This was not my son's first time riding a plane but it's his first
time traveling out of the country. We booked our fight thru Philippine
Airlines. Once your kid turned 2 and up he has to pay ticket already. Our
destination was Singapore which is approximately 3hrs flight so you need to
bring toys or save some videos in your phone (if the plane does not have
minitabs) for them to play and be tamed. We went early in the Airport and my
son was already active for 6AM flight so we played like run from each other and
hide and seek because if I do that he'll get tired and sleep in the airplane while
en route which happened and of which I am thankful.
Ryan does not want to bring the stroller because he thinks it was
hassle and heavy but I insisted because I know my son, he always wants to be
carried by me even if I told him to go to his papa he just want me. I cannot
imagine myself roaming and walking in Singapore carrying my son for hours. It's
so tiring and most of my friends who went there said that there's a lot of
walking tour in Singapore. You can bring strollers and it will not be counted as
baggage and you can take it to the Boarding area and hand it over to the
airport staff before entering the plane. Stroller is very useful in travelling
with a child. In Universal Studios Singapore you can rent a stroller if you
need one but why not bring from Ph if you have so you can save. It's not much
of a hassle because the streets are stroller friendly as well as their buses
and trains that you can move you strollers in and out unlike in Philippines. It
also keep your child safe while you walk around and also stop them from running
away. You can also put things like you bags, water, etc it really offers us
convenience and efficiency.
You also need to make sure you bring right amount of Milk and
right quantity of diapers. My son is already potty trained but he needs to be
assisted going to rest rooms. Most of the time in Singapore he uses diaper
because I am not sure if rest rooms are always accessible and we move around a
lot. When I checked that i might run out of diapers , in the last day when we were
in Singapore Botanic Garden he only use diaper while taking a nap , then I just
ask him to tell me if he's going to pee so we can go to the rest room. I opted
to bring diapers because it's so expensive in Singapore.
For packing list, since Singapore has a warm weather I brought
cotton shirts and sleeveless for my son. I always bring extra clothes for him
in my backpack so he can change clothes after long hours of touring the City.
That would be all for now. I will be posting separate blog on our
experiences in our trip to Singapore.
