“I have a story about this watch. One time I was snowboarding and I fell a few times in the snow…”

“When I was about to leave the chalet, I realized where was my watch? I had lost it and I freaked out. I was like oh my God, so I went up the hill again and couldn’t find it, went back down and asked the concierge, and they haven’t seen it either. So I was like you know what, I’ll just go to the police station and report that it has been lost. At the police station I say ‘Ma’am I want to report my watch missing, I’ve lost it’. She’s like ‘what color is it?’ I said ‘silver, black face’. And she’s like ‘oh, whats the brand name?’ I said ‘Breitling’. She said ‘oh, ok, is this your watch?’

‘I was like oh my God I can’t believe somebody found it and returned it. I was so happy. And if you picked this up you’d know it was expensive – its heavy, its got weight, and it goes for USD 10,000 a watch. So I was very happy about that. Apparently an employee from the chalet found it in the eating area, in the cafeteria. So I guess maybe when I fell down it must have loosened the buckle, then when I was taking off my jacket and gloves it must have fallen off. 

I asked if I could meet the employee, but they don’t remember who the person was. I’m extremely thankful for the person, and I would have given him a reward, at least bought him lunch! And it is nice to know there are still those kind of people in the world.

– Humans of Kuala Lumpur

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(This post was first published on September 24th 2016)

“What’s your secret to being young?”

“Make lots of love. That’s it, that’s my secret. When you are loving, in love, and making love, you are being healthy. And drink lots of water. Yet saying that, I don’t drink enough. Also, make sure you have good relationships. My mom always tell me, put away your differences, think good of each other, and go on. Everyone has their weaknesses, so just take in their strengths. And do your solat (prayers). That’s my mother’s advice, and how I always remember her by”.

– Humans of Kuala Lumpur

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(This post was first published on September 23rd 2016)

“A lot of people treats dogs like actual humans, but they are not – they are still dogs…”

“We have to understand the dog’s psychology; they need to belong to a pack and follow a leader. I learnt from a dog trainer that you gotta show the dog who is the pack leader and you are going to be the pack leader – and you have to tell the doggie what is good and what is not and the correct behavior to follow – and they are happy. He listens to you, that’s how he’s an obedient doggy. When you see a dog that’s aggressive and barking at random people, that’s not the dog’s fault, its the owner’s fault. The dog is vicious only if its mistreated or it is taught to be a pack leader. You see dogs are loyal, once they see you as a pack leader they will stick with you.

I honestly think that if humans were to vanish, dogs would be the first animal to go away because they are so dependent on us. My dog’s name is Gundu and his full name is Gundu Pistachio Bartholomew Thomas. He’s a shinzu dog . If he’s out there on his own, he doesn’t even know how to avoid cars and will be flattened to death – and if not that, he’ll starve to death.

I don’t know how to manage cats though – I just don’t know (laughs)”. 

– Humans of Kuala Lumpur

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(This post was first published on September 23rd 2016)

This is Paralympian Mariappan Perumal. He is 58 years old and he won Malaysia’s first Paralympic medal in 1988 (Seoul, Korea) and then another in 1992 (Barcelona, Spain). He is a seven-time Paralympian and this is his story

“I want to make sure other athletes won’t be forgotten the same way as me. These athletes work hard all their life, and they only deserve the best. When I started powerlifting in 1980, I never saw myself being rich from it because I knew it wasn’t a famous sport, and I was a disabled athlete. 

I chose to train anyway, hoping that one day I would be a household name that could bring change to the sports scene. 

Eventually I managed to win two bronze medals for Malaysia.

Yet here I am, in this tiny living room of mine with nothing to offer but my story. 

I was a seven time paralympian, an ice cream seller, a tailor and also a lift attendant.

Those were some very tough times, I still feel like I had been used like a piece of rag cloth. 

I haven’t signed an autograph for so long, this is the first time in about five years. 

I try not to complain, but it’s hard when there are four other mouths besides mine to feed. 

My children are in school and my son wants to be a powerlifter like me. 

He even has a picture of Arnold Schwarzenegger hung up in the wall.

How will I show him this is a sustainable future when I live in dump like this?

It breaks my heart to think about this, but I am really grateful disabled athletes now get the same treatment as able-bodied athletes – they truly deserve it”. 

– Humans of Kuala Lumpur

Story contributed by May Alexandra

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(This post was first published on September 14th 2016)

“I once wrote a children’s book called ‘The Adventures of Tabby The Cat’. It was about animal abuse, and teaching people lessons on how animals should be loved, particularly cats…”

“I did a few readings here to kids in Malaysia and Singapore. We had this cat back in the US in my house, that was really old, and missing its tooth. And one day it showed up at my door and it belonged to nobody. We shooed it away, because we didn’t want him, and didn’t know where he came from. But he kept coming every single day for the next two weeks. Then one day my sister finally let the cat in the house, started feeding it, and it became our cat.

The whole time I was wondering, where did this cat come from? Its old, its missing a tooth. So when I was at university I wanted to get into the entertainment industry – and I took a summer job with the circus. I was helping produce the circus, I was an associate producer. I had my own trailer and saw at how all the animals were treated – they weren’t treated that great. And there was one performer cat that’s part of the show. So I said, ‘that’s it!’. Tabby, my cat at home, he’s an escaped circus cat, and he found our home and that’s how I wrote the story. I’ve written the second book and waiting for my illustrator to be done with the drawings. And its about Tabby the Cat going back to the circus to save all the other animals”.

– Humans of Kuala Lumpur

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(This post was first published on August 25th 2016)