Changi Airport Terminal 3 Open house

18 November 2007

Together with my parents, I went to Changi Airport Terminal 3 open house, which is currently on from 12 November to 9 December 2007. Schduled to open next year, 9 January, it is the newest and largest terminal building in Singapore.

Glass!, Glass!, Glass!, Glass!, everywhere you can them, allowing us to see through every part. What I also like is the natural lighting system( glass windows on top), it really helps saves the environment ($$$ also, of course). The artifical lightings turn out only when there is not enough sunlight(in the day) and at night. The viewing gallery, though, is not very good, can't really see the planes, as it is not all the way to the edge of the terminal, and even though the edge of the terminals are also glass walls, there are sun shades which obstructs the view of planes.

Overall, terminal 3 deserves the thumbs-up.

Bought tickets, priced at $3( all proceeds goes to Singapore Cancer Society) , for the guided tour to the transit mall. We started off from the visitor gallery, and entered through the departure gate ( only 1 centralised gate, unlike T1&T2 ), followed by the crossroad -> Shopping Galore (not ready yet) -> Water Features (There is a koi pond, no fish yet though at that point of time) -> Gate Holdrooms (4 boarding gates, a toilet, many colourful seats) -> Skytrain ->Escalators down to the arrival hall -> Immigration(we witness how a ICA officer gets through the immgration automatically using his passport and fingerprint) -> New High-Speed Baggage Handling System, Green Wall, Sandstone Art Wall and the tour ened after leaving the transit area.

(A plane seen at one of the gate)

There were shuttle buses to the for newater tours (same thing also during the Budget Terminal Open house.

We went to Mcdonalds after the tours followed by walking around the public areas, thereafter took a skytrain to T2.

UD on 912, First ride on K230UB

The very first post ( don't count the pre-opening post )

Last Friday, 091107, went for a ride on SBSTransit newest bus, SCANIA K230UB, wheelchair accessible (WAB) - 2 pax, which was released on the roads on 1 November, and before that, captured a cameo on 912.

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Received a sms from a friend that CSS200D, a Nissan Diesel UD, was on service 912. Went down and captured this picture from a busstop along Woodlands Dr 50. Boarded the bus, and took it all the way to Woodlands Checkpoint and back to Woodlands Interchange.

After that, went down to Serangoon Interchange via 168 (SBS9006) -> Jalan Kayu-> 103(SBS1832K). Both rides were quick shiok.

When I arrived at Serangoon interchange, saw a k230ub - off service leaving the interchange. So went for dinner at a nearby coffeeshop. After eating, went back to the interchange, waited for a few buses ( my patience paid off as I thought of giving up since there was 2 k230ubs which came in but went off service) before I finally boarded the K230UB (SBS8138K) for the first time. Took the bus all the way to Ghim Moh Terminal (1h11mins). The ride was nice, comfortable, the window frames looked weird though - from the inside. And a side thought, wheelchair users will have to face backwards while travelling (the same for the Volvo B9TL - Double deck) . How about those who have motion sickness if they face backward? After reaching Ghim Moh Terminal, which was around 9 something, took a picture of the bus.

After that, walked to Dover MRT station and took a train(it was crowed) back home.