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title: "M’sian Woman Holds Rotan To ‘Motivate’ Her Son To Exercise, Netizens Amused By Her Unusual Method"
url: https://weirdkaya.com/msian-woman-holds-rotan-to-motivate-her-son-to-exercise/
date: 2023-09-22
modified: 2023-09-22
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author: "Sarah Yeoh"
description: "If you're one who's not a fan of working out (like this writer), let alone going out for a brisk walk, losing the extra pounds will prove to be a..."
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  - "Malaysia"
  - "rotan"
  - "TikTok"
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# M’sian Woman Holds Rotan To ‘Motivate’ Her Son To Exercise, Netizens Amused By Her Unusual Method

##### If you're one who's not a fan of working out (like this writer), let alone going out for a brisk walk, losing the extra pounds will prove to be a huge challenge.

For one mother, she resorted to a rather unusual method to get her son to not give up exercising, which was all captured in a now-viral [TikTok video](https://www.tiktok.com/@farhinjeffry/video/7279850666313403650).

![M](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/image-6065.png)Screenshot via [TikTok/@farhinjeffry](https://www.tiktok.com/@farhinjeffry/video/7279850666313403650)

## M'sian woman holds rotan to 'motivate' her son to exercise

In the 24-second clip posted by user @farhinjeffry, it showed a woman riding her motorcycle as her teenage son jogs along the sidewalk in front of the Kampar district police headquarters (IPD).

While it appeared to be just a mother-and-son bonding session, one can actually see the woman holding a rotan in her left hand upon a closer look.

As such, it's safe to assume that the rotan was a means of 'motivating' the woman's son not to stop jogging. *We wouldn't stop if our mum was holding one too!*

![M](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/screenshot-2023-09-22-112011.png)*Screenshot via *[TikTok/@farhinjeffry](https://www.tiktok.com/@farhinjeffry/video/7279850666313403650)

In the caption, the OP perfectly summed up the entire clip in one sentence: ***'That's the spirit kid. Life is hard, just like the 'rotan' that your mother is holding.'***

## Praise for 'Tiger Mum' approach

The clip has since garnered 970,000 views as well as numerous comments from netizens who praised the woman's tough method in ensuring her son exercised.

***'That's the best coach in our hearts as (our parents') children.'***

![M](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/ladpgsh3mfrzbqzmym0c7g-750-200.jpg)*Screenshot via *[TikTok/@farhinjeffry](https://www.tiktok.com/@farhinjeffry/video/7279850666313403650)

***'Sometimes you have to learn in a hard way in order to achieve something. One day you will definitely thank your mom for doing this.'***

![M](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/ladpgtatlie3vlhnardnau4-750-272.jpg)*Screenshot via *[TikTok/@farhinjeffry](https://www.tiktok.com/@farhinjeffry/video/7279850666313403650)

Another shared an incident of how one mother came to Mr DIY to buy a weighing scale for her son who was overweight and needed to shed the pounds.

![M](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/ladpgtdikdehxtpm8c0c7g-750-241.jpg)*Screenshot via *[TikTok/@farhinjeffry](https://www.tiktok.com/@farhinjeffry/video/7279850666313403650)

Watch the video here:

> [@farhinjeffry](https://www.tiktok.com/@farhinjeffry?refer=embed) semangat dik , hidup ni keras mcm rotan yang mak kau bawak tu 🤣 [#fyp](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed) [#foryou](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/foryou?refer=embed) [#xyzbca](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/xyzbca?refer=embed) [#masukberanda](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/masukberanda?refer=embed) [♬ Jiwa Yang Bersedih - Ghea Indrawari](https://www.tiktok.com/music/Jiwa-Yang-Bersedih-7238898778496878593?refer=embed)

*What other tough but effective measures were used by your mother to make you achieve something? Share with us in the comments!*

**READ [ALSO](https://weirdkaya.com/we-asked-4-msian-single-mums-about-how-they-managed-to-raise-their-kids-all-by-themselves/):**

https://weirdkaya.com/we-asked-4-msian-single-mums-about-how-they-managed-to-raise-their-kids-all-by-themselves/

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