Malaysian city fired up for Olympic flame

(KUALA LUMPUR, April 21) -- At 2:00 p.m. local time (0600 GMT) the Kuala Lumpur leg of the global torch relay will begin from the Malaysian capital's Dataran Merdeka. About 4 hours later, it is scheduled to reach the Petronas Twin Towers where it will be celebrated with a grand ceremony.

Roughly 500 Chinese students studying abroad in Malaysia were present at the start of the relay, cheering and chanting loudly in support of the Beijing Olympics.

Among the eighty torchbearers scheduled for the run, members of the country's government, various athletes, and celebrities will carry the sacred flame along the 10-mile route, including former Olympic competitors Cheah Soon Kit, Yap Kim Hock, Jalani Razif, Rashid Razif, and current women's world number one squash player Nicol David.

since it takes 4 hours...they should be still running...
but it is raining now..

And this is the 2008 Olympic torch which is designed based on traditional scrolls and uses a traditional Chinese design known as "Lucky Cloud". It is made from aluminum. The torch is designed to remain lit in 65km/hour winds, and in rain of up to 50 millimetres per hour. The torch is fueled by cans of propane which will light the torch for 15 minutes.

Upper part
Lower part

The torch designed is special..nt like the previous years' torch..