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    My name is Muniady
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    I born in Changlun, Kedah.
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    I moved to Pulau Pinang around 1962.
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    I started to become becak driver since 1971.
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    My mother married twice to Chinese man.
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    Since very little i was left at the Welfare Department.
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    At that time i was only 7 years old.
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    I have 3 sisters and brothers.
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    I don't know where they are all now.
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    I moved back to Changlun.
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    Now, in Changlun there are so many changes.
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    My family quite big, but i don;t know where they're all now.
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    My revenue per day can only reach RM10 to RM15.
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    With this money i must continue my life.
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    I don't have other option.
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    In vacation session, i can get more than RM40 to RM50 a day.
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    Usually at Friday and Saturday, i got less money.
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    I felt that the government should help poor and powerless people.
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    The government doesn't do it anything.
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    The government only want to help rich people.
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    I rode becak since 1971 (42 years).
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    Welfare Department gave RM300 per month.
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    I will take shower inside the gas station nearby.
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    I slept at Caltex petrol station.
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    I don't have a home.
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    I will be waken up by the owner of these stall at 5am.
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    I will wait at this site until 6.30, then i will go to becak poll station.
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    Only after 9.30am there will be becak customer.
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    For one way becak will cost RM10.
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    That's just standard for go to near places.
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    My revenue per day is not so regular.
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    Only in vacation session there will be my costumer, that's when i will got some money.
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    Sometimes i got, sometimes i don't get any.
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    Sometime i got for a day, sometimes i didn't get any for three days.
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    Now, the government give us RM20 per week for every becak driver.
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