Plying his trade: Usman repairing shoes at the container which doubles as his home in Jalan Gopeng.
IPOH: Strong-willed cobbler Usman Sidek has saved enough money from repairing shoes to build a tomb at his wife’s grave.
The 62-year-old said many people had come forward wanting to provide cash but he insisted on saving up on his own, to gift her with the most beautiful tomb that cost about RM3,000.
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