As early as 430 AM in the morning, Michelle and i had walked from our desasiswa to the USM Sg. Dua gate. There, we met with another coursemate, Alyssa. We rode Rapid Penang (FOC :P ) to Penang Times Square, the place where we started the walk.
After we reached Times Square, we registered ourselves and started to hunt for breakfast. Then, suddenly, we spotted another two coursemate, Amril and Sing Yee.. It was such a coincidence! So, after both of them registered themselves, we went to Mary Brown together for breakfast.
After breakfast, since it was still early, we went inside Times Square and lingered around with sleepy mood~~~ Those who had registered themselves in competition walk had started their journey as they had to walk for 10km- 4km more than us who registered for non-competitor.
Pose with tuk-tuk inside Times Square
The non-competition walk started around 715 am, and we had to walk for 6km along the Georgetown Heritage Trail... There would be 6 station along the way and we had to stamp our 'passport' every time we passed by each station.
The morning sky at Times Square.. see how many people joined this walk... approximately 10,000/20,000 people.. (im x sure)
Pose for the camera first before start the walk :P
Another pose!
So, the walk started and Alyssa left the four of us behind! She walked so fast! We had warned her before that she must wait for us, but she seem to enjoy walking alone far away in front of us... Fine then! lol.. (im not angry. it's ok bah... hehe)
Therefore, the rest of four of us walked together in group along the journey.. The buildings around Georgetown was so fantastic. Most of the building dated back to the war era. So, you can see a lot of old buildings with European/British style here. I was amazed by the architectural features of the buildings .Some of them has been abandoned and some are still been preserved. I feel like im walking along the streets during the ancient time.. lol I think i have started loving Georgetown.. :P
First station: City Hall 1903
Second station: Fort Cornwallis 1786
Third station: St. George's Church 1818 (pic from www.malaysian-explorer.com)
Fourth station: Goddess of Mercy Temple 1800
Fifth station: Sri Mahamariamman Temple 1801
A creative piece of art found along the journey
Sixth station: Kapitan Keling Mosque, 19th century
Red and Yellow wristband- signifying that i had walked a certain distance in the journey
Finally! Few minutes before 9am, we finished the walk! Hurray!
Pose with the certificate we get as we manage to finish our walk within 2 hours! There, the first from right of the pic, Alyssa, who finished earlier than the rest of us. haha :D
Lucky draw! All hoping to get a motorcycle because walking around USM is a tiring job. Haha.. but none of us were lucky enough.. huhu...
It was a fun experience walking around the Georgetown... I don't deny that i'm darn tired after this event. but, i guess it worth it.. haha.. :D
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