We can’t thank our frontliners enough for all their sacrifices, even to the Abang Riders who brave through the stormy weather just so we can eat comfortably at home.

In a recent viral video, a rider was seen on a motorbike with his delivery, struggling through a flooded area in Shah Alam.

Grabfood rider nak hantar makanan mcm kisah budak skolah kt sabah nak gi skolah naik sampan. struggle gile dol. #kudosrider pic.twitter.com/9Tarkru2do

— MShafiqSafian (@Patpadom) April 23, 2020

The 15-second clip was caught by a driver on the opposite side of the road and was shared on Twitter by user M Shafiq Safian. With the hashtag #kudosrider, Shafiq wrote in a tweet that the rider’s struggle was reminiscent of the children in the villages in Sabah who had to travel via boat just to get to school.

Shafiq’s tweet invited many to acknowledge the sacrifices these frontliners had to go through just for us.

Ya Allah kesiannya... Semoga dipermudahkan pekerjaan harian mereka2 ini

— Ida Ib🇲🇾 (@ida__ib) April 24, 2020

One user pointed out that the rider’s motorcycle might be damaged due to the flooding water.

Kalau enjin dia start je n pulas je minyak tanpa lepas,tak rosak moto dia.. Sbb ada pressure lagi.. Kesian gila kat dia.. Silap2 moto pn rosak nanti

— A R (@acaprosdi46) April 24, 2020

Another user invites us to reflect on the way we order our food online. Maybe we don’t need to have that one bubble tea just for our rider to travel all the way across town to deliver it to us?

So, eloklah korang renung balik apa yang korang order tu. Kalau takat bubble tea secawan, simpan je la duit tu. Kurangkanlah pesanan yang dipengaruhi nafsu https://t.co/cTHiKYSIb4

— Syahid (@syahid) April 24, 2020

While some shared some tips on how to help riders during this difficult time such as checking the restaurant pick-up distance, maximizing orders and tipping your rider.

Sebab tu kalau saya nak order Tealive, saya pilih nearest branch yang jaraknya 600 meter dan saya beli 4 atau 5 terus. Tambah 1 lagi untuk rider. 😅

— NARUTONG (@jedi_of) April 24, 2020

Kalau aku, selalu akan bg tips and something kat rider. Macam bagi snacks ke, biskut ke roti ke. Lepas tu kalau hujan, ak tinggal notes "tak yah rush. Datang lepas hujan dah ok ye" . Sebab kesian kat rider..

— 👑 (@qweennnnnnnnnnD) April 24, 2020

We are grateful for all the sacrifices our frontlines made just to serve us. Thank you, heroes!

By: Siti Farhana Sheikh Yahya