Oh, No!!

I was at the terminal 3 of Changi Airport at 11:00pm last week.

While I was checking in, the lady at the counter was looking for something in my passport.

I said that the Singapore immigration stamp can be found toward the end of the passport.

She told me that she was looking for a visa.

"Which visa?" I asked.

She replied "Australia."

"I am Japanese."

"Yes, you need a visa!"

"No, way. I don't need a visa to visit for 5 days, do I?"

"Yes. You do, sir."

"We Japanese love Australia! They should let me in!"

My mind went blank.....

I never thought that I needed one. It was 11:00PM. I already had an appointment the next morning. I had to catch the flight.

"What should I do?" I asked.

She said "please follow me."

I was brought to Singapore Airline customer center. They got me a visa on line.

I was in Australia next morning after the 6 hours flight from Singapore.