5-year-old Kid Takes The MRT Alone | On The Red Dot | CNA Insider
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- Опубліковано 25 січ 2019
- While helicopter parenting may be resulting from Singapore families choosing to have fewer kids, mum Serena Ong and dad Kai Keong are challenging their 5-year-old son, Nathanael, to be more independent. He is tasked to take his dad’s laptop from their home in Simei to dad’s office in Marina One all by himself.
#OnTheRedDot’s new series “Old Enough!” is adapted from the popular long-running series from Japan’s Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon TV) and showcases 9 determined preschoolers overcoming their fears and running errands on their own for the very first time.
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"Yes young man? Can I help?
Nathanael : yes. You can help
😂
Ikr 😂 😂
Lmao
My mom won’t even let me go to the bathroom by myself
Alex Fullbuster nope I am 12 lol!
600 like :D
Cute and very polite young man. This story made me smile.
*Me:* hi mom, you're so pretty and nice
*Mom:* you need money don't you?
This story made me cry
10 years later become yp
Holly Bercik same
@@joseonlee686 they said YOUNG man
"The separation anxiety is from the mother not the child" As a mother of 2, I couldn't agree more.
Black pepper 😂 Malaysian?
And from the child. He was initially frightened and needed reassurance (age appropriate)
tell this to my parents
Im turning 16... i can't go out even with my friends
I'm 13 and I can't even go to the shopping mall toilet by my ownself.
Hind Berni zaim ARMY u should try being alone its really relaxing. Try to have coffee first thats what i did
Armyyyy
@@crystaljoy4226 in japan little kids walk home, in America, 30 secs later you get kidnapped
@@btsot7taekookie597 bts big gay
His parents raised him well..what a polite little man..
Yeah and he so cute as well.
i wish i had that much confidence as a 5 yo 😩🤧👏
I had that much confidence at that age but not as much iq
@@kaiserwilhelmii9354 same and my parents doesnt allow me cuz they are scared i will get hit by a car lol
I don’t even have that much confidence and I’m older than 5
#MissionHug jennie omg if I did this I would’ve started crying and whining and having a tantrum and lock my self in the house...and never get out ever again😨
😂😂😂😂😂
I wanted to go out myself and my mom is like nope your gonna die without me
-_-
Kidnapper be like
'He have pokemon powers hes way too strong'
ScarRazor LOOL
He was followed at all times
he has
Maeu Daou it is, it is one of the most safest cities.
@@maeudaou7347 he is Ugly to be Kidnapped haha Bitchy
0:32 Me: Oh it’s not that far away
0:38 Also me: Oh never mind...
シードひまわり Same 😂
シードひまわり ikr same 🤣🤣🤣
シードひまわり lol
Even I ,a legal adult panicked seeing that distance.
Ayyy he's got beyblades. He's been raised well.
HAHAHA
I like Minecraft
Ikr my childhood
No,he has been raised in the 1990's and his family knows the secret to aging.
LOL now i am asking myself WHICH BEYBLADES IS HE PLAYING WITH Metal or Burst
He seems quite bright.
U know in malaysia i would bring a knife if i go alone
@@aqif5257 Oh yeah i can totally relate to that 😂
@@aqif5257 better bring samurai in Indonesia
@@dion7288 machine gun*
@@aqif5257 HAHAH
Dude, if you do that in my country the kid will be kidnapped and appear without his organs
where the fuck do you live
@Peter R De Vries Colombia
@@user-jf6xb2gz9e Colombia
yes....in my country too...I let go my kids to go to school by his bike ( the school about 10 minutes from home) after he got 5th grade...
@Peter R De Vries I'll assume you've only been to touristic places. Outside those 3 or 4 places it's really dangerous.
Also, that's possible in Singapore. Reliable train, proper footpath, helpful desk service, safe community.
Try that in Malaysia, the kid will enter another country by then.
MsBear1122 true😂
Here in Japan it is customary for us to send children out on their own, as they have to go to school by themselves when they enter primary school.
The kid may enter Singapore, because it’s neighboring with Singapore.
@Ben Chu I think he’s talking about the Malaysia part. The commenter said that the kid might enter another country(basically human trafficking) and it might be Singapore cuz it’s our neighbour. Quite ez to get here
CNA: Let's ask some 5 years old kid to take mrt to his dad
Japanese kids: Hold my beer........
**sake
OH WAIT KIDS CANT DRINK
True tho
*Hold my milk bottle
"Hold my Soda."
I love the child's personality, he's confident and know when to say his greetings properly without being too humble, he is also friendly. I'll be very happy if my future child has the same personality
Who else keeps watching this over and over for no reason 🤣
Meh 5 times
i know my reason: "young man can i help you?" "yes you can help" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
🖐
Me
Me at least 4 times
I like how the parents taught him. Stay like that young man. Saying Thank you and Sorry
"You have the power of *pokemon, pokemon power!"* 😂😂
God bless his mum's soul😂😂
😆😂😂
I have given you 666 likes, have the pokemon power...
He whining in 3:33
Pokémon in 2:30
its actually my first time seeing a kid talking to himself when hes all alone
krystal goh I also did the same way as he did when I started taking it independently during the pre-pandemic days.
Me as always
Srs? I'm alr 17 and I still talk to myself everytime I'm alone as long as no one is around
How about the camera man
@panduhh its not fake if this video is by Channel News Asia.
0:56 Sg gov in a nutshell, "Take ur favorite thing okay dont cry"
😂😂😂
*best parent ever*
XD
I'm so proud of him and I'm not even his mother!
Nasa puso nasa puso lamang
singapore is pretty much alike with japan and south korea it's pretty safe to go anywhere and nobody will going to have the intention to rob or to kill you or hurting you in that way
I have a feeling the little boy knows the cameraman is accompanying him, hence the drastic change in confidence to finally make the trip to his dad's office. Kudos to him though as he is after all, a brave, candid, resourceful and happy little kid.
In the full episode you see he actually has a meltdown at home during which the mom points out that if dad doesn't get his laptop, the family can't go to Legoland the next day (as dad will need to catch up on work). The allure of Legoland plus the agreement that mom will follow him to the bus stop is what pushes him to finally head out.
@@woffles85 oOOhh. How cute. 😂 still very brave of him. I doubt I would have went anywhere alone at that age even if I knew "strangers" were following me.
That's what I thought too... Maybe he knows hes being followed..
It's obvious it's staged how would they film those colseups without him noticing
A G thats what I thought too Lol
Thats me when i saw a fake friend at school 3:24
xD
😂😂😂😂😂😂
hahahaha
😂
Hahahhhahhahhahyhay
this inspired me to walk to the grocery store and buy snacks for myself
nanano YES THAT IS ME HI
Hahahahhh
mangone well done!!
Me too
congrats!
"yes young man? can i help?"
"yes you can help"
lmao
I can’t believe he actually cried in beginning and then was he was acting like he didn’t cry before
Because He Was Afraid To Go Alone As That Was Is Very First Time Going 'Independent' For The Public Transport Journey.
Singapore has a lot of cctv around. So it is not a big problem letting your kid go alone... so proud of Singapore Government 👏👏👏👏
Dara Dara true
Pat the big brother on his head
Dara Dara I go myself everywhere and I’m only 11! Tbh, SG is quite safe
brainwashed by pap liao this one
@@huiwunzart7111 you 11 ah? go east spring sec after psle hAhah-
That's a polite little man! I'm very grateful for that mother have that kind of child but of course every child different in there own way
He is really sweet. In the full episode, he even apologized to his dad dad for taking too long because he was scared 👍
He's so polite my heart 😩💓 for real tho I rarely even meet any kids who are this polite. They just stare at you most of the time
Staring doesn't mean rude, this kiddo is just more outspoken than the rest
@@jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735 I suppose. I've seen several kids just like straight up being rude tho
@@Claudia-he6sj same im 1p and i feel lik alapping the living hell out pf those kids and you don't understand they laught at me like the heck?
4:24
Guy: Yes, young man, can I help?
Boi: Yes, you can help
WHY AM I LAUGHIN XD
Depressed Trashcan LMAO SO AM I
After seeing 0:36 i was like WHAT THE FUUU
ikr😂
exactly.
Me: "oh definetly close then.... oh shit wait? THAT'S FAR!!"
Lol
HEY! language. THIS IS CHILD FRIENDLY
Ur cringey as fuck
Is someone going to talk about the fact that he is literally talking to his Pokémon? Nice trainer.
He does that so he doesn't feel alone. If his mother didn't say that he has pokemon powers, he will feel scared going alone.
Only in Singapore, this can be done. But definitely not in Malaysia!
He will get his assistant whooped by a stranger
Awsmcommentsquad can you stop with all this shit?Why can't we stop with this crap and have peace?You know why Singapore and Malaysia can never have peace?Because people like you are the reason why!I really do feel that both Singaporeans and Malaysians can stop with all these arguments cause there is no point in arguing and the reason is because it's never going to end!
But in Malaysia, there will be at least 1 attempt of kid abduction..
DEFINITELY...even adults are scared!
@@shelby809 WHY DON'T YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU LIBERAL TRAITOR! D:
*THE POKEMON IS WITH YOU, YOUNG MAN!!!*
''Next station downtown.''
Boi: "yes I can go down!"
Everybody on the train:
"YES HE CAN GO DOWN!"
@Jollybell Chua lol 😂
This child could become a great leader one day
"That was the warm up. Now, we're sending you to go to KL. Alone."
idiot321321321 No lah go USA alone
@@midolias1980 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Special Polar Vortex edition
Then Jakarta
U know Antarctica isn’t that far.
NEXT STATION：PLUTO
Thats like everyday commute for japanese children
Plus 2 years,but yeah.
@@WASIURPA not really. I had to start commuting by myself when I was 5.
lol im 12 years old and my mom finally lets me (but only with my sister) 😅
Japan is pretty safe so they’d be no problem
@@kobayashi_rko. i Started Commuting Myself When I Was 12.
*"Hey young man can i help?"*
*"Yes you can help"*
I actually remembered my own experience when I was only 5 years old. I was waiying for my dad to fetch me that day but I thought I was impatient so that I couraged myself to go home alone. Like this kid, I was singing while walking along the railside. Luckily, most of the people there noticed me and known my father. They never held me home but I think that they just keep an eye on me so that I can go home safely. My mom felt anxious and frightened when she saw me downstairs.. asking me “who’s with you?” “Only myself. Papa didn’t fetch me.” She hugged me like there’s no tomorrow. I never forget about that day. I thought because of that, I can handle things independently.
My mother threatened to leave me in the NYC subway when I was 5 years old and that was in the mid 1970s. LOL
Did you got kidnapped and your parents paid 5 trillion dollars to get you back?????
Calculating ur age...
@@fiona29685 I'll save you the trouble. I will be 50 this year. LOL
@@tomcroke211 huh a 50 year old who uses this kind of language.. amazing "LOL"
@@johnnysmith1922 well its not wrong 😂 my 60 yr old father uses words like these
“Oh, first time. So fun! It’s so fun”
😂😂😂😂😂😂
ohhh he's so adorable, smart, polite, brave and cute. ❤️❤️❤️
Great respect for Nathanael's parents as examples to motivate other parents in learning to let go of their hands when they need to.
4:26 Hey young man can i help?
Yes. You can help
OMG ITA FUNNY BUT CUTE
Hahhahahahahah
Man:can I help you?
Child:Yes you can help
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
It’s probably a really fun journey for him😂
Remember mothers: always use keywords like POKEMON POWER okay? 🤭🤣🤣🤣🤣
I still won't let a 5 year old out by himself. But with a whole CNA crew, yeah sure why not...
a five year old holy I’m 11 I’m allowed go out and I’m 2.7miles away from school
In singapore you could leave them on a random pavement and they would be safe
Ishaan Deb wish it were like that In USA can’t leave kids without the risk
@@97AshleyRose Yeah I know. I have nothing against americans but the country is in a bad state right now. Send a black kid on the train and the police will gun him down. I'm not saying all the time, but you here stories like this a lot.
my second cousins were shopping and using the microwave to cook at 5, i still don't know if that is good or not, lol.
I did this every week when I was 5 or 6. My parents had to work halfday on Saturday and being me, I am just so bored. So I took the bus and MRT from AMK to Pasir Ris by myself. The first time I did it, my parents cant believe me. I literally steal my dad's ezlini card (sorry dad, RIP). I left the house at 11.30am, so by the time my mother is home around 12.15pm, I didnt arrive at Pasir Ris yet. So she was so damn scared. I walked around quite a bit and I remember being helped by an old auntie in City Hall station. God bless you auntie. Only when I arrive in Pasir Ris, my grandma call AMK and told my mother, that I arrived, alone. I got the spanking of my life but also the deepest hug. The next weekend, and the other weekend and the rest of the other weekend, I just go out to Pasir Ris alone. 😁
That being said, it is super safe in Singapore. My mother always told me that, just ask people if you dont know anything. 11 out of 10 people will help. 😊
And the kid in this video, he is just adorable. I do believe kids should be taught to travel alone. But not to the northern suburbs. 😓 Sorry, I have nothing against Yishun, Sembawang or Woodlands. But ....... 😁 Just sorry.
Hmm i understand Yishun but why Woodlands and Sembawang?
Nice story but ezlini ?
It should be EzLink
Note: I'm indonesian but recently visited singapore
Congratulate Lee Kuan Yew the great. The father of Singapore. This great man dared to gift the world not only a land of treasure but also great leaders and followers.
Great discipline is set as an example by the great leader. This concept is practically replicated to the nation. They uphold the values of conduct and trained to be ashmed of being weired, while proud of being humble.
This is the benchmark of every human in singaporean nationality .
They are proud of nation, country and self.
We salute you all. Keep up good work...Boleh Singapore...
Brave kid! very polite and good manners. Parents should be rly proud
Cute. Lucky a production crew followed him to keep him safe and that no paedophiles snatched him up. It isn't worth it to send a child this young, alone, on a journey so far without a hidden support team. The results may end poorly. It is better to do local tasks/journey and just shadow them without them knowing at first.
it's Singapore. It's safe.
@@tonyprovideo Things do happen here. We should never be complacent. If things never happen, why have police? There are paedophiles here. There are cases of sexual of abuse. There is rape. Not everything is on CNA.
@@AbandonedNomad actually rape occurs more with people that you know then that you don't know but I do get where you're coming from. I would actually let my kids do errands on their own but shadow them yes. That being said, Singapore is also a place with a lot of cameras etc and people are generally law abiding. So maybe when my child is 8 or so I would let them go on their own.
@@tonyprovideo if Singapore is really safe,then there wouldnt be a need for the police anymore
@@tonyprovideo hey hey when I was 12 I was followed and touched
This is so cute and funny HAHA.
The way he says “I’m going home” cheers me up for some reason
His five and im 14 and gosh im still very scared to get on train😅
Same
Most of my friends go to school via the LRT, yet I go to school via car.
Try not to SMILE challenge
The kid so adorable sia
Wtf its u again bro u comment in every video i see
@@godzillafart6531 I'm so pro ah
Try not to awwwwweew challenge
@@notused6779 lmao
he's so polite???
“Use your Pokemon power,
You are a Pokemon”
I was dead lol 😂
I’ve been riding the NYC subway alone since I was four. Thanks Gaby (my sister). You just thought that stroller was soooo quiet.
thats the one man who isa gonna literally Travel the world
I am so proud of this boy courage and effort. This is so encouraging to a kid.
It's 2024 and while I'm watching this it bring me to tears, how's that young man right now.
I wouldn’t trust myself to do this and I’m 11
Bulldogboi92 just be confident. I was scared the first time when I went on the Metro by myself but turns out it wasn’t that bad.
I envey singapore😞 The goverment really do their job. Here in philippines life is so rough.😞💔
Then come over
Oo nga tehhh
Subscribe nga kita
Tehhhh envy hindi envey ha
San ca nakatira tehhh ako dito sa qc
First trip out alone
*Sends her child across the planet* bruh
Singapore is actually pretty tiny
I went from Expo, to bras basah to buy manga, then to sengkang, in a period of 90 minutes
If I'm correct, Singapore is the smallest *asian* country. If I'm wrong, please correct me! ;w;
Random Shark youre wrong
Phoebe Chong oof really?
Thx for telling me tho ;w;
This kid is very smart. I love to watch these from CNA.
Absolutely beautiful manners, never forgot to say please and thank you and was always extremely courteous. Mum and dad you should be incredibly proud of him 🥰
Singapore: Woah, look at that
kid. He is so brave.
Malaysia: *GO BACK TOU YOUR HOUSE AND YOUR PARENTS!!!!!!*
Note: This is a joke but it's truly true.
Lmao same situation here
@@facelesspic1613 Yup but you could probably get kidnapped.
Indonesia : Look a kid by himself! Lets kidnap him and sell his organs!
@@Rickcn Same situation at all countries.
Rickcn GAMES or he’ll end up in a police station looking for his mom.
Him: goes probably more than even a mile
Me: Can barely go around my schools gym for 12 laps
if i were in his place i would have a already cried a lot, such a bright young man.
That "thank you" and "sorry" .. parent's really taught him well.
This is common in Singapore tho. I see many young children by themselves with phone in their hand all across Singapore. MRT, SMRT and walking. Maybe not when they are 5 years old but like primary 2ish
OMG...he is so adorable and very polite 😍👌good job to the parents for done great job x
He's the cutest! And I'm sure he will grow up as a kind man. Kudos mommy and daddy for raising a beautiful son! 😊
Omg this lil boy so cute. His parents must be proud. So braver.
He’s so polite!
Man:can i help you?
Kid:Yes you can help me!
🤣🤣😂😂
This boy is so polite. Well done, mum and dad.
I'm so proud of that kid, great job mister!
And here I am, I only learned to commute alone after graduating elementary in one way destination, from house to school, and only learned to commute to different areas after entering college
2:46 was an adorable thing to say
Awwwww the innocence of a child.It was fun to watch.So brave,so jolly,so obedient and polite.
His parents raised him so well he's such a polite little boy
The like the part where he was like : “I’m going home!”
Edit: and 4:26 also! Haha!
Ma mum didn’t even let 10 year old me go take the shops by myself that were next to my house
Because she loves you, and she was afraid that you might get lost.
Zyzy Azizah Lol my mum told me to take the MTS by myself almost everyday to shop to buy stuff since we don’t live in suburban areas
i cant even go on the mtr by myself for 5 stops. nathanael, you are so amazing and brave.
Such a well-mannered boy, his parents will often be proud of him!
Today’s a BUSy day!
Get it?
No? Okay
I get it
If my son was like this young boy. Omg I will love him so much more. Know how to respects and know how to be independent.
Very well mannered child. Just beautiful
This is really possible in Singapore. My nephew is 6 and goes home from school riding mrt and bus. but only 2 stops of mrt and 1 stop bus, mostly he just walk from mrt to the house. Also my neighbor who has 2 year old kid can just cross the streets by herself without worries. Drivers in Singapore has the highest respect to pedestrians, that I can attest and its really safe. We also have soft spot for kids so we as adults has instinct to help a child when we see one wandering.
The camera crew carried such huge cameras. He definitely knew he was being accompanied
Probably not
This is the cutest video I’ve even seen.
He saying sorry, thank you, and stand left on escalator...what a smart kid
Am I the only one mightily impressed by his vocabulary and ability to express himself??! Is this typical of well brought up 5-year-olds in Singapore?
I can't even ride the train by myself and I'm 12😭
Well there's other people on the train so your not alone
Same here
Just because Im girl
My parents are lowkey terrified of me getting on a train alone because they are afraid that I might get molested or kidnapped xD
Lol noob
• S h a • damn my parents forced me to go out and take the metro to buy shopping when I was like only 8😂
My mom: Go, do it. ;-;
Me: :/
His mom: USE POKEMON POWERRRRRR!
Me: LETS GOOOOOOOO!
BBMojo ! Lol my parents in a nutshell. My mum keeps on encouraging my 9 yr old bro to take the MTS(Metro Trains Sydney)by himself to school but my dad is too scared he’ll get lost like omg they argue about this all the time😂
Very polite child, mom raising him well.
Im so proud that i have 1 week at Singapore and yeah its so impressive and now i miss Singapore😢