Thursday, March 27, 2008

The most crazy beautiful luggage conveyor

Some days I choose to take the bus home and my latest favoured route is take 36 to the airport and switch to the bus that'll drop me at my doorstep.

So that's how I ended up at Changi Airport T3. It was only 10pm and I figured I could take a quick look around.

On the whole, it was alright. The place was huge and the steel and glass structure looks a little drab from the inside. It was rather quiet although the transit area was buzzing with activity. There were some nice features and this is my favourite.

The picture doesn't do the giant water structure and foliage wall justice. When it came into view, I was like, wah. And then to see luggage bags serenely floating alongside... It was just so cool. Imagine going to a country and being impressed by the conveyor belt!



A glimpse of another water feature in the transit area. There were lots of plush armchairs scattered all over T3. Lots of people draped over them as well.



As I was leaving, I saw this giant flower in the middle of nowhere, nonchalantly rotating, extending and withdrawing its cheery mechanical head. It was a little funny, but quite cute.



While I was whipping out my camera to take a picture of the luggage conveyor, someone called out my name and I froze for a moment, wondering who the heck in the world could, at that moment, catch me behaving like a tourist at our own airport. Turned out to be a friend known through work, flying off for a business trip. When I sheepishly explained why I was there, he laughed and told me I was such a funny character.

Ah well.

T3 is very cold, by the way.

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