Video of locals saying ‘I love you’ to mums go viral
How often do you express your affection towards your mum?
As Mother’s Day is just round the corner — 10 May, to be exact — Jurong Point shopping mall has uploaded a video on Youtube, in which shoppers were approached to take part in a campaign to say “I love you” to their mums.
The video, which was uploaded on 5 May, has gotten over 4,000 views on Youtube, and has been shared over 4,000 times on Facebook.
Participants from young kids to working adults made a surprise call to their mothers, to say the “words they’ve wanted to say, but never did".
It seems that expressing our affection is not a very common practice in Singapore, as some participants can be seen struggling to say the three simple words packed with meaning.
A teenager thanked her mother for “taking care of me", and began tearing up.
Other participants thanked their mothers for the effort they’ve put into taking care of them, such as a little girl who said, “Happy Mother’s Day, thank you for your nice spaghetti.”
Inspired by this heartwarming video, we took a look at some of the other videos dedicated to mothers. Here are some of them.
Pandora’s “The Unique Connection”
Pandora organised a small experiment to explore the “unique connection” between a mother and her child. Six different children were blindfolded and tasked to identify their mothers out of six women.
McDonald’s Singapore TV ad
This McDonald’s Singapore television advertisement suggests that beside mothers, domestic helpers also deserve thanks for their help in managing the household.
Sean Hayes Lip Sync video “Mama”
US actor, Sean Hayes, whose lip syncing videos are a hit with the American crowd, uploaded a video on Facebook of him and his husband lip syncing to LunchMoney Lewis’ “Mama”. The post was uploaded on 5 May and has been shared over 300,000 times.
(Click on the image below to play the video.)
Mother’s Day is a day where people all around the world show their appreciation towards mothers or mother figures, according to Britannica. Although the actual date of the special day varies, a common date is the second Sunday of every May.
