Amazing Race 2011 [OVERDUE]

I feel horribly unfit. :( But I did have my fair share of fun! ^^

In an ecstatic mood, we got ourselves ready for the first highly anticipated event of Defining December last Saturday. It started with a rush of Carplate Chaos, with a station master giving us the clue to where we should head to.


Team #13 - alongside with Jolene Gien, Gabriel, Marcus, Jerlene and Yanling.




First stop - Kranji State Cemetery. We first had to guess a mystery number, and then two people had to enter the cemetery to look for a engraving that bore the same name as a Happy meal.


Our masterpiece paper cutting of a ship! Done by Jolene.

Next stop: Clementi. [Random fact: When we were scurrying through the shopping centre to find a duo clad in checkered tops, I bumped into Miss Ellen, my art teacher!]

Tasked to look for six dishes that were related to each other within the confinements of the hawker centre cum market, this was the only food item we found. The rest were all beverages!

"Good luck," coupled with his autograph.

Jolene shaking hands with a Caucasian (ahem!)



The whole team at the boxing rink (at Clementi Sports Hall)

The third station was supposed to be Bukit Batok Nature Park, but we detoured to Bukit Timah Nature Reserve (Hindhede Nature Trail to be exact) instead after misinterpreting the clue. Feeling confused after walking a few metres to the quarry, we had to phone Rigel, one of the ICs, out of confusion. While we felt that we got cheated, there was no time to waste, and we headed off to Bukit Batok Nature Park.

At Bukit Batok Nature Park, we headed to the playground where there another quarry in sight. Our first task out there was to move three eggs to a goal post (which was a cup) using only our face but not our mouth. While one of the teammates had to move the egg using his/her face, the others would create the pathway for him/her so that it would be less difficult for that person to move the egg.

Next, utilising raffia strings, we had to tie ourselves to a cup (filled with water) attached to a rubber band, and prevent it from spilling the water all over while walking one loop. If we were cautious, the rubber band could actually hold the cup filled with water. Sadly, at the rate we were walking (no matter how synchronized we were), we would not be able to finish the task within the time limit. At least, that was better than walking too fast and causing the cup to tip over.

We were then supposed to head over to a food court in Bukit Batok, some few hundred metres away and near a community centre cum police station. Unfortunately, as we finished our "advertisement campaign" for curry puffs there, it started to pour. [Hopefully no one fell sick after Amazing Race!] We dashed back to the playground at the park as fast we could. (Too bad that left me gasping for breath as I haven't been running for quite a while.)

Heading back to church, we played a game akin to Dog and Bone, but involving flour! (OMG) After this, we played Sumo. (Anyone who was in the TNG camp two years ago would probably find this game familiar.) While we did win in the first two rounds, I fell down on the last round, leaving the rear of my shirt full of mud. (SPLAT!) By the time we "crossed the finishing point", we were all dirty with mud and flour.