It’s funny how things can work out perfectly well without you planning for them to happen.
I’ve been to KL several times for treasure hunts, and I’d always find myself lingering around the KL Sentral Station waiting for my bus to the airport. Whenever I’m on the run, I always end up eating fastfood. In KL Sentral Station, there is a McDonalds outlet. Even if I’m not eating there, I’d always buy a milkshake or ice cream while I walk around to kill the time.
It was during one of those occasions when I was queuing up for a milkshake when I noticed that McD sells bottled mineral water too. Most people, when eating at fastfood outlets would order the wide variety of carbonated drinks, but hardly ever plain water.
Later on, while shopping for groceries at the Giant Supermarket in KK, I noticed the same type of mineral water again—Aquarius. Everything about the product is the same, i.e. the size, the shape of the bottle, the company producing it (Coca Cola); but for one exception—the one sold at McD has the tagline “I’m lovin’ it”.
And immediately an outrageous idea came to my mind! Upon reaching home, I recorded the Aquarius into my “treasure archive”. It’s just waiting to be unleashed in one of my future hunts…
Then during the Tembak Series 1 last Saturday, I was pleasantly surprised to see the following treasure clue:
A BOTTLE OF NATURAL MINERAL WATER,
BY THE COCA COLA COMPANY IS WHAT I’M AFTER
SEARCH, BUY, I’M LOVIN’ IT,
FOR THIS IS WHAT YOU MUST SUBMIT
Without so much as thinking out the clue, I told my team mates on the spot:
“OK, this particular treasure is the mineral water available at McDonalds. The name is Aquarius. You should be able to see the words “Coca Cola” and the tagline “I’m lovin’ it” printed on the bottle.”
There was a pause and Dennis looked at me doubtfully. He tried to argue with a lame “But Coca Cola produces mineral water kah?”
It’s quite a coincidence that the CoC thought of this same trick. A number of the regular teams did not realise the significance of “I’m lovin’ it” in the clue, just as I had expected. Carelessness can happen even in the strong teams. When Alvin revealed the treasure, there was a chorus of a long-drawn groan from the crowd. Most of them submitted the Aquarius without the “I’m lovin’ it”.
So good to have a specific knowledge of this product and where to get it. But on the other hand, I now have one less treasure clue in my archive.
I’ve been to KL several times for treasure hunts, and I’d always find myself lingering around the KL Sentral Station waiting for my bus to the airport. Whenever I’m on the run, I always end up eating fastfood. In KL Sentral Station, there is a McDonalds outlet. Even if I’m not eating there, I’d always buy a milkshake or ice cream while I walk around to kill the time.
It was during one of those occasions when I was queuing up for a milkshake when I noticed that McD sells bottled mineral water too. Most people, when eating at fastfood outlets would order the wide variety of carbonated drinks, but hardly ever plain water.
Later on, while shopping for groceries at the Giant Supermarket in KK, I noticed the same type of mineral water again—Aquarius. Everything about the product is the same, i.e. the size, the shape of the bottle, the company producing it (Coca Cola); but for one exception—the one sold at McD has the tagline “I’m lovin’ it”.
And immediately an outrageous idea came to my mind! Upon reaching home, I recorded the Aquarius into my “treasure archive”. It’s just waiting to be unleashed in one of my future hunts…
Then during the Tembak Series 1 last Saturday, I was pleasantly surprised to see the following treasure clue:
A BOTTLE OF NATURAL MINERAL WATER,
BY THE COCA COLA COMPANY IS WHAT I’M AFTER
SEARCH, BUY, I’M LOVIN’ IT,
FOR THIS IS WHAT YOU MUST SUBMIT
Without so much as thinking out the clue, I told my team mates on the spot:
“OK, this particular treasure is the mineral water available at McDonalds. The name is Aquarius. You should be able to see the words “Coca Cola” and the tagline “I’m lovin’ it” printed on the bottle.”
There was a pause and Dennis looked at me doubtfully. He tried to argue with a lame “But Coca Cola produces mineral water kah?”
It’s quite a coincidence that the CoC thought of this same trick. A number of the regular teams did not realise the significance of “I’m lovin’ it” in the clue, just as I had expected. Carelessness can happen even in the strong teams. When Alvin revealed the treasure, there was a chorus of a long-drawn groan from the crowd. Most of them submitted the Aquarius without the “I’m lovin’ it”.
So good to have a specific knowledge of this product and where to get it. But on the other hand, I now have one less treasure clue in my archive.
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