ALOR SETAR: On the eve of the new millennium and on his 66th birthday, Mohamed Ali Janusz River, born in Poland to a Russian father but who grew up and made a fortune as an International sports manager representing various football teams in Italy, had a sudden change of heart – thus he is yesterday a globe-trotter on a bicycle.
GLOBE-TROTTER: Janusz River posing with his bicycle. — Bernama photo
Janusz River who arrived here after passing through Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor and Perak from Singapore, headed to Langkawi yesterday enroute to a ferry ride to Satun, Thailand before cycling to provinces in Southern Thailand, Kelantan and Pahang before flying off to Sabah and Sarawak.
The former sports manager said he was in Singapore before deciding to cycle to Johor and other states in Malaysia.
“I don’t do this for money or publicity. I don’t have any sponsors and do this only for fun. I only spend about RM6.50 each day and it is more than sufficient because sometimes I don’t use money at all,” he told Bernama here yesterday. — Bernama