Covid-19 Exclusives: A Hiker’s Guide to Staying at Home During the MCO
By Rexy Prakash Chacko
May 2020 PEAKS AND PARKS
WHEN THE MCO was first announced, I, like many other Malaysians, was taken by surprise. What began as a two-week affair has now extended to more than a month. “What would the MCO entail?” I thought. One thing was for certain, my weekday jogs and weekend hikes had to be cancelled. For a self-professed outdoor junkie, the very thought of being marooned at home and denied of my mandatory Saturday hikes seemed dreadful.The stairs, part of my running “obstacle” course...
Rexy Prakash Chacko
is an electronic engineer by profession and a nature lover by passion. While he spends his weekdays earning a living at the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone, his weekends are spent reflecting and recharging on the green hills of Penang.
