Last Saturday, before the chaos began, my dad gave me and my mum a private tour around the F1 HQ at Marina Bay.

The pits are right next to the Singapore Flyer.

We got to take a look at the control room where you can see every camera on the circuit.

Of course, a Father – daughter shot.

Check out the media centre!

My dad is a volunteer at this year’s race. He is a senior race appointment holder holding a deputy posts as Race secretariat. Don’t ask me what his job entails, something to do with the race marshals and issuing things to the race drivers.

The only thing that bugs me about this whole thing is the perks of being a volunteer, or shall i say LACK of perks. My dad wasn’t given any free tickets to the race! As one of the two senior volunteer positions, you would think they’d give you a pair? Nope. None.

He has burnt so many weekends for the work he has done, I just think they shouldn’t be so stingy. Geez, not even walk-about tickets! Well at least I got to see what he’s doing this weekend.

I’m suddenly getting all excited about this weekend!

This year, its the first time a handbook was created for marshals. The 136-page Marshals Handbook, details safety tips, flag signals and other guidelines for race marshals. Here’s the Straits Times article, didn’t bother with the zaobao, today and business times one.

I’m so proud of him.