OLAF'S
AUNTIES?
Perhaps
Chi's suggestion that we be called "Olaf's Aunties"
might have been apt in more ways than one!
Only
Aunties take their own sweet time…I felt very embarrassed to
have called the organizers in the last hour to ask if we could join in
the challenge (which I learnt recently only takes place once in 3
years)? Bless their kind souls….WE'RE IN!!!
Another
Auntie behaviour….nagging! When I first arrived and met up with
my teammates, I could feel the weight of Olaf's ears from all the
scolding he got for being tardy…which added onto the already heavy bag
he was carrying! Poor lad!
When
we arrived, meeting participants who were more than a decade younger
(secondary students etc.) sealed our fate as being the
"Aunties" and their German porter and chef!
I
must acknowledge though that the above Auntie traits did contribute to
our winning formula...plus the fact that I had a really fun team who was
unfazzled by the competition and who's mission for the day : to cover
all 7 checkpoints in 5 hours! Very focused, no?
So,
the title "Olaf's Angels" was purely for cosmetic reasons
only. ;)
We
were greeted by fellow Team Zendogmates of which Chi was the
leader of the pack…and lost the job of being our Bosley! While
picking out our armbands (made out of recycled curtains….good on you)….we
chose the winning pink batik print which suited our blue theme
perfectly, whereas the doggies went along with a garang bright red
printed tablecloth - which I understand was to be blamed for their not
clinching the trophy! Hee hee!
The
rest of the morning was spent fending off death-threats and plans of
sabotage from Team Zendogs…and trying not to tip over from laughing
too hard from their ridiculous tactics and pranks! I was thinking to
myself "this must be the most relak race I've ever taken part
in"… until Athena the Han (looking smart with her
intimidating-looking teammates clothed in black-jerseys) came over,
looking dead serious, and shook our hands! :P (Relak lah sista)…
Before
you know it, the third wave was getting ready to do one of those
"Chariots of Fire" flag offs… we hear Zishin's voice…a few
seconds later….we were buried in lallang looking for our envelopes….thanks
to Tze-Lynn from Zendogs, who selflessly handed over the envelope to
Olaf…who shouted "Angels, we've got it! Let's go!" Rina
hadn't realized we'd found the envelope till she saw her teammates
running away! The clue? To ZH for some exercise or something along those
lines.
Funny
that the Charlie's Angel theme song never once entered my head, but if
it had to find its way into our adventure that day, there was never a
more opportune moment than when we set off on our mission:-
