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Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth and Transport Baey Yam Keng had a heartwarming encounter when a stranger returned his lost wallet during a family holiday in France.<\/p>\n
In a Facebook post on Thursday (Dec 25), Baey recounted how he had dropped his wallet at a parking meter before walking with his family to a nearby restaurant for dinner.<\/p>\n
“While waiting for our food, a lady walked in and asked me if I (was) from Singapore and whether I work in the ministry. She doesn’t look like she is from Singapore so I thought she might have lived here and somehow recognised me,” he wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Baey added that the woman, whom he identified as Gabriella, had indeed lived in Singapore about 10 years ago.<\/p>\n
“She had picked up my wallet and saw my name cards. She handed my wallet to a nearby <\/strong>police station but decided to look around the carpark for the owner,” Baey said.<\/p>\n He expressed his gratitude, calling it “my lucky day” and noted that the woman had also offered to accompany him to the police station to retrieve his wallet.\u00a0<\/p>\n He explained that although the station had closed for the day, a policeman had opened the door for them.<\/p>\n “He (the policeman) said he even called the number on my name card and left a message (which was) past midnight in Singapore then. Subsequently, I saw that he had also tried to contact me via Messenger,” said Baey.\u00a0<\/p>\n “During our travels, it’s such kindness that leaves the deepest impression. Many thanks to Gabriella and Maxene for making my trip to France so special,” he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n [[nid:725801]]<\/p>\n xingying.koh@asiaone.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n