VI's Treasure Hunt

So I wanted to post this yesterday, but I really just didn't have the energy for it.

I woke up at 6 something, closer to 7 and got ready. I was supposed to meet up with Farhanah, Dian, Rosmah and Denielle at the McD in Masjid Jamek by 8.15.

I was kinda late getting there because Kakya didn't want to drive the Estima so she had to take it out and re-park it because it was blocking the Mini. So by the time I got to Masjid Jamek I was 10 minutes late.

But so was Denielle so yeah. Farhanah's parents didn't mind.

From there they drove us to VI. Farhanah's parents were like, betul ke ni? Macam tak de orang je. They were worried about leaving us there. I mean, a small group of CBNers in VI? What parent in their right mind wouldn't think twice about it, right? But they let us go in anyway, and it turns out everyone had to assemble in an open hall not far from the main gate.

Registration time. We were the last group of CBNers to register, there were two other groups besides us, both were form 5s. After that we waited for the treasure hunt to start. While I was waiting I looked around att he other schools. Actually I just first looked at the VI guys, seeing if I knew anyone. But I only knew one person there.

Then I noticed there were two groups from SAB. I recognized Crystal and Nasreen. I only talked to Nasreen though.

So it started a little past nine. The ketua guy told the group leaders to gather around him (mine being Dian) so that he could give our first clue.

He gave a baby picture of a guy, and told us to find him in this clearing in between two buildings in the school. We went off on a slow start because the guy we were looking for was hiding behind the building. He's supposed to be our 'shadow', someone who has to follow us at all times and guide us through out the treasure hunt. His name is Colin.

So once we found him, he gave us a sheet of paper with a bunch of Math problems on it. Our first impulse was to solve them, right? But they were impossibly hard to figure out. Then Colin told us to read the hint at the bottom of the page. It read : Be smart and observant.

So we looked at it carefully and figured it out. We took out the letters in the equations and arranged them to get BKJALIL. Bukit Jalil.

Off we ran out of the school towards the LRT station. It was epic.

There were at least 2 teams from each school, and there were a lot of schools participating, trust me. Everyone was running, trying to get to the station as fast as possible.

People with touchngo's just breezed through, but the rest had to line up and buy the tickets. We thought we were way behind, but luckily for us, the train hadn't reached yet when we got up on the platform. So almost all of the teams were on the same train.

After 20 minutes we got to Bukit Jalil station. Everyone ran out as soon as the doors opened and it was like a tidal wave coming down the staircases. It was so cool! Very movie-like.

We all ran up to this viewing deck or something where the base guys were waiting for us. We got a sheet of paper with a grid of letter on it. we were supposed to find the phrase THE STATUE OF LIBERTY in the mess. I found it, but it took a while. We were faster than a few teams la.

We gave our answer to the base guy, and he gave us our next clue. It was UNION JACK.

My first thought was dataran merdeka. Then somehow we were thinking, is it dataran merdeka or stadium merdeka? Then Dian said that Stadium Merdeka was under renovation. Colin said, if it isn't stadium merdeka, then it has to be dataran merdeka. So off we went back to the station and went to Masjid Jamek.

We missed the train that everyone else was on, we had to wait for the next one. Another 20 minutes passed by. We ran out as soon as we got to Masjid Jamek and jogged/ran/walked to Dataran Merdeka. But we went kinda slow because Rosmah was feeling sick. The base guys were waiting at the very edge of Dataran Merdeka, where we had to run to get there. The whole team, including our shadow, had to be there for them to give the clue.

Our task was to take a picture of 5 different 7-11s and 3 different stations within 45 minutes. And we had to be in the pictures as well. first we walked around Masjid Jamek and found one 7-11. Then we went to the station to get Pasar Seni. We took pictures at the PUTRA masjid Jamek Station and the Pasar Seni one. At Pasar Seni we found 3 7-11s and went back to Masjid Jamek. Took a picture of the STAR station and took another picture of a 7-11 near the station. Back to Dataran Merdeka. More running. Showed them the pictures, and he gave us the next clue.

He simply said "H TOWER. Tell me the answer." Denielle said HSBC. Wrong. Rosmah and Dian said KLCC at the same time. "Correct! Please proceed to KLCC."

Back to the LRT. =.=

Oh, at the time, we were with the SAB group. Once we reached KLCC, we went out the fountain place and there they were, at the side, waiting for us. We told us the number of our group and they made note of the time. "You have an hour and a half lunch break. Come meet us again at 1.57"

So we left Colin there with his friends and went to eat Burger King. Then we went to Kinokunya just for fun. Went to the Convention Centre at 1.30. Had to wait till 1.57 to get out next clue. They gave us a puzzle and told us to crack the code and find the missing numbers. The hint was 'use something that helps you with words'.

we didn't get it, then asked Colin. He said, electronic dictionary. Farhanah took out her phone and used the T9 setting in the text messaging place. Dian, Denielle and I figured out the code. Farhanah pressed the numbers and got I AM AN INTERACTER or something like that. We showed the base guy, he told us to go to Times Square.

We got to Times Square and had to look for this guy in Starbucks. He gave us a clue and we had to look for someone in the food court. He told us to go to Pavilion. We went back, and we had to go to the place opposite Louis Vuitton. We were given a sheet, and told to find VICTORIA INST.

We found it, and we were told to go back to VI. Off back to the monorail station. Got there, ran all the way to VI. I remember cursing why it had to be on a hill.

In the end we finished 23 out of 29. Tied with Sri Sentosa and one other school. I can't remember which, I was just too glad it was over. The other 2 teams from CBN finished a lot earlier than us but I honestly didn't care. After everyone got there, the organizer guy thanked us and gave away the prizes for the top 3 finishers. And get this: first place was a team from St. John's. How nice, isn't it? =)

Once all was aid and done, the VI guys did the hakka and it was time for everyone to go home..

Unfortunately I still had to walk back with Denielle. From Hang Tuah station --> Masjid Jamek STAR--> Masjid Jamek PUTRA--> Setiawangsa. I didn't even get to sit on the train.

when I got home I watched A Haunting In Connecticut with my sisters on the apple TV.

That's basically it.

I was damn tired, but it was a whole lot of fun. =)

Ugly Betty

OMG I'm sooo really super depressed whenever my sisters call me that.

Because now I'm wearing glasses!!

Technically only one eye needs the glasses, which is my right eye.

My left eye is okay.

But I still have to wear them to correct the defect while I'm still young.

My uncle did suggest to use contact lenses, just for one eye, like my cousin.

But I don't feel comfortable with the idea of contact lenses.

So I made glasses yesterday, in KLCC.

At first I thought it was weird that only one eye was rabun, the optometrist guy said it's called Master's eye, which means my brain has been using only one eye to focus one things. Which must be why I didn't really realise my vision was slightly blurry.

Apparently, my dad has it too. According to my mom, he made glasses once, I don't know how many years ago, but he never wore them. My cousin has it (the one with one contact lens).

I don't know how many other I people I know has it too. So it runs in the family. Curse my gene pool. =.="

So yeah, now I'm wearing glasses.

They're purple and black.

I feel dizzy now, but the optometrist said it'll take a few days to get used to them.

And I've got a treasure hunt tomorrow.

Oh great.

Can I just quit?

I feel very under appreciated.

It's not good for me to be this way.

I haven't had a proper carefree recess since.. the first week of this year.

That's like, 28 recess periods I'll never get back.

Such a waste of time and energy.

Don't wonder why I've lost my spirit.

You'd totally get it if you ever paid attention to what I've done for all this.

Now the teachers are accusing me of harassing them. >=(

All your fault you lazy bum.

Terengganu

I always love it when I go back there.

It's so peaceful, I completely forget about my life in KL.

Which is exactly what happened this weekend.

I didn't even think about my homework. At least the ones that I didn't bring along with me.

Yes, I brought along my homework. I was gone for three days. If I had left all of my homework here, I'd have to use up all of today to get any of it done! So yeah.

It wasn't much anyway. I finished it all on Saturday, right after we got to my Grandmother's house in Rusila.

So, what did I do there?

Actually the first place we went was the hospital. A relative was sick so we went lah.

Unfortunately, though, we went before the visiting hours. That was around 4, I think. Visiting hours start at 5. That mak cik guard at the door was SO RUDE! My dad was like, halfway through the door and she just closed it in his face. So he had to reverse. =.="

Seriously. I was really pissed off at that.

Then we went in through the other door somewhere at the back. Or was it another building altogether? Dunno. I was already in a bad mood by then so I didn't pay attention to anything.

In the end, me and Kakya didn't get to go in. It was just my parents, and a few of my other relatives who came with us.

Well, it was more appropriate that was anyway. Truth be told, I wasn't sure who it was. A distant relative, you could say. It didn't a make a stitch of a difference if we went in the first place.

After all that, we went to the beach side to eat fish and squid fried in this super yummy batter. But guess what? The place we usually go to, which is actually somewhere behind the airport, ISN'T NEAR THE BEACH ANYMORE! Yeah, they like, reclaimed the land and tambak-ed it. I have no idea what they're gonna do with the newly added land, but it completely spoiled the view. But the food was still good so that made up for it. =)

That night was fantastic. We went out to eat at Batu Burok Beach's A&W. Right by the sea, out in the open air. (Of course that was the smoking area, but no one was actually smoking at the time. Even better! =D)

That night was made even better because it was a full moon. So the view by the sea was absolutely breathtaking. The moon's reflection was on the calm sea. And the clouds all around it had a silver lining. Families and couples were walking on the beach, enjoying the view and the cool breeze. Beautiful, I tell you. You can't get something like that in the city.

Then we ate waffles and ice cream! Ahh..the sweet joy. =D

Of course, it was during that time we didn't have a proper camera. Mine was running out of batteries so we couldn't take any really nice pictures.

So we went again the next night.

But it was during sunset too.

It wasn't at the beach, no. We went to the Tengku Tengah Zaharah Mosque AKA the 'Floating' Mosque / Masjid Terapung.

Beautiful there as well. Once we got there the sky was like, purple and pink. And the mosque's dome and minaret were lit up by lights. And the water surrounding the mosque was perfectly still so you could see the reflection in perfect detail.

I might upload some pictures later, if I can get my hands on them. (They're with my dad now)

Then we waited for the moon to come up. One word: AMAZING!

I had never been so happy to see the moon. That night though, it was slightly orange in colour. It must've been the air. So yeah, I really liked those nights. When else am I gonna see something so beautiful and spend time with my family at the same time?

The food there on the other hand, not very satisfying. Surprisingly. All the good spots were too full by the time we ever got there so we had to find somewhere else to eat. Trust me when I say, there's a good reason why some restaurants are empty during lunch/dinner hours. DO NOT EAT THERE! Wasting you time and money. And killing your mood to eat as well.

But, make no mistake, the keropok lekor was good. =)

Just make sure you buy them in Losong. The original and yummy ones are there.

And the nasi dagang! And nasi lemak with ikan tongkol! Haish, I'm feeling hungry just thinking about it. =)

So my trip was good. I'm looking forward to going there again in June. =D