Some students take unusual jobs to support their studies.

Nico Justin Dulay, 19, entertains mallgoers in Pampanga by donning an inflatable capybara costume and making it stand on its hands and head.Dulay’s performance, together with four friends wearing other animal costumes, was recently featured on the GMA TV show “Good News,” hosted by Vicky Morales.

As his Friday-to-Sunday job overlaps with his online classes, Dulay listens to his professor on his mobile phone while he is inside his costume. He also eats and drinks inside it.

Another challenge of the job that is causing him emotional stress is not being able to see his family for a long time.

“I haven’t really been able to spend much time with them lately because we’re busy with our respective jobs,” he said, adding that his parents are separated.

“Sometimes it feels a bit sad — you bring happiness to other people, yet you can’t seem to make yourself happy,” he added.

As he missed the days when his family was together, Morales surprised Dulay during the interview on the set of “Good News” with the appearance of his mother and father for a tear-jerking reunion.

Meanwhile, high school graduate Yuanyuan of Qidong County, central Hunan province, China, joined her mother at her job in June to earn money for her university tuition.

Her mother, Wei Yungui, had been a laborer at construction sites in southern China’s Guangdong province for the past 16 years, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported, citing the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald.

A viral video showed the mother and daughter carrying dozens of bricks on their backs to higher floors, according to SCMP.

The girl carried 10 bricks at four yuan per trip, while her mother, who was 40 years old, carried 40 to earn 16 yuan per trip.

Yuanyuan said it was backbreaking work, but through their combined efforts, the mother and daughter came closer to meeting the tuition amount, according to SCMP.

A commenter on the viral video of the brick carriers took pity on Yuanyuan and suggested that instead of manual labor, she should work in fast-food restaurants, which pay 18 to 20 yuan per hour.