SMRT Challenge



Joined the SMRT Challenge again this year. This time we had to have a team of 4 so Vivien and I roped in 2 of our colleages. The whole idea of the race was that we would receive a clue sheet at the beginning of the race and solve the clues for the 8 locations, at each location we had to perform a physical challenge as well as a challenge on SMRT safety. There was no particular route we had to followas long as we went to the 8 locations and we could only use SMRT trains (including the LRT), SMRT buses and SMRT taxis. We didn't have to pay to travel on the trains and the buses cos we had on race tees and we had a $20 voucher for the cab - we were only allowed to take 1 cab. Once you completed all 16 tasks you could head back to the start/finish line.

There were 3 categories: Open (that's what we were in), Student and Family

Start time : 10 am

Here's where we had to go and do:

1. Orchard/California Fitness - 2 team members perform 10 squats while balancing on a rubber dome thing while other 2 team members compete a short quiz on SMRT safety
   
2. Dhoby Ghaut - locate a store for next clue, put in order the train door closing announcement (chimes, annoucement, buzzer)
   
3. Raffles Place/California Fitness - 1 team member performs 10 squats while balancing on a rubber dome thing while another supports, other 2 team members compete short quiz
   
4. Dover/Singapore Polytechinic - 1 team member does rock climbing while the other 3 team members solve a quiz regarding train derailment
   
5. Chinese Garden - 1 team member holds a small plastic jug over their head while the others take turns running over to fill the jug up using plastic cups, once the jug is filled that team member must run back to the start, write a 4 line poem containing the phrases "SMRT", "yellow line" and "eating and drinking"
   
6. Segar LRT - 1 team member has to skip rope the number of times of the number that they draw, roll a die and then find the safety equipment that matches that number on the platform
   
7. SAFRA Yishun - 1 team member has a go at using an air rifle, must hit anyway on the target, get in a taxi, put on safety belt, tell the driver where you want to go and which route (in that order)
   
8. Bishan SMRT Staff Recrerational Club - 1 team member has 6 attempts to score 2 goals in a netball hoop from a given distance, place 3 signs at the emergency equipment stated on the sign
   

Once we were done there we headed back to the start/finish line which was outside Ngee Ann City in Orchard.

Finish time : 3 pm

Here's our 4 line poem:



Not the best of poems but hey I'm a science student not a English major hahaha.

After we checked back in and got our goodie bags the first thing we did was find food cos we had been surviving on the breakfast we had at about 8.45 am and water lol we were hungry!! Ended up eating at this Japanese/Italian place in the basement of Ngee Ann - I call it that cos it serves Japanese style Italian food lol. After that we headed back up to wait for the results and plus there was supposed to be a lucky draw. It seems we missed the lucky drawn (typical - they told us 4 pm and when we went back at 4 pm it was already over), so we waited for the results. After that we headed on home totally knackered. There will still student teams coming in as we headed on home.

Got home around 6 pm, had a nice cool shower and a tall glass of 100 plus. Spent the rest of the evening just relaxing, went to bed early too
Ventelated by MeiBao @ 11:06 AM