2023 Wrap Up: 11 Kindest Things Malaysians Did To Restore Your Faith In Humanity
We love it when people do nice things. <3
By May Vin Ang — 15 Dec 2023, 04:00 PM
1. A Malaysian boss decided to gift an exceptional employee a brand new Proton Saga to thank him for all the years of hard work
2. A family surprised their favourite mamak waiter with a birthday cake after learning he was going back to his home country
3. A Malaysian man treated a stranger to lunch after after witnessing him trying to sleep off his hunger in a shopping mall
Initially dismissing the man, Haris later discovered that the stranger was unemployed and had recently been evicted from his home.
"He wanted to borrow money from ah longs (loan sharks) and I told him not to resort to that route and to not give up. May God ease his journey and help him find a job soon," he said.
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4. A Malaysian woman searched for her childhood kakak, who had gone home to Indonesia over a decade ago, to fly her back to attend her wedding
"I was fortunate enough to have my childhood nanny at my wedding in Malaysia... [Over two decades ago], she had left her life behind in Indonesia and joined my family when I was three years old," Angeline told SAYS.
"She was a significant part of my childhood," she added.
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5. A man stood by the roadside handing out refreshments to highway users stuck in a severe traffic jam on the first day of Hari Raya
6. A group of Malaysians spent eight hours attempting to save a dog that was stranded on a cliff in Petaling Jaya
7. A former homeless man returned to Kechara Soup Kitchen to offer his time as a volunteer to repay their kindness
8. A heartwarming social experiment showed that Malaysians — regardless of age, gender, and race — would not hesitate to help an elderly man struggling to carry his bags in a shopping mall
9. Malaysians raised about RM170,000 for former national squash champion Kenneth Low Ewe Loong after news of him working as a cleaner to make ends meet caught public attention
10. A primary school teacher touched hearts for running along a track to encourage an 11-year-old amputee student to complete a 100m race alongside his able-bodied peers
The teacher, fondly known as Cikgu Intan, encouraged Aqil to take part in the race despite the absence of a special needs category because she knew he was interested in sports.
"Previously, Aqil did not participate in sports due to his physical disability, but when I asked him if he wanted to take part, he agreed," said Cikgu Intan, who won an award for her touching deed.
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