KLANG: The shocking discovery of hair in a pot of laksa noodles by a laksa stall owner has now gone viral on TikTok, amassing 1.9 million views.
Uploaded by user @syed.fatin.jaeden.haifa, the video shows a woman, Fatin Syazwani Ishak, 25, tending to a pot of boiling noodles and pointing to a clump of hair in it.
"We had only left it so briefly," said her husband, Syed Muhammad Shah Hasif Syed Othman, 31, who can be heard narrating the video.
Looking to her husband, Fatin attempted to fish out the hair and asked what they should do about it.
"If it's just for us to eat, there would be no problem," Syed replied, implying that the noodles being prepared was for their business and for customers to consume.
Unraveling the story, Syed said that his wife discovered the clump of hair last Sunday, just as he and his wife were planning to reopen their laksa business last week.
"It's up to you whether to believe it or not, but what I'm sharing is indeed true... only those who have experienced it will understand."
"On the day of the incident, my wife was cooking laksa noodles and left it for a while as I prepared other things.
"When she returned to the kitchen, she initially found a single strand of hair in the pot. But after stirring it, she discovered a whole clump of it.
"She then called me and we were both shocked when we saw the whole clump of hair. So, I recorded it, never imagining that the video would go viral," he said when contacted by reporters.
According to Syed, this wasn't his first experience, as he had encountered 'strange' incidents before.
"Last Ramadan, I was running my business at the same stall, and everything was fine until four days before Eid when customers and family members told me that they couldn't see my stall.
"The next day, I continued my business. But from noon to evening, no customers came, so eventually, I decided to wrap the food up and donated it to the mosque.
Syed claimed that three containers of laksa broth were left untouched that day. He added that it would have normally been sold out in just one to one and a half hours.
The strange events didn't end there; two weeks after Eid al-Fitr, when the stall was reopened, another 'bizarre' incident occurred.
"On the first day of business, the freshly cooked laksa broth went bad as soon as we arrived at the stall.
"It happened again; and that's why my wife and I decided not to continue our business," he said.
Although tested by these unexplained experiences, Syed has refrained from accusing anyone of having any ill-intent towards them because there is no concrete evidence.
However, he has taken steps to consult with Islamic medical practitioners regarding the matter.
"To be honest, I don't want to think too much about it because my intention is to earn a living. Accusing someone without evidence is not right, as it could lead to false accusations.
"Since the incident, I've had several frightening dreams, and I've had a leg ailment that has required me to use a cane.
My wife has also had bad dreams, but so far, she and our child are fine, and there are no health problems," he added.