Sometimes I think my brother is our own kind of Forrest Gump. He was born breech, his delivery was sort of delayed and that caused him developmental problems. Slow learner they said. Stuttering badly. Always lost in his own world. Got bullied physically and mentally at school despite our father was a teacher at the school.
On his 10th attempt of repeating SPM, he told mum it could be his last attempt. On multiple occasions, he cried.
That led him to another two attempt of STPM. Led him to successfully graduated with a degree. Then another with DPLI. Meanwhile, he did oddjobs; being a guard at the hospital, schools, old folks home and helping our father at the paddy field.
On the day of his interview, he was asked about his OKU card at the end of the session. He admitted having it for being a slow learner; OKU pembelajaran. The moment he stepped out of the interview room, he went to our mother, and cried, probably out of relief, or from feeling like he was near the end of his long fight. And today is the day he is officially a teacher at a school. And he’s starting his life fresh and anew, at the age of 37.
He is still him, the older brother I’ve known since we were small. Still being as he is, just like how Forrest Gump was at the end of the movie. Still him, but he created history through perseverance and grit, straight from his own life.
It’s true that he received great support from our mother, father and all of us siblings. But one fact in life is that you can’t help a person if the person doesn’t want to be helped, even if the whole world lends a hand. But in this case, he helped himself, hence he got helped.
All the best to this new chapter, this new endeavour at the new place. We will always be there for him, through and through, as long as he is through and through with himself, as he always has been.
All the best Ed! Kijo molek!
I honestly hate this system of working 8-9 hours a day and then going home to having about 4 hours to yourself which includes getting ready for the next day??? This is not life.
Journalist Hind Khoudary says the Israeli army is destroying all means of life in Gaza City, making the area uninhabitable for the remaining Palestinian population.
Imagine this. You prayed for a baby.
You waited for years.
Then finally, your baby came.
But one year later, he is gone.
Not from sickness.
But hit by a lorry at a toll plaza.
People will blame the driver.
But ask this: why was he even allowed to drive?
I don’t think he owns the lorry.
The truth is... many business owners don’t care about safety.
They don’t send their vehicles for maintenance.
They don’t fix what is broken.
They don’t hire competent people, mostly just to save cost.
And still, they let these lorries go on the road.
If you’re that business owner:
How do you sleep at night, knowing your mistake has killed a child… and destroyed a family?
I still see it today. Lorries speeding. Buses racing in the fast lane.
If nothing changes, it will happen again. Soon.
Because here, safety is not first.
And until that changes, more lives will be lost for nothing.
📸: Utusan
Did you know that Malaysian nurses’ monthly wages are among the lowest in ASEAN, even lower than in Cambodia, Vietnam & Philippines? They often work extended hours without adequate rest or compensation.
We undervalue their contributions, so don’t be surprised when they leave.
🚨🇵🇸 BREAKING: A family in Gaza documented horrific moments under Israeli artillery shelling, in a scene showing the cruel reality Palestinians have been living for two years.
Look closely at the scene: a woman holds her infant in her arms, clutching what remains of her home in the other hand, with her little daughter behind her… a vivid image of endless suffering and a search for safety amid the rubble and destruction.
"This little girl, exhausted by displacement and the search for shelter, surrendered to sleeping on the dirt... sheltering herself under a piece of tattered cloth, innocently hiding her face in her hands, hoping to enjoy a moment of sleep that would briefly forget the horror of the bombing, the cruelty of hunger, and the arduous journey... This little girl is wounded Gaza, with all its people, cities, neighborhoods, and alleys. She is every child who has lost their home and their dream."
Amir walked 12 kilometres, barefoot, to get food.
He kissed the hand of an American soldier, thanking him for a bag of rice and lentils.
Then Israel killed Amir, right in front of the soldier.
A child, grateful for lentils. Executed in broad daylight.
Amir was 5 years old.
“F*ck your aid!”
New and shocking:
10 children between the ages of 15 and 17 were released after the were abducted by the israeli forces near GHF site in Rafah last month.
They were subjected to horror and starvation for 30 days.