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Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.51,0:01:00.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My name is Muniandy
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.64,0:01:02.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was born in Changlun, Kedah.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.25,0:01:06.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I moved to Pulau Pinang at around 1962.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.84,0:01:09.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started being a beca (rickshaw) rider since 1971.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.51,0:01:12.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My mother remarried to a Chinese man.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.28,0:01:21.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So since very young, I was left at the Welfare Department.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.33,0:01:24.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At that time, I was only 7 years old.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.98,0:01:37.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have 3 siblings.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.51,0:01:42.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know where they all are now.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.91,0:01:45.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I moved back to Changlun.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.66,0:01:48.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, in Changlun, there are so many changes.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.70,0:01:56.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Though my family is quite big, I don't know where they all are now.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.82,0:02:03.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My daily revenue can only reach between RM10 to RM15 (USD 3-5).
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.46,0:02:06.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With this I have to manage my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.60,0:02:09.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't have any other options.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.52,0:02:17.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During holiday seasons, I can get between RM40 to RM50 a day (USD 12-15).
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.51,0:02:25.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On Fridays and Saturdays, I usually make less money.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.44,0:02:39.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt that the government should help poor and powerless people.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.98,0:02:45.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The government doesn't do anything.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.33,0:02:53.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It only wants to help rich people.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.67,0:03:05.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've rode the beca since 1971 (42 years).
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.79,0:03:15.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Welfare Department gives me RM300 (USD 94) per month.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.82,0:03:24.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I shower at the gas station nearby.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.63,0:03:33.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I sleep at a Caltex petrol station.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.74,0:03:37.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't have a home.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.78,0:03:43.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm woken up by the owner of these stalls at 5am.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.29,0:03:50.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wait at this site until 6.30am, then I go to the beca poll station.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.51,0:03:58.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Only after 9.30am will there be beca customers.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.42,0:04:02.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For one way, the beca will cost RM10 (USD 3).
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.02,0:04:12.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the standard for going to nearby places.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.68,0:04:19.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My daily revenue is not so regular.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.83,0:04:28.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have more customers during holiday seasons, that's when I make some money.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.84,0:04:31.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes I get customers, sometimes I don't get any.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.63,0:04:36.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On some days I get one, and sometimes I don't get any for three days.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.26,0:04:41.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, the government gives RM20 (USD 6) weekly to every beca driver.