In the early 1970s, Yusof with his wife and children migrated to Kuala Lumpur from a village in Terengganu. Their new life began in a place called Kampong Bharu. Despite the various challenges and hardships he went through, Yusof was determined to do anything to give comfort to his family. So much so that he was willing to work as a Pencacai (excrement transporter) with Tauke Ah Lai until he was looked down upon and disgusted by the Malays who lived there.
