‘I’ve lost 5KG since fasting during Ramadan…’

‘I also jogged 5KM right before breaking the fast throughout the month. I did it for health reasons, as I just turned 40 years old this year … and also because of ‘girls’! Its been two years since my wife passed away, and its just my daughter and me celebrating raya this year. And I hope that everyone else will also keep on being healthy despite lots of food coming in during Hari Raya Aidilfitri!’

– Humans of Kuala Lumpur

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(This post was first published on July 6th 2016)

“I stay in Sungai Besi but I’m going back home to my hometown to Kelantan. Bought all the baju melayu for the kids here and this new luggage at Masjid Jamek…”

“Today we just decided to take the train, we don’t want the jam! If we had taken the car, we wouldn’t even have reached here yet. Driving back to our hometown at Kelantan takes around 8 hours without traffic, but during Raya it should be around 12 hours. I remember for Hari Raya Haji last year, it took us 16 hours to reach Kota Bharu. Thankfully its my husband who’s driving! We would love to take the train or the motorcycle, as its a really quick trip. But because of the jam, we’ll take the car. Once at Kelantan I’ll just want to go to sleep, right after giving the kuih-kuih I’ve made for the entire family and relatives.”

– Humans of Kuala Lumpur

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(This post was first published on July 5th 2016)

“Before I start driving a train, I always say my prayers (Bismillahirohmanirahim) first, and then I go!”

“When driving, I’m thinking of getting back home as fast as I can! Or if I have problems with my girlfriend, then I’ll definitely be thinking about her! Usually if want to go to the toilet, we have to wait until we arrive at certain train stations, where we can stand by. Usually its the PWTC station, and that’s where we take our ‘day leave’ for bathroom or prayer breaks. Same goes for when we want to do our Asar and Maghrib prayers, we have to apply for the day leave and perform it at certain stations only. My train is leaving soon, I have to go now!”

– Humans of Kuala Lumpur

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“I’m a train driver for the Ampang LRT line. Usually for buka puasa (breaking the fast) I usually eat it in the train when the time comes…”

“The train cannot stop because of us, what can we do! So I usually pack my food or buy something. Today I plan to break my fast by eating Roti John (a type of Malaysian sandwich)!”

– Humans of Kuala Lumpur

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“Ramadhan really unites us. The family will go to a different mosque every Friday to pray tarawih, and we exchange plates with our neighbours…”

“Even my mother who hates cooking during the rest of the year, she will prepare so many plates of kuih, she’ll spend hours in the kitchen to cook for other people. Our clients are nicer to us because they understand that we are fasting, so they shout less. You don’t use the indicator on the road, I say ok lah I don’t have energy to fight with you, go go. Everyone meets up at the bazaar for iftar, and friends are more excited to see friends than food. Then we donate money for charity, RM 1, RM 2 – do you do that when it’s not Ramadhan?

We just become better people. We become happier people. And we are happier and better because we choose simple choices.”

– Humans of Kuala Lumpur

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(This post was first published on July 5th 2016)