10 Unknown Facts About “Pokemon Uncle”—His Father is From S’pore!

By now, most of you would know who the Pokémon Uncle is: if not, check out our previous articles here, here and here.

Ever since news about him broke out, he has now since been selling more Pokémon soft toys than ever—even when the number of Pokémon GO players dwindled.

Other than his courageous front and his never-fail-to-smile expression, do you know that his father was from Singapore?

Here’re ten facts about the Pokémon Uncle that has somehow restored faith in humanity!

He’s a half Eurasian
Days when Singapore and Malaysia were part of the Straits Settlements, his father is a Dutch-Portuguese from Singapore and his mother is a Chinese from Ipoh (Malaysia). Now, isn’t that so familiar? Singapore’s first Olympic Gold Medallist has a Portuguese father and an Ipoh mother, too!

Each soft toy’s profit is only RM3
With higher demand nowadays, he’s still holding on to this relatively low-profit margin. Any business would have raised its price; he didn’t and didn’t seem to be interested to do so. Kudos to his value of keeping those cute little creatures affordable!

He actually had permission to sell his toys there
Often found in front of HSBC in Damansara Uptown, one would have thought that he actually did it illegally. But guess what? Not only did HSBC gave him the space…

HSBC even provided storage space for his soft toys
Now, that’s one bank we all ought to learn from.

Nowadays, his soft toys are sold out within 30 minutes
That’s the power of the Internet when it’s not used to boost your ego or shame someone online: it has once again done something good.

His story had gone international
Getting coverage in Singapore isn’t considered “international” since Singapore news outlets have often covered Malaysia news—but his story actually went on to BBC News (but of course la the writers are from Singapore and KL).

He used to lead a pretty good life
In 1985, he was the manager of several lounges until 2001 when his ex-wife ran away with all his savings of RM90,000 (about $30,000), leaving him with his then five-year-old son.

He has always refused to accept donation
He believed in doing it all in “honesty”. Well, KL is just a 4-hour drive away, so if you really want to help out, you’ll have to do it his way.

He’s thankful to social media for helping him boost his sales
Well, Mark Zuckerberg ought to say he’s welcome? Jokes aside, it must have been overwhelming for him, who most likely isn’t familiar with social media, to see the massive power of the Internet.

His son is so good in his studies, he got a scholarship
He got 9 A’s in SPM (much like O-level in Singapore) and earned a scholarship to study in the US. Smart guy! Over in the US, he is also working part-time to support himself.

Featured Image: bbc.com

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