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!
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| Nestle |
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| General Electric |
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| UEM Group |
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| Maybank |
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| Tabby (Maybank) |
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| Blue Hyppo (TM Net) |
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| Sazzy Falak & the gang (ASTRO) |
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