{"id":928,"date":"2007-08-12T03:25:48","date_gmt":"2007-08-12T03:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=928"},"modified":"2014-08-29T08:06:38","modified_gmt":"2014-08-29T08:06:38","slug":"cross-state-borders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=928","title":{"rendered":"Cross State Borders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the 21st of July 2007, I spent the entire scorching day in a Tourism Malaysia treasure hunt&#8230; that didn&#8217;t exactly follow the convention of a treasure hunt in the modern sense. We&#8217;d have to go to Point 1 before getting the location to Point 2. Doesn&#8217;t that sound like the movies, and how a treasure hunt is like?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/trh1.jpg\"><br \/>\nOur first stop took us all the way to Malacca. On the way, I spotted many battered vehicles.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/trh2.jpg\"><br \/>\nOmak Den Restaurant, where we were to get item #1&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/trh4.jpg\"><br \/>\nMango Spice (on the left). On the right is item #2.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/trh3.jpg\"><br \/>\nWe were running short on time having deliberated much at our first few stops. Nabila proved to be an excellent driver.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/trh15.jpg\"><br \/>\nBeetle mania!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/trh16.jpg\"><br \/>\nAt least over 10 spotted in Banting. Madness!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/trh5.jpg\"><br \/>\n<b>Istana Bandar<\/b>, Banting. One of Malaysia&#8217;s historical monuments.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/trh6.jpg\"><br \/>\nOh well.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/trh7.jpg\"><br \/>\nAnother well.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/trh9.jpg\"><br \/>\n<b>Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Memorial<\/b>. The place is so clean and well kept, you&#8217;d be glad taxpayer money went to this.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/trh10.jpg\"><br \/>\nHis Cadillac Fleetwood.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/trh11.jpg\"><br \/>\nHis little adorable train. Built like a tank and self-contained.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/trh12.jpg\"><br \/>\nWe then ended in <b>Taman Tasik Titiwangsa<\/b>, where I sniped this with my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/?p=924\">600mm F11 combo<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/trh13.jpg\"><br \/>\n&#8230;and this.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/trh14.jpg\"><br \/>\nWe won second place! What beginner&#8217;s luck. About the prizes I am not really sure, as the prizes seemed to have changed from what was written to something else for the worse, when announced. Spot the haven&#8217;t-linked-in-blog-entry-in-a-long-time <a href=\"http:\/\/scherzquin.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_BLANK\">Hannna<\/a>, Nabila the crazy 160kmph driver and her mom, who wanted us to pull out and give up. Thank goodness we didn&#8217;t!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/trh8.jpg\"><br \/>\nI think we won tickets to ride the Eye On Malaysia, too. I guess I&#8217;ll find out when Nabila gets the prizes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the 21st of July 2007, I spent the entire scorching day in a Tourism Malaysia treasure hunt&#8230; that didn&#8217;t exactly follow the convention of a treasure hunt in the modern sense. We&#8217;d have to go to Point 1 before getting the location to Point 2. 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