Malaysia will be one of the country that is getting involved the the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay. It is not something you get to participate often as this is only the second time held in Malaysia, the first was in 1964. Some details about the event:
Date: 21st of April, 2008
Starting point: Dataran Merdeka (Kuala Lumpur)
Time:
10.00 AM – Core Convoy assembles at Dataran Merdeka
12.30 PM – 80 Torchbearers arrive at Dataran Merdeka
02.00 PM – Launching Ceremony at Dataran Merdeka
02.15 PM – Torch Relay commences
03.20 PM – Torch arrives at Stadium Merdeka
03.20 PM to 04.10 PM – recess and promotional activities by Presenting Partners
04.10 PM- Torch Relay continues from Stadium Merdeka
05.00 PM – Torch arrives in KL Tower
05.30 PM – Torch departs KL Tower
06.00 PM – Torch arrives in KLCC
06.05 PM – Closing Ceremony and community celebration in KLCC
Route Map:
A detailed slide about the KL Torch Relay was shown to the BlogMob participants yesterday by Samsung, but I don’t have a copy and thus some of the information provided might be wrong. The four selected torch bearers are Yang Berbahagia Datin Paduka Sharifah Mazlina Syed Abdul Kadir, Ras Adiba Radzi, Nicol Ann David and Lee Chong Wei. All these people have contributed to the society.
I suppose I won’t be there at all, due to many aspects like laziness and transportation problem (I couldn’t imagine how jam that day would be, or it won’t?). It would be great if someone could confirm the time as I’m quite unsure about it. I suppose it is still OK to not be too particular about the time as you can just come out from nowhere and join the run. Correct me if I’m wrong.
I dare you to go there with a Tibetan flag. :p
That is something I won’t be doing. Why not you come over or if your country is having the torch relay too, and you do it? I promise I will post your picture holding the flag up here