Facebook user Roslan Salleh shared a photo of an elderly woman in Malaysia working as a cat mascot at a bazaar in Kuala Lumpur.
In his post, he shared about the increasingly challenging climate of surviving in KL.
He was watching people taking photos with the cat mascot at the Wangsa Maju night bazaar when he later realised that the person inside the mascot costume was an elderly woman, much to his shock.
Salleh said that the elderly woman was around his mother’s age, as she donned a costume of Marie from the Disney show Aristocats, with a container that is used to collect tips from customers hanging from her neck.
The elderly woman was seen in the photos taking off the headgear of the costume as she sat on a basket while resting, looking visibly tired and disillusioned.
He said in his post that he can see the exhaustion on her face, and he asked what can she do when this is probably the only way she can earn money.
Salleh added that he was happy to see the old woman still determined to work, but feels that she should be resting at home at this age.
The Facebook post went viral with many netizens sympathising with the elderly woman, with some saying that their hearts ached seeing her still working at this age.
Others commended her for still working hard, and some asked for the location where the old woman works so that they can head down to support her.