Both times I’ve flown here there’ve been a few minutes of panic as I leave the airplane. The flyer says that prohibited items are prohibited, but it doesn’t enumerate them! It says that chewing gum, tobacco, and endangered animals may not be imported… do I have any of that? And what if I have something that’s prohibited but not on the list? Or what if someone slipped a fake camera full of heroin into my backpack on the airplane? And I just wrote on this form that I’m a ‘tourist’ and that I’m staying for 60 days… who does that?
But, then I see the signs, and remember — Changi airport has two clearly marked customs lanes, a red one and a green one. If you don’t want your bags searched, you just take the green one.