He didn’t want to eat his food.
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Spotted at Hartamas
‘B-I-R-K-H-A. Birkha. What does your name mean?’
‘It means Brave person.’
‘What is the bravest thing that you have done so far?’
‘I helped people. I give money to people who did not have money to pay parking. RM1 or 2 I don’t mind giving. Some people come back and pays me back and some never come back.
‘Why did you give?’
‘For RM1 or 2, I don’t mind giving. If they like, they can return if not I don’t care maybe they’ve forgotten.’
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(This post was first published on May 10th 2016)
‘When I started my degree, I was just as concerned about fitting in, making new friends, and adjusting to the busy schedules…’
However, I met some pretty amazing people there, and they made every day a new adventure. We topped each of our classes with exceptionally well grades and overall coursework percentages – victories in our hearts and obvious causes of white hairs and increased blood pressure rates. Today, all of them are my very best friends, and every day with them, may it be virtually through our endless group chats and PMs, or physically, is a blessing in disguise, and I for one am grateful for their friendship’.
Story contributed by Vinodh Pillai!
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Today in micro-fashion (check out dem boots!).
(The mom was telling him: “Show him your Spiderman pose!” and explaining to me how this was his everyday fashion now)
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(This post was first published on May 4th 2016)
“I come from Cambodia…”
“I come every morning, cook food at home and go around KL, sell food. No many people sell like this anymore. I go maybe 20 places (in the morning), finish work at 12. Have to go now, have to rush, many place to go”.
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“I started acting since I was 13, that was first time I entered acting class…”
“On my 15th year someone recommended me to an agent and I started doing commercials, and during that time I was in the Science stream, but I wanted to be in the Art stream, and become an actor. I don’t want to do acting as a side income like others, I wanted to do it full time. And then just right before SPM I prayed to God saying if you don’t want me to do acting, then stop giving me acting jobs but if you want me to continue and pursue acting, tell me something. And then just right before my 17th birthday I got a part in a TV program where I am the host – and this is it! There is a reason for me to stay in acting. So I decided to continue acting after SPM. Other kids after SPM they will be looking for part time jobs, somewhere else. But right after new year’s eve, it’s my first time shooting, hosting a programme. And since then alhamdulillah things kept coming, one doors open right after another.
– Humans of Kuala Lumpur — with Aaron Afh.
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(This post was first published on May 8th 2016)
“Young people, boy and girl, arranged marriage is good…”
“Divorce like that don’t want one. After marriage don’t want divorce. Parents arrange marriage all responsibility give parents. If husband die, or fighting, all responsibility parents. If that (is a) love marriage, only boy and girl dependent. If husband change, only depression of girl. No more girl parents. Girl parents only say that your life you choose this way, now you handle. Cause when married parents say when she married they give responsibility, food, as your husband’s responsibility, mean he take care. Arranged marriage is good!”.
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(This post was first published on May 5th 2016)
(1/2) “That morning I went to a bank in Ampang point, and suddenly I felt a headache, and nausea. I called my friend. He came, and straight away took me to Gleneagles Hospital…”
(1/2) “I was still ok, but the doctor put me in the ward. I could lie down, go to sleep, and talk. And then, suddenly, that night, I felt deaf. Whatever you said to me I could not hear. And then suddenly my whole body shook. I thought I was about to die. After that I went into a coma. For 9 days.
“Doctor said I was suffering from brain stem stroke, which means the blood vessel to the head is broken and there’s not enough blood going to my brain, and that 95{eb97150a49149dc6c9e8165e90f1c9129bb6172e02a598b4264a1fc329d7d5bc} of patients die. Its not the normal stroke effect where a person cannot use the left side of their body. The first year, both sides of my body cannot be used. I was like a vegetable. It was horrible. Now I still cannot walk, but I can use my right hand to feed me food. I wasn’t diabetic. The doctor said that it was because of stress. I used to do event management because I was in marketing,branding for quite some time. But I might not get the same job again, since I’ve been like this for 8 years already.
“My advice is do regular checkups, for heart disease and high blood pressure so that you will know about your stress level. And maybe it sounds superstitious but be nice to people. And think of God more. Maybe that can help. Because with stroke, you don’t know if it’s gonna get you. It’s not like smoking where you know you might get a lung disease. Take care of your heart and mind. Stroke is a silent killer, and can hit anyone”.
(Throughout the whole time I was speaking to him, only his right side of his face was moving – lips, cheeks and eyes). (I have also promised to him that I will be writing a news article to raise awareness on stroke patients who suffer psychologically, especially with caretakers who are also mentally abusing them without knowing it.)
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‘My husband die young, and I mental (upset) already, the day after he passed away. This is my family photo. I miss him…’
‘6 years already he gone. Mom and father marry me and him. Last time I 26, he 30, we marry. Now 53. Auntie miss him. Since my husband, he die, I rarely happy. He got 3 heart block. (Bypass surgery). Government can give some money me can ah? Husband work as taxi driver. My daughter and son take care of me. They pay all year (to be taken care of). They come, see and go. 1 week, 2 times. My husband and I happy. Me and me husband, outside going and eat, eat. I very happy. Different different food eat. Different place. Like this, happy. Together 30 years. Cooking for children also, pass time with family. Big home already selling (sold), problem got. I come here want money, my cucu (grandchildren), go to Chinese school, pay for her, and here I pay two thousand, no money. Children all working. Money problem, government give some money very good lah. In India, old women, men, over 60 get pension. Here different.
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Today in microfashion
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(This post was first published on May 7th 2016)