Kind Malaysian pays RM50 for a box of rojak to support disabled stall owner in Johor
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — Paying RM50 for a plate of rojak is a hard ask for any Malaysian.
Through an act of kindness, one man, however, felt that it was truly worth it.
Chiew Wei, 27, shared a post on Facebook on January 6 about how he encountered an elderly rojak stall owner in Skudai, Johor on the way to meet clients.
According to him, he ordered one portion from inside his car to avoid the sun and called the ‘rojak uncle’ to bring his order to his car which was parked next to the stall.
Chiew quickly realised that the uncle required crutches to walk to his car. Chiew told him to stay at his stall as he rushed out of his car, but the vendor assured him that he was okay.
One portion of rojak costed RM7 but Chiew did not have any small change and neither did the uncle.
Chiew was about to cross the street when the hawker told Chiew that he could pay the next time he came to his stall.
Touched by the uncle’s humility, he paid the uncle RM50 for one portion of rojak.
“Seeing the uncle’s joy, the box of rojak was definitely worth it,” Chiew wrote in his post.
“The uncle kept saying that I had paid him too much with a big smile on his face.
“The uncle showed me that everyone is working hard to earn a decent living and improve their lives,” Chiew added.
He also said the uncle is very loving and warm, reminding Chiew of his father-in-law.
Chiew realised that the rojak stall owner had to use crutches to walk. — Picture via Facebook/chiewweicw
After the incident, Chiew returned to the hawker’s stall to help promote his rojak using Facebook live streams.
“I did not want anything in return from the uncle because I’m helping purely out of my own heart,” Chiew explained during a Facebook live stream today.
“I’m not a philanthropist or a great person, but one act of kindness can make someone’s whole day.”
Chiew hopes that more people will be able to find the uncle’s rojak stall and he will do what he can to promote the business.
In his live stream, Chiew also said that he would turn down interviews from major news outlets.
