As the saying goes, A father’s love knows no bounds, and this is apparent in a Malaysian man where he bought a pair of RM8 secondhand shoe to attend his son’s graduation ceremony.
M’sian dad buys a pair of secondhand shoes to attend son’s graduation ceremony
According to a video posted on TikTok by Ayob Ibrahim, he shared that his father had sent him a picture of a pair of shoes that he bought at a secondhand store for just RM8. He shared that the reason why his dad had bought the pair of shoes was because there was a dress code to adhere to for his graduation ceremony.
Source: Ayob Ibrahim (TikTok)
Speaking to Wau Post, Ayob shared that he is a student from University Putra Malaysia (UPM) set to graduate on November 30 with a Bachelor of Human Science Development. As he learnt that his dad had bought a pair of shoes for the sake of his graduation, he couldn’t help but feel emotional.
“My dad was a construction site worker previously and ran a small business on the side, but has retired since”, he said.
Source: Ayob Ibrahim (TikTok)
Gifts dad a pair of new shoes
Seeing that the pair of shoes his father bought was quite worn off, Ayob decided to take matters into his own hands by purchasing a pair of new black shoes for his father.
“His birthday is also coming up soon, so I decided to buy him a new pair of shoes”, he mentioned.
Following his story, plenty of netizens have left their comments and here’s what some of them said:
“Take good care of your father, there are many who want to take care of their father but didn’t get a chance to.”
Source: TikTok
“I hope you can continue to be filial towards your father for as long as he is here. I pray that you’ll be filled with blessings and possess good health.”
Source: TikTok
Source: TikTok
What a touching moment and congratulations for graduating Ayob!
Watch the video below:
@jobs_abraham Replying to @Ainnn🕊️ alhamdulilah telah dibelikan kasut baru semalam (12/11/23) alang alang dah hari lahir abah so kita hadiahkan terus. Happy Birthday Abah.
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