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Apr. 9th, 2008
London 2008: Waiting for a jet plane
Apr. 9th, 2008 02:49 pmWaiting at Changi Airport's Terminal 3 for my flight to London on the A380. Changi Airport's one of the most pleasant airports I've been in (and I've been in a few), and Terminal 3, which is spanking new, is very very nice. Not crowded, because only a few airlines operate out of it, and very smooth in its operation, which makes me feel good and relaxed - a must for cranky commuters like myself. It helps that Singapore Airlines does Internet check-in, so all I need to do is dump my bags and exchange my printout for an actual boarding pass, a process that takes a little under 90 seconds.
Following that, the 'rents and I had dinner at Dian Xiao Er, a nice little restaurant whose speciality is Herbal Roast Duck. I do recommend it - we had the Ginseng Duck, Mongolian Spare Ribs (which were nothing special, just black pepper sauce), Fried Rice with Seafood and XO sauce, and Fish Maw soup. Since I used a Citibank credit card and the bill came up to more than $50, they threw in some fried tofu as well. All very delicious, and I will definitely be checking out their other branches.
I actually went through the security gate, but they shooed me out after a while because they had to shut the gate down between flights (I was way too early) for a security sweep, so I'm outside now hooking on to the airport's wireless service and waiting to re-enter. I'll try to take pictures of the interior cabin of the A380 and upload them once I get into London and get onto The Cloud. I've ordered an Orange SIM card which should be waiting for me at the flat, so I'll post the number once I've got it going.
In the meantime, enjoy the "How I Met Your Mother" icon.
To be continued...
Following that, the 'rents and I had dinner at Dian Xiao Er, a nice little restaurant whose speciality is Herbal Roast Duck. I do recommend it - we had the Ginseng Duck, Mongolian Spare Ribs (which were nothing special, just black pepper sauce), Fried Rice with Seafood and XO sauce, and Fish Maw soup. Since I used a Citibank credit card and the bill came up to more than $50, they threw in some fried tofu as well. All very delicious, and I will definitely be checking out their other branches.
I actually went through the security gate, but they shooed me out after a while because they had to shut the gate down between flights (I was way too early) for a security sweep, so I'm outside now hooking on to the airport's wireless service and waiting to re-enter. I'll try to take pictures of the interior cabin of the A380 and upload them once I get into London and get onto The Cloud. I've ordered an Orange SIM card which should be waiting for me at the flat, so I'll post the number once I've got it going.
In the meantime, enjoy the "How I Met Your Mother" icon.
To be continued...