In the wee early morning at about 4.50am
Long snaking baggage queues
The mid morning baggage collection area
Baggage collection take aobut 5mins average, fast!
The admin, drinks and rest areas
The marathoner massage area
The kids art booth
Performances by the padang
Overview of the padang
The kids play area
There are lotsof open spaces this year!
The idea of meetings points is a nice touch
Performances by the motivational groups (this one won)
The finish line (at 1.30pm)
There are still a handful of runners finishing past 1pm
View of the courts and distant finish line
The old supreme court
And our SP track won 3rd for the mixed team relay!
Our prize winners!
The 10km 3rd plalce medal.
The marathon finisher package
Welcome to Singapore's Airport Terminal 3!
Here we enter the twitlight zone from below...
Into a whole interesting world!
the check in booth area on level 2nd (departures)
T3 sits at a whooping 380,000 sqm, dwarfing both T1 and T2
the departure entrance is similar to that of T2, with a 2nd level fly-over entrance for direct vehicular alighting
the whole terminal is luminated purely by sunlight in the day
thanks to a computerised automatic reflector skylight system
here are some of the few "goldfish" centralised air-conditioning towers, minimising the need for inefficient air-con d
this system automatically adjusts the ceiling reflectos so the optimum light levels can be directed in given cloud and sun posit
we are first to check in!
another overview of the 2nd level entrance area
got light?
the place is rather well lit by the sun in the day
boarding passes check!
off the the departures we go!
weg ot caught up with a brief of the scaled model of T3 floorplan showing the key terminal location and facilities
here we are the twilight departure wrap gate, but...
theres 11 check in rows in total
not to mention 7 floors in height and almost 63 football fields in area!
and we still have not checked in yet!
ok enough done with the scale model, lets get on with the 1:1 scale...
like this cool baggage collection area for example!
you can help your friends spot their luggage as they come around the carousel now!
noticeably is a long green wall lining the whole length of the terminal walls
theres even a prominent bulk luggage exit point as well.
which is 7 floor high and 300m long!
here we are told more on appreciating the skylight system again
not to mention how many Tasmanian Tigers & Dodos we can bring back on top of lowering the sea level with the power we save o