I was just poring over the exit polls today, and it dawned on me: I believe Obama was voted 44th President of the United States because of who he was, not so much because of what he promised to do. I’ve asked a few people (in Singapore) over the last few weeks who they’d vote [...]
Archive for November, 2008
They Voted The PERSON, Not The POLICIES
Thursday, 6 November, 2008
Which Is The More Incredible Achievement?
Wednesday, 5 November, 2008
This might sound like a dumb question, but which would you consider the more incredible achievement: Barack Obama winning the US presidency, or Lewis Hamilton winning the Formula 1 championship? Of course, in terms of significance, it’s Obama’s. But I’m not talking about significance here. I’m referring to how incredible it was. What I can [...]
See If You Can Write A Better Script
Wednesday, 5 November, 2008
Imagine the best build-up to a Formula 1 season finale you can think of. Imagine the most dramatic circumstances you can think of in the course of a race. Imagine the most incredible and bizarre way in which a driver’s championship can be concluded with just a few laps of the season remaining. And then [...]
Let’s Put It This Way…
Tuesday, 4 November, 2008
Let’s put it this way: Last year’s driver’s title should definitely have gone to a McLaren driver, either Lewis or Alonso (more likely Lewis), but Kimi lucked into it in the end. Hence, it is only fitting that McLaren enjoys the bit of good fortune this time round. Yup, I think it’s fair to see [...]
YES!!!!…..NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, 4 November, 2008
Well, let’s be philosophical about it. Congrats to Lewis Hamilton on a most remarkable driver’s championship title. Once again, I reiterate that I think Lewis is the best pure racer there is in Formula 1. He could have wrapped up the title in so many different ways, but he certainly chose the most excruciatingly difficult [...]
