Newly-selected President Halimah Yacob was greeted with cheers by a crowd down by the void deck of her Yishun Avenue 4 block as she left her humble Yistana compound to go to work.

A video of the rousing reception was shared on Facebook on Sept. 18, 2017.

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From the video, a uniformed escort, who would have looked less out of place in the Istana, can be seen to be on hand to usher the president to her vehicle.

President Halimah appeared like she was not expecting such a reception.

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Minutiae of President Halimah's life

Interest in Singapore's HDB flat-dwelling eighth president is obviously high, as a lot of what she has done in the last four days have been watched, recorded and commented on.

After President Halimah's swearing-in ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 14, a video of her official motorcade making its way from the Istana to her Yishun flat, by stopping traffic along the way, was shared online.

Her escorted departure from her flat was also documented within a day of her becoming president.

The Yishun Avenue 4 estate has experienced slight physical changes with the erection of a personal shelter at the base of the block for the president's use, to keep her safe from the elements as she walks to her official designated car just several feet away at the car park.

But that did not stop weird things from happening in Yishun, like a couple within 50 metres of President Halimah's block making sexy time in the wee hours of the morning.

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