CARRYING a gas cylinder is no easy task. Lifting one needs a great deal of physical power and energy due to its high weight. But for 30-year-old Khairunissa, the task is a piece of cake!
Yup, the Terengganu native is capable of handling not one, not two but FOUR gas cylinders all at once. In fact, she makes it all look so effortless when she is pushing the cylinders simultaneously!
With over three years of experience, Khairunissa is used to lugging two gas cylinders at once and climbing up the stairs to give them to customers who live in apartments. Aside from that, she also often drives a forklift and a lorry.
However, this was not always the case. Before her husband’s passing, she had never physically delivered gas cylinders to customers.
“I work with my mother-in-law since my husband passed away. I was initially the forklift driver and all I had to do was to move the cylinders from the trailers,” said the mother of two.
But since they lacked manpower, she stepped up and carry the responsibilities.
Now, she can deliver up to 60 to 100 gas cylinders in a day.
“I was embarrassed at first when I started to drive the lorry and carry gas cylinders. But all that faded in time and I don’t mind helping especially if the customers are women or elderlies.”
She also added that this job allows her to spend more time with her two children and her mother-in-law.
