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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Singapore - Tour Guide

Airport/Clearing Custom -
Requiring a boarding pass to enter.
Airlines typically do not give out passport two hours prior to flight.
Sometime, you can get a boarding pass from the automated check-in terminal (if you don't have baggage)

Airport - Shower (inside of custom check point)
Airport - Luggage locker inside and outside of custom check point
Airport shuttles - service between terminals.  See the terminal map layout (strange), and the terminal concourse numbering systems.
Airport - quieter places - the third floor

Ground transportation
MRT -Getting out the airport - use the North East (green lines).  The automatic ticket dispenser doesn't take bill larger than 5
MRT - the single use thicket, cann't be recharged.
MRT - Nice and cool place to "chill out and rest", if you can find a seat

Current exchange -
The airport service is great.  The difference in exchange rate doesn't justify the trouble of going to China town, or little India for money exchange.
The "bills" - paper money - is actually plastic.  Handling the thin plastic currency takes a while to get used to

What to wear - bring small wash towels that can absorb/wipe-off sweats

Places to see
China Town ??
Little India ??
Marina ?? the hotel/resort