Homeless heroes: Wake up and focus on the right people, right issues
As published in Malay Mail today Reports by Purwaiz Alam alam@mmail.com.my IT is only when we are in someone’s shoes will we know what they are going through. With that in mind, I hatched the idea of going homeless for 36 hours. I had become weary of all the negativity on Facebook. Nothing seemed right. Everyone would come out with guns blazing about every issue. It was not a nice scene. There were toxic remarks and people hammering each other over every little matter. I had to do something meaningful before I got dragged into the quicksand. So the idea of going homeless went on my bucket list and I wanted to do it as soon as possible. I approached the seniors in charity group We Love We Care We Share and they were receptive to the idea. It would be a two-pronged approach to raise funds for the less fortunate and to create awareness on the plight of the homeless. It was then dec...