Malaysians are actually full of good people and are always united when it comes to helping one another. That is actually where the inspiration of this burger stall in Petaling Jaya had as they help the needy around PJ.
Mohd Kosim Ismail who is the owner of Burger Boy said that he believes in the act of kindness would never bring any harm towards anyone. He said that he is willing to help people in need and also those who do not have any money by giving our free burgers daily during the Movement Control Order (MCO). This is such a noble thing to do during this pandemic time.
More information about the person who is responsible for this great act of kindness, his full name is Mohamad Kosim bin Ismail@Hassan. He is 30 years old and originally from Jeram Linang, Pasir Puteh, Kelantan.
This particular stall has distributed almost 100 free burgers daily since the commencement of MCO 2.0. Mohd Kosim Ismail stated that anyone who doesn’t have enough money to survive during the MCO can drop by his burger stall and have some of them.
Mohd Kosim Ismail totally understands the different hardships that everyone has to face during the MCO. He said, “Some lost their jobs and are unemployed, while some were not affected at all. Hence, this is the least that I can do to help those who are affected”.
People who are in need of food for them or even their family can just come to their stall starting from 2 pm until 8 pm to get themselves any burger that they want from the menu because it is not limited to basic burgers. Surprisingly, the owner insists for people to choose anything from the menu which has over 90 different varieties to choose from. This proves that he really wanted to help people out there to have quality food that they love and of their choice.
All the burgers available there range from RM3 to RM30.50 each. Out of the array of choices of burgers, you can find many delicious and self-satisfying burgers made of egg, chicken, beef, lamb, rabbit, prawn, and Burger Boy even has fish in their menu. So many choices that can be made.
Malaysians have truly inspired by this act of kindness done by Burger Boy and they also have decided to join the honorable and contribute to helping the needy too. Mohd Kosim Ismail said, “There are people who come to my food truck and have pay-it-forward for those who cannot afford and are hungry”. He also added that the particular individual’s bank in funds to donate burgers to specific locations as well.
Below are more information about Burger Boy and where you can make orders for burgers too:
Address: Kota Damasara 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Operation Hours: 2 PM – 8 PM (Daily)
Contact: 017-931 0592
According to Mohd Kosim Ismail, he has been doing this charity works since the year of 2012. Previously, he did a lot of kind deed by distributing free burgers towards orphanage home in Klang Valley area, Selangor area, Sg. Buloh area, Subang area and many more. He also stated that he did a lot of distributing free burger towards front-liners such nurses, doctors, firemen and many more during the MCO 1.0 in the month of March 2020.
He mentioned that his source of inspiration would be his own beloved father. His father once said towards him, “The more you give, the more you get back”. That is why he becomes such a generous and kind-hearted human being nowadays. Other than that, he also mentioned that his source of strength to keep doing all these kind act would be none other than Ustaz Ebit Lew. He looks up to him so much because of all his act of kindness the he has done.
Sources: Facebook Burger Boy