THE riddles - Without two is total darkness, An odd couple butyoucan count on them!, A vehicle with kidney problem and A rodent hasanirregular pulse.
Answers - Tun Hussein Onn Eye Hospital, Endress and Hauser,Perdana Dialysis and Radiant Equity Sdn Bhd - and all of them in theKlang Valley.
"The riddles were very tricky and mind-boggling. We fought allthe way from the starting point at Amcorp Mall Petaling Jaya to thecity and at one point, one of us had to backtrack on foot because wemissed a clue," said Mohd Azar Abu Bakar.But all the hard work paid off when Mohd Azar and two othermembers of his team - Mohd Yusof Abdullah and Nor Azri Ali - wonsecond prize at the Malay Mail Charity Treasure Hunt yesterday.First-timers, Mohd Azar and Nor Azri, had Mohd Yusof, who hadtaken part in similar hunts before, brought along two dictionariestohelp them solve the riddles."We got very lucky with the first question. A man with aneye-patch just happened to pass by when we reached the firstdestination. So we decided it must be the Eye Hospital," he said.For second place, the trio won RM500, a Nestle hamper, Colemanproducts, Caltex products, Isotonic drinks and hotel vouchers."Not too bad for first timers. We will definitely take part inthe next treasure hunt," he said.The charity hunt was organised by The Paper That Cares to raisefunds for the MAA-Medicare Kidney Charity Fund. It was held inconjunction with the paper's 102nd anniversary.Petaling Jaya OCPD SACII Dell Akhbar Khan flagged off the 106 carsat 8am at Amcorp Mall in Petaling Jaya. The participants coveredabout 100km and had to solve the riddles in six hours.Besides 40 riddles, the participants were also given tulips tohelp them find clues around Petaling Jaya, Damansara, Selayang,Ampang and Kuala Lumpur that led them to the finish line at MandarinHotel at the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC).Treasure hunt veterans - K.K. Chai, Margaret Chai, F.Y. Lim andS.F. Loh - won two air tickets and accommodation to the 13th AsianGames in Bangkok as first prize."The questions given were really tough but they had broadened ourgeneral knowledge," said Loh.All four team members love treasure hunts as they provide theopportunity to travel and go to places they have not been to.The team also received RM1,000 cash, a Nestle hamper, Caltexproducts, Coleman products and Kentucky Fried Chicken vouchers amongothers.They received their prizes from the MAA-Medicare Kidney CharityFund board of trustees chairman, Tunku Abdullah Tunku Abdul Rahman.The Malay Mail editor Fauzi Omar said as the paper that cares, TheMalay Mail will continue its tradition of organising charity eventsand promoting a caring society."Be it public service, government bureaucracies, consumers withsimple questions or clogged drains... we will try our best to solvethem simply because we do care," he said.A. Kumaresan, who had just finished his SPM exam, said treasurehunts sharpen one's mind."We had to be able to read between the lines. Solve the riddlesand learn to work as a team," he said, adding that he had taken partin treasure hunts a few times.Kumaresan and other team members for car No 61 - A Linggamuthu, K.Pushparani and M.S. Kanthi - won the third place.The team received RM300 and other prizes. Fourth to 10th prizewinners received RM100 and other gifts.Prizes were also given to those with the funniest answers.A minimum of of two people and a maximum of four were allowed percar with the registration fee of RM200 per car.The fee was inclusive of a RM30 petrol voucher courtesy of Caltex,a bag of goodies and hi-tea at Mandarin-Oriental. Each participantalso received a T-shirt.The proceeds from the event will be given to the MAA-MedicareKidney Charity Fund.A lucky draw was also held with winners getting to enjoy holidaystays at Pelangi Beach Resort and Burau Bay Resort in Langkawi.Among the sponsors for the treasure hunt were Ace CanningCorporation Sdn Bhd, Mandarin-Oriental Kuala Lumpur, Caltex,KentuckyFried Chicken, Universal Fitness and Facon Exhibitions Trade FairsSdn Bhd.
Treasure hunt for a good causeTHE riddles - Without two is total darkness, An odd couple butyoucan count on them!, A vehicle with kidney problem and A rodent hasanirregular pulse.
Answers - Tun Hussein Onn Eye Hospital, Endress and Hauser,Perdana Dialysis and Radiant Equity Sdn Bhd - and all of them in theKlang Valley.
"The riddles were very tricky and mind-boggling. We fought allthe way from the starting point at Amcorp Mall Petaling Jaya to thecity and at one point, one of us had to backtrack on foot because wemissed a clue," said Mohd Azar Abu Bakar.But all the hard work paid off when Mohd Azar and two othermembers of his team - Mohd Yusof Abdullah and Nor Azri Ali - wonsecond prize at the Malay Mail Charity Treasure Hunt yesterday.First-timers, Mohd Azar and Nor Azri, had Mohd Yusof, who hadtaken part in similar hunts before, brought along two dictionariestohelp them solve the riddles."We got very lucky with the first question. A man with aneye-patch just happened to pass by when we reached the firstdestination. So we decided it must be the Eye Hospital," he said.For second place, the trio won RM500, a Nestle hamper, Colemanproducts, Caltex products, Isotonic drinks and hotel vouchers."Not too bad for first timers. We will definitely take part inthe next treasure hunt," he said.The charity hunt was organised by The Paper That Cares to raisefunds for the MAA-Medicare Kidney Charity Fund. It was held inconjunction with the paper's 102nd anniversary.Petaling Jaya OCPD SACII Dell Akhbar Khan flagged off the 106 carsat 8am at Amcorp Mall in Petaling Jaya. The participants coveredabout 100km and had to solve the riddles in six hours.Besides 40 riddles, the participants were also given tulips tohelp them find clues around Petaling Jaya, Damansara, Selayang,Ampang and Kuala Lumpur that led them to the finish line at MandarinHotel at the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC).Treasure hunt veterans - K.K. Chai, Margaret Chai, F.Y. Lim andS.F. Loh - won two air tickets and accommodation to the 13th AsianGames in Bangkok as first prize."The questions given were really tough but they had broadened ourgeneral knowledge," said Loh.All four team members love treasure hunts as they provide theopportunity to travel and go to places they have not been to.The team also received RM1,000 cash, a Nestle hamper, Caltexproducts, Coleman products and Kentucky Fried Chicken vouchers amongothers.They received their prizes from the MAA-Medicare Kidney CharityFund board of trustees chairman, Tunku Abdullah Tunku Abdul Rahman.The Malay Mail editor Fauzi Omar said as the paper that cares, TheMalay Mail will continue its tradition of organising charity eventsand promoting a caring society."Be it public service, government bureaucracies, consumers withsimple questions or clogged drains... we will try our best to solvethem simply because we do care," he said.A. Kumaresan, who had just finished his SPM exam, said treasurehunts sharpen one's mind."We had to be able to read between the lines. Solve the riddlesand learn to work as a team," he said, adding that he had taken partin treasure hunts a few times.Kumaresan and other team members for car No 61 - A Linggamuthu, K.Pushparani and M.S. Kanthi - won the third place.The team received RM300 and other prizes. Fourth to 10th prizewinners received RM100 and other gifts.Prizes were also given to those with the funniest answers.A minimum of of two people and a maximum of four were allowed percar with the registration fee of RM200 per car.The fee was inclusive of a RM30 petrol voucher courtesy of Caltex,a bag of goodies and hi-tea at Mandarin-Oriental. Each participantalso received a T-shirt.The proceeds from the event will be given to the MAA-MedicareKidney Charity Fund.A lucky draw was also held with winners getting to enjoy holidaystays at Pelangi Beach Resort and Burau Bay Resort in Langkawi.Among the sponsors for the treasure hunt were Ace CanningCorporation Sdn Bhd, Mandarin-Oriental Kuala Lumpur, Caltex,KentuckyFried Chicken, Universal Fitness and Facon Exhibitions Trade FairsSdn Bhd.
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