Vagrants confined in temporary government quarantine centre say rejoining rat race will be optional. FMTNews MCO
Zulkifli Shamsury sorely misses his family this Hari Raya, but this temporary shelter has made him part of a new family of people sharing similar struggles.
After losing his job as a security guard, he spent the past year sleeping on the streets of Kuala Lumpur, relying on the charity of others. “Other than that, there are my sisters back home but I can’t disturb them as they are married and have their own families to care for.” As MCO extension followed extension, Zulkifli realised that this year’s Hari Raya would be spent among these fellow Malaysians with no homes to lay their heads, in a community hall that smelled of cigarette smoke.
He’s a thoughtful person. “Sometimes I wonder what kind of virus this is, that the whole world has been affected,” he mused. “Then I ponder how, without this virus, none of us would have been taken in and kept here.” His Aidilfitri celebrations usually take the form of Raya prayers at Masjid Negara, followed by a meal at a local mamak stall and then a visit to the cinema.
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