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In a bid to spread some cheer this festive season, one man decided to give free haircuts to residents in Katong.<\/p>\n
Aidan James Loo shared the process in a video posted to TikTok on Christmas Eve (Dec 24), which has garnered over 231,000 views and 15,800 likes to date.<\/p>\n
He laid a white tarp and placed a plastic chair at the void deck of an HDB block along Haig Road, giving nine residents haircuts in around 1.5 hours.<\/p>\n
The first “customer”, an elderly man, seemed afraid of the clippers Aidan was using but settled down once he switched to regular scissors. The uncle walked away with a smile on his face.<\/p>\n
In fact, many residents were beaming with joy after seeing their refreshed hairstyles, with some offering the barber blessings and well-wishes for the festive season, and others hugging him to express their gratitude.<\/p>\n
\n\n @aidanjloo<\/a> Thankful for the gift of being able to give \ud83c\udf84 Merry Christmas yall! \ud83d\ude0d #francescosbarberclub<\/a> #freehaircuts<\/a> #sgtiktok<\/a> #singapore<\/a> \u266c Can’t Get By Without You – The Real Thing<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The video ended with him hugging and waving goodbye to the residents at the void deck.<\/p>\n
Many netizens were touched by Aidan’s gesture and praised his commitment to giving during the festive period.<\/p>\n
One comment read: “Thank you for spreading joy and kindness. Never underestimate a simple gesture that could feel [like] a lot to the receiver.”<\/p>\n
“May the kindness you have shown to others come back to you multifold,” said another netizen.<\/p>\n
The barber even managed to gain the approval of a former critic, who wrote: “Ok, support. Because now [you’re being] responsible by putting a floor cover for the hair.”<\/p>\n
The netizen had previously commented under an earlier video, pointing out that Aidan did not clean up the area after giving someone a haircut.<\/p>\n
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It looks like this is not Aiden’s first rodeo. Various videos posted to his TikTok account show him offering to cut strangers’ hair free of charge at locations such as near a construction site, in a bar and at a park.<\/p>\n
He also uploads these videos to Instagram under an account named Francesco’s Barber Club, which describes itself as a social service.<\/p>\n
In a response to a comment asking where his shop was located, Aidan said he does not have a physical barbershop and that “this is [his] only outlet to cut hair”, referring to his social media videos.<\/p>\n
AsiaOne has reached out to Aidan for more information.<\/p>\n
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bhavya.rawat@asiaone.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n