From feared 'stranger' to trusted 'uncle'

Free Malaysia Today

School security guard K Kittu's genuine concern and generosity win over not only his young charges but also their parents.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/02/16/from-feared-stranger-to-trusted-uncle/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2Rn6xEV Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2OCwH8a  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2OKJbc6 Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3cpbWKK Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/2VUfOrv Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3B1e8lN Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/39dBDbe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #UncleKittu #SecurityGuard

Transcript

00:00 Can you come in?

00:02 Can you take a photo?

00:04 Come in, come in

00:05 How are you?

00:06 Bye bye

00:07 When K. Kitu started as a security guard at SK Bandar Baru Pucat in Ipoh, Perak six years ago

00:19 blending in wasn't easy

00:21 He looked different and many students were wary of him

00:25 Some even steered clear of him

00:28 It was difficult, I had to run

00:31 I had to run and look around

00:34 I looked like a black person

00:37 It was difficult to follow him

00:40 But K. Kitu made it his mission to connect with the students he was there to protect

00:45 I would wake up early in the morning

00:48 I would follow him to the canteen

00:51 I would ask if the food was good

00:54 He would run away after eating

00:56 I would stop and run

00:59 I would even tie him up

01:01 Slowly but surely, his friendly nature won them over

01:06 Now the students happily refer to him as uncle

01:10 When K. Kitu decided to move half an hour away to Klemang Pucat last year

01:14 the kids threw him a farewell party where they cried and hugged him goodbye

01:19 He was also showered with appreciative letters

01:22 all of which he carefully kept in a thick folder

01:25 [Music]

01:29 The kids would look at me and I would cry

01:33 I thought I would never come back here again

01:36 Luck struck when the school's parent-teacher association

01:39 offered to extend his contract a month after he left

01:43 K. Kitu gladly accepted the offer

01:45 even though it would now take him 30 minutes to get to the school

01:49 He was so close to the school

01:52 I never wanted to leave this place

01:55 I was like a child, I didn't like it here

01:58 I didn't want to break my promise to them

02:01 K. Kitu is not only loved by the students

02:04 but also their parents

02:06 We were all very sad when he left

02:10 It was a bit chaotic on his first day

02:14 He was in charge of the traffic in front of the school

02:19 It was a jam on the main road

02:22 The kids would come to pick him up

02:25 He would take care of the kids until the parents came

02:29 Student Nasrulah Abdul Sani said

02:32 he was devastated when K. Kitu left the school

02:35 K. Kitu was a good, gentle and polite student

02:40 When his classmates were late

02:44 K. Kitu would use his phone to call his parents

02:50 Rizki Ilman said K. Kitu has become a dear friend to him and his schoolmates

02:55 K. Kitu is very responsible in his work

02:59 He is a good friend

03:01 I am proud of him

03:04 I am happy that he has returned to our school

03:08 We love K. Kitu!

03:15 Natasha Bius, FMT News

03:19 [MUSIC PLAYING]

03:22 [BLANK_AUDIO]

Transcript

Recommended