Not TAF club ok, it's Turf Club.

Started work on Tuesday this week, doing some data entry stuff.
This is the pass that needs to be brought along everywhere for entry into offices, gates and even lifts!

Kinda bored after a couple of days... the office attire is one of it.
This is where I sit, sharing with my colleague.

And here's a poster behind me.


But luckily my colleauge brought me and the new staff (started work on the same day with me) to see the things happening around the turf club.

The two Channel U production crew members were at the turf club this afternoon for their recee, so we went around with them.
We went to the lab where they would take the horses' blood samples for testing to see if there was any positive results for drugs, the palce was very mechanical and not so interesting though.


There's the Inquiry session, whereby the Stipes (the so-called horse racing police) would call in the jockeys who were suspected of their actions such as pulling horses, knocking into other horses during the race. We attended the session too.

There's a projector where it shows the race that the jockeys were involved in, with different angles of the race projected in normal, slow-mo speed or paused.

Questions were posed to the jockeys and after they watch the video several times, they will be asked to give their comments, and all would have to leave the room for the Stipes to decide on whether they are guilty of it. Then finally all will be asked back to the room and the decision will be announced.
Oh, and there's a female jockey too.

Interesting huh? The Inquiry session don't happen often, so was rather lucky to be able to attend it only after 4 days of work!


Also went on to see the horse racing activities going on... we went to the parade ring to see the horses at close distance! I realise they were very sturdy, yet cute! Haha!


I had this liking for No. 3 horse... haha don't know why, just find it cool.

A lot of uncles were already at the turf club, ready for the race! Haha... didn't know the horse racing activity was such a hit. Didn't see many females... maybe there'll be more when there's Ladies' Night.
When I was about to go home, I saw A-Nan at the grandstand too.


The days at turf club so far had been an eye-opener for me, especially today!
And! I finally found a job suitable for the short and thin people - Jockeys! HAHA
The height for male jockeys are normally at around 1.6m only!


These are some badges from the previous Cups they held.

Well, well... not everyone gets the chance to go around the turf club - employee-only-area!
Hehe... off for my Gan-meng soup (is that how you spell it? Anyway, it's Yang Rou Tang) now! =x

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