00:15Wednesdays often begin long before sunrise for 70-year-old Chong Ka Pinh.
00:20While most people are still asleep, he gets on his motorcycle and rides from Johor to Singapore.
00:27His destination, Changi Prison, where his son is serving a life sentence.
00:35In 2008, Cheong Chun Yin was arrested in Singapore on a drug trafficking charge and was initially sentenced to death.
00:44The sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment and caning.
00:54Ka Pinh, a vegetable seller, has sacrificed tremendously for his son.
00:59After Cheong Yin's arrest, he sold three houses to pay legal fees.
01:04I want to give them good news for him.
01:08I want to give them good news for him.
01:14I want to give them good news for his son.
01:26Former DAP Assemblyman for Johor Jaya, Liao Chai Tung,
01:30has supported Ka Pin for over a decade
01:33and even stood by him through efforts to save Chun Yin from the death sentence.
01:38Over the years, she has witnessed the unwavering love Ka Pin has for his son.
01:44You can see the biggest worry is about the son.
01:47Even he tells you that he wants to earn more,
01:50so that when the son released, he got money financial to support whatever the son wants to do.
01:56We hope that uncle stays in good health to see the son to be released.
02:03These days, Ka Pin carries another burden.
02:06With his health in decline, he worries he may not always be able to make the journey to see Chun
02:12Yin.
02:13Most of all, he fears he may not live long enough to see his son step out of prison.
02:20But until that day comes, he will keep getting on his motorcycle before dawn,
02:25holding on to the hope that one day, he will welcome his son home.
02:29TV Ragu and Sheila Vigin, FMT
