Nasi lemak sellers’ kindness towards Chinese ‘auntie’ goes viral

One of the nasi lemak sellers with the elderly Chinese woman. – Pic from Eric Chan's Facebook, September 17, 2015.A story about how two Malay makcik who sell nasi lemak near a flat in Kuala Lumpur gave free food to an old Chinese woman has gone viral on social media.

Facebook user Eric Chan had posted about how he saw the Malay women at his favourite nasi lemak stall refusing to accept payment from the elderly Chinese woman for her nasi lemak and some bananas.

Chan said when he asked the Malay women why they had refused to accept the money, one of them replied: "I sayang auntie ni, dia dah tua tua pun jalan keluar, I sayang dia." (I loved this auntie, she is already old but still going out, I love her.)

Chan said the act of kindness on the eve of Malaysia Day was even more touching as the old Chinese woman did not speak even a word of Malay.

"In the eve of Malaysia Day, it's proven again and again, we love one another irrelevant of race. There is NO 1Malaysia, WE ARE MALAYSIA!

"May we stay the same harmoniously. Nothing can come between us. Not the plunging economy and definitely not the evil politicians! Happy Malaysia Day!" Chan wrote in his post.

The post has since been shared 15,000 times and was also picked up by the media.