Caution! Rats On The Road!

On the September 5, 2006, the streets of Kuala Lumpur were jammed with… no, not cars, but ‘rats’. ‘Rats’ in ties and briefcases. These ‘rats’ were running, no.. not running away from cats, but running for a good cause.

The 7th Kuala Lumpur Rat Race had returned. The Edge and Bursa Malaysia co-organised the Race that would benefit twelve charitable organisations this year. Donations collected from participating local and foreign companies in Malaysia would be channelled towards the beneficiaries involved in various causes.

Bearing the UEM World Berhad official sign, twelve people were assigned to participate in the race. I was one of them. Hee… hee… hee… I was one of the UEM rats! I hated rats and now I had to be one of them.

Malaysia’s Second Finance Minister, Tan Sri Nor Mohamed flagged off the CEO race and the 4.5km main race at Bursa Malaysia’s Exchange Square.

The enthusiasm of the participants was clearly reflected in their upbeat mood.

The cheerleaders, representing their respective companies, were armed with banners, flags, mascots and musical instruments including bagpipes.

At the end of the day, everybody had fun and was happy, be it the winners or the losers. Well, I didn’t make my company proud but so what… at least I completed the run. After all, the run was supposed to be fun, wasn’t it? So why taking it too hard?

Here are some of the photos taken during the race... enjoy!

Nestle

General Electric

UEM Group

Maybank

Tabby (Maybank)

Blue Hyppo (TM Net)

Sazzy Falak & the gang (ASTRO)

A Birthday & A Vacation

It’s vacation time for me, my soulmate and the gang!

On the 1st of September 2006, we went to Cherating, Pahang. As it was an ad-hoc plan, so it was not easy to find a place to stay. After checking out more than 4 hotels and resorts, luck was finally on our side and we managed to secure a room in Holiday Villa.

Holiday Villa, Cherating

  

Our times there were filled with beach volleyball and pool games, fun in the swimming pool, a cosy dinner, a walk by the beach, ‘gulai kawah’ for lunch and a midnight ‘teh tarik’ session at a stall close to where we stayed.

Best part of all, it was my soulmate’s 44th birthday. He was a bit groggy and taken by surprise when I woke him up in the middle of the night and presented him his birthday gift, a pair of Montblanc cufflinks, while the rest of us just looked on. After wishing him ‘Happy Birthday’, everyone went back to sleep. It might not be the coolest way to celebrate a birthday, but I hoped (fingers crossed) that he would remember what just happened when morning came.