{"id":47790,"date":"2026-04-27T13:09:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T05:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=47790"},"modified":"2026-04-27T13:09:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T05:09:36","slug":"girl-5-waves-happily-to-paramedics-and-patient-on-stretcher-a-wave-of-cuteness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=47790","title":{"rendered":"Girl, 5, waves happily to paramedics and patient on stretcher: \u2018A wave of cuteness\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Local TikTok users are gushing over a cheerful five-year-old girl who spontaneously waved to Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) paramedics and their patient, who looked like they were about to board an ambulance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">In a <a class=\"text-primary-brand no-underline hover:underline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@urdaddy.naem\/video\/7632650984870792468?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok video posted on @urdaddy.naem<\/a> on April 25, the girl is seen on the rear seat of a bicycle in sunglasses, chatting to the cyclist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Six seconds into the video, the girl looks ahead and waves, and the video transitions to show three SCDF paramedics and one male patient on a stretcher. The paramedics appeared both surprised and amused, and one returned the wave.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">\u201cI said hello to the doctors,\u201d the girl said in the video, which was cheekily captioned \u201ckids really will wave at anyone\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"lg:text-28 lg:leading-33.6px pt-md font-primary text-24 font-bold leading-1.2\">\u2018Came from an innocent place\u2019: father of girl <\/h2>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Speaking to Stomp, the 42-year-old father-of-two behind the video, who only wanted to be known as Naem, said the incident had happened earlier in the week while he was fetching his daughter Sophie from school. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"my-lg md:my-xl\">\n<p><hr class=\"flex-1 border-grayscale-100 lg:hidden\"\/><span class=\"text-grayscale-400 text-14 leading-16 font-primary text-center lg:text-left p-sm\">Scroll to continue reading<\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"flex-1 border-grayscale-100 my-md\"\/>\n<hr class=\"my-md border-grayscale-100\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">\u201cShe\u2019s become quite the little social butterfly, always waving and greeting people we pass with a cheerful \u2018hello\u2019 or \u2018good morning\u2019,\u201d said Naem. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Naem, who has an older son, said that both his children had grown up riding the cargo bicycle, but his son has since outgrown it and Sophie now sits at the back on her own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Describing the moment Sophie waved at the paramedics, Naem said, \u201cIt was a bit of a facepalm moment for me as a parent, knowing they were in the middle of something serious, but it came from such an innocent place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">He expressed his gratitude that the SCDF team waved back despite being taken aback. While he was not certain if the patient had noticed Sophie, he hoped it also brought a small moment of lightness to him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Naem said he has not explained the situation to Sophie yet, \u201cbut this would definitely be a video to show her in the future\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"lg:text-28 lg:leading-33.6px pt-md font-primary text-24 font-bold leading-1.2\">Netizens find humour and heart<\/h2>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">The video has captured hearts online, already garnering 341,200 views, 31,600 likes and 20,800 shares.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">In reply to the on-screen text \u201csomeone pls teach her to read the room\u201d, one netizen wrote, \u201cDon\u2019t read the room girl! Like ever. Let the room adapt to you\u201d. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Many found the situation amusing, and commented on how they laughed out loud at the video. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Commenters also expressed gratitude to the paramedics for waving back. \u201cGreat that they waved back, made the kid\u2019s day,\u201d said one user.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">\u201cWhat a diva, a queen, with the hat and sunglasses. 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