Airport

a rare sunday which the family started the day so early in the morning and early means 10+. had to run arrand in the far east; Tampines! had lunch in Ikea which is packed like sardine despite reaching there at 11.40am and the queue snake far to the cashier for ordering only not to mention finding a seat. Zethan refused to take his pancake (new on the menu) after a few mouthful and spit everything out!

though very reluctant, daddy had no choice but to be persuaded by mummy to make a trip to the airport. well, Zethan's last trip is in Dec but at that point of time, he can't explore on his own so this trip will be fun.

1st stop to viewing gallery at T3 which isn't very stroller friendly as there is no direct elevator from the carpark / basement. the next worst thing is part of the gallery or rather a huge section of it is undergoing revamping and the 2 limited sections on both ends aren't ideal as landing / taking off is not very apparent especially for the toddlers.

Zethan attempt to climb the platform, lose his balance and knocked himself against the metal platform. mummy went into panic mode as he is screaming in pain, sharp and loud. luckily no bleeding noted though there is a red scratch on the right of his nose. Zethan appear to be interested in the trucks (assume they are trucking the baggages) more than the aeroplanes.

so as 'advised' by the signage to visit the T2 viewing gallery instead, took a skytrain and walked quite a distance to get there. the sight that greeted mummy was totally unpleasant and disgusting. the so called changi aviation gallery look more like a dump more than anything else. students form cluster in all corners with notes scattered on the floor. on top and above, people sleeping near the glass panels which is meant for others to view the airplanes! mummy is definitely very much turn off and decide to leave without any viewing of peoples, correction planes.

took the skytrain back to T3 again and went for some snacks. Zethan had char siew bao minus char siew which he spit out and some french toast which is a tad too oily for him. he is pretty exhausted by now as he did not managed to nap long in the car. that did not deter him from running around the spacious airport, exploring his point of interest be it foutain, feature wall with running water, giant windmill, baggage weighing scale or simply poles and glass panels. so much so that he poo-ed and had to get changed which he refused to (simply having too much fun to stop). he refused to be held by daddy and chose to go his own way. trying to locate the baby care room is another chore since there are no signages when it is smacked right in the centre of the terminal.

so yes, that's the 'Best Airport' in the world for you, leaving individual to judge and comment at individual discretion. by and large Zethan had a great time exploring and hopefully he did manage to spot a few planes landing on the runway during the 3.5 hours stay in the airport. guess the next visit if there is one will be fruitful and pleasant.