Migrant worker gives 2 stranded Singaporeans a lift from 'ulu place', warms hearts online

A video of a migrant worker giving two Singaporeans a lift after midnight has gone viral online.

The video, posted by Instagram user Richelle, shows her and a friend sitting in the back of a pickup lorry at night.

She explained that they were in an "'ulu' place", a local term for a remote or isolated area, and had been unable to get a ride on any ride-hailing platform for about 30 minutes.

"[We] asked a few Singaporeans for a lift to somewhere with more visibility to no avail," wrote Richelle.

The pair eventually approached a migrant worker and asked if he could drop them off nearby. He agreed immediately.

"He agreed with zero hesitation. I don't even think I completed my sentence," Richelle said, touched by the stranger's act of kindness.

In her caption, she wrote: "This video really goes to show Singapore's migrant workers have the biggest hearts."

The pair later learnt that the foreign worker was sleeping at East Coast Park because his shift starts at 3am and it was 12am at the time.

He told the pair that this was his regular sleeping schedule and he only gets the weekends off, after he completes his eight-hour shifts.

Richelle shared her gratitude towards the hardworking man on social media, highlighting that the language differences between the pair and the worker did not matter that night.

"Perhaps the shared language has always been humanity," she wrote.

The foreign worker also told them that he could not wait to go back to India for a month in January.

He added that he could not describe the "agony" and the "heartbreak" he will inevitably face when he has to leave for work in Singapore again.

"I miss many moments of my son growing up. It's not easy," said the worker.

Her video has amassed over 6,000 likes on Instagram with over 127,000 views. On TikTok, the same video has garnered over 42,000 views and more than 5,500 likes.

Netizens praised the man's generosity, with some even asking whether the pair offered to pay for the lift as a form of courtesy.

One Instagram user shared their personal experience working alongside migrant workers, saying how they often offer drinks and remind the user to "hydrate" despite themselves bracing through the heat.

Another user commented: "Only those who have been through hard times and have gone through ups and downs will understand how you were feeling."

AsiaOne has reached out to Richelle for more information.

laili.abdeen@asiaone.com

一段外籍劳工在午夜后载两名新加坡人的视频在网上疯传。

这段由 Instagram 用户 Richelle 发布的视频显示，她和一位朋友晚上坐在皮卡车的后车厢里。

她解释说，他们身处一个“ulu”地方，这是当地对偏远或孤立地区的称呼，而且大约30分钟以来，他们一直无法通过任何网约车平台叫到车。

“我们向几位新加坡人求助，想搭车去一个视野更开阔的地方，但都无济于事，”Richelle 写道。

两人最终找到一名外来务工人员，问他是否可以送他们到附近的地方。他立即同意了。

“他毫不犹豫地同意了。我甚至都没说完话，”瑞秋说道，她被这位陌生人的善举感动了。

她在配文中写道：“这段视频充分展现了新加坡外籍劳工拥有最善良的心。”

两人后来得知，这名外籍劳工睡在东海岸公园，因为他的班次从凌晨 3 点开始，而当时是凌晨 12 点。

他告诉两人，这是他正常的作息时间，他只有在完成八小时轮班后才能在周末休息。

Richelle 在社交媒体上表达了对这位勤劳男士的感激之情，并强调当晚两人与这位工人之间的语言差异并没有造成任何影响。

“或许，人类共同的语言一直都是人类本身，”她写道。

这位外籍劳工还告诉他们，他迫不及待地想在1月份回印度待一个月。

他还补充说，他无法形容再次前往新加坡工作时，他将不可避免地面临的“痛苦”和“心碎”。

“我错过了儿子成长过程中的许多重要时刻。这并不容易，”这位工人说道。

她的这段视频在Instagram上获得了超过6000个赞和超过12.7万次观看。在TikTok上，同一视频也获得了超过4.2万次观看和超过5500个赞。

网友们纷纷称赞这位男士的慷慨，甚至有人询问这对男女是否出于礼貌主动提出支付车费。

一位 Instagram 用户分享了自己与外来务工人员一起工作的亲身经历，称尽管自己在酷暑中奋力工作，外来务工人员还是经常给用户提供饮料，并提醒用户“补充水分”。

另一位用户评论道：“只有经历过艰难时期、经历过人生起伏的人才能理解你的感受。”

AsiaOne已联系Richelle以获取更多信息。

laili.abdeen@asiaone.com