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He does not take any special food. But he eats five eggs and cereals for breakfast, a whole pot of chilli chicken for lunch and drinks mugs of energy beverage,
That’s not like any normal pre-school boy I know.
Six-year-old T. Santhosperumal looks like any normal pre-school boy.
But looks can be deceiving — this lad’s tough one. He became the youngest person to pull a car for a distance of 120m yesterday.
Santhos 10 as he wants to be known, a name he borrowed from his favourite cartoon character Ben 10, pulled a Mercedez Benz 240E carrying four adults and weighing a total of 1,670kg using a simple harness belt tied to his waist.
He effortlessly pulled the car on a cement tarmac at his father’s working place in Kampung Jawa here, to the cheers of many.
His father N. Thiagu, 42, said the Malaysian Book of Records would include Santhos as the youngest Malaysian to pull a car.
“Santhos is a very determined boy. If he sets his mind on pulling a car, he will do it. In fact he began driving a Kancil car at the age of four. A month later, he started to drive a forklift in the work area we owned,” he said.
Thiagu added that Santhos could also drive a three-tonne lorry.
“We had wanted to record the driving feat in the MBR but it was rejected as he is a minor. But that did not deter Santhos. On Nov 5, he made attempts to pull a Kancil car before trying to pull a Mercedez,” he said.
His mother, M. Chelvee, 42, said her son would do some warming-up exercises which include stretching and breathing before each attempt to pull a car.
“He does not take any special food. But he eats five eggs and cereals for breakfast, a whole pot of chilli chicken for lunch and drinks mugs of energy beverage,” she said.
The shy Santhos said he admired Ben 10 and believed that he could bring forth his hidden strength just like his favourite cartoon character.
“Next, if AirAsia allows me to, I might try to pull a plane,” he said with a smile.
Maybe after this he should put all his attention towards studying. Instead of pulling cars or driving lorries, I hope this boy will score in all his exams. Be no. 1 in studies.
Guess his parents got the wrong priorities.