#trending: TikToker giving energy drinks to foreign workers in viral video wins hearts of netizens
A screenshot from a TikTok video showing migrant workers receiving free drinks.
SINGAPORE — A TikToker has gone viral for buying energy drinks for foreign workers in an act of kindness that he said makes his life more fulfilling.
In a post on Thursday (June 13), TikTok user "SomethingForSomeone" shared a video of himself buying Red Bull and 100plus drinks for construction workers.
When TODAY reached out to him, he declined to reveal his real name, but said that he was aged 24 and self-employed.
In the video, he approaches some workers outside Khatib MRT Station after overhearing them talk about buying drinks.
He asks how many people there were, before he heads to a nearby Giant supermarket to buy the drinks.
"Don't run away!" he advises them.
After giving each of the workers a drink, winning a hearty round of thanks, he later returns with more, asking them to give them to their driver or other workers.
He wrote: "Just imagine if you inspire one person and this person inspires another and the cycle continues."
He added: "Lastly, don't forget to do something for someone."
The video has garnered more than 77,300 views and 4,000 likes as of Friday afternoon.
In an earlier video, he gives out about 30 cans of Red Bull to workers who are maintaining public areas and thanks them for their hard work.
Other videos on his TikTok account also show him buying food and drinks for strangers.
Speaking to TODAY, he said that he had been doing this since early last month.
"I felt that something was always missing in my life. My heart felt empty."
He said that he had always enjoyed helping others and hopes to inspire people, especially the young, to regain the "kampung spirit" — referring to the spirit of neighbourliness that existed among communal households in the days before people started living in high-rise housing.
There is no specific location that he sticks to and he performs his good deeds in his free time or whenever he runs into people who needs help.
He is not funded by any organisation, he said. "I have support from the general public who believe in my cause."
His efforts have won the hearts of many who thanked him in the comments below the video.
One TikTok user wrote: "Good job. Thank you."
Another wrote: "Thank you for doing this."
His actions have also inspired some to do the same.
One TikTok user said: "I am going to do this with my girls this weekend."
Another comment read: "Me and my kids always waiting for your content. My kids given out some goodies to delivery riders and workers just now."
