Tallest, Richest, Fastest and Oldest in the West Traditional Cache
Hidden : 12/28/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Before 1970, Teban Gardens was a patch of mangrove swamp bordering on the Sungai Pandan area but was subsequently reclaimed to make way for housing development projects by the JTC Corporation.

Flanked on the south side by the Pandan Reservoir, the east side by the bank of Sungai Pandan and situated at the fringe of Jurong Industrial Estate, Teban Gardens sits on the crossroad from Singapore's city center and other parts of the island towards the various industrial estates located within Jurong, Tuas as well as the nearby Jurong Island.

At this GZ, you can find the four unique venues within walking distance:


Tallest

As the population increased over the years, residential housing are built taller to accommodate more people by going higher to improve the plot ratio; but west is a place where low flying aircraft is limiting the height of building, this estate of tall building is a rare sighting here.

Teban Vista is a high-rise public housing development along Teban Gardens Road comprises 4 prominent 40 storey residential; which at the moment counted as the tallest public residential building in the west.


Richest

Established in 1968, 3 years after Singapore gained its independence, the Singapore Mint was set up to meet the need to mint our own coins for circulation.

Today, besides manufacturing circulation coins (Wow - Money Making Machine!!!), Singapore Mint also produces commemorative coins and numismatic collectibles for collectors.


Fastest

Need a machine which you can experience extreme G-force and accelerate from zero to one hundred kilometer per hour in 2.9 seconds?

Has a power of 700 bhp with a torque of 690 Nm?

Achieving 350 km/h with four wheels on the ground? (of course, only possible at NSHW)

Look across the road from GZ toward the north and you can enter the showroom to admire this machine!


Oldest

Turning 180 degrees southward from the fastest machine venue, across the drain running parallel to the road, the vacant land previously belong to Malaya Railway (KTM - Keretapi Tanah Melayu) few years ago. This Jurong Line railway was constructed in 1965 and it was an extension from the Bukit Timah Line. It was six-mile long to serve the Jurong Industrial Estate by rail; the railway track was removed few years ago.


BYOP and hide back the cache fully after SL.

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

1) Gur FXL vf gur yvzvg ! 2) Nyy gur sbhe irahrf unf guvf PBZZBA ZNGREVNY sbe gurve pbafgehpgvba!

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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