I always choose the earliest flight so I can maximize my day. In any case, I can sleep at the terminal and in the plane.
4 am at NAIA Terminal 2. Photo by CallMeCreation.com
Before arriving at Changi Airport, I topped up my Starhub via app. No need to bother myself with looking for a convenience store, which I did since 2014. Then finally Starhub launched a wonky app in 2018-2019 so I could do everything online.
Then I got robbed by UOB at their money exchange kiosk in T1. Their exchange rates at the airport is nuts! PHP 11k for only SGD 239! I may have to use my credit cards more. Annoying.
Here is the worst part. My Dizo phone is not working here in Singapore. I bought this so I can use my Smart SIM so I can receive my OTPs for online banking and other transactions. And damn it, it’s not working. I didn’t check that it’s only capable of 2G, which I think Singapore has already retired.
I wasted PHP 1,300 for this thing. I’ll just give this away. Photo by CallMeCreation.com
I was forced to buy a new base model Oppo (A17 = 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM) from Challenger @Jewel because I cannot NOT have my Smart SIM dysfunctional. I will just pass this on to Twin I when I come back (since hers is only 3GB, 32GB ROM) and I will use her old phone for my travels. I just need the SMS capabilities of a phone for an OTP.
OMG, I promised that I will not spend so much here but here I am…
Still feeling under the weather so I had bak kut teh to relieve my colds. Photo by CallMeCreation.comI have yet to arrive at my hotel, I was already tired….Photo by CallMeCreation.comPark near my hotel along Penang Road. I could hear some of them speaking in Tagalog. Probably domestic workers on their day off. Photo by CallMeCreation.comI went to a ceramic exhibit at the nearby Visual Arts Centre. Photo by CallMeCreation.comMore ceramics. Photo by CallMeCreation.comThey are for sale. Some ceramics were dainty and lovely to have at home…but my cats will kill them. Photo by CallMeCreation.comNext door is a studio where they have art lessons for kids and adults. They have various courses there for different media. I talked to the manager there and it was interesting. You can have an a la carte class for SGD 45 for watercolor. Something nice to do on my weekend day off. Photo by CallMeCreation.comAt the back of the National Library. Interesting to sketch. Photo by CallMeCreation.comResting for a bit at the National Library. Not much visual interest here. Photo by CallMeCreation.comAlong Raffles Hotel. Looking for some interesting angles to sketch. Photo by CallMeCreation.comFinally found the Straits Art supplies store at North Bridge Road. Photo by CallMeCreation.com
I found Holbein, Rembrandt, Schmicke, some Russian brands, and Old Holland. I held back and reminded myself that I just spent SGD 229 on a cellphone because of my idiocy.
Second-hand bookstore. I have to keep myself from buying random stuff that would add weight to my luggage. Photo by CallMeCreation.comI wonder if I can sketch this with complete details…Photo by CallMeCreation.comWent to find a nearby Kopi Tiam because I was hankering for hawker food. I was generous with the chili oil because, again, of my colds. Photo by CallMeCreation.comFinally, my bed! I’m so tired. Photo by CallMeCreation.comNo closet and the sink is outside the bathroom. And bathroom is all glass. Good thing I’m not with someone. It would be awkward seeing your partner pooping. Photo by CallMeCreation.comBig-ass TV that won’t get used. This is a 65″ Samsung. Photo by CallMeCreation.comAh lovely. Tea to calm down my throat. Photo by CallMeCreation.com
Sleepy. Big day tomorrow…Awards night in the evening. And there are only two journos. What am I going to do? How will I stretch myself. Better get some sleep.
