madame dexterous: October 2008

i guess, i wouldn't not have such a weekend before?

I joined the Mix.fm SUBARU Palm Challenge...

as I've it in my Facebook status and also in MSN...
many had question me, what did I do in the palm challenge ?

Did i slap someone non-stop ?
big NO NO

what I did was, have my RIGHT palm on a latest SUBARU car.

the day before, or rather hours before the challenge registration starts, I packed my stuff & went to karlye's hours to sleepover.
as usual, she sleeps in her cocoon

i wanted to wake up @ 6:00am & be there early for the registration.
*kiasu-ness in my believe, there will be a long Queue outside Pavilion*

instead when I woke up & saw my watch it's already 7:00am.
so cepat-cepat wash-up & bath
wake karlye up & started our journey to KL

when we arrived, there wasn't much people
karlye's registration # was 27 & mine 28

we then jump into a bus & headed to Petaling Street for BREAKFAST
(as per karlye's request)
anyway, it had been long I had proper chinese breakfast feel in a market...
since I'm up so early, why not ?

after makan, we do not know which bus to ambil balik to BB area.
we asked around
saw the bus had just left
we continue walking
ended up we walk back to BB
it was a nice warm-up walk before the challenge

about 40 minutes later, we arrived back in Pavilion
to draw balls

the organisers had actually planned 300 or more would want to register for this challenge

from 300, all participants would have to lucky draw ping pong balls from a huge box.
WHITE = you are OUT
BLUE = you are IN
~ provided you answer your question correctly
my Question was: Which other 4 countries are also competing for this SUBARU palm challenge?
= Hong Kong, Philippines, Thailand and Singapore

and I got a BLUE ball with my NUMBER 16 on it!!

an hour later we need to get back to the stage area for the briefing before we start our PALM CHALLENGE in PAVILION, KL ~ Bukit Bintang Entrance

so happy me, karlye & my friend ( who just heard about this challege the day before while we were lunch-ing) got to managed ourself into palm-ing onto the car

so happily like a kid, waiting for her ice-cream...

but this time... we must stay under sun & rain

at 1:00pm the sun was blazing hot
all were hopping for rain & clouds

as i was number 16, besides me was 15 & 17, they were both students & they were having exams very soon...
haha... that's how crazy Youths nowaday....

but all I had in my mind was to challege the other 59 people palm-ing this car...
all i want is just to get myself into the top 10

i need to leave this country...
im getting bored
and i cannot afford a trip to leave Malaysia

so that was my aim...
i must be the last 10....
MUST

in between our time under the hot sun & sky, we've small challenges to do
eg:
1. holding a 500ml bottle of water to trim our biceps & triceps
2. sucking lime ~ everyone enjoyed it
3. eating banana with one hand (without skin)
4. blowing off a stick-on on our forehead ~ easily done for the girls (esp oily face)
5. sushi with loads of wasabi ~ love it: the amount was almost the same as how I usually eat
6. 2 raw eggs ~ love it: i always eat 40% cooked egg ~
7. standing on ONE feet for 15 minutes ~ THIS is the most challenging one, as I am heavy & putting all my weight on one feet is like Killing me slowly: my whole of left FOOT was NUMB for almost 15 minutes
8. balancing a FHM mag on our head for 1 minute
9. holding a 1.5Litre of mineral water on our LEFT hand & have it straight HIGH.... elbow must now bend
* i think, that was easy as I was trying to use my left hand*
- been using too much energy on RIGHT dah...

all those small challenges was happening during our 7 hours of palm-ing with a SUBARU
we had a 10 minutes break after 6 hours
- it was a nice break for me
- i skip toilet, as I feel, I do not had an urged to go toilet & i would need to rest my right palm than anything else...

i was advice to go straight to the hospitality tent
= we were served, bananas, muffins, sausage bread, 100+, mineral water
i grab some food & sitted
i told the medic i need ice for my right palm + it was nice... to put preasurre on it...
another medic asked if I want a massage? it was not that nice compare to Valerie's but better than none...

after about 8 minutes I gave my ice to Melissa who juz had her food & water...
headed back to my number 16 spot before the start time..
clean my palm spot, as it was dirty from my sweat & dirt... (6 hours)
dry my palm & place back my right palm on it...
now dry & clean, it was nice again to place it there...

there were 12 of us at this time

one guy got kick out cause his whole palm were out of position
while walking out
his legs were weak and he was limping out with help

6:45 was the last small challenge
as mention above, to carry the 1.5Litre mineral water straight up in the air with left hand
- it was not a big fuzz for me

but not to the girl on my right #18, she was having a hard time there
her elbow were bend
and the big Mix.fm guy turn his head & saw her bend-ed elbow, terus blow whislt and eliminated her out... (auwch)

and the LAST 10 of us manage to get ourself a place for the Finals in Singapore !!!
only me and Melissa were the 2 girls out of the 10...

wah!!! Singapore here I come...

*check us out @ Mix.fm official site*

i would say,
the sun did not kill me... as I am an outdoor person,
my feet aren't killing me as well, as I was in my hole-ed Crocs... *claps to Crocs*

when it was finished, we went up stage for our proud photo moments!!!
my legs were numb little and almost trip... lol...

but after done, with interview with Subaru... and being brief about Finals.. in SG...

we can leave...

i went straight to my car & drove to Amy's house for Raleigh Comm Meet...
i was welcome-ed to the meeting... they were already halfway though...

bagus i applied leave to be not available for meeting from boss, but i still managed to make it the last few hours..

after all day out in the sun (literally) we went for mamak, but bought KL style Chee Cheong Fun... and ate there..
it was cheap (rm2.30)
- althought my kurang manis teh ais became sugar-less

i had a great day...

SUNDAY
i hibernated the whole day in bed...
right arm were still a bit stiff..
now able to type smoothly...
legs are just little tired...

compared to a full marathon run for 6 hours... ;)

whewww... Singapore here I come...
will be Flying in on 6 - 12 November 2008
food, accomodation & transportation are provided...

what else more??

oh, the last Malaysian standing in SG will win SG$ 5 000 and ofcourse last person standing will win a SUBARU !!!
worth RM180 K

what am I aiming for???
leaving the country.. hahaha...

oh. did i mention last year's record was 76 hours palm-ing on a SUBARU ?
and it was a women...

wish me all the best !!!

* sorry no pics, coz hands & feet to tired to snap one*

and I had no helper during my 5 minutes break... coz she went to attend Comm Meet in time...
so tarak gambar...

will hope to snap some in Singapore tho... ;)

I juz found out through FACEBOOK that Samsung having an Adventure Treasure Hunt Run...

i have always dreamt of getting myself in a car treasure hunt...
but chances always don't come in the right time... *sadly*

this time round... i found it.. yes... i found it... hopefully I would still be able to make it tho... while i was Facebook-ing from Group to Group, I found someone posted up about this contest... therefore.. I am gonna give it a Hit!!!

I've always love map reading & driving around...
it had always been a leisure to drive around Malaysia & explore roads & places which I had never been before...

and I believe through this event organised by Samsung, it would be my best opportunity to hunt for treasures in my home country...

Indeed, I have a blog(which i blog quite often lately), I own a car (although it is still in dept) and I have been craving for super long for such a race like this...

hopefully I will be considered & I get to entry this race...

*praying super hard*
~ madameDexterous
*fingers crossing*