My red-eye flight that departed out of Tokyo after midnight local time (12.35 am), landed in Singapore at 6.55 am.
Passport control and customs was quick and efficient. I interacted with no humans— only with two camera stations.
One did a facial recognition scan (after I had scanned my passport picture page) and the other instructed me to press my right thumb on the glass for a fingerprint. Twenty seconds and done.
I took a few pictures of the orchids inside the secure area at Changi airport, and then had to move on to pick up my bags and go through passport control.
The mid-day conditions outside— 88°F (31°C) with a little humidity— is a shock to someone now used to Pacific Northwest winter weather.
I took a taxi to the hotel, instead of roughing it by walking with my luggage and using the metro train.
