Kelantanese solo walker impressed by S’wak
LIMBANG: Coming to Sarawak for the second time is enough to convince a teenage solo walker Muhammad Yusuf Abdullah from Kelantan of the uniqueness of Sarawakians living harmoniously despite differences in religion and culture.
Muhammad Yusuf, 19, started his solo journey round the country in July this year en-route to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
He said he was very impressed with the rich cultural heritage of Sarawak and harmony among its multi-racial and multi-religious society.
“This is my second time to Sarawak and I am very impressed with the culture in Sarawak. I hope that the people in Peninsular Malaysia will emu late S ar aw a ki ans who demonstrate a high spirit of 1Malaysia,” he said when met upon reaching Limbang yesterday.
He started his journey on foot around Sarawak from Kuching on September 25 after walking some
This is my second time to Sarawak and I am very impressed with the culture in Sarawak. I hope that the people in Peninsular Malaysia will emulate Sarawakians who demonstrate a high spirit of 1Malaysia. Muhammad Yusuf Abdullah
800 kilometres around Peninsular Malaysia.
He travelled eight days from Kuching to Miri before arriving in Limbang. He added although he had been bitten by snakes several times during the walk in Sarawak, he was determined to continue his journey to Mount Kinabalu, Sabah this month.
“There are many obstacles when entering Sarawak like being bitten by snakes several times, my hand phone was stolen in Sibu and I also lost contact with the police in Sarawak,” he said.
Despite the odds, Muhammad Yusuf said he found Sarawak to the best and safest state throughout his solo walk.
“Compared to Peninsular Malaysia, security in Sarawak is the best and I am impressed by the inter-racial harmony,” he said.
However, he said road conditions especially in town centres and the street lightings left much to be desired and hoped they would be improved.
Among the countries he will visit before arriving at Mecca are Thailand, Myanmar, India, Pakistan, Iran and Iraq.
According to him, it will be a very tough journey especially in non-Muslim countries and wartorn countries like Iran and Iraq, where he also has to travel 300 kilometres in the desert.
He hoped that the Sarawak and Sabah governments could help facilitate his journey to Mount Kinabalu and thereafter to Mecca.