A couple’s ‘Simple’ mission to help stray cats and dogs
Despite facing challenges, ‘Simple Chicken Rice - by Uncle Lim’ in Subang Jaya stays open for business because the neighbourhood strays depend on it.
Yap Siew Hwa and her husband, Lim Boh Cheng, run a modest restaurant called "Simple Chicken Rice – by Uncle Lim" in Subang Jaya. Despite facing numerous challenges, they maintain a positive attitude and continue to serve delicious, simple dishes such as curry mee, wantan mee, and classic chicken rice. Yap, who is 70 years old, started the business in 2015 after working at a laundromat.
Her husband runs a locksmith business at the front of the shop. Yap has a deep affection for the stray cats and dogs in her neighborhood and uses her restaurant earnings to feed and care for them. She starts feeding the cats at 6:30am and the dogs at 6pm daily. Yap's husband runs a locksmith business at the front of their premises.
Despite health issues, a shop fire, and delays with halal certification, Yap remains dedicated to both her restaurant and helping the stray animals.
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