23 July 2011 - Explore Johor Treasure Hunt 2011
Second hunt in Johor. Again teamed up with my colleagues - with Tine, Izat and Wati.
A hunt to promote tourism in Johor, with the main sponsor from Johor Corporation. About 50 teams competed in this hunt. Most of them are hunting for the first time. Therefore the questions are more direct translation from English to Malay and vice-versa. Not much cryptic knowledge required. 30 route questions, 5 treasures (one of them is to purchase a local made yoghurt in one of the pit stops), 20 car challenge questions which answers are to get from the web, 5 pit stops where at each pit stop answers to questions are to be found at the pit stops.
The hunt flagged off from Johor Bahru and ended at Tanjung Leman, which is the ferry terminal to Pulau Sibu. The route of the hunt was actually posted in FB before the start of hunt.
Overall it was not difficult, as compared to those more cryptic type question found in KL based hunt. But I was able to fully concentrate, as we have problems with the tulip. Was to concern as to whether we are heading to the right direction and whether we are in the right sector for the questions. These worries were not unfounded as we really look for answers at the 2 wrong sectors. These caused to miss out some time at the first wrong sector, and missed out one answer at the second wrong sector.
We were the 8th team to check in at the finish control - and we were 9 minutes late. The green horns at the field were this obvious. Final result - 3rd place (again!!!). Hopefully, the next hunt will be different, and better...
The third placing team with the RM1000 cash prize and Ayamas hamper
The Champion, Second and Third Placing teams
And, ya, we won a lucky draw prize as well. A 2day-1night stay Sibu Island Resort. There were 5 draw prizes. Ours was the last drawn and the best. The rest were stay at Selesa Hotel at JB. Pasir Gudang, Port Dickson. It was indeed a 'lucky draw'.
