Group of women dressed in beautiful and exquisite batiks for Keretapi Sarong.
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The annual flash-mob, Keretapi Sarong has finally made a comeback after two years of hiatus due to the pandemic and in conjunction with Malaysia Day’s celebration. It is heartwarming to see Malaysians gathered together while wearing various traditional attires outside Pavilion, Bukit Bintang.
Keretapi Sarong is organized by a community group, LOCCO and their aim is to unify people from different walks of life and backgrounds to celebrate Malaysia Day. The event was inspired by the No Pants Subway movement that gathered about 1,200 New Yorkers to wear any choice of clothes except pants on the train back in 2009.
The Star reported that the theme for Keretapi Sarong 2022 was Retro Day and many Malaysians can be seen wearing their favorite sarong, batik, kain pelikat or any type of outfit that takes them back in time to retro sensation. First thing in the morning, Malaysians were gathered at designated train stations in their attires to a secret location, which turns out to be Pavilion Bukit Bintang for this year.
Asyraf Basil Bin Nadim, 24, a junior designer, said, “The program also encourages the use of public transport in Klang Valley to reduce carbon emissions in the city. In addition to that, it also aims to educate the public about the history of kain sarong.”
Asyraf Basil Bin Nadim (24) can be seen mixing traditional sarong and cosplaying the ever famous superhero, Spiderman.
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Keretapi Sarong also added new stations - KL Sentral, Putrajaya and KLIA via Express Rail Link - to the current five stations in the Klang Valley. Express Rail Link was handing out up to 50% discount for return tickets from Putrajaya to KL Sentral.
World of Buzz reported that a crowd of Malaysians were seen singing Jalur Gemilang and waving the flags as they walked into the MRT stations, with smiles on their faces. Twitter user, @_NoorAkmal also posted a video of Malaysians adorning their exquisite batiks and sarongs having a flashmob in the middle of the train station as old classical Malay songs play in the background.
Malaysians can be seen in their traditional attires doing a flash mob to old Siti Nurhaliza’s songs
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Asyraf says, “The event organizers were doing a good job at gathering and uniting people by posting on social media regarding the event. They also make it more intriguing by teasing about the secret location for more people to participate.”
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