
The son of an office boy and a housewife, and one of six siblings, he lived with his family near Jalan Scott in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, helping his parents tend to cows on the banks of the Klang River.
As an adult, he lost his job as an insurance adjuster during the Asian financial crisis. The setback forced him to find work at an estate in Kuala Selangor, and also by driving a taxi at night to make ends meet.
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