February, 2020 - Humans of KL

Posted 27/02/2020

“All the bosses were surprised that a university student was working as a cleaner – sweeping floors, washing toilets and picking up trash.”

“Before working here as a technical assistant, I was working as a cleaner, along with my mom. In a month, I would get about RM900. I used to get lots of negativity or comments by my friends [...]

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Posted 27/02/2020

“Usually, for buka puasa (breaking the fast) I usually eat it in the train when the time comes.”

“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 [...]

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Posted 27/02/2020

“At Sabah the highest I could get for basic pay was RM700.”

“I can’t go back to my hometown this year, because last year I went back already. For us police bantuan (auxiliary police) every year we have to take our turns. If this year I go back [...]

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Posted 27/02/2020

“That’s all they want to do. Just looking at the train they are very happy already, especially when they get a view if they sit in front.”

“(Mommy speaking) They are 3 and 8 years old, and the youngest one likes taking the train very much, always keeps asking me to take him on a ride. That’s all they want to do. Just [...]

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Posted 20/02/2020

“My only defense mechanism at times like these is to tell myself that we are yet to display our full body of work and this is just a part of what we do.”

“My journey in music started with my mother and my church. My mother taught my first few guitar chords and my church gave me the exposure to try my hand at different instruments and to see [...]