Day 22- Saturday 22nd March- SIngapore

We had to wake up a wee bit earlier today because of the fact that we had to check out at midday. Problem was that our flight wasn't until midnight, so we had 12 hours to occupy somehow. We had all of our stuff packed by 11am and then watched Pokemon on TV until 12. We tried to book a cab for 3pm, but the number I called was an automated service and a taxi was sent immediately and at 11:10, the obnoxious reception woman called us and shouted 'Your taxi here!!' and we had to apologise and say we didn't want it.
At 12, we checked out and paid $375. We left our bags in reception while we tried to pass some time in town. First stop was McDonalds for lunch, which we ate very slowly. Next, we wandered into the Bugis Junction shopping mall and showed Hannah the goodies we had found the day before, like the secret arcade. Inevitably, in trying to waste time, we spent money. I bought a cool t-shirt from a store called Slurping Ape and the girls got some stickers. I got lost for a bit when the girls wandered off but they soon came back.
When we could waste no more time in Bugis Junction, we went back to the hotel and into the internet cafe next door for an hour. After this, we hailed a cab to the airport. The driver asked us which terminal, we told him number 3, but then he started insisting that we needed terminal 2 for flights to Tokyo. We were very sure it was terminal 3, but it took some pursuading to make him realise this.
We arrived at Terminal 3 at 3pm; just in time, because the heavens opened just as we walked through the door. We were concernedas to how we were going to occupy the 4 hours before check-in opened. The girls went to the loo and I, in desperate hope, checked to see if we could check in early.
'Which flight, sir?' a little Singapore-airlines lady asked.
'Tokyo 2340. Long shot, I know.' I replied.
'No, you can check in now!' she said with a smile.
I was so surprised. I ran towards the girls as they emerged from the toilets to tell them the good news. They were excited too. We checked in with the ever-helpful staff of Singapore Airlines and wandered through into the departures lounge, getting another immigration stamp on the way. The lounge was enormous- it must take a good 15 minutes to walk from one end to the other. There were lots of very expensive shops and restaurants. We looked in a few boook stores before plonking ourselves in front of some TVs showing Jay Leno with speakers in the seats. I bought an awesome cheesecake and had to try and explain to a Singaporean lady what a croissant was.
Hours passed quickly. We changed some dollars into Yen and bought a pack of Uno cards. We then played a game of Uno followed by a celebrity name game. Before we knew it, we had to board.