Yesterday, I forced SJ along on a 5/10 minute walk from KLCC to Jalan Binjai just for me to see Rosberg make six laps in his car.
We were braced with umbrellas.. hers more unfortunate than mine.
We walked along under the rain all the while me taking pictures of every Rosberg picture I came across.
Even before we saw all the "GREEN", my ears picked up one sounds so I started rushing (only because I totally thought we were lost).
We arrived in time to see the bikes and all that.. and they KEPT delaying Rosberg!
I told SJ to go on ahead because she couldn't really see and I needed her to get a clearer view cause she was the one with the camera.
I stayed behind on my tiptoes.
FINALLY, after the bikes did their sad bit of burning rubber.. (wasn't as exciting as the one I saw during the F3 race in 2002).. they announced "NICOOO ROSBEEEEEEERG!!!" (the guy must've thought it was a wrestling match).
I clapped, cheered, leaped... and then realised I was the only one in the crowd doing so.
And then I realised I was standing amongst Schumacher fans.
HEY! Rosberg was really good in GP2.. people should give him more credit..
Anyway, the gist of it is Schumacher kinda trumped Rosberg's ass.. in the eyes of the layman.
See, they turned a four-lane highway into a two-lane racing circuit. No, they didn't widen the lane.. they took two lanes for one way, put a cone at the end and made a U-turn into the next two-lanes that would take them back... and we all know how small ONE LANE IS.
Rosberg U-turned, got stuck due to the cars not having the appropriate turn ratio, the men came to push his car back (cause there's no R in an F1 gear box.. which is in the steering wheel) and he went along his way.
Schumacher drifted the turn and everybody cheered.. D:
Then, the guy next to me said something along the lines of "Experience shows"
D: .. as did everybody in my house.
Oh. The guy next to me... you guys will be proud to know that I was actually caring. Seeing Rosberg might've changed my life forever.
His daughter was on his shoulders and it started to rain. He didn't have an umbrella and the poor girl was getting wet so I told him we could share the umbrella since his kid might fall sick faster than I will.
Then we got talking cause well, we were under the same umbrella. He made me an offer I found too tempting to resist!
He said "Give me a buzz this weekend.. I may have an extra ticket :D"
I went "Yeah! I'll try" but my head was saying "GIVE ME GIVE ME"
But, alas, I have work... many things to do and I'll have to sacrifice a day at the circuit for a day of AutoCAD. I'll take circuit anyday.
And I don't know, it'll feel like I was taking advantage of his kindness.. I mean, he may have said that because I was sharing my umbrella but the 'bigness' ratio of an umbrella to a ticket is HUGE and I won't feel good about it. Besides, next year, I'll try to go on my own account.. bank account, I mean.
And I heard there's a student price thing.. I may not be a student next year but my brother will be.
Oh and by the way, I DID FALL SICK TODAY.
Sorethroat, noseblock and slight coughing.. that faded away as evening fell.
