RIFLE RANGE BOY: 101

Chardikala literally means "Rising Spirit". It is an expression of always being in High Spirits, forward thinking
and progressive. It can also be an expression to promote Goodwill.

The PJ Sikh Gurudwara organized a charity run with Fauja Singh as the star. After running in the Singapore SC 10km race, he made a stop over at Malaysia to flag off the runner - a lot of activity in a day for a 101 year old - The man who ousted David Beckham as their mascot in Adidas. Disappointed with the non participation of the centurion, 1000 participants still thronged the Astaka Stadium in Petaling Jaya amidst the drizzle and threat of downpour to witness this historic event, more to see the Man in real light.
What is a Punjabi function without loud music, right? As part of their warm up session, the Masters of Ceremony (DJ The Flying Singh of Traxx FM) and Niphon led the crowd through bhangra!

After a not very pompous start, the runners, mostly not-so-serious runners of all races started running. Some were even holding their open umbrellas! But what the heck, all in the name of charity. The run was a loop from the stadium pass Crystal Crown Hotel, Hussein Onn Eye Hospital, PJ Hilton, PJ New Town, pass AmCorp Mall and back to the Stadium almost 4-5km.
The end of the run was ushered in with free food. What I really needed at that time after the wet run, which was sorely missing, was spiced North Indian tea (garam garam chai). I just had to make do with the next beat thing which was available - cold Milo drinks given out by the Milo truck!