Post will be updated with more and more pictures as I head to the airport :)
NO TAX LEH FANTASTIC BABY
But yeah really it's very cheap compared to if you bought something at Orchard Road. True you can utilise the tax refund system but it can be quite a hassle. Then again...the branches at the airport may not have the full range of items you would like to buy :/
There are shops inside like watsons if you need to buy travel essentials at the very last minute.
There are shops inside like watsons if you need to buy travel essentials at the very last minute.
2) Find out where your boarding gate is
The gate you board may be very very very far and be up to 15 minutes away. You may think eh.... I can walk pretty fast.
But it's not a good idea if you were busy shopping and forgot the time, the screen now shows last call AND the place is very crowded such that you can't do your 2.4km run.
I ever "kena" a gate 28... And it turned out to be the furthest possible... While gate 40 something was near the shopping areas. Sobs. I had to run -.-
I know there are gate maps somewhere in airport that tells you where the gate is, so try to spot it and ensure you have ample time to walk there! Look out for the sky train also and see if it brings you to your gate. If it seems really crowded don't worry, the train can squeeze quite a lot of people as long as everyone is willing to make space!
And if you're there too early like we were... just have a seat.
And if you're there too early like we were... just have a seat.
3) Eat local food.
Okok fine if you really wanted to, you should have gone to Hong Lim Complex or some other food court, not exactly the airport. BUT SURPRISE we do have a food court at terminal 3 basement!! And the food there is yummy :) head here if you really crave one more taste of your hokkien mee or char kuay teow.
There are quite a number of restaurants both inside and outside the departure hall. I've tried a number of them...
Don't say I didn't warn you. Some stalls are... meh. Like this horrible japanese bento I ate before my korea trip. Ew.. Really horrendous.
Wang cafe isn't too bad. Prices are steeper surely but food tastes authentic.
Ruyi was a disappointment. Food tasted bleh to me and eating from paper cups and bowls makes it one rank lower than the other restaurants around.
Pasta de Waraku is pretty okay except you probably tasted better pasta elsewhere.
Seafood Paradise is where you can have chilli crab and stuff BUT IT IS OH SO CROWDED please beware.
You can't go wrong with MACDONALDS :) or KFC. Or Burger King. Or 4 fingers (but long queue don't risk it)
That's all for now! I'll update with more tips when I think of them :)