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A disabled Malaysian man making an attempt to make ends meet discovered himself on the receiving finish of some sudden goodwill after on-line netizens took positively to a livestream video of him making an attempt to market air-fresheners for houses and vehicles.
On April 17, 2021, Twitter consumer Shykinnn (@shykinn on Twitter) appealed to her followers to show some support to the person – whose identify is Foo Chia Keat – after she counseled his effort at making an attempt to make a residing regardless of being an “OKU” or an “orang kelainan upaya” (differently-able particular person).
Tengok stay shopee tadi. Ternampak stay uncle ni. Views 7 org je. So masuk je la sbb nak tengok dia jual apa. Masuk2,stay dah nak finish. Stalk uncle ni rupanya jual pewangi kereta n rumah. Uncle ni oku😭 Fasih sangat bm dia. Support la gais🥺 Mesti dia seronok kalau ramai beli😭 pic.twitter.com/9v5cliwxNE
— Shykinnn (@shykinn) April 17, 2021
Shykinnn had mentioned she seen his livestream video on the Shopee platform solely garnering seven views, and had felt unhappy to see that his resilient angle was going unappreciated.
“I noticed this Shopee livestream, and seen this uncle,” Shykinnn mentioned to her Twitter followers. “It solely had seven views, so I simply clicked in to see what he was promoting. When I entered, it was about to finish, however this uncle was promoting air-fresheners for vehicles and houses.”
Screenshots of Foo’s livestream and the merchandise he was promoting. IMAGE: @shykinn on Twitter
“He’s an OKU, however his Bahasa Melayu was actually fluent. Please support him, guys. He’ll certainly be so delighted if he will get many orders.”
Amazingly, her tweet managed to go viral, accumulating over 45,000 retweets and near 40,000 likes. At the identical time, many who noticed the tweet additionally ended up clicking on a hyperlink to Foo’s retailer web page, and ended up inserting orders for his merchandise.
An sudden blessing.
Since the tweet went viral, Foo apparently acquired so many orders that he needed to cease taking extra simply so he may handle the sudden and overwhelming inflow of demand.
An replace from one other Twitter consumer mentioned that she’d contacted Foo and had discovered he’d gone on “trip” as a result of he had so many orders to cope with.
With so many orders to fulfil, Foo had really visited the bodily headquarters of Bliese – the model of fragrances and air-fresheners that he’d been selling on his Shopee account.
Banyaknya order Mr Foo 😭 Mr Foo completely happy sgt korg yg dah support dia! ❤️❤️ Million because of @shykinn.#Bliese #SentiasaBersamamu pic.twitter.com/PI4LrCTdxw
— Bliese HQ 🇲🇾 (@BlieseHQ) April 20, 2021
On their very own Twitter account, they confirmed Foo laborious at work packing and sorting particular person parcels for his consumers, and mentioned that he had no alternative however to go to the middle simply so he may fulfill the sheer quantity of orders.
IMAGE: @BlieseHQ on Twitter
“Mr. Foo has so many orders,” one of many firm’s tweets mentioned. “He’s completely happy that so many individuals have supported him. 1,000,000 because of @shykinn.”
In the identical tweet, a video confirmed Foo nonetheless laborious at work packing the parcels, whereas additionally thanking all of his consumers for aiding him throughout a time of want.
“Thank you all for the support,” he mentioned. “I am unable to repay you all sufficient,”
While all of it proved to be a heartwarming story, this explicit incident additionally went a great distance in demonstrating the facility of social media and the way far easy gestures of goodwill can go in making one other’s day.
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Cover picture sourced from @BlieseHQ on Twitter.
