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A MAGICAL DAY AT THE SINGAPORE RITZ-CARLTON MILLENIA

 Was picked up by a Ritz-Carlton Millennia representative at the Marriott Tang Plaza, and left in the rain.

Checked into the Ritz-Carlton and, as our room was not yet ready, we were sent to the Club Lounge.
Team time came.
The Marina Bay Sands fourth tower coming up.
Started with champagne,
Tea time.
Checked into our room.
Our view.
National Stadium.
Back to the Club Lounge for drinks and appetizers.
My evening meal.
Night view.
An all-time low of 1038 steps.
  • You probably never heard of him, but he was a junior at Harvard, when he and sophomore Mark Zuckerberg, with three others, founded Facebook in 2004.
  • Was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1982, and his family immigrated to the U.S. in 1993.
  • Emigrated to Singapore in 2009 and renounced his American citizenship in 2011, sidestepping $700 million in capital gains taxes.
  • In the 2010 film The Social Nework, he is played by Andrew Garfield.
  • He had a falling out with Zuckerberg in 2012, but holds a significan stake in Meta Platforms.
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