While he’s usually known for his pranks, a Singaporean content creator has had a change of heart and posted a video about an act of kindness instead — and it’s being very well received.
The content creator, who goes by Imran, uploaded a video on Tuesday (Aug 25) showing him approach a stranger at Resorts World Sentosa before offering to bring him to Universal Studios Singapore (USS).
The stranger, known as Dharma, revealed that he has never been to USS before, and took up Imran’s offer.
“First time?” asked Imran. “Yes, very excited,” replied Dharma.
According to the post’s captions, Dharma is an engineer working at Sentosa, and despite having worked there for two years, he has never stepped foot inside USS.
The video then follows the duo as they go on an adventure at the theme park.
Rides they go on include Transformers The Ride: The Ultimate 3D Battle, Battlestar Galactica and Revenge of the Mummy. They also played carnival booth games, including one where Dharma can be seen successfully tossing a ball into a bucket.
Dharma and Imran also enjoyed some snacks and drinks together before buying a couple of souvenirs, including a Transformer keychain which the former hung on his backpack.
They then had dinner together, at what looks like the Kopitiam Food Hall at VivoCity.
“Best moment of my life bro,” Dharma told Imran as they ate. “Unexpected. I won’t forget you.”
To which Imran replied: “Don’t make me cry”.
After the meal, Dharma boarded a vehicle at VivoCity’s private hire vehicle pick-up point while waving goodbye to Imran.
The very last seconds of the video then shows what appears to be a text message from Dharma to Imran, thanking him for the amazing experience.
“Thank you so much! It was such an unexpected and wonderful surprise when you suddenly showed up, took me to Universal Studios, and treated me to all those amazing food and drinks,” the text, with a timestamp of 10.58pm, read.
“I really appreciate your kindness and generosity! Keep up the great work with your YouTube channel. Wishing you huge success.”
@aimrun So Dharma and I did end up riding the Human Rollercoaster but unfortunately no filming allowed:(You guys should have seen the look on Dharmas face haha. It was fun either ways! Dharma works as an engineer at Sentosa island and despite working there for over 2 years now,he hasn’t step foot in Universal Studios Singapore. So i’m grateful to have stumbled upon him and have this adventure together😃Thank you Dharma for being open to this side quest!🙌🏾
‘Keep spreading kindness’
The video has gotten 554,000 views on TikTok and 578,000 views on Instagram as of publishing time. Positive comments from netizens also came flooding in.
“[Imran], please make more of these videos. I love it when you try to make this community a better place for everyone,” said one commenter.
“Especially when you make an impact in people that don’t usually have the chance to experience such privileges. It really is a heartwarming video and I genuinely really enjoyed it.”
Another wrote: “Genuinely asking bro, why are you being so nice? Like seriously. These foreign workers deserve such a break. Thanks for this brother.”
Even Singaporean pop star Iman Fandi left a comment. “Aww love this! Keep spreading kindness,” she said.
A few netizens voiced concerns that it was a prank, seeing as Imran’s usual slate of videos often involve him doing so.
Will do more such content
In an interview with AsiaOne, Imran shared the reason behind the kind act.
“I’ve always wanted [to],” said the 24-year-old.
“My intention with all my videos are to make people smile, like what my bio says, and that can come in many ways. I make content that I personally enjoy and I hope people enjoy them too, that’s all.”
He recounts that he met Dharma on Aug 4 around 6.15pm.
At the time, Dharma was heading towards the train station, appearing to be making his way home. Imran then approached him and asked if he had been to USS before.
“I believe he was confused at first, but after explaining I had an extra ticket and I wanted to bring someone along, he understood,” shared Imran.
“He then thought about it for a bit, made a quick phone call, and agreed to join me.”
Imran shared that Dharma’s favourite ride was the Transformer one, and that he rated it the best out of all the rides.
When asked how much it cost him to treat Dharma to the night out, Imran said he has no idea as he did not keep tabs.
He feels that it was “courtesy to cover all expenses” as it was him who invited Dharma out.
As for the ride home, he added that it was already late and that Dharma had to be up early the next day for work. However, it would take an hour and a half for him to get home by public transport.
“I wanted him to get enough rest, so booking a ride for him would cut that time tremendously,” said Imran.
The content creator also said that they’ve exchanged numbers, adding that he “will definitely be making more of such content”.
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