February 26, 2008
Last Saturday I went for the Singapore Airshow with Glenn,Elvin and his girlfriend.If you ask me why Elvin's girlfriend showed up,that is because I booked an extra 1 more ticket by mistake.
During the 50 minutes of journey from Jurong to Pasir Ris,I got this feeling that the airshow will be quite crowded.However,based on the past experience(Asia Aerospace 2006),I don't think will be that bad.
Man,I was so wrong.
When I alighted from Pasir Ris,I saw a ridiculously long queue outside the station.It's so disgusting that you can't even figure out where exactly the queue started and end.It's such a horrible scene to describe.
Left with no choice,we decided to take a cab there.If we were to join the crowd,I don't think we will get there on time to watch the airplane show.
I even encountered a bad experience inside the cab!I was playing my DSlite to kill time when suddenly Elvin asked me a question.
Elvin : Eh,how come you don't want to buy PSP?
Me: Oh,I don't like PSP mah.
Taxi Driver: Yeah,nowadays alot of people have DS.Even my kids have that.It's meant for kids.
Elvin: Hahaha.
Me: -_-|||
After 20 minutes,he even told me to give my DS to her daughter.I rather waste my DS to whack your head.Bloody hell.
The taxi driver wanted to overcharge us for not doing a illegally U-turn(in which the TP don't even care in this current situation,I guess)when we caught in a jam.If we did not persuaded him even further,we could have land up paying $20+++.Urrggg!!!Taxi driver meant for the airshow are a bloody money sucker!
We managed to get there on time to watch the airplane show.What a perfect timing.
Glenn told me that when the plane finished their performance,they will wave left and right 2 times,indicating that wave goodbye to the audiences.Actually I find it very cute.
Okay,enough of performance.Let's proceed to the airshow.
As usual we had to go through a security check just in case the terrorist came to disturb us.Fortunately,the queue was quite fast.
Realizing that the queue that we were in is actually for those people going out,we moved to the left side.Walla!The queue's getting smooth.
They didn't check our tickets to get in!We actually wasted $20 each for nothing!Nothing!ARRRRGGGGGG!!!!!!!
So throughout the whole thing,our face were kinda black.Not because of the sunny hot weather,but because we felt so cheated.
We couldn't go inside to see how the whole plane looked like.It's only meant for those special people.
Going back is as problematic as how we get there.The queue is like getting out of place!There's no proper queue for coach buses(which cost $5)and the normal shuttle bus which results in improper queue.
We were simply like a refugees trying to escape this island.When the shuttle bus stopped in front of us,there were people running to get their seats.Glenn and I ended up standing at the way to Pasir Ris.
Therefore,it's better for us to go for the airshow on the 2nd day,because 1st day of airshow is for those guinea pigs(like us)to test their plan to see whether if it works.
There's a few points I've gathered:
1. It's better to get yourself a trade pass(through friends or what)if you really want to get free souvenirs and to avoid the crowd.
2. Felt sorry for the techicians from Australia.They have to bear with the touching/knocking/banging of their planes from the visitors.They should have put barriers to prevent this from happen.Anyway,it's good that we're able to interact with the planes.
3. Bring your whole family along.We saw a Malay family(consist of 8-10 people)holding on to 2 big bags of souvenirs.
4. Bring big bottle of water.Water cost $1.50-$2 over there,and you don't even bother drinking the few Newater that they gave you.
Well let's hope next year the planning system will be better.
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