“I’ve traveled solo to Cambodia, Laos and now Malaysia.

What’s your advice to people out there who wants to travel alone?

“I think its not dangerous to travel alone for a single lady, you just need to be careful of the robber. If you don’t do harm to people, it will be ok. If you help people, and be friendly, they will help you back.”

– Humans of Kuala Lumpur

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(This post was first published on May 31st 2016)

“The best tea does not grow in one tea plantation…”

“That is not how it works. Your quality of tea depends on external elements like the weather, so to find the best tea, you have to move around to where the weather is good. You cannot say your tea plantation grows the best tea leaves, because your plantation stays in one place – it does not move with the weather. You have to think that the tea is like you. It cannot grow to its best potential in one place, just as you cannot grow to your best by staying in one place. Like you, the best tea will be found where it can take the most advantage of the sun.”

– Humans of Kuala Lumpur

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(This post was first published on May 27th 2016)

(Part 2/2) “I want to bring awareness on stroke. Beside the physical problem, there’s also the psychological problem that people don’t see…”

(Part 2/2) “Lets say you are taking care of a stroke patient – up to a time you will feel start to feel stress, have temper, start to get angry and shout and without realizing what you are doing is giving stroke patients feel kecik hati (upset). Because with stroke medically we have the National Association of Stroke – that one they have covered. But on the psychological part no one has ever told a story on it. Stroke patients go through psychological problems, as well as the caretaker, that they have to be aware of. And taking care of stroke patients is not cheap.

“You should know about your stress level. If someone is stressed, you cannot reach the level of stress that makes your brain go haywire. It could be things, it could be people. Also heart disease and high blood pressure, you have to control it. Psychologically, you have lesser patience, you just feel like getting angry all the time, and the way you look at things is very thinly. You should just let things go, especially if you have stroke. And it goes to the caretaker as well, they have to be calm and come to their common sense as well. 

“I hope that I can be independent when it comes to certain things, that involves my daily life. I just want to be independent. Like now I need someone to send me to the toilet. That’s one of my wish, to do it on my own”. 

– Humans of Kuala Lumpur

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(This post was first published on May 18th 2016)

“I have a talent with numbers, back when I was working at a bank, all my colleagues tell me that, but I felt limited because I was not reading enough, and didn’t like the working culture there…”

“I am motivated to read books especially psychological and self-help topics even though I have dyslexia and I have to read very slowly. I feel dizzy if I read too fast but I think it’s better that I try and read a book, compared to others who can read but do not want to read books. People should read more books. People think they will become mature as they get older but that’s not true – they will only become old. We think that we’re going to be mature but humans will only be mature if we are diligent in studying, and reading books is is one of the ways to be mature. Just cause you’re old doesn’t mean you’re mature. I once read in this book that says all of us people live to eat, drink and have fun – if you are not reading a book, that’s fine and you can live. But in truth you cannot live if you are not reading a book, because you’re spiritually dead. What makes us different from animals, for example, is that we can learn, think – and read”.

– Humans of Kuala Lumpur

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(This post was first published on May 18th 2016)

“I miss my mom. She passed away when I was 7 years old…”

“After that my dad left me and my other siblings with my uncle to Malaysia. My brother was 5 years old and my sister 3 years old. My father returned after 3 years in Malaysia. He apply job in Malaysia at that time my mother already fell sick. My dad works at factory. 2 days to his flight to Malaysia my mom fall sick, mom got bitten by white mosquito. My uncle called my dad to inform him on her condition is getting worse at that time my dad still in Malaysia. He asked my uncle to take her to hospital while he seeking approval from his boss to go back house. But when he came, it was too late. Mom is gone. Now I’m 24 years old. I’m on my two years contract working in Malaysia”.

(When I approached him for the story, he was busy placing those Mother’s Day posters on the walls). 

– Humans of Kuala Lumpur

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(This post was first published on May 10th 2016)

‘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.’

– Humans of Kuala Lumpur

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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’.

– Humans of Kuala Lumpur

Story contributed by Vinodh Pillai!

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(This post was first published on May 11th 2016)