We were in Singapore the weekend before.. We have our new passports, newly minted, fresh from the oven after the borders reopen, so we need to "stamp" our passports with Singapore being the first, as always to be the first..
Well - there was no more physical stamping, as it was a thing of the past.. even the Singapore White Card or Arrival Card is electronic, which have to be completed online within 3 days prior to arrival.. We also have to submit our vaccination certification or QR code in the Arrival Card health declaration column, but it was an easy straightforward process of just taking a screenshot of the QR code and upload..
Since we were heading to JB also, we use the Causeway checkpoint.. On the Malaysian side, we cleared immigration immediately since there was no queue and all autogates are in full operation..
The ICA officer was kinda grumpy, maybe because he's late for dinner, and closed the gate behind me.. As he digital-stamped me through, he has this resting-bitch face that his shift is over.. Not that I'm bothered :)
Initially we have made plans for dinner with a friend but because of the delay we encountered on the highway (read about fatal accident here), we were parked on the highway for more than 3 hours, and only reached Singapore about 8pm, and that put our plans all haywire..
No - we didn't get to catch up with him..
The next morning, we were just out and about enjoying our time, and decided to head to Jewel for some kill-off time before leaving Singapore..
So we shot a short clip at Jewel.. Never really stepped into Jewel before - only glide through it from the aerotrain hopping from terminal to terminal the one previous time I flew into Singapore, so this was something "new" for us laaa...
We left Singapore after this and head back to JB - where I was invited to join his family at his relative's wedding dinner..
I know - it's awkward for both of us, but his parents were just cool about it and shielded "potential questions" about my presence.. HHAHA yes indeed some of his relatives did ask ...
It's still awkward but we prepared a script to say I was just tagging along on my way to Singapore, cool innit? HAHAHA
So there goes our quick Singapore getaway.. of course nah not sharing the nitty gritty details..
Till next trip overseas!
