Nail-biting race: Snails that captured over 40,000 followers and over two million likes on TikTok. Which is your favourite?
Compiled by FAZLEENA AZIZ, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
MORE than 20,000 TikTok social media users watched a snail race that was held in conjunction with the 2024 Malaysian Games (Sukma), Sinar Harian reported.
Through the Tiktok Live broadcast by @tansri_ash, the majority of the audience said they were amused with the behaviour of a young man who used a big pot lid as a track for the snails.
The concept of the race is similar to Sukma’s participation based on states such as Pahang, Kedah, Johor, Penang and others.
Adding to the humour, each snail in the race had names like Hafiz, Rogayah, Safuan and Dafi.
As of Wednesday, the young man’s account reached 40,000 followers and the live broadcast has received over two million likes.
In the comment section of TikTok and Facebook, people said they were glued to their screens to watch and support their respective states represented by the snail until the end.
“It’s so funny that you end up watching it,” said Imah Aziz.
“People were screaming at the top of their lungs calling for more people to join the live broadcast. He made a snail race reach 10,000 views,” said Pico Pet Shop.
“I am one of them, ready to get into panic mode if the winning snail stops suddenly,” commented Faten Roslan.
> Fad Anuar shared his excitement when popular Hollywood actor Dennis McDonald asked the local celebrity to teach him Silat, Berita Harian reported.
Admitting he was surprised by the request, Fad said McDonald, famous for his role as Reggie in Bad Boys 2, expressed his desire through a message on Instagram (IG), a few weeks ago.
“I do not follow McDonald. So, when I suddenly got a message from him, I was surprised. In the message, he invited me to train with him.
“I suggested he learn Silat because if it becomes a reality, he will be the first black actor to perform the martial arts in a movie and he agreed,” Fad said when met at a press conference for the film Pungut at GSC Mid Valley, on Wednesday night.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.
