I was off to run some errands in town. As I was driving towards town, hmm.. i spotted another policeman... and then another, and then another.... there was practically one policeman every 500 meters. This is creepy. This is very not normal. Is there a riot or something - but not yet election time mah ? Or some big shot coming to town ? What has happened ? I quickly turned on the radio to see if there were any BIG news that i was not aware of. Nothing in the radio.
Finally as I was nearing Kulim town, I saw this big poster - le tour de Langkawi - 500meter to end point !! Haha... no wonder policeman everywhere. I really have too much imagination. I dont read newspaper much, especially the sports section i practically skip thru all the time. Cant blame me for not knowing that it was coming to Kulim.
Suddenly I was all excited, and then i started to notice that there were people everywhere -- motorcyclist trying to get some shade under trees, school children waiting with umbrella beside the road, some guys hiding behind billboards ... all waiting anxiously for the event. I guess it is not everytime that Kulim folks get to see this kind of events. For the next half an hour, I was trying to find a nice spot to park my car so that i get to take some nice pics too. Guess what, in the end, I was caught in a one-hour jam under the hot hot sun as the police close off some roads. Too bad, i didnt even caught a glimpse of the event. What a disappointment !!
More info on le tour de Langkawi at http://www.tdl.com.my/route.htm
