This 66-year-old father travels across the straits every week so that he can spend 15 minutes with his jailed son.
After his story was published in The Star on Feb 27, vegetable seller Cheong Kah Pin said he has been receiving calls from kind-hearted strangers throughout the country who are offering not just words of encouragement but also money for him to buy a new motorcycle.“I do not know how they got my phone number, and I thank them for the warm gesture, but I have rejected all the monetary support because I am content with what I have,” he said.
“Some of my crops were destroyed by heavy rains, and there were days when I had nothing to sell. But it is fine; I can just eat less and be thrifty,” he added. “When my son got into trouble, this group offered spiritual and emotional guidance to me, which helped me stay strong and get through the hardship.
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