SINGAPORE – Human chatter, the odd barks from dogs, calming vibrations of the mini water features and buzzing from cicadas – these are the usual sounds heard on regular days at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. But on Friday, there was an unfamiliar cry of “Siu” that reverberated around the area as more than 50 fans and about 200 beneficiaries of...
SINGAPORE – Human chatter, the odd barks from dogs, calming vibrations of the mini water features and buzzing from cicadas – these are the usual sounds heard on regular days at the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner, who made a US$200 million move to Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr in January, is in town to support two youth scholarships funded by long-time friend and philanthropist Peter Lim, in what is dubbed a #BeSIUPER weekend. His appearance was a quick one as he made an exit on the buggy in no time. There were no doorstop interviews, speeches or other interaction.
One of them was 27-year-old student Shakthi Balan, a lifelong United and Ronaldo fan, who had come with an Al Nassr top. “Coming here and waiting under the sun was worth just to see him up close,” he said. “Those 20 seconds of him just posing for a photo at the tree and walking past me were surreal.”
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