PETALING JAYA: A single father is refusing to accept any more donations from the public after he was seen a viral video that appeared to show him having difficulty finding money to pay a mechanic after his motorcycle broke down in Kuala Lumpur.
According to Sinar Harian, the man known as Dicky Yau was touched by the concern showed by social media users who had offered to extend financial help to him after seeing the situation he was in.
"I would like to thank everyone who sent private messages to offer help. However, I cannot accept any donations from anyone.
"If there is any account asking for donations using my name, it is fake. Thanks everyone for your concern," he said in a TikTok post on Saturday (April 18).
Yau said his motorcycle had already been repaired by the owner of the TikTok account @minyakhitamjalanan.
He said any donations received would be given to the mechanics featured in the TikTok account, who are known for their efforts to help motorcyclists stranded due to vehicle breakdowns, even in the dead of the night.
"Next week, I will look for that brother (mechanic). I will give these TikTok live gifts to that brother so he can help others," said Yau.
Posts on the "minyakhitamjalanan" account on TikTok and "Minyak hitam jalanan original" on Facebook described how he, the mechanic, received a call from Yau at around 12.30am asking for help to repair a motorcycle that had broken down.
The mechanic said the total cost of repair, including the chain, sprocket, as well as labour charges, came to RM145.
"I just got to where he was stranded and chatted with him while he borrowed money from his friend... then I finished the repair.
"He wanted to pay me. I looked at his cellphone but he had just enough for himself.
"I thought he really needed it (the money), so I used the infaq (charity) money for him. When he hugged me, I was really touched.
"Every human being has their own story to tell. I hope this brother remains strong," he said.
Previously, the viral video sparked various reactions from netizens, receiving 6.9 million views with over 394,000 likes and 30,600 comments.
@minyakhitamjalanan_ Cerita malam tadi, hari ini aku balik wal sebab hujan lebat sgt² & aku tak dapat nak berniaga di taman kota Damansara, dalam pukol 12.30malam dapat call dari abg cina ni.. Abg cina: hai bos, saya dapat nombor abg dari tiktok, tadi saya ade call nombor pomen lain dia tak layan saya, sampai dia block nombor saya, ni saya call abg, nak mintak tolong rantai motor saya putus & spoket depan hilang, abg blh tolong ke saya.. : hai bos, saya sudah balik bos, cube bos bagi location & gambar, kalau dekat insyaallah saya blh tolong.. Abg cina: baik² kajap saya hantar dekat abg.. " Dia hantar location & gambar, aku tgok takde la jauh sgt la, tapi dah nak pukol 1pagi ni, aku cube bukak harga" : bos saya blh datang tapi mahal sikit la, spoket depan 25 rantai 80 upah 40 blh ke? Abg cina: kalau 80 tak dapat ke abg? Saya ade 80 je.. : tak dapat bos, sebab dah malam sgt ni bos.. itu la gji saya.. Abg cina: okkk boleh la abg, saya tunggu sini.. saya dah tak tahu nak buat ape lagi ni abg.. " Aku pun sampai je dekat dia, borak² la dgn dia, dia pinjam duit kawan dia dulu.. lepas tu aku pun dah siap kjer, dia nak byr aku tgok dlm hp dia ade duit cukup² untuk dia je" " Dalam hati aku, mungkin dia btl² memerlukan, aku pakai la duit infaq untuk dia , Mase dia peluk aku korg jgn Tye laaku mmg tak blh tahan dah , setiap manusia pasti ade dugaan & cerita sendiri, semoga abg cina ni kuat & semangat amin" #fyp #masukberandafypシ #alhamdulillah original sound- romiez
