Monday, July 27, 2009

Taken For A Ride Again

Except for a few curious glances from seemingly uninterested beach-goers, the recently concluded second edition of the Asian Water-cross Super Cup Terengganu at Batu Buruk Beach almost went by unnoticed.

Of course, the beach was crowded on Friday and Saturday, but it was clear that almost all of the visitors were more interested in the Armed Forces Exhibition, also held in the vicinity.

Local resident Awang J who stopped by for lunch at a nearby fast-food restaurant said he thought there were some rich kids playing around in the water on their jet-skis.

When told about the supposedly famous professional jet-skiers competing for a prestigious cup in a state-sponsored tournament, Awang said he would rather be at Pasar Payang watching people buy durians.

Another sightseer Mahmud said jet-skiing was just not his cup of tea.

"Judging by the number of spectators watching the race, I take it not many people like the sport.

"But then again, we are now famous for hosting unpopular sports ," he said.

Some of the media people there were not having much fun either.

An elderly gentleman who claimed to be Bernama's representative said it was a lousy race but somebody had to cover it.

Azmi who writes for Sinar Harian said getting race results from the organisers was like pulling teeth out of a tiger's mouth.

"The rest are much wiser for not turning up at all," he added.



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