#trending: Food delivery rider’s piano jamming at void deck goes viral, earns praise from netizens

SINGAPORE — The next time your food delivery is delayed, it might be because your rider is caught up playing the piano beautifully somewhere.

TikTok user "morrdecai", who identifies himself as AdamSyah in his profile, earned praise online after he published a video of himself playing a piano at the void deck of a public housing block. 

Referring to himself as a "Grab rider" in the video's caption, Adam said that he had come across the piano and felt compelled to play a few tunes.

He then showed off his talent, gliding his fingers skilfully across the keys to produce an impressive rendition of Rather Be by British electronic group Clean Bandit and ending off with a few bars of The Script's Hall of Fame.

The clip has chalked up more than 89,800 views and close to 14,000 likes since it was posted on Sunday (Dec 25).

Viewers showered Adam with praise in the comments section.

User "arisefromthemmidst" remarked: "Every person has talent in them regardless (of) who he or she is!"

A number of other users joked that this must be the reason their food order arrives cold sometime, because the delivery rider might have been distracted by a piano along the way.

Fellow TikToker "mun" quipped in Malay: "I would leave you a tip even if you didn't deliver food to me."

A quick scroll through Adam's public TikTok account revealed that he also plays the guitar and is a gifted artist as well.

Some viewers likened Adam to musical geniuses, dubbing him "Mat Mozart", and even urged him to quit food delivery to pursue a career related to music.

Curious to know the location of the piano, some users were guessing that it may be at the void deck of Block 107 Yishun Ring Road, although this has not been confirmed by Adam.

In the video, the piano can be seen next to a bookshelf. It is unclear who placed the musical instrument and shelves there, and what they are used for, if any. 

On Wednesday, Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who is also Coordinating Minister for Social Policies, put up a Facebook post about Adam, saying that the young man's repertoire is "quite a range".

He wrote: "Something truly joyful about this. The undiscovered, free-spirited talent. The beauty of spontaneous jamming... Thank you AdamSyah for showing us the talent around us." 

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Responding to song requests submitted by some viewers, Adam posted another video of himself playing the piano, supposedly at the same location, the next day.

This time, he performed Shape of You by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran as well as Mozart’s Turkish March, prompting suggestions for Adam to create a series of such videos.

Last August, a video of two cleaning workers jamming to soft rock tunes on a seemingly discarded piano in a bin centre in Singapore went viral. 

The "mini concert" earned the adoration of social media users, with many praising the two men for their soulful performance.