4. be resourceful
when you are on a race, just use what you have. whatever you are wearing. whatever you can scavenge onto your hands. and whatever brains you and your partner(s) have.
the idea behind this is to save time. as much as you can, since every minute and every second is crucial to winning. there's a thin line between the winners and losers frequently and it bears down to the 2 seconds you can save at each stage.
at this race that i went to, we were supposed to collect lipstick mark on a piece of tissue in a shop. first thing i thought of was... the girls who work in the store! cos its just part of professional ettiquette for them to be groomed with some lipstick. i slipped towards those girls quietly, as my competitors were just behind me. rats, they don't have any. my eyes started roving for other women in the shop! found one! i quickly explained the situation in a whisper to her. and she had that last piece of tissue. fantastic.
all this was done while.... the other team dashed out of the shop... to god-knows-where in the mall. well, do it discreetly and do spend the time explaining to people what's going on, so that they'd be cooperative and not scare them off!
this pair of funny uncles thought they needed to keep the lipstick mark after they threw it away at the next station. they started traumatising some old japanese lady who was on tour for it. wah lau... see your desperate face liddat, you think people will give? don't scare the poor old lady lah. just tell her the situation!
think fast on your feet and be resourceful. this is the difference between a lucky winning team and the less lucky other teams.
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