This post consists of 2 events being held in the same morning of 26th October, and
I took part in both. We call it B2B (back to back) and im doing it not because
of the rewards (kinda awesome one too) but because of the commitment. To
friends (teammate) and to the organizer of the event. And I (think) can do it.
These events, located around 10km between each other.
One in One Utama (the only venue) and another one starts at Matic Jln.
Ampang (around KL).
Let me begin with the one I joined first that morning :
Nestle Fitnesse with Hitz FM
Not only participants (only 12 of us) will get to hang out the whole
day with DJ Arnold and DJ Natalie from HITZ fm radio station (man, Natalie is
taller than me!) but we will be treated (by Nestle of course.. thank You!!)
with few fitness sessions , which were Wall Climbing @ Camp 5 Climbing Gym, Lunch @ Opika Organic Café,
sports voucher worth RM150 from Royal Sporting House, shopping for something healthy and nutritious
worth RM150 @Aeon and 2 hours session at Batting cage @ Upper Roof. Ok, that’s the
reward.
Here’s the story.
Budget Good-Good, we did GooD!!
9.10am – arrived Matic Jln Ampang for the registration of our team for the Life&Times Travel KL Fabulous Food 1Malaysia Hunt 2013 happening
later around 11am. Once done, rush off to One Utama and got there 15 minutes
later.
would changing it's team name will bring up any Good? :P
Once
I’ve registered for Nestle
Fitness with Hitz FM, I took some
time to snap pics around the gym and get to know other winners. It was an online contest by
HitzFM (via Instagram and website) and we need to pose with a Nestle Fitnesse cereal to be selected to join
this event. Each will receive RM500 along with treats I mentioned earlier.
with Dj Arnold! Woot!
Kunun..
front desk
inspiring, aint it?
fill up first?
briefing
Dj Natalie took the lead. Not bad..
The rock climbing session began around 10.15am. yup. Im supposed to already be
on my way to meet my teammate for the next event. Xpe.. layan this one dulu.
Went through the warm up climbing, then I asked permission to skip the next 2
sessions (makan2 n shopping) and drive back to Matic. Its already 10.30am!
Gosh.
And lucky that im on the road, as we need to get today’s copy of New
Straits time paper for the answer to the ‘treasure’ questions given. Make a
quick stop for that.
And just after I exited the Jln Duta roundabout.. tada!! Jam! Aiseh. It
was clear just now when I went to OU this morning. Ok don’t panic. I got 15 min
left. And my team mate keep calling me every 5 minutes or so! DON’T PANIC!
It was a slow pace traffic, but I managed to make an escape to Jalan Pahang,
and make my way (slowly) to Jalan Ampang. Arrived a minute before the Flag-Off!
Life&Times
Travel KL Fabulous Food 1Malaysia Hunt 2013
Ok
let’s continue with this event pulak.
9
CP (check points) altogether.
we argued on something! haha.. belum mula lagi pun!
Once it
started, we rushed to the taxi (only public transportations were allowed) and
went to our first CP (check point), Mi
Ketam KL @ Jalan Keramat.
Task
: Mi Ketam panas + air sirap sejuk (get creative) :P
fakri for the 1st CP. i wonder whats the Mi Ketam taste like?
Fakri
did well eating this one, and we spent only few minutes here, while I tried to
get the answer the ‘treasure questions’ given before the race begin.
Total
Question was 6, but Q A1 has no answer (found out about it much later). and i actually found the ANSWER! (find the answer at the end of this post)
im trying to find the answer by any way i could :P
As
we moving on, we tried to reach the CP near to each other, avoiding CP at CM (Central
Market) since you can only get the stamp for the Treasure there. As I said, we can’t
submit yet since we didn’t get the answer for Q A1.
There were also other tasks involved. 2 pictures needed to be taken (one from a groupie @ LRT
Jelatek and another one @ CM. Uploaded them into our own FB and show them marshal the post.
Easy.
Did
I mentioned be creative? Being gelojoh will only choke you. Being creative
makes you swallow the food faster. Haa… :P
Did a quick stop @ LRT Jelatek for this groupie :
posing ala Budget Good-Good
Moving on to the next CP : NZ Curry House @ Section 5 Wangsa Maju.
Task
: Roti Canai + Teh Tarik
I
think Ellah enjoying this task. It was him who did the same task last year @
CM. He did swell.
he's enjoying his teh tarik session
Ok
moving on. We were moving too fast? Yes. We did. And eat ridiculously fast and
tak senonoh! Haha.. it’s a race remember?
I
cant google while rushing. So while the guys take turn to makan, I managed to
find all the answers for the ‘treasure’ questions. Left only Q A1. Asked
everyone else that we know, no one had the answer (yet).
Next CP : En. Tan Kopitiam Muslim
@ Medan Niaga Rampai
Task
: Roti Bakar + Kopi.. lol.. too easy I must say?
A’ah,
in and out in no time. As I said, this year’s food kinda ‘stomach’
friendly.
But
to make a gap between them, food like last year should do it. Ada yang muntah!
And that Fierce Curry House food last time is so hot (pedas!)
Just
for the fact, I don’t really have to say anything much to these guys. It’s
always a mutual understanding; we know our part and everyone pretty much know
what to do next. We argued, disagree for sure along the way. But we always make
sure to complete the challenge/task right.
Next CP : Rojak & Cendol
Salleh @ Jalan Maarof, Bangsar
I
think this is the stall that used to open just behind the Maybank and infront
of the MCD Telawi. Now the stall can be found under the tree, in front of
Petronas Station (100m away from its original location). I love the rojak. But
the thing is that, I must gulp down everything as fast as I could. And with a
bowl or icy Cendol too! (talking about brain freeze). Done in couple of
minutes. Yes. I ate my rojak with my hand! Haha.. (you might not want to sit beside me or else
you might throw up) :P
Im
absolutely sure theres no answer for Q A1. Last resort. Muka tembok. Tanya
organizer. They replied : The question is void! Aiseh.. New strategy : Re-route!
Next CP : Restoran Samre Jalan Pantai
Dalam :
Task
here : Nasi gulai kawah.
met with Dyat's team here
This
area is actually easy to find, as I’ve passed by this place many times. But the
restaurant isn’t that famous (online) so Googling some of these eateries won’t
help (same case like Saleh Rojak. Found it by accident). Come to think of it,
if its famous, then sure you’ll find it in no time kan? No fun in that :P
This
is where the expertise of your taxi driver comes handy. At least that guy knows
the area, then we should get to that exact place, correctly. A detour, and
wrong turn, could cost you more time. And time is very essential in any race. Especially
this one.
We
did stop from time to time to ask for directions. Yup, we even got stopped at a
roadblock! :P nothing to be worried, we have all the necessary evidence that we
are in a race (team tag, event shirts and all). *muka panic + excited* haha..
Next CP : Restoran A.Hassan S/B,
Velodrome Biz Park
Well,
I volunteered at first, but when they mentioned the menu is not just rice +
ayam golek, I leave it to Lek to proceed. With his skill we call it, ‘Makan
takde Gigi’ (don’t know what to translate, literally, gulp down everything) we
spent around 3 minutes and done!
famous in Cheras. will come back to try the food
Next CP : Central Market
Now
where can you get to eat something that is served on board, on the ground at CM? Air Asia
served the ever famous Nasi Lemak Pak Nasser n Satay for this challenge. I
didn’t get to eat as I have to do another task. Take a groupie pic n post on my
FB, then clear the stamp with the marshall. Ellah
took this one.
err.. thought the girl in Red will be serving us?
yum.. yum.. tp kami x dapat makan :P
ok off to Shazana Pau! Nop, no idea where it is
at this point, we kind thought this jam would ruin everything!
Next CP : 2nd Last one
– Shazana Pau @ Jln Raja Alang, Kg Baru
At
first we thought its somewhere in the row of stalls near the Pasar Chow Kit. We
were wrong. Its on the other side of that road. Rushed there, and I volunteered
for this one : 2 hot pau and a hot teh-o. Hehe..
Try eating a hot Pau with hot Teh-o while your friend asking you to eat
it in haste! Epic!
Last CP : Lobby Seri Pacific
Hotel
A
small bowl of dimsum ke ape ntah, ke yong tau fu (something like that) got
chilli, an ice cream, a can of 100 Plus for the last task. At this point we
were still in doubt that we were the first team to arrive, and Lek steal the limelight by taking this task, and showing his Makan Takde Gigi skill! Done. Thats how you do it. Budget Good-Good style!
final meal of the day!
We
were then asked to stand by for the camera, and make a run to the main stage!
Wohoo!!
We were the 1st to arrive! Champion! It was surreal! The next team
arrived minutes just after we did. Tight race it was.
we made it!
we got an exclusive interview!
in the paper too!
Its
2.15pm. A short interview was conducted by a reporter from NST. I let the guys
do the talking. Im off to the next event. Get my car at MATIC and drive back to OU.
Traffic was fare. Took the Penchala Link route (via Jln Duta).
Arrived
OU around 3.15pm. The last session
starts around 4.30pm. Its batting Cage.
After
half an hour, they requested all of us
for a groupie pic and presented us with more goodies!
Upper roof! First time here
Smile!!
Post event activities for KL Fabulous Food 1Malaysia Hunt 2013 :
Lucky draws : (we did get lucky this time too!)
Another makan challenge! Who can beat that guy? :P (thats Lek btw)
Its
already 5.15pm, and I have to drive back to Seri Pacific Hotel to meet my team
mate. And just in time for that exclusive interview, which you can view it here
:
Haha!
i was just mumbling! It was kinda emotional race, not because we fought each other or anything, but
because what happened last year. Read it here.
Pro :
All
and all, It was an enjoyable race. In a
matter of fact, im actually racing with my friends from 3 other teams!
Food task was easy, so everyone can eat/take turn eating them.
Cons :
Briefing should be done bi language, but i think most of the participants understand the briefing given in Bahasa Malaysia.
That stamp they put on our hands should have been put on paper. Give another set of
paper/passport or something, as the stamp gives away after a while (with sweat
and constant moving). By the time you reach the next CP, the stamp already
faded or gone!
The
Marshall should synchronize with each other, as what happened at the Pau task,
where this one marshal said its okay to proceed, while the other one said its not ok,
bla.. bla.. I went ahead and eat my pau, by the time they finish arguing, im
done with the task. :P
Food
was easy. What’s not was the traffic, and the challenge faced from other teams.
And the event should have started early
like last year. Not almost to lunch hour (even if its Saturday).
give us like dri-fit-kinda tee as we actually running here and there during this event. besides, i would proudly wear them around after that. good for promotion?
I hope that you enjoy reading my post. do leave a comment or two?
FYi, the
organizer said that they will open this event for international participants
next year. Let’s see if there’s Durian and Sambal tempoyak will be on the menu
next! Haa.. I doubt those foreigners could finish it.. or could they?
And
Thanks to New Strait Times and Red Adventure for organizing such event.
Burp! Excuse us! (our team's name last year, btw) :P
oh.. heres the Answer for Q A.1 :
got it? hehe..
