The singer-actress Rui En was nowhere near as frosty as I expected. Sure, there were times when she appeared guarded but in truth, she was polite enough, and — on the rare moments she let her guard down — even friendly. But for a media celebrity who, in her own words, is very “home-centric,” she is an anomaly in the entertainment industry. An oxymoron, a contradiction of sorts.

Done and dusted. Four days of mass hysteria and raging Red passion, Liverpool’s stay in Singapore is finally over. And the Reds fans must feel satiated. Or are they?

From left: Torres, Benitez and Benayoun upon the team’s arrival in Singapore.

First Kobe. Now Liverpool. It’s been a good week for sports fans in Singapore. And it’s only going to get even better this weekend.
Close to 9,000 raucous fans packed the Indoor Stadium for NBA superstar Kobe Bryant on Tuesday. It’ll be 6 times that many as Liverpool take on the Singapore Lions at the National Stadium on Sunday at 7 pm.
Don’t believe reports the reception for the Reds has been somewhat muted compared with their last visit here in 2001. There was no Steven Gerrard then or now, and he is …