By now you should have seen how the elderly trishaw man Mr Lee was humiliated and cheated of his hard earned money by 3 British tourists.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KB_GoQ-h9Zg
If you wish to help him, why not take one of his rides and give him a good tip? He is providing trishaw rides at Clarke Quay, Singapore from about 5pm to 3am.
Acting on suggestions from kind hearted people who wish to help him but are not physically in Singapore, I have started a Paypal Donation account for Mr Lee. Who am I? I am the guy who reposted the video clip "Bastards bullying Singapore senior citizen". You can verify this by viewing "About This Video" at YouTube, I have a link back to this blog.
Updates of the donation amounts will be posted here using screen captures of the account. I will pass him the money periodically. If he refuses the money, it will be donated to a charity for the elderly. Either way, someone needy benefits.
To donate, click the button below
About Mr Lee Shee Lam
The good-natured 67-year old senior works every day from about 5pm to 3am, and sleeps the rest of the day.
On a good day, he earns about S$30 (US$20) but on most days, he pockets much less.
Mr Lee was born without a right ear, and other than rheumatism in his legs, he does not suffer from other illnesses.He reckons he has two or three more years left in him as a trishaw rider.
He said: 'You need a lot of strength and I think I won't have enough strength by then.'
Mr Lee has been providing joyful trishaw rides to visitors of Singapore for more than 15 years.Here are some of his testimonials:
We had to take a picture of this guy who was determined to cycle us from one end of Singapore to the other. Due to road inclines and the cyclist's age we ended up pushing him most of the way!..but we laughed the whole journey and our mate thought it was very funny too ("very good, hahh!" every time he took a cunning short cut). Thankfully the car drivers we held up on-route also thought it was highly amusing.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sallyanderson/2935225/
I know accidentally that old man, because I myself have been at him in his riksja in singapore and died of shame myself in fact. I have thus largely tipped, because, however, an unique experience was this way see singapore. - Translated from Dutch
http://www.vkmag.com/magazine/comments/13219/
3 comments:
Have you consulted Mr Lee or his family on the donation drive?
Quote from Newpaper, 2nd Nov 2007:
He (Mr Sam Lee, son of Mr Lee Shee Lam)has also read posts on the Internet of people wanting to band together to raise money for his father.
"We want to thank everyone. We may not be well-off but we can provide for our father,"he said.
There are many people who wish to help him. It is up to him how to spend the money raised. If he doesn't want it, I will suggest to him to donate it to a charity.
i thank you for the donation drive
A good natured man like mr lee should get support from us. It's hard to find elderly who are still so hardworking, a fine example for our young. I've already looked for him and found him at clarke quay and tipped him generously for a short ride. I find him an intelligent and caring person. I'm glad there are people helping him
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