Snowy Vienna, Austria

The challenge started since I got to get a Schengen visa to Austria. Some of you may already knew, but for those who don't know and you are in Singapore, you must visit The Royal Embassy of France for Schengen visa application. Here are some tips.


1. Book your time online via http://www.ambafrance-sg.org/spip.php?rubrique2
2. Prepare all required documents such as:
     - Passport with 6 months validity and 1 photo copy of your passport
     - 1 passport-size photo
     - Schengen visa application form
     - Travel Itinarary, or ticket confirmation. Any evidences show that you will come back to Singapore.
     - 1 copy of your identity card
     - Travel insurance indicates with area coverage, date of coverage, and everything many as possible.
     - Letter of Employment
     - Invitation letter, in case that you're going there for business.
     - Copy of your bank statement, bank book.
     - etc.
3. Be there before time, otherwise you will have to re-book your time again if you are late.
4. Visa application fee SGD107 (estimated), but they accept VISA and Master, don't worry.
5. Visa process takes about 5-7 days to few weeks depends on your nationality and your documents.
Just visit Embassy website or Google it for more information.

Munmaak4 @ Bira International Circuit 20.11.10

Every quater of a year, it's my track time with my friends who love the extreme speed of motorsports. This is the 4th event of 2010 season from Munmaak. It was held at the first welknown race track near Pattaya, the Bira International Circuit. It's time for supercar owners like Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, Lotus or even BMW lovers to unleash their inner beasts through its hot tyres on the burning track.

Lotus lovers, BMW lovers, Porsche lovers are gathered together to this event. Having fun with their car on track, chat with friends on the favorite topics. It is the day of fun after all tense and serious from daily work. Racers range from professional drivers with many years of experiences with well prepared car, pit crews to amateur drivers who are joining just for fun and gain some experiences on track.

From dawn until evening, practice, qualify and race session is the time that everyone is waiting for. Fun begins with sound of engine start, loud exhausts, pit lane is filled with race cars which are ready to rock! The fastest driver might not be the winner. The important thing is to race against each own time. To be faster than the previous lap. To be faster than last track day result. This is what we're looking for and challenge ourselve for the next coming track day.

It is an extremely fun day for all racers, don't you think? Prize is just an award, but connection, friendship and one day that we're all do what we favor the most are true awards for all of us. Let's meet again at the next track days in year 2011.