I participated in my company's Fab Race. This is the 5th year the company organized this activity but it's my first time joining it. It's like Amazing Race in which the participants have to drive around, complete games, buy treasurers, solve clues on landmarks and answer questions on company history, general knowledge and IQ etc.
I woke up at 4 a.m. and drove to the company to do registration at 5 a.m.. There were total near to 60 teams with 4 members in each team. My original plan was to be the number 10th or 20th team to depart so that we can reference other teams if we can't figure out the clues but my team members were very 'kiasu' and wanted to be the first few to register and depart first (it's on first come first serve basis where the subsequent teams will be departing in every 30 sec interval).
My car... (pix taken at 5 a.m. in the morning so it's a bit dark) 
My team - Team 54, with 'ah bui' and 'eh ju'...
It's almost 6 a.m. so there were more and more cars lining up...
Some decorated cars...
We ended up registered as the 2nd team to depart. With all first timers in my team, it's not so easy with just one team in front of us to refer to... The race started at 7 a.m. and our team ended at 2 p.m. (we were within the first 10 teams to arrive though). It was really exhausting. We started from completed games in the company compound, then drove along BDC to Batu Kawa and back to 3rd Miles then drove to Bampfylde Road (along the way have to complete some game events at the Hokkien Garden), then continue to drive to Padungan. We have to stopped along the road every now and then and got down the car to search for answers per the clues given.
Some of the answers... This one the question was "Jurrasic Park I am not. Don't worry little one, I won't harm you. Let me guide you... shall we play?"
Another one... The question was "Ooohh! Double Happiness! Cherry! But the tax! Argh! Scout all around. First half is a no-no, but the 2nd half is something that we look for. Mark your calender folks." The answer is "31 October".There were many eating events too, including eating roti canai and shallowing French loaf in front of Holiday Inn. The toughest part in the race was when we have to search for answers at the Waterfront and walking along Hilton, Parkson etc. under the burning hot sun. I almost went 'pengsan' due to dehydration. The race ended at Holiday Inn pool side where I felt like jumping into the pool after submitting the answers.
After getting home and took the shower, I headed straight to the bed due to bad headache. However my team members called me up to attend the prize giving at night at Holiday Inn pool side. OMG, I was so tired but I went. At the dinner, all the answers were announced. It looks to me that only the experienced players can really relate those clues, this race is not for the first timers. So as expected, we went home empty handed.
Well this is an experience of spending $$ to participate, to design our own team T-shirt, to drive whole day long in my high petrol consumption car, to expose under the sun and get dehydrated and eventually, ended up with nothing. Quite stupid but fun lah.
