The town
Muar, or Bandar Maharani (as it used to be called) is the royal city of the Malaysian State of Johor.
There are a a number of theories as to the etymology of the town's name. One of them is that it's derived from 'muak', meaning 'tired' or 'bored' (after rowing on the wide river).
Because life here might well (for some) be 'muak', we hope to inject a bit of excitement by placing this cache..
The Puzzle
The coordinates where the cache is hidden are:
- A = number of round pillars on the third storey of the clock tower
- B = number of clocks
- C = number of round pillars on the first (ground) storey, less F
- D: Nearby there are two buildings almost next to each other, each sporting a date. Subtract the last digit of the year on the right from the second digit of the year on the left to obtain D
- EH = number of grey/white bollards surrounding the green, less one
- F: The green has a name (in Malay). How many words is this name made of? Add one to that number to get F.
- G = the number of pillars on the second storey of the clock tower
- IJ: multiply F with the number of the step on which the gate rests, which blocks access to the upper storeys. The result is IJ
If you are still 'muak', please don't go drown yourself in the 'Teluk Dalam' (the 'deep bay', referring to the mouth of the river, and another old name of the town)