last sunday...i woke up at 530am...AGAIN.
and for what?
another "fun" walk!!
hahaha.
and this time, i managed to drag mcdreamy out of bed WITH me!
:)
KUALA LUMPUR: The Batik Fun Walk is back for a sixth year this Nov 16. Yayasan Budi Penyayang Malaysia (Penyayang) chief executive officer Datuk Leela Mohd Ali said the 4.5km route will take participants down Lebuh Bandar Utama, Jalan Masjid, Persiaran Bandar Utama and Dataran Bandar Utama.
“Participants will have to come early at 6.30am for registration. The starting and finishing point is at the main entrance of 1 Utama shopping centre’s new wing,” she said at a press conference in Penyayang’s headquarters here yesterday.
Angkasawan Datuk Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor will flag off the 2,000 expected participants.
The fun walk is an annual event on the calendar of Malaysia Batik – Crafted for the World, a movement started by the Datin Seri Endon Mahmood, the late wife of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Penyayang chairman Nori Abdullah said her late mother Endon once said that Malaysians should take pride in wearing Malaysian batik.
“By changing the venue closer to a housing area in the suburbs, hopefully more people will come out and participate.
“Participants can help a cause while having fun as proceeds from the walk will be channelled to Penyayang Pesakit Kanser, a group that serves cancer patients,” she said.
Nori also appealed for more corporate sponsors to help with cash donations or sponsor teams for the walk.
Entry fee is RM10 per person, inclusive of a batik sarong. For groups of 10, the 10th participant will be exempted from paying while children under 12 can join for free.
the walk was indeed very "fun"! we had to dress ourselves up with the free batik given.
there was supposed to be the "Best Batik Costume" award to be given away. but obviously i wasn't exactly contending for that anyway. wrap here, twist here, tie there...voila! i made it into some toga-like top. easy to move around with. hahaha...
before the "walk" started, we had a warming up sesion with Linda Jasmin (found out she is Akademi Fantasia's dance coach or something like that). she was a SUPER high pitched energizer bunny! but i did enjoy her sessions...and me being my "Monica" self...did it with all my heart (haha!).
the 4.5km seemed FAR when we looked at the map.
from 1 utama, all the way to the edge of Bandar Utama, onto the NKVE, then cut across Kampung Kayu Ara...and back to 1Utama.
we managed to finish the race in less than 1 hour (which is weird, cause i finished the 7.3km run in the same time...which means that running is OBVIOUSLY faster than walking...*roll eyes*).
all in all, it was fun. i DID feel all healthy and energised.
until i got home that is, where i just collapsed and...zzzZZzzz...
[Pictures will be posted up soon! And a funny "video" too!]
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