Terminal 3

Monday evening Hubby flew off to KL for work. Before that, he suggested we have dinner together in T3. Since I've not visited this new terminal since its opening on 9 Jan 08, I decided it's worth it to mobilize the whole family (2 adults + 2 kids + maid).

At 5pm, we packed XX into the car, picked KK up from school and headed straight for the airport. The road leading to T3 is smooth and the direction signs are very obvious. The carpark is underground instead of multi-storey. I'm impressed with the ease of access from the carpark to the terminal building. Lifts are big, spacious and fast.

People have told me that if I think T2 is big, T3 is BIGGER! Thus the spaciousness I saw was expected, however I did find it really quiet....kind of like looking at a big plasma TV without the audio...surreal. The decor is modern, 'very hilton', Hubby nicknamed. Although the terminal is big, there seems to be toilets located nearby whenever you feel like looking for one. Good planning.

We dined at Crystal Jade Shanghai restaurant. From there, we had a nice view of the departure level, directing over looking the money changers, where many SIA crew went to change currency before 'disappearing under us' (as the entrance to the transit area is just under the restaurant). From the other side of the restaurant, we can even look down into the transit area. KK had fun waving to their daddy below in the transit area and talking to each other on the handphone. XX seemed confused why he's hearing his daddy coming out from the phone but daddy's waving from below.

It was a nice dinner, the food was fabulous - the xiaolongbaos extremely juicy and well made. (KK had 5 on his own!) XX also had his fun and fill playing with the soup of the wanton noodles. KK was supposed to be full already, but when he saw XX drinking the soup from the big bowl, he too joined in to gobble a few mouths of noodles. Kiasu-ism in action!

Here's a video XX and the BIG BOWL/BIG SPOON of wanton soup.

(You can't see from the video, but half the soup spilled onto his bib before the spoon reached his mouth!)