genesis

after 3 hours of flying characterized with occasional bouts of turbulence, we safely landed at changi international airport. i was seated at the middle row of the cabin so i couldnt see clearly what was happening outside. was actually surprised to know that we were already taxiing towards the gate. galing ng piloto! that was cpt simeon i think.

after going through immigration and customs, it was time to take a cab. the cab ride from the airport to balestier took about 30 mins, around sgd 16. it was drizzling when i got to the apartment. thank god the driver, who was an elderly man maybe in his late 50s or 60s, carried my 27-kilo luggage from the cab to the building.

i took the lift up to 4th floor, where hoy's flat is located. when i got in, the first thing she blurted was, "umiyak ka no?" haha we chatted for a while before she went to church. she's part of the choir so she had to go ahead.

i took that chance to take a nap, something which i really needed since i only had an hour of sleep last night. i also tried napping while on flight but i wake everytime i feel the shake whenever there are air packets.

after sleeping for an hour, i freshened up and walked to the church. the church was full so i sat at one of the pews at the extended side of the church. the mass was long, about 1 1/2 hours. il write more about it some other time.

after church, we went out to dinner with hoys' friends. i had chicken rice.

after dinner, we went to novena square to reload our ezlinks. i loaded mine 10 dollars. hoys doesnt advice loading it more than that so that when it gets lost, its not that heavy on the pocket.

after that, we walked home with one of hoys' friends. it was a long walk but a nice one. it was quite cool.

so far so good.