to watch, i purposely slowed down my work speed and worked and watch those cars racing at the same time. It ended at 4.30pm. By then,i have already finished my work.

Getting bored, i ran back to the toilet area and slacked off for a short time, before walking around the Turn 3 area to see if there was any work for me. Sure enough, A waiter from Sky suite told me that the tables need drying, as there was a rain some time ago just before GP2 practice session ended. The floors also require cleaning. So i simply went up there to do the job
By this time, Huiyi,Ziana and Rachael also decided to quit and left the area, leaving Randy to take over Huiyi to look after the toilet.
While i was drying up the tables and sweeping the floor,F1 cars began to start their practice sessions. Among those cars, they mainly came from Ferrari and Redbull teams. Like what i did a few hours ago, i slowed down my work and watched and worked at the same time. it was thrilling to watch those F1 cars racing along turn 2 and 3, which are said to be the crucial areas to overtake one another.And the engines are very ear piecing(Damn Loud!!). It last untill 6.45pm which they took a break for awhile before training again.
By this time, Bee boon, who was taking care of the female toilet at the opposite side of where Randy was standing, also wanted to watch. I simply told her to get a rag,followed me to the sky suite. I simply told her to pretend to clean the railings while watching. She went there for like 15-20mins beofore going back to take care of the toilet, as she could not afford to leave the toilet unattended. A uncle told her there was a area near those toilets that can watch those F1 cars training..

I stayed there for 7.40pm, yet i was not caught as they knew i was supposed to be there ((:
By 8.10pm, we were able to go home. Little did i think that tml there will be far fewer people which i will post soon!

The 3 days, btw 24/9/2010 to 26th/09/2010, i worked in F1 for the waste management. Instead of using tongs to pick rubbish as stated, it was a far different job, depending where you are allocated.


Some Rules and regulations
-Do not go Kallang river and EMO!
This is crazy, who will go so far just to emo when there is toilet for you to hide and emo?

-Do not watch any races directly
Just pretend to work and watch the race at the same time, and any one will just close one eye to it.But in pit area, it is very hard to use this trick without being detected.

-No consumption of alcohol
Imagine a drunk worker cleaning.This is crazy.

-Do not take any drinks or food from the suites!(Unless the staff give you)
Those foodstuffs are for those VIPs,visitors and other managers. NOT for us.Unless the suite managers give you, then no one will bother about you.Oh, want food and drink?take from staff canteen.there have free flow of biscuits,bread and pure drinking water.

-No sleeping is allowed!

-No phototaking of the F1 circuit is allowed.

-Commit all 3 days in order to get your pay.
Unfortunely, there are people who decided not to work anymore after just one day.Well, it occurs in Turn 3,where i was allocated.I will explain in later post. Those who nv commit all 3days, no pay is given.

-Stay where you are allocated in at ALL TIMES.

-Eat only at the staff canteens

Breach any above 6 rules and get caught, and you will be fired and escorted out of the F1 park straight away.SPDS claimed that they have 100ppl to replace who quit or got fired,but they do not replace all of those who did not want to continue working or got fired after 1st day.

However,people like me and bee boon breached this rules but did not get fired due to being allocated to turn 3.
-Watching races
-Not staying where we were allocated to at times
-Eating outside the staff canteen.

Some staff i encountered

SPDS Staff- They are the ones who recuited us and briefed us. But i hardly see them when working...

Malaysian Indians- They are transferred from Changi Airport, T1. Hence they are very proficient in cleaning of rooms and toilets, rubbish disposal. BUT, as they are so used to being ordered around, they attempted to order some of us around, despite the fact they are in the same working position as us, except the one who is our supervisor, but often 'took sides' with his buddies.. They could speak malay, english and tamil.

Boss- he's in charge of where we are allocated.The turn 3 building.

Mr Alex- A angmoh wearing a shirt writing 'Promoter',who is in charge of the Turn 3's suites.As he's very straight foreward person, the Malaysian Indians were afraid of being scolded by him.

Chinese uncle- Although i do not know his name, he worked for SPDS(the company who recuited us) as F1 cleaner-part time since last year, hence he knows alot of experience as this F1 cleaning servicer, giving us alot of advice, espically me and bee boon.

Randy & Shariff- They are classmates in TP. Both quitted after 1st day of work.

Ziana & Rachael- Secondary schoolmates of Huiyi. Like Huiyi, they quitted after 1st day of work.

Bee Boon- The only other 'young adult' who worked with me to the end of 3rd day of work.

Areas where alot of people are allocated.

Pit Area- Located near the start point of the F1 race.It is said that many SPDS people patrol this area very frequently, and the suite managers are known to be very stingy and have zero tolerate of any sign of laziness..Improper working practice,you will be scolded like hell, like not mopping of floor properly,not working fast enough.Slacking,direct watching of race is enough to be sacked as they will usually take your photo,send to boss and you are fired, no question asked.
This area, although you can see many F1 drivers or VIPs, this area is NOT recemmended for people who liked to slack around.More than a dozen people recuited from SPDS like us are sent to work are allocated to this area.
How to recongise them? Simple,usually we wear this tag..

But the difference is,They have their pictures attached, replacing the 'C' sign,making others easy to know their names.This area got more than twice of work than those in Turn 1,2 and 3, as the grandstands and suites are larger than any other areas of the F1 park. Most of them tend to get others to go to the staff canteen to bring takeaways to the pit areas for lunch, as the pit area is too far away from the staff canteen(10-15mins of walking time to reach there.)
In conclusion,Those working at Pit area have the most work to do, are being watched by many people- SPDS staff, suite managers,boss of suites, boss of the Pit area.There is no way that you can slack around,watch race and not get caught.

Block A,B,C- Those working there need not to worry about rain or shine, but the building is longer than the one in Turn 3, What i know is, this area is close to the Pit road and mopping/Sweeping from one side to another could take a longer time than the building in Turn 3.Unlike other areas, they are not dismantled after the race.

Turn 1,2,3- The area where i worked. This area is near the first three turns of the circuit. There are suites, grandstands. The suite managers are not stingy and more lenient than those in Pit area, and you will hardly see any SPDS people patrolling this areas. But it does not mean that you can slack all day long though.They are close to the staff canteen,making it convient for those working there.
-Those working there can afford to slack around as you are not being watched frequently, but it depends on the timing and where you slack.Using the trick of working and watching races works, as i did it many times and only got caught by the malaysian indians once-explain in later post


Interesting Facts about the Singapore Grand Prix
-Marina Bay circuit is about 5.076km long
-There are 61 laps, mnaking total race length of 306km
-Sg GP is the 1st night street F1 race in the world
-The width of the circuit is about 10-15m wide
-Marina Bay circuit has a total of 23 turns.
-The length of the Pit building is 350m long
-Turn 1 to 3 are the most crucial turns to overtake one another
-According to F1 racers, this circuit is very easy to make mistakes that could cost him the race.
-Pit stop crews take only 3 seconds to refuel and change tyres.
-298km/h is the fastest recorded speed on this circuit
-1min and 45.6seconds is the fastest lap time on this circuit
-12 pairs of power generators are used to power the street lighting
-1500 lighting projectors are used(They are more brighter than the street lamps)
-580 ambient lights are used
-2600 concrete barriers are used
-1695 techpro barriers are used
-100000 glasses of soft drinks are served
-70000 glasses of champagnes are served
-154260 cups of beers are served
-1000 students are employed for this event

Exams are finally over!
With the exception of my screwed up PI(I will be happy if i could pass),will this semester will be better than the last? Hopefully it will be, as results often are released around the 1st or 2nd week of october..

F1 training soon. Kian Hwee was supposed to come for the training but he took up a government job recently and cant do the F1 job with me..sian.

It's been a month ever since i updated this blog.
Currently haveing exams, just one more to go(:
But i screwed up PI(Process Instrumentation) big time..if can pass i happy liao...