--- title: "‘My sons refuse to work’ 68yo ‘Atuk’ Grab rider reveals heartbreaking reason why he had to work" url: https://weirdkaya.com/68yo-grab-rider-say-sons-not-working-ask-money/ date: 2021-11-22 modified: 2021-11-22 lang: en author: "Yu Ang Tan" description: "Last week, we reported of a 68-year-old 'atuk' working as a Grab delivery rider despite his age and physical health, garnering the sympathy of netizens who were eager to help..." categories: - "Society" tags: - "#Trending" - "Atuk" - "Grab rider" - "Malaysia" - "Uncle" image: https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/68yo-atuk-Grab-rider-says-his-sons-not-working-ask-him-money-for-cigarette-so-he-had-to-work-1.png word_count: 276 --- # ‘My sons refuse to work’ 68yo ‘Atuk’ Grab rider reveals heartbreaking reason why he had to work Last week, we reported of a 68-year-old 'atuk' working as a Grab delivery rider despite his age and physical health, garnering the sympathy of netizens who were eager to help him out. ![68yo ](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/68yo-atuk-Grab-rider_comment-04.png)Screengrab from TikTok/@Ashraf Danny Read the article here: *[Help Wanted! Netizens Rally Together To Locate And Extend Help For 68-Year-Old ‘Atuk’ Grab Ride](https://weirdkaya.com/help-wanted-netizens-rally-together-to-locate-and-extend-help-for-68-year-old-atuk-grab-rider/)r* On Friday (Nov 19), [@hasifzul](https://twitter.com/hasifzul) posted a video of the 'atuk' conversing with another delivery rider named Ashraf Danny who had filmed him previously. ## 'They don't want to work' In the video, the old man, whose real name is Zakaria Abdul Wahab, revealed to Danny that he had two sons who refused to work, forcing him to become the sole breadwinner. ![68yo ](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/68yo-atuk-Grab-rider-says-his-sons-not-working-ask-him-money-for-cigarette-so-he-had-to-work.png)Screengrab via [Twitter](https://twitter.com/hasifzul/status/1461640458543648775?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1461640458543648775%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sinchew.com.my%2F20211121%2Fe8a786e9a291-68e5b281e9a9bce8838ce88081e4bcafe98081e9a490e58e9fe59ba0e69b9de58589efbc812e5ad90e4b88de5b7a5e4bd9ce7839fe992b1e4b99f%2F) He even added that he had to buy cigarettes for his sons too. *Say what?!* > **"My daughter is married, and I have two sons at home. I don't know why they don't want to work.** You can watch the full video[ here](https://twitter.com/hasifzul/status/1461640458543648775?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1461640458543648775%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sinchew.com.my%2F20211121%2Fe8a786e9a291-68e5b281e9a9bce8838ce88081e4bcafe98081e9a490e58e9fe59ba0e69b9de58589efbc812e5ad90e4b88de5b7a5e4bd9ce7839fe992b1e4b99f%2F). ## 'Shame on you!' The video has since gained 50k views and 1,123 likes at the time of writing. Netizens were left shocked and enraged by Zakaria's sons' irresponsibility and laziness, with many questioning why they didn't want to get a job. ![68yo ](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/68yo-atuk-Grab-rider-says-his-sons-not-working-ask-him-money-for-cigarette_comment-05.png) Some also expressed their sympathy for the old man's plight. ![68yo ](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/68yo-atuk-Grab-rider-says-his-sons-not-working-ask-him-money-for-cigarette_comment-01.png) Another remarked that Zakaria wasn't in a good physical condition and called his sons out for their despicable actions. > **Shame on you for letting your father work at this age!** ![68yo ](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/68yo-atuk-Grab-rider-says-his-sons-not-working-ask-him-money-for-cigarette_comment-02.png) ![68yo ](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/68yo-atuk-Grab-rider-says-his-sons-not-working-ask-him-money-for-cigarette_comment-03.png) One sarcastically questioned whether Zakaria's sons were 'unwell' enough to let him work as a delivery rider. ![](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/68yo-atuk-Grab-rider-says-his-sons-not-working-ask-him-money-for-cigarette_comment-06.png) What do you think? 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