Today I read from a local mainstream newspaper about a 10-year-old boy who was left alone to fend for himself for almost two years. He lived in an apartment at Batu Ferringhi in Penang while his mother went to work in KL. This means Yeap Jia Hui has to take care of himself and feed himself as an 'adult'.
I can't imagine Jia Hui life having to go though all this hardship alone. A boy like him should be showered with love and care. Instead, he has to grow up at the age of 10. With only RM30 a month from his mother bank into an account, he has to learn how to withdraw the money and use it wisely. What can we use with RM30 a month? It's not even enough to buy a decent meal daily. Let alone having month for transportation to school or buy books or pencils. This is a form a abuse from the mother. Jia Hui basically only has RM1 a day. That's like pocket money to buy lunch at the canteen during breaktime. My heart sank each time I read or see a child treated poorly or abuse. For Jia Hui, he has to use the money wisely for his daily needs just like us adult. We can't barely survive with RM1000 a month and this child has to bear with RM30 only. This should strip the mother all legal rights towards Jia Hui. Not even his father or maternal grandmother would help. What happen to our society?
Luckily, a kind soul is willing to take him in and care Jia Hui as their own child. His grandaunt Yeap Choon Lean will bring him to live with them in Kuantan. GOD bless the kind souls. Jia Hui is such an mature child. Despite the ordeal, he still a good kid who wants to study hard to make his new parents pround. I wish Yeap Jia Hui all ths best in his life.
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