A walk in the park

Bukit Kiara park is definitely not Central Park in New York or even Hyde Park. Perhaps I should not even make the comparison, one is an urban manmade park the other is carving a man made track on a real natural hill fringe.

It was an achievement in itself that I got up at 6am today for the walk in the park. By the time I managed to get out of the house and got to the place, it was almost 7am, and the day was just brightening up. The timing was just right, as approximately one major circle and two rounds of the smaller ring later, after approximately one hour we emerged back to the carpark and it was just warming up and getting more crowded. Nevertheless, I laud the discovery of this green lung near so many residential areas. Definitely a winner with the city folks, especially PJ dwellers.

Seems that it was an even mix of young and old alike I observed who had managed to get their butts out early Sunday morning. Seems the 20's were missing in action, and the teens too, although a few accompanied parents or familys. It was heartening to see young families and also older couples with their friends having a nice stroll through the park. This observation led me to think that it was an irony that most of the older folks were likely less active younger, and now trying to reclaim a piece of the health equation, they are actually the more disciplined people compared to the reckless younger generation.

You literally can just manage to walk through the almost 5 km track. I did not see anyone jogging or running, though a few more adventurous people had weights and two ladies had backpacks (obviously training for mountain climbing!).

All in all, a good exercise and the company makes the effort worth the early rise on a Sunday morning. Although I was exhausted the rest of the day (despite having time for still golf driving range after the walk!), I'd like to see myself do this more often, and hopefully the next few times are not going to be such a burden on my body!

For those who are interested, the park is accessible from an access road through KLGCC (for members only) or via TTDI. Take the turning through Pizza Hut to IBM tower, head straight and turn left and then almost an immediate right. The second right turning leads to the lake track.

Get your butt out there! Its not too late to be healthy ...