Bernama treasure hunters...

The 11^th  edition of Malaysia Airports Media Hunt 2013  saw five teams from Bernama among the 50 participating cars heading to Bukit Gambang in Pahang.

They were flagged off from Sepang by Malaysian Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) chairman Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad at about 7am yesterday.

Each car was given nine hours starting from the time the participants received the set of questions from the organizer at flag off.

From Sepang, they headed towards Damansara, Batu Caves, Karak, Mentakab, Temerloh, Maran and Gambang, covering a distance of some 300kms.

Along the way, they had to answer 35 questions with the clues found on signboards of shops, establishments, etc, said Media and Foreign Newswires Division Manager Mohd Noor Atan, a veteran of the hunt.

“An example is Be careful what is served here, blow fish may be dangerous… and the answer is Fugu (one of the restaurants found with such name).

“Or “I should be so lucky” partly can be heard here but we need full answer for full point…the answer is Salun Rambut & Kecantikan Kylie (the song is connected to Kylie Minogue).

“Or comically agent P can be found here although Phineas and Ferb might not be near, the answer is Perry & Co, a law firm -- Perry is the name of the agent platypus in Phineas and Ferb cartoon show,” he said.

They were also given two tasks.

At Genting Sempah R&R, they were asked to remove eels, one by one, from one container to another within 15 seconds.

“Many feel weird to touch the squiggly thing, and some refused at all to do this,” he said.

The next task was golf putting when they reached the Bukit Gambang Golf Resort (two balls for 5 points each if they successfully put them in!)

“We were also required to bring in four treasures with clues given …they happened to be Lipton Green Tea with no. 9 printed, kacang Ngan Yin with Serat Tinggi, Cintan Mee curry noodle in a cup with 67 gram and Tuna Spread Cap Ayam,” he said.

All the ‘treasures’ were donated to a charity, said Mohd Noor who teamed-up with Halim Hafiz, Raj Anila and her husband Kumaresan to finished 12th.

What motivated him to participate?

“Money not so but to be together with the team and meet up with other guys in media…if nasib baik champion then its a bonus.

“Otherwise just to sharpen your skill in trying to look for the answers,” said Mohd Noor who had participated in five previous MAHB media treasure hunt.

Started in 2002, the annual event has taken members of the media on journeys to various destinations in Peninsula Malaysia.