I knew at some point I won’t be able to update regularly so I’ve been saving this trivia as a filler whenever I cannot post consistently. The question is really simple, with two stages -
Match the backpacks to their rightful owners.
Match the handphones to the rightful owners.
Now since some of you readers have seen us carrying our respective backpacks, the second requirement should stump you! Please give the answer in the following format …
Person – Bag, Phone
So for example: “Jay Jun – Grey, U600″ and continue for the whole Rat Pack.
Let’s see how intuitive your sixth sense is …. muahaha …
November 13, 2007 at 6:45 am · Filed under Malaysia, Trivia
Da da dada dum! It is impossible to have video specials now because I’m not toting a laptop around. At first I wanted to make up for it by having at least one mini competition for each country that we visit. But my head was hurting from thinking of cheap but meaningful prizes, most especially on how I am going to distribute the prizes to potential winners in Australia or even *gasp* Europe.
So trivias will suffice! Hehe …
Chendol seems to be ubiquitious in West Malaysia, so much so that it’s too easy to indulge on a bowl on a hot day. And in tribute of Malaysian’s obsession with food, the question is …
How many chendols did the Rat Pack consume in the 6 days they were in Malaysia?
The answer is a double digit number. Try your luck by posting your answers in the Comments link below!
Now that my trip has ended, I think it is expected of me to say some wise words. Having met some real hard core backpackers during the trip I’m convinced my advice would be trivial.
Even so, I think there’s one important lesson which I cannot afford not to pass on. So here it is, my cryptic little gem of wisdom …
“It’s true. Don’t ever forget your towel.”
I had fun sharing this with you. Jay Jun’s travel blog ends here.
Since it’s already at the end of the trip, just to let you know. I did miss up on two chances for Video Specials. I was suppose to do one in Venice but it rained. And the second was in Istanbul, it was just too hectic.
But nevertheless, I had a secret competition of, “The One Who Posts The Most Comments!”. Yeap, bet you didn’t see that one coming.
Before you proceed to add three thousand comments to each of my blog entries, the winner has already been decided, and it is the Bubblin’ Hai Lin !!
The prize .. ?
One Turkish New Lira! Not just any, it’s the newly released and better valued currency to help Turkey stand a better chance of being inducted into the European Union. The old Lira had to append the word ‘million’ to every price tag. Every conversation went like this …
“How much for the coffee?”
“3 million, sir”
“How much for the kebab?”
“Shish kebab, 5 million.”
So the New Turkish Lira is rare (well, for now anyway), and it’s worth around 1 AUD! Or 2.90 MYR!! So … congratulations again!
This is the spike that went through the stomach of my good friend, Constantine the Great. As you can see it is very long, very sharp and rusted at the same time.
If you somehow missed it below. While I was hanging out with the bunch of Greeks, Constantine was trying to collect a UIA (Union of International Architects) Congress poster behind a cast iron fence and got his belly punctured. And it happened about 4:30 in the wee hours of morning at Taksim Square. He was taken to a public hospital by a police car but it was too dodgy. Then they found a private one which landed him a fat bill of TRL2,000 (about AUD2,000 or RM5,800). I still don’t know if he bought travel insurance. This picture above was taken in the evening of the next day.
By the way bro, if you’re reading this. You promised you’ll give me your email the next day but landed in hospital !!
Back in France, we bought a 40 ounce jar of Nutella thinking it was a good idea. You know, easy to use, high in energy and long shelf life. But after two weeks, it’s proven a drag carrying it around. So on the train from Rome to Venice, I had a Nutella binge.
By the way if you haven’t seen the France Special, you can find it here.
Thinking of awarding the Swiss competition winner within the next couple of days, so send in your answers before I do that. As for the answers so far, I CAN tell you that ONE person got it quite close.
Hey it’s time for another competition. Seeing that the previous one was WAY too easy and discouraged responses, I’ve decided to make things a little harder this time. Observe the following picture …
Yes, hahaha you are right, that is what you call A REAL SWISS ARMY KNIFE. And yeap, that really is a radio antenna in the middle. WTF??? Once you get over the madness, the competition only requires two answers from you.
1) How many tools there are on this Swiss Army Knife. Good luck to your eyes. (Hint: It’s not a Victorinox, it’s a Wenger)
2) Guess how many times I’ve actually bumped into this knife on display! I need some element of luck in this game. (Hint: between one and ten)
Is it worth the prize?? That’s for you to judge. The winner will receive an authentic Victorinox Swiss Army card, with a blade, ruler, pen, light, screw heads, scissors, magnifying glass, pin and tweezer all in one super-thin package you can fit in your wallet !!
Rules are ..
1) Only ONE entry per person.
2) I must *know* you, so I can make sure there’s only one entry per person.
3) If no one guessed it perfectly, the prize goes to the one who guessed the closest.
4) The second answer has higher precedence. Meaning if you guessed the second answer perfectly, it may override the first answer’s error.
5) You don’t have to be in Sydney to join, if you are in Sabah, Adelaide etc. etc. I will post it to you absolutely free of charge.
Okay, that’s it. Now good luck using Photoshop to enhance the image or something, hahahah. Have fun!
June 14, 2005 at 3:00 pm · Filed under France, Trivia
Okay, to make things more interesting, I’ve decided to do a stupid little competition. The prize? A genuine Eiffel Tower miniature which I bought from the top of the tower itself! You will receive it as soon as I arrive back in Sydney.
So what do you have to do? Just name me the monuments shown, as seen from Eiffel Tower. So post your comment, just state the photo and the monuments (ie. Photo 1 – Monument 1).
Hints: Centre du Pompidou, Basilica Sacre-Coeur, Invalides, La Defense Grande Arche.
