A Malaysian woman that goes by @shobayyamani on Twitter, posted a thread of an earnest story about foreign Bangladeshi workers returning her missing items.
The thread started with her accidentally leaving her work laptop and phone on the LRT before realising she had left her identification card too.
Yesterday I did something stupid… I left my work laptop with phone on the lrt… Realised it as I reached office, broke down, panic attack, called Rapidkl to ask them to check etc (thread)
— Just Shobs (@ShobzAlive) October 1, 2020
After calling RapidKL, she went on to say that her “whole day (was) a wreck,” but continued working despite being worried sick. Her boss also advised her to not be so careless next time. On the way home from work, she called a “weird number” that had been trying to reach her.
According to the Twitter user, a man greeted her and asked if her name is Shoba and if she had lost anything. Feeling hopeful, she replied with the description of things that she lost during her trip to work on the LRT earlier that morning.
The gentleman on the line greeted and asked if my name was Shoba and did I leave anything on the Lrt yesterday… I described the case, the laptop, the phone and the contents of the case.. He explained to me that his friend found it but be Use he couldn't speak BM…
— Just Shobs (@ShobzAlive) October 1, 2020
The story went on with the man explaining that a friend of his had found her missing items on the LRT, but is unable to speak BM. Shoba continued that the man gave her his exact location but wanted her to come over and proved the items they found are hers.
When Shoba asked for the picture, she described her excitement as she realised her items were in safe hands. However, the netizen was overwhelmed after finding out those men were foreign Bangladeshi workers.
I go and meet them and prove the phone and laptop are mine… I'm so overwhelmed.. They are Bangladeshi foreign workers and the guy who found my laptop didn't surrender to police etc because he was so scared he'd get arrested for stealing from someone…
— Just Shobs (@ShobzAlive) October 1, 2020
That's it! That's the end….
I tried to give them a cash reward but they didn't want it, they just wanted to return it to the owner…
There are some truly honest and good people in this city…. We should just be kinder to one another…
K gonna go have a beer now 😘😘
— Just Shobs (@ShobzAlive) October 1, 2020
Apparently, the workers were scared to head to the police in fear of being accused of stealing. The Twitter user was glad she got her items back and offered them cash, to which they declined. She said in her tweet, “My faith in humanity has been restored, once again, by foreign workers.”
Some users decided to share their thoughts after reading the heartwarming story. Here are some heartfelt reaction from netizens:
Tengah stress2 dgn politicians, baca this thread kinda soothe my heart. Thank you for sharing such wholesome story ❤ https://t.co/ZGeU0yUc5i
— eL (@eLmiE_92) October 2, 2020
Let's just be nice to foreign workers shall we? Don't hina them when we don't know their life stories. 😊
This kind of story just makes my day. 🥰 https://t.co/QWCYB5Fu2k— SecretCodeBlue (@SecretCodeBlue1) October 2, 2020
If you need a good story on this gloomy day https://t.co/BvrwwtGSQT
— Hanani Rahman (@hananirahman) October 2, 2020
We shouldn’t be quick to judge foreigners just because they’re from a third-world country. We’re all humans after all ✌❤
