Does He Regret Being Half Singaporean/Japanese? His Take on National Service🎖️

[@bobstacles]

It's very nice of you to take him out around Singapore after serving in NS, you are a really kind person Ghib!

[@hikari443]

Yeah I know right is so nice of ojisan

[@thereisnoaddress]

That's the reason why I love watching Ghib's videos! Compared to a lot of other Singaporean KZbinrs (or just a lot of KZbinrs around the world), Ghib's videos are very wholesome and sweet, while still very interesting.

[@bobstacles]

@@thereisnoaddress I agree with you!

[@lukeaw634]

Yashashi ghib san

[@sihanchen7552]

I think because its very seldom for him to meet another Japanese person like Asao san whom he can relate Singaporean things with.

[@zhengde]

oh my the moment he used English.... he definitely has the local accent.

[@MaeXM]

The moment I hear Asao-san speak singlish, all i can say is, THE TONE IS ON POINT!!!

[@victorvictor4235]

Mae XM he is cute lol

[@zhp3344]

This definitely needs to be an ongoing series with Asao-san. All the best for your NS!

[@베이글유진]

ikr

[@garethl738]

Very proud of this young man for coming back to serve, even though he has only lived in SG for 3 years in his entire life. Yet he returned when duty called. I wish him much success!

[@akoj3262]

Gareth L exactly! Hope he can find gd local friends

[@mouselim72]

Agree! And there are Singaporean males who spend all their lives here and still want to escape their service.

[@leongyet9896]

@@mouselim72 Or keng all the way and say out loud "we serve NS ok"

[@nottelling1247]

Well no matter what... You will have yo serve

[@lattechai]

There's no reason to be proud of him or to praise him for doing what is right. This is his obligation. I expect this of every Singapore son. No more, no less.

[@Philson]

Nice. He seems like a really nice guy. Do have him on again.

[@syarifahnajwa5491]

Agree .Yeah Ghib-San bring him in on video he seems so nice n polite. Handsome too. Another amazing video Ghib-San👍👍👍

[@thecatfromsingapore]

yes pls!

[@moonx5-x8u]

Bring him on after he ORD!

[@theloveguru1710]

He is very handsome....

[@keniwng]

I am a Half-Japanese too and I’m currently serving National Service as a BMTC Trainer. I grew up in Singapore and made many friends here. I would say that I really love my time here especially with the people I have met. To keep it short, the communal living with my friends and the experiences made through the journey.

[@dreamstrue9332]

Wow that's good to know bro , maybe u should also consider join Asao and ojisan in their next outing video . Shout out to @ Ghib Ojisan over here there's another half sinkie half Japanese currently serving NS !

[@direxxion]

Respect. I’m sure NS made u a man too

[@stevenyeung1442]

Good man.

[@maxioh576]

All the best to you! Stay safe, and always make sure that your recruits are safe as well even though training might be hectic sometimes. Safety today is better than yesterday's so keep working at it! Safety first, mission success.

[@elizabethtan9499]

頑張てください!!😊🙏

[@shaun_seow]

He should have a good grasp of hokkien vulgarities by now.

[@mxkaka]

well enriched by tekong sergeants

[@babyheartjo]

''gnn'' huhuhu

[@theflyingspud]

he will learn the alternate meaning to "nabe"

[@lohchenghuat6388]

He will know the other usage of the word kani nabe

[@smj7246]

This is gold, man 😂@@lohchenghuat6388

[@hikari443]

Haha they both can be friend since he doesn't have many friend in sg.ojisan would be a good friend to him more like a big brother ☺️

[@miaomiao07]

Haha one year later he says he made many friends in NS. That's awesome

[@ronang44]

My nephew, born in Singapore went to Finland to grow up, came back to serve NS last year, still in Artillery is considering staying here for further studies after his NS. Saw him as a timid boy nervous about going in for service, now a confident Artillery operator. Fully acclimatised, well almost, Singaporean. 2 years in his early life to get this experience is priceless. The period in their lives where they need to learn how to grow up to be independent and resposible. It's priceless! Good on him, Asao-san! Wish you a good experience in NS.

[@stephenshw2262]

Combat brings the best and the worst out of a person

[@PapaFunDip]

ARTI ARTI ARTI ARTI!

[@dbsin]

I think it's always an interesting point of view to look at for people like Asao-san. I had one guy who was half Korean in my bmt unit and he had to serve both armies (we all just patted him on the back and told him good luck). My ns unit also had a half Tawainese and to be honest, it provided a very good perspective on our military service from someone who wasn't born/ raised here. His singlish is so on point! Definitely need more of him on the channel!

[@ctrlzme.6448]

Lmao that half korean guy got bad luck

[@Towkeeyoh]

Wah lau, double ns... No joke sia. Salute.

[@张文真]

Singapore does not recognize dual citizenship, unless the out one is like a permanent resident. I do not c the need to serve ns both sides. Then there comes reservist training schedule, should the defence ministries liason for that fella?

[@ymhktravel]

@@张文真 Ya, since there's no dual citizenship allowed in Singapore, this half korean guy should then decide which citizenship he wants and just serve NS in that country.

[@nathanchang7713]

LMFAO this is so funny, I would do anything to move to another country if I was that guy, I’m Canadian

[@Trinetra3382]

respect for serving NS despite him not living in Singapore!

[@davidcks]

Respect la!!! Came back to do NS!!

[@direxxion]

Respect. He will be a fine gentleman

[@blackhorse7553]

😁

[@LinksRoyal]

I respect this young man for going through NS like the rest of us. Even though he only lived in Singapore for such a short time. i would think that the parents view Singapore Citizenship to be valuable to hold on to. so they encourage him to go for it. Unlike certain people who Benefit for a long time in Singapore then called to serve only to Leave the country. Best wishes and stay safe !

[@marieg2g]

He is rather mature for his age and he is cute :) He is so blessed to have you as his friend. He is handsome. You should include him more often in your video.

[@MegaDerpington]

He picked up the Singlish accent so well

[@nakajimasara]

Through his mother I presume

[@jemappelleformage601]

??? His mother is Singaporean dude lol

[@haroldlo8624]

Much respect! Hardly spent any time in Sg growing up and still willing to serve NS! 👍

[@elijahshimbo544]

I'm also a half Japanese Singaporean thats going to serve NS soon. Been here since 2011 and its cool to see others that are like me

[@LinksRoyal]

Stay safe! Respect! One of us!

[@stephenshw2262]

Actually NS isnt so bad. Its just like secondary school all over again.

[@mxsthxted]

waste of time

[@sevenhuang7777]

A good looking guy with polite posture, must be very popular with girls.

[@nulnoh219]

Yo, he'll be a trained soldier when he gets back, together with his baseball thing he gonna get mad popular mate.

[@wasabisazzdafirst]

@@nulnoh219 yooo ikr BET

[@takeshisatou2371]

@@nulnoh219 Sounds like a great anime plot lol

[@peace-Humanity_123.]

When my family and I saw you on TV commercial, we are so excited for you! As if seeing our friend on TV😂 Congrat to you!

[@GhibOjisan]

Thanks alot Tan😁

[@lin4light9]

And hopefully Mediacorp will approach Ghib for guess appearance in their new Chinese or English dramas! 😀😀😀

[@jjyf78]

Wow! Now you are so famous in Singapore, even Medical Mask also ask you to become their Advertising endorser！

[@beautifuldurian]

The young man and his family are responsible people, they made the effort to do his NS. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼. Hope he has more friends from today onwards.

[@BK-nb9or]

Such a wholesome video 😁 would like to see more of him on your channel!

[@rhinetan6369]

Wow perfect 3 course meal + extremely well paced interview QnA video, well timed with the exploring and eating. I'm v impressed

[@ogrithetrog]

What a fantastic thing to do for your country. As an ex- regular UK serviceman, I know that he will make friends and memories that will last forever and develop skills that will be useful every day. Please pass on my best wishes.

[@leongyet9896]

Yep! Train together,shower together,sleep together,shit together,one for all,all for one. Thats where I'm able to forge many friendships in the army!

[@limchyehock6722]

@@leongyet9896 Don't forget KENA punishment together.

[@lucaskok]

Great guest Ghib! Please bring him on often. He seems like a nice young kid with a great future anywhere he chooses to live.

[@domodomodomo]

Hahaha I really enjoyed this. Straight out of NS, I really appreciate his alternate perspective!! You're a great host Ojisan!

[@mwl491]

I love this video and your friendship with a half Japanese/Singaporean. Does it occur to you that your Son will have to go through NS like him? Please have more videos with this Friend as we like to know his progress in NS and in Singapore.

[@user-xq8dt3mk8k]

私もシンガポールの母と日本の父のハーフで、幼稚園〜中学までをシンガポールに過ごした後、日本に戻り、10年ほど前にアサオさんと同じくNSを経験しました！（通信兵） その当時でも、8人ほどの日本人ハーフや永住権保持者2世の方が兵役中だったと記憶しています。もう当たり前のように外国の血が入っている方々がシンガポールの兵役を経験していると思うと、さすがシンガポールといったところでしょうか… とにかく日本における就活でのネタには間違いなくなりますし、他の人がなかなかできない経験ですので、残り1年半も頑張ってくださいね！ I’m also half blooded of Singaporean mother and Japanese father who underwent 2 years of NS as Signaler about 10 years ago at Stagmont camp. Also shot the Grenade launcher and Matador during those days... sigh. Wishing that he will have wonderful moment in NS and life in Singapore!

[@keniwng]

hahaha hi! we are on the same boat!

[@peterchua.ch2106]

ですよね~

[@rey2103]

Speed through skills brother 😂

[@TemplarLove]

The fun part is when you talked about NS in Singapore, most of us can relate it and this is where the conversation starts

[@LinksRoyal]

one of us!

[@edyy7169]

Better ask more questions. 18 years later your son will do NS too😄

[@wendywong4732]

Yes please have Asao-San as recurring guest in yr future videos too

[@EM-rs4pj]

Please come back for future videos and share more of your experience in NS .. stay safe !

[@sktokyo9457]

The closest a Japanese would come close to a grenade launcher is on Call of Duty 😂 Jokes aside, very interesting to learn about NS from Asao-San’s POV - not a familiar topic that the Japanese would know. Great insights 👍

[@wumingkkk]

For me. NS is something you fear before entering. Something you start to learn, respect, and maybe hate when in NS. Something to think and laugh about after it is over. This can only be experienced when you go through it, not something easy to say.

[@quekcj]

My son ORDed 2 years ago. Recently came to me and said "Actually in NS you did a lot of crazy things. Now you think back, quite fun."

[@wumingkkk]

@@quekcj Yes that is the experience I was talking about lol.

[@TemplarLove]

@@quekcj ORD 8 years back and reservist for the 7th times, I still miss NS days even until today

[@patt5085]

Same but change NS to my dad hitting me when he’s drunk. My therapist said its a coping mechanism.

[@wumingkkk]

@@patt5085 I am sorry to hear that bro. Hope things have turned out better for you now.

[@haebee]

he's only lived in Singapore for three years and already his Singlish slays.

[@RiceSnow777]

He is such an interesting person. Please feature him again in your future videos!

[@EstherTan-uz3pt]

Thanks for this video! My son will be enlisted for National Service in Jan 2021 and it's great to hear about the NS experience 1st hand! Best wishes for his NS! ✌️

[@constantinegiam8135]

Maybe you should be enlisted to ns too

[@peichinezolenechua3836]

You are a good brother Ghib Ojisan. Thank you for feeding our national service man!

[@nulnoh219]

In NS you learn how to ask after somebody's mother in many languages.

[@conniec2869]

Good looking young man. Thank you for serving NS. Hope you make lots of new friends there. Do stay longer in Singapore after your NS. Get to know your second home. We welcome you to Singapore.

[@tssnmm]

Omg I saw that ad on TV and when I saw you, I screamed. Lol

[@gyap3171]

NS for overseas-based Singaporeans is a sensitive and political topic. Am glad this vid is done in a truthful yet light-hearted manner.

[@mohammadhatta2131]

Yes! Please make vids of him! Get him to eat durians since he missed his chance this time. Would be interesting! And get him to speak more English/Singlish...im totally impressed since hes only 6 months in SG (other than his first 2 yrs of his life).

[@gorodn009]

With news of NS defaulters appearing frequently in the papers lately, especially of young people who hold citizenship but lived overseas for majority of their lives, its heartening to see lads returning to Singapore just to serve their NS. Actually hor, if you ask me, I served 2.5yrs of NS and 10yrs of ICT, NS is actually not that scary honestly, and since the lad here is half Singaporean, high chance he will not be posted to those demanding combat unit. Yes, it may take up 2 years of your life but if you factor in all the leaves, offs, public holidays etc, you are effectively serving

[@medrict]

bruh, u mean

[@phillipchan6044]

It is 2 years of your most productive life, when you consider the missed opportunity for promotion or career advancement, that 2 years is a lot.

[@ainzooalgown7589]

@@phillipchan6044 i might be one of the lucky ones, learned something useful in NS was a dual vocation TO/Combat engineer but since my CO wanted a medic replacement and backup since he kiasu, so i volunteered and became TO/Medic, got free licence and medic experience and was saf ambulance TO for 6 months, first job out of NS was ambulance paramedic while waiting for uni to start

[@QuestionReaper]

That cuz u r serving strawberry generation of NS, unlike in the past where the training back in the 90s is hell.

[@medrict]

@@QuestionReaper mine not so pathetic yet.

[@livetill7136]

Nice personality and handsome young chap. He can fill in for u in topics more relatable to youngsters.. Start a star talent agency, sign him on as your artiste n grow your business! Lol 😆

[@icyblueboy]

Lots of respect for a young man like him. Very mature at the age of 18! All the best in your National Service, Asao-san!

[@MichaelSim291]

Awesome video. Would love to watch more videos of you showing him around Singapore! And eating the durian parts. Haha

[@SYREN_AmusementMedia]

It's so nice of you showing him around Ghib. 😊😊

[@vintan5934]

Woah I would love to be his friend too, though I don't really have much friends. He's so chill and friendly!

[@shaunng8976]

I am so proud of you for landing the commercial act!!!

[@diablo4343]

Respect! This kid is awesome!! He came back to serve and didn’t evade. Respect max!! Wonder did he get sent to command school

[@TheWalf999]

Wish him the best in his NS journey.

[@psoon04286]

Like it or hate it, doing your NS is all in your mind. I had guys in my squad that simply loath being there, but many like myself that enjoyed the experience and benefitted from it. Looks like this young chap is taking the experience positively

[@clementgome7668]

I remembered I had people from China, Malaysia , Hong Kong when I was in the military . I have a friend who's from Korea but prefer to serve his national service in singapore.

[@dannysoh48]

Enjoyed this v much...nice one Ghib!

[@xuanxuan23]

Uhh~~ you are at Chinatown again, hope to meet you some day! Super respect Asao-san :)

[@フロー-c4g]

自分もシンガポールとのハーフで初めて同じ人見ました！自分の場合は日本で住んでいたのでシンガポール人の母が兵役に行くと面倒なことになるからって国籍は取りませんでした。その話を聞いた時安心したけど兵隊になる自分も見てみたいなって思いました！

[@iantan4143]

This is a refreshing vlog and great content! Take care Asao-san and stay safe!

[@veliking3175]

Thanks for sharing! If people have a good attitude about NS, it is actually a good learning experience. This is also the place where you can actually make lifelong friends who have gone through the same training and hardship together.

[@ktheng9485]

Handsome chap! Great dialogue and conversation!!

[@Saucy-Dog]

僕も日本とシンガポールのハーフです。父がシンガポール人で母が日本人で、国籍は日本の方を取得したので、兵役義務はないのですが、こうやって色々な日星ハーフの方のことを知れて大変興味深いです！！いつかシンガポールに長期滞在してみたいと思ってます🤝 I’m also half Singaporean half Japanese.My father is Singaporean and lives there.

[@auguestra]

he can learn more singlish, some hokkien and malay during his 2 yrs of NS too. 😂

[@yamamotoyuki999]

i'm mix Sg and Jp too hahaha and i went to Army from 2015 to 2017 ! went to SCS and then Guards 😂 tough but good experience 😎　がんばってやー笑

[@TheOldmankk]

My NS batch got a local under scholarships went Japan to study, and he also trained with the Japan Self Defense Force. Oh man, we then thought he was a Ninhonjin.

[@gotmyonu1027]

Yes..... That is fun of living in SG... NS. Great that Gibsan has made a new, young Japanese Singaporean guy....🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@wwpoof]

The familiarity in knowing the places n when ordering food, how is it that u hv become the local n Asao san, the "foreigner"....😎🤔🤣🤣?? I laughed when u say tekong hairstyle, when u told Asao san to relax bcoz he's now in SG n when Asao san said that his baseball training is more strict than our SG army🤣🤣. Lol. This video is insightful coz never knew what it's like for half SG to do NS. Cool n thanks for this. Poor boy/ Asao, no friends here. Hopefully u can continue to be his friend after this. After all, it's as if u r the Sporean, lol.

[@widetech]

Very wholesome vid

[@desireones]

This is good content ghib!! Keep it up!!!!! 👍

[@princessyuuka777]

やだ！めっちゃイケメンやん！若いのにしっかりしてますよね〜 ジブさんの後輩ちゃんというところも好感がもてました❤️ 徴兵のお話も知らなかったのでとても興味深く拝見しました。

[@mll5530]

Regardless who you are and your ethnicity, you earn my respect for choosing to fulfil your national duty as a Singapore PR!

[@geekroute]

thank you for coming back and serving in our Military!

[@leevan50rrie]

Ah yes. Quite common actually. The reverse is also common - people born overseas (so they only have Singapore PR not citizenship) but grow up in Singapore. I have two cousins who were like that. They had to decide whether to do their NS (and keep their PR) at the age of 13. P.S. Of course hawker food nice la...whole week eat cookhouse food will sian de...

[@medrict]

eating cookhouse food for 3 years and still enjoying, cause my cookhouse happens to be nice. hahaha

[@leevan50rrie]

@@medrict wah sign on sia

[@yoominbi]

I actually have a friend that's a PR (no plans of staying in SG, never stayed in SG before anyway), he did NS because wanted to increase his mother chances of getting Singapore Citizenship

[@caramonchan3464]

Nowadays the cook house food is so much better comparing to those during when there's still army cook.

[@leevan50rrie]

@@caramonchan3464 meh the food at my cookhouse sucked (this was only few years ago)

[@potatootter5088]

I am a little bit similar in the sense that my dad is Japanese but mom is Malaysian. Born and raised in Singapore but did not have Singapore citizenship or PR due to family and bureaucratic complications, thus I did not and cannot serve NS. My personal advice to younger folks with similar background, serving NS and attaining citizenship is a privilege. If you want to live abroad to see what the world has to offer, enroll to an European university after NS. Affordable and reasonable quality. Till then, it's extremely hard to realise how good Singapore really is.

[@21BJBBVIP]

Hope he finds life long friends in Singapore! When he comes back to visit or even to work in the future they would be there to support him!

[@yuling5832]

my mom bought the masks after seeing your advertisement!!!!!

[@theverity126]

very interesting perspective of Singapore and NS :)

[@PearlF1966]

Great that he came back to serve the army. All the best to him. Great interview.

[@TheDevilcup]

it is funny, while Singaporean love Japanese food, you 2 love Singapore food.

[@thecatfromsingapore]

pls feature him more often!!

[@alexsolosm]

It is great that you are bringing him around to eat local hawker food. Hopefully his platoon mates will bring him around as well.

[@PerfectNightHere]

Applause to this boy who just come back and serve NS while not being in singapore for the longest time.

[@ocoffeebean]

I'm a very simple person. I see ghib ojisan's new video, i click into it and enjoy. hahahahaa! Anyway, i feel that the army's training got "easier/safer/relaxed" throughout the years we've lost a lot of Singaporean sons to the training regime ): That's just my personal opinion.

[@genesis1198]

It's definitely a pleasant surprise to find a Japanese/Singapore serving NS. We share some things in common. The camp I went to was also in pulau tekong many years ago and I do speak some Japanese. Good to hear how he felt about serving NS and also his comments about things Singapore.

[@deadchannel6005]

Do include him in ur future videos I love the energy and vibes u guys gave

[@cchan4739]

that singlish accent is on point! close my eyes and i would have thought hes a local when he speaks english haha

[@darrenfoo8269]

11:31 hits me in the feels. He's like many other third culture kids (TCK), i'm one of them. Being born and spent my formative years in Malaysia before migrating to Singapore and served NS, Right now i'm in Australia for my tertiary education and I was able to identify with both groups of international students here; I do feel neither here nor there.

[@anandakang]

When he said he wanted something sweet to eat I had this very good feeling you were going to bring him to Mei Hong Yuan, and sure enough you did. Back when I was showing Japanese high school kids around chinatown during my University days I would bring them to that very place too.

[@canicemunloh5849]

Good and interesting content 👍

[@smj7246]

Watching this makes me realised something... Ghib-san has actually become Singaporean 😂

[@limchyehock6722]

Ghib san's son will be like Asao san.

[@JeffyG_World]

When he spoke in Singlish, I have to say this, ' He is one of us!' :)

[@noobass1996]

Please bring him back for future videos!!!

[@katloh8436]

Salute this young man who comes to serve NS without having even tasted chicken rice or sugar cane juice before

[@fightnki1l]

As it is a safety hazard, punishment for being late is now slightly relaxed. In the past we would get confinement (No weekends) but that has caused many soldiers to lose their concentration and accidents can happen very easily.

[@jonathansim8725]

One of my best friends in army was actually holding a dual citizenship and had to serve NS, really interesting to hear insights of National Service from a half Japanese and half Singaporean, makes me a lil proud of calling this place my home :)

[@cchinhwee]

This is a very insightful sharing from a half Japanese - Singaporean young man who shared his experience serving NS and fulfilment of living/interacting with his NS platoon mates... Wishing him all the best and stay safe at all times! Keep it up, both men are doing fine. A good, role model for young men in SG.

[@kirakirayuuka]

Wow since Asao can eat a lot, I think it would be great if u can introduce more food to him and film ur eating videos!! 😁

[@CanMakeIt]

Such an informative video on his perspective! All the best Asao!

[@addherre6218]

Looking forward to see him again in the next vid!

[@kylieboo7812]

Omg so cute! His Singlish is accurate!

[@LonelyLovelyStar]

when you can understand japanese yet you're so tempted to look at the subtitles... thanks for the video!! この動画を作ってくれてありがとうございます！今、外国人（PR)とシンガポールのハフのNS経験を研究しているので、本当に役に立ちます！ちなみに、日本語が分かりますけど、とにかくにも英語の字幕を見たくなっちゃたです。間違いがあってすみません。まだ勉強しています！ｗｗｗ

[@hiyoshoko]

Such a refreshing content. Interesting to see this young boy serving his NS. Thank you for making this video, Ghib-san and keep up with such content.