STC Grand Singapore Gold Cup farewell meeting + WZ’s belated bday lunch @ Kohaku Sabo + Ian & Linh over for dinner + “Inside North Korea’s Dynasty” +《青春18x2 通往有你的旅程》+ dad’s bday zi char dinner from Famous JB 101
5/10/24 Sat: Went into office earlier at 10+am and though I was given the bento lunch by Serene, I still decided to have some food at Press Box and it was good that I did because they had scallops there and our bento tasted bad. It was a whirlwind meeting and while I said “hi” and “bye” to many people, it felt the meeting was over in the blink of an eye. Smart Star, trained by David Kok and ridden by South African visiting jockey Muzi Yeni caused a major boilover in the $1.38 million Group 1 Grand Singapore Gold Cup (2000m) in the last race. Had bad recordings because of the echoes and noise all around so I had to re-interview David and Yeni. Worked till close to 12am… my eyes were tired and I was mentally fatigued. The crowd was larger, the atmosphere felt more lively, but the notion of sadness is there. Knowing the last race in Singapore was run didn’t feel good. *Then again, people only understand the importance of things when we lose them. Haiz.* It still has not sunk in completel