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15 Year Old Girl From Kerala Launches Web Designing Company !!!!!

April 18, 2013Natarajan2 Comments

15 Year Old Girl From Kerala Launches Web Company

Seven years ago at the age of eight, she created history by developing a website for her school. Now, at the age of 15, Shreelakshmi Suresh has hit the headlines for her decision to incept an IT firm at UL Cyberpark in Kozhikode, as reported by Deccan Chronicle.

A class 10 student of Presentation Higher Secondary School who will now be one of the youngest CEOs, will set her IT company – YGlobes, along with six other students as board members.

The firm is specialized in web designing and the intellects behind this new venture are students from schools, medical and engineering colleges. Most of them had met during an e-learning programme which resulted in forming a team of members with similar ideas, according to Shreelakshmi.

The board members are Nadir Hussain, a class 10 Indian Singer Celebrity from MES Indian School Doha, CK Ashhad from KMO ITI at Koduvally, Ameen Al Rahman of MAMO College at Mukkam, Shyni from Royal Dental College in Chalissery and Shabna and Shamila of AWH Engineering College.

The young brain’s web design had caught the world’s attention and she has received 30 awards, besides earning a membership in the Association of American Webmasters. She said that the company would function at Cyberpark by July and it would consist of 20 people to begin with.

Besides web designing the company will provide other services including web development, web hosting and domain registration. The report also stated that the investment is estimated to be 50 lakh.

source:::: siliconindia net

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தீப ஆரத்தியின் அர்த்தம் !!!

April 18, 2013April 18, 2013Natarajan1 Comment

அறிவார்ந்த ஆன்மிகம்

நம் வழிபாட்டு முறைகளில் பலவும் காரணம் புரியாத சடங்குகளாகவும் சம்பிரதாயங்களாகவும் ஆகி விடுகின்றன. அவற்றை அப்படியே நாமும் பின்பற்றுகிறோமே ஒழிய அவற்றில் புதைந்துள்ள ஆழ்ந்த பொருளை நாம் உணரத் தவறி விடுகிறோம். உதாரணத்திற்கு கோயில்களில் இறைவனுக்கு தீப ஆரத்தி எடுப்பதை எடுத்துக் கொள்வோம். தீப ஆரத்தி எடுப்பதை நாம் நாள் தோறும் பார்க்கிறோம் என்றாலும் அது எதற்காக என்றும், ஆரத்தி எடுப்பதன் பின்னால் உள்ள தத்துவம் என்ன என்றும் நம்மில் பெரும்பாலானோர் அறிவதில்லை. அதன் உண்மைப் பொருளை இப்போது பார்ப்போம்.

பூஜையில் இறைவனுக்குச் செய்யப்படும் பதினாறு வகை உபசாரங்களில் தீப ஆரத்தியும் ஒன்று. அதை வடமொழியில் ஷோடச உபசாரா என்று சொல்வார்கள். பூஜை காலத்தில் தீப ஆரத்தி எடுப்பதற்கு முன்பு இறைவன் விக்கிரகத்தின் முன் திரை போட்டு இருப்பார்கள். அந்தத் திரை மறைப்பதால் நம்மால் இறைவனைக் காண முடியாது. ’நான்’என்னும் அறியாமைத் திரை நம்முள் இருக்கும் வரை அதைத் தாண்டி உள்ள எல்லாம் வல்ல இறைவனை நம்மால் அறிந்து கொள்ள முடியாது என்பதை அது குறிக்கிறது. அந்தத் திரை விலகினால் மட்டுமே இறைவனைக் காண முடியும். அப்போதும் கூட இறைவன் மிகத் தெளிவாகத் தெரிவது இல்லை. இறைவனை மிகத் தெளிவாக அறிய ஞானம் என்ற விளக்கு வேண்டும். அந்த ஞான விளக்கொளி இருந்தால் தான் இறைவனை முழுமையாகத் தரிசிக்கும் அனுபவம் வாய்க்கும். அந்த ஞான ஒளி தான் தீப ஆரத்தி. நான் என்னும் ஆணவத் திரை விலகிய பின்னர் ஞானத்தின் துணையுடன் இறைவனைக் காண முடியும் என்பதை தீப ஆரத்தி விளக்குகிறது.

திரை விலகுதல், தீப ஆரத்தி காட்டுதல், இருள் நீங்குதல், இறைவனைக் காணல் எல்லாம் ஏக காலத்தில் நிகழ்வது போல ஆணவம் விலகி, ஞானம் பெற்று, அறியாமை நீங்கி, இறைவனை உணர்தல் எல்லாம் ஏக காலத்தில் மனிதன் மனதில் நிகழ வேண்டும் என்பதை தீப ஆரத்தி குறிப்பால் உணர்த்துகிறது.

உள்ளத்தில் ஞான விளக்கேற்றுவது குறித்து பத்தாம் திருமுறையில் திருமூலர் மிக அழகாகக் கூறுவார்.

விளக்கினை ஏற்றி வெளியை அறிமின்
விளக்கினின் முன்னே வேதனை மாறும்
விளக்கை விளக்கும் விளக்கு உடையார்கள்
விளக்கில் விளங்கும் விளக்காவர் தாமே!”

இதன் பொருள்: உங்களுக்குள் இருக்கும் ஞான விளக்கை ஏற்றி பரஞான வெளியாக இருக்கும் பரம் பொருளை அறியுங்கள். அந்த ஞான விளக்கின் முன்னே உங்கள் வேதனைகள் மாறும். அந்த ஞான விளக்கை விளங்கிக் கொள்ளும் ஞானம் உடையவர்கள் தாங்களே ஞான விளக்காக விளங்குவார்கள்.

(ஞான விளக்கின் ஒளியின் அனைத்தையும் காணும் போது அறியாமையால் நாம் உணர்கின்ற துன்பங்கள் தானாக மாறி விடும் என்றும் ஞானம் பெற்றவர்கள் தாமாக மற்றவர்களுக்கு ஞான விளக்காக இருந்து வழிகாட்டுவார்கள் என்றும் திருமூலர் விளக்குகிறார்.)

கற்பூர தீப ஆரத்தியில் இன்னொரு மெய்ஞான உண்மை வலியுறுத்தப் படுகிறது. கற்பூரம் ஏற்றப்படும் போது அது எரிந்து ஒளி கொடுத்து பின் கடைசியில் இருந்த சுவடே இல்லாமல் முடிந்து விடுகிறது. கற்பூரம் நான், எனது என்ற எண்ணங்களால் ஏற்படும் வாசனைகளைக் குறிக்கிறது. இறைவனில் இருந்து தனிமைப்படுத்திக் கொண்டு வாழும் தன்மையைக் குறிக்கிறது. ஆனால் எல்லாம் இறைவன் என்ற ஞானம் பற்றிக் கொள்ளும் போது மனிதனின் வாசனைகளும், அறியாமையும் கொஞ்சம் கொஞ்சமாய் அழிய மற்றவர்களுக்கு ஒளி தரும் வாழ்க்கையை மனிதன் வாழ ஆரம்பிக்கிறான். அவன் காலம் முடிந்து விடும் போது அவன் வாசனைகளும் முடிந்து போகின்றன. ஒளிமயமான, உபயோகமான வாழ்க்கை வாழ்ந்து முடித்து இருந்த சுவடில்லாமல் அவன் இறைவனுடன் ஐக்கியமாகி விடுகிறான். இது கற்பூர தீப ஆரத்தி மூலமாக உணர்த்தப்படும் இன்னொரு மாபெரும் தத்துவம்.

தீப ஆரத்தியின் முடிவில் தீபத்தின் மேல் நம் கைகளை வைத்துக் கண்களில் ஒற்றிக் கொண்டு தலையையும் தொட்டுக் கொள்கிறோம். ’இந்த ஞான ஒளி என் அகக் கண்களைத் திறக்கட்டும். என் எண்ணங்களும், நோக்கங்களும், அறிவும் மேன்மையானதாக இருக்கட்டும்.’ என்ற பாவனையில் செய்யப்படும் செயலே அது.

எந்திரத்தனமாகக் கோயிலுக்குச் சென்று தீப ஆரத்தியைக் கண்டு இறைவனை வணங்கி அங்கிருந்து எந்த பாதிப்பும் இல்லாமல் கிளம்பி விடாமல் மேற்கண்ட தத்துவக் கண்ணோட்டத்தோடு தீப ஆரத்தியைக் கண்டு வணங்குங்கள். அதுவே உண்மையான பயனுள்ள வழிபாட்டு முறை. அப்படி உயர்ந்த பாவனையுடன் வழிபட ஆரம்பிக்கும் போது மிக மேன்மையான ஆன்மிக அனுபவத்தை உணர்வீர்கள். உண்மையான வழிபாட்டின் பலனை அடைவீர்கள்!

சரி அப்படியானால் மனிதர்களுக்கும் ஆரத்தி எடுக்கிறார்களே அது எதற்காக என்ற கேள்வி ஒருவர் மனதில் எழுவது இயற்கை. அதற்கான பதிலையும் பார்ப்போம்.

புதிதாய் திருமணம் முடிந்து வீட்டுக்கு வரும் தம்பதியர், குழந்தை பெற்றுக் கொண்டு வீடு திரும்பும் தாய், தொலை தூரங்களுக்குச் சென்று வெற்றிகரமாக ஒரு செயலை முடித்து விட்டு வருபவர் முதலானோருக்கு ஆரத்தி எடுக்கும் வழக்கம் நம் நாட்டில் இருக்கிறது.

அவர்களுக்கு ஆரத்தி எடுப்பது இறைவனுக்கு ஆரத்தி எடுக்கும் முறையில் இருப்பதில்லை. அவர்களுக்கு ஒரு தாம்பாளத் தட்டில் தண்ணீருடன் மஞ்சள் மற்றும் சுண்ணாம்பு கலந்து தண்ணீரை சிவப்பாக்கிக் கொள்கிறார்கள். பின் எண்ணெய் தோய்த்த திரியை விளிம்பில் வைத்து தீபமாக்கி ஆரத்தி எடுக்கிறார்கள்.

ஒவ்வொரு மனிதனைச் சுற்றிலும் ஆரா(aura)என்ற சூட்சுமப் பகுதி இருக்கிறது. மனிதனுக்கு ஏற்படும் திருஷ்டி மற்றும் அவனைச் சேரும் தீய கிருமிகள் ஆகியவை அந்த சூட்சும பகுதியில் முதலில் பதிந்து பின்னரே அவனுள் புகுகின்றன. திருமணம், குழந்தை பெறுதல், வெற்றியடைதல் ஆகியவற்றால் பலருடைய திருஷ்டி மணமக்கள், தாய்-சேய், வெற்றியாளர் மீது அதிகம் விழ வாய்ப்பு அதிகம் உள்ளது.

மஞ்சள் மற்றும் சுண்ணாம்பு இரண்டிற்கும் விஷக் கிருமிகளை அழிக்கும் சக்தி இருப்பதாக நம் முன்னோர் கண்டிருந்தார்கள் எனவே தான் திருஷ்டி கழிக்கும் சக்தி உள்ள கிருமி நாசினிகளான மஞ்சளையும் சுண்ணாம்பையும் தண்ணீரில் கலந்து திருஷ்டி கழித்து அந்தத் தண்ணீரை வெளியேயே கொட்டி விடுகிறார்கள். வீட்டினுள் நுழையும் முன்பே ஆரா சரீரத்தில் சேர்ந்துள்ள திருஷ்டி மற்றும் கிருமிகளை அகற்றி தூய்மைப்படுத்திய பின்னரே சம்பந்தப் பட்டவர்களை வீட்டுக்குள் அழைத்துக் கொண்டு போகும் வழக்கம் உள்ளது.

எனவே அது போல் ஆரத்தி எடுக்கும் போது பொருள் அறிந்து சரியான பாவனையுடன் செய்வது முக்கியம். அப்போது தான் அதன் பலனும் முழுமையாக இருக்கும்.

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Message For The Day….Need For Moral and Spiritual Education To Children…

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Message For The Day…A dose of Dhyanam and Japam as Breakfast !!!!!

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I know how systematic you all are in eating and drinking. You take pretty good care of the body. I do not condemn it; I only want that you should take equally good care of the needs of the spirit also. Take a dose of Dhyanam (meditation) and Japam(repetition of holy Names) as the morning breakfast; Puja andArchana (prayer and worship) as lunch at noon; someSathsang (holy company) or Sathchinthana (holy thoughts) or reading of holy books or Nama likhitha (writing of holy Names) as afternoon tea and snacks; an hour of bhajan as dinner; and a small ten-minute manana (reflection) as the cup of milk before going to bed. This diet is enough to keep your inner being happy and healthy. That is My advice to you today.

Sathya Sai Baba

World”s Most Stylish Airports !!!

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The world's coolest airports

The distinctive Worldport terminal at New York’s JFK Airport is earmarked for demolition. It was orignally known as the Pan Am terminal, and with its flying saucer shape, has appeared in a number of films, including Live and Let Die. Its impending demise has upset many, who see it as an important relic of the air travel’s glamorous heydey, and a campaign group is fighting to have it saved.

The world's coolest airports

TWA Flight Centre, JFK

Highlights: recently refurbished, stylish exterior (designed by Robert Stern) made to resemble a bird landing, impressive interior with “passenger tubes”, aviation museum.

The world's coolest airports

Changi Airport, Singapore

Highlights: butterfly garden, orchids, five metre “Green Wall”, handles 46.5 million passengers a year, has won over 390 awards.

The world's coolest airports

Dubai International Airport, UAE

Highlights: £3 billion Terminal 3, very cool elevators.

The world's coolest airports

Madrid-Barajas Airport, Spain

Highlights: trendy Terminal 4, designed by Antonio Lamela and Richard Rogers, has won awards and is one of the world’s largest.

The world's coolest airports

Samui Airport, Thailand

Highlights: relaxing departure lounge feels more like a hip bar than an airport

The world's coolest airports

Marrakesh Menara Airport, Morocco

Highlights: stylish exterior covered in arabesques blends modernity with tradition

Los Angeles International Airport, US

Highlights: distinctive “Theme Building” resembles a flying saucer on four legs – a restaurant is suspended beneath

Denver International Airport, US

Highlights: Teflon-coated fibreglass roof resembles the Rocky Mountain views, artwork often displayed inside, solar powered

The world's coolest airports

King Abdulaziz International Airport, Saudi Arabia

Highlights: Hajj terminal built specifically for pilgrims visiting Mecca covers 100 acres and is known for its tent-shaped roof

The world's coolest airports

O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, US

Highlights: one of the world’s busiest airports, regularly voted America’s best

The world's coolest airports

Wellington International Airport, New Zealand

Highlights: sleek, relaxing terminal interiors – useful as the airport is noted for crosswinds and turbulent landings.

The world's coolest airports

London Heathrow Airport, UK

Highlights: Terminal 5 building (designed by Richard Rogers), Gordon Ramsay restaurant, colossal number of shops

The world's coolest airports

Hong Kong International Airport, China

Highlights: built on an island, handles 53.3 million passengers annually, contains a golf course and 3D cinema

The world's coolest airports

Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia

Highlights: eye-catching architecture, water fountain, free wifi

The world's coolest airports

Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok, Thailand

Highlights: only opened in 2006, artwork often on display, sophisticated design

The world's coolest airports

Bilbao Airport, Spain

Highlights: The signature flourishes from its world famous designer Santiago Calatrava (also instrumental in the regeneration of Valencia). Look out for its curves, generous light, and a viewing gallery that allows your loved ones to see you as you collect your baggage.

The world's coolest airports

Munich Airport, Germany

Highlights

The airport’s much praised glass-and-steel Terminal Two, which includes a massage room, prayer room with fir floors, and Plexiglass walls, a Bavarian deli, and even a brewery (between terminals one and two).

The world's coolest airports

Incheon International Airport, Seoul, South Korea

Highlights: Built on reclaimed land, this arc-shaped construction – intended to suggest the ancient Korean temples – is the country’s largest building. Architects have noted its feeling of warmth and welcome, and there has been widespread praise of the airport’s design and clean lines. The airport has been voted best in the world several times.

The world's coolest airports

Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, Canada

Highlights: Its main terminal was designed by world renowned architect César Pelli in association with Stantec Architecture Ltd. It was the first airport terminal to be certified for its environmental friendliness, and notable for its ultra-modern look and energy efficiency.

source:::: The Telegraph UK…

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Lion Air Jet Crash…. What Next ?

April 17, 2013April 17, 2013NatarajanLeave a comment

Indonesian workers prepare to remove the wreckage of a Lion Air jet after it crashed into the sea.

AN Indonesian salvage team is using a crane to haul seats and baggage out of a plane that crashed in Bali, as investigators probe what caused the jet to go down.

The Lion Air plane missed the runway as it came in to land on Saturday, slamming into the sea and splitting in two. Dozens of the 108 people on board were injured, but there were no fatalities.

Terrified passengers swam to shore or were plucked to safety by police in rubber dinghies. Witnesses and experts have suggested the crash could have been caused by a freak storm, although no official reason has yet been given.

The salvage team hauled the seats and baggage out of the Boeing 737-800, and were aiming to begin cutting the fuselage of the plane into pieces later in the evening, Bali army commander Colonel Anton Nugroho said.

Indonesian boys carry pieces of a Lion Air jet a day after the aircraft crashed into the ocean, at Jimbaran beach, in Bali, Indonesia on Sunday, April 14, 2013. All 108 passengers and crew survived after the new Lion Air jet crashed into the ocean and snapped into two while attempting to land Saturday on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, injuring up to 45 people. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

However, local navy commander Lieutenant Colonel Edi Eka Susanto said the operation had to be carried out very carefully, as the plane “is not yet stable, and we fear there are still oxygen bottles inside that could explode”.

After the plane was cut up, the team planned to lift the parts by crane onto a truck, and from there they would be taken to a nearby beach, said Nugroho.

If that was not possible, then the parts would be pushed through the water using balloons to an area of coast where it was easier to lift them, he said.

This handout photo released by the Indonesian Search And Rescue Agency (SAR) on April 14, 2013 shows the aircraft cabin of a Lion Air Boeing 737 lying submerged in the water after skidding off the runaway during landing at Bali’s international airport near Denpasar.

The 70-strong team, made up of military, rescue agency, airport and Lion Air personnel, hoped to be finished by tomorrow.

The cockpit voice recorder was found wedged between a wing and the body of the aircraft on Monday, and was being flown to Jakarta on Tuesday, Masruri, from the national transportation safety committee, which is probing the crash, told AFP.

Indonesian workers prepare to remove the wreckage of a Lion Air jet in Bali, Indonesia on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. The new Lion Air jet that slammed into the sea as it tried to land on the Indonesian resort island of Bali over the weekend remains stuck in shallow water and must be cut into pieces for removal, vividly underlining the challenges facing the budget airline as it races to expand in Asia. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

“The black box will be cleaned and checked for damage and hopefully we will be able to extract the data in it,” said Masruri, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, adding he would not comment further on an ongoing investigation.

Five passengers were still in hospital on Tuesday following the crash, said Lion Air airport service director Daniel Putut, although he said he did not have details of their conditions.

Indonesia rescuers remove the seats of a partially submerged Lion Air Boeing 737 three days after it crashed while trying to land at Bali’s international airport near Denpasar on April 16, 2013. The pilot and co-pilot of a Lion Air plane that crashed at Bali’s airport have passed initial drug tests, an official said on April 15, as investigators probe the causes of the accident that left dozens injured but no fatalities.

Government officials and the airline said at the time of the crash the weather had been fine, but the transport ministry has since said the jet flew through thick cloud and witnesses have spoken of torrential rain before the crash.

Indonesia, which relies heavily on air transport to connect its sprawling archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, has one of Asia’s worst aviation safety records.

source:::news.com.au

Melbourne Airport…New Domestic Terminal ….Ready for Take Off By 2015 !!!!

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Artist’s impression: Melbourne Airport’s new terminal extension.

A NEW domestic terminal at Melbourne Airport will ease congestion and help drive economic growth, the federal government says.

The terminal, capable of handling up to 10 million passengers a year, is part of the $400 million first stage development of the airport’s long-term southern precinct project.

The project, due to open in mid-2015, will include 17 new aircraft parking bays, extra car parking, ground transport facilities and road upgrades.

Approving the development on Tuesday, federal Infrastructure and Transport Minister Anthony Albanese said expanding airports is necessary to connect Australia to the world and drive economic growth.

He said increasing capacity will help the airport deal with an expected doubling of its annual number of passengers to 64 million by 2033.

“What that means is jobs and economic growth and positioning Australia in the Asian century,” he told reporters in Melbourne.

Melbourne Airport chief executive Chris Woodruff said the development will create jobs and provide a boost to the Victorian economy.

He said the expansion was driven by strong domestic passenger demand and will provide for further growth.

The works will focus on the area south of terminal 3 and around terminal 4.

source::: news .com.au

Princie Diamond: Rare Indian Gem Sells for $39m !!!!

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The Princie Diamond

All four of the world’s top pink diamonds have been found at Golconda…

One of the largest pink diamonds in the world has been sold at auction for more than $39.3m (£25m).

The Princie Diamond was purchased by an anonymous collector bidding by phone, Christie’s in New York said.

The 34.65 carat diamond’s origin can be traced back to the ancient diamond mines of Golconda in southern India.

It once belonged to the royal family of Hyderabad, rulers of one of the wealthiest provinces of Mughal India.

“The Princie Diamond carries a fabulous provenance, which brings together the legendary names of Golconda, [the] Nizam of Hyderabad, and the Maharani Sita Devi of Baroda,” said Christie’s jewellery department head Rahul Kadakia before the sale.

“The most beautiful stones discovered in Golconda were always reserved for kings and rulers as they represented the highest power, which was then magically transferred to the owner.

“It was a widely regarded belief that God’s gift to India became India’s gift to mankind and the Princie is undoubtedly one of the greatest gifts of Golconda.”

The diamond was once owned by the Nizam of Hyderabad, who was proclaimed the richest man in the world by Time magazine in 1937.

It had not seen in public since 1960 when Sotheby’s sold it as the “property of a gentleman”.

All four of the world’s top pink diamonds have been found at Golconda, Christie’s says. The area has the earliest known diamond mines in the world, producing the stones as early as 800BC.

In 2010 a diamond known as the Graff pink was sold in Geneva by Sotheby’s for $44m. At the time it was believed to be the most expensive gemstone bought at auction in history.

The two largest pink diamonds – the Darya-I Nur, weighing 175 to 195 carats, and the Nur ul-Ain, weighing about 60 carats – originally formed part of the Iranian Crown Jewels.

Experts say it has since been determined that they were cut from a single pink diamond weighing 242 carats.

Christie’s say that the Princie Diamond is believed to be the third largest pink diamond in the world and was found 300 years ago in the Golconda mines.

SOURCE:::bbc.com.news

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Message For The Day….Respect For Women is the Real Culture ….

April 17, 2013NatarajanLeave a comment

Do not be carried away by the modern day talk of establishing absolute equality. Each one has a certain corpus of intelligence and a peculiar bundle of instincts, impulses and past impressions (vasanas). The more you divert or diminish their impact on you, greater the achievements. Use all chances you have to develop good health, skills and character. That is your highest duty. Seize every chance to serve the sick and needy with love. Do not by any action of yours, cause pain to another, nor suffer pain yourself by foolishness or sheer bravado. Make lasting friendships with good and the noble. Honour elders and women. Treat women with the highest respect. By honouring women, you bring honour to yourself and your society. Respect for women is the mark of real culture.

Sathya Sai Baba

A Tour Of Changi Airport..Singapore…World”s Best Airport !!!!

April 16, 2013April 16, 2013Natarajan1 Comment

Singapore’s Changi Airport is a major hub for international transport, with more than 135,000 passengers passing through every day.

But it’s no boring airport terminal. Changi was just named the Best Airport in The World by Skytrax, a company that tracks and rates airline and airport performance.

Realizing that travel can be stressful, the team behind Changi designed the airport to be an open, airy space with lots of greenery (Singapore is the garden city, after all), gardens, outdoor access, and comfortable seating areas.

There are also incredible amenities, like a butterfly garden, rooftop pool, movie theaters, hotels, spas, and showers, and even a four-story slide.

The airport is an architectural marvel. The newest terminal, Terminal 3, was designed by CPG Consultants, in collaboration with Woodhead, Tierra Design and SOM, Bartenbach LichtLabor and Hugh Dutton & Associates.

The airport is an architectural marvel. The newest terminal, Terminal 3, was designed by CPG Consultants, in collaboration with Woodhead, Tierra Design and SOM, Bartenbach LichtLabor and Hugh Dutton & Associates.

Most passengers enter the airport at Terminal 3, the newest and largest terminal at Changi, which is where Singapore Airlines is based. At 380,000 sq. m., the terminal is spacious, with high ceilings and an open, airy feel.

Most passengers enter the airport at Terminal 3, the newest and largest terminal at Changi, which is where Singapore Airlines is based. At 380,000 sq. m., the terminal is spacious, with high ceilings and an open, airy feel.

There’s also a lush vertical garden here called the “Green Wall.” It has over 20 varieties of plants, vines, and flowers growing on it.

There's also a lush vertical garden here called the "Green Wall." It has over 20 varieties of plants, vines, and flowers growing on it.

It’s easy to get between terminals on the Skytrain.

One of the best things about Changi airport is its Balinese-themed outdoor rooftop pool, located in Terminal 1. Passengers can pay to use this pool for about $14. (It’s free for guests who are staying in the Ambassador Transit Hotel.)

One of the best things about Changi airport is its Balinese-themed outdoor rooftop pool, located in Terminal 1. Passengers can pay to use this pool for about $14. (It's free for guests who are staying in the Ambassador Transit Hotel.)

You can watch planes take off and land directly from the pool garden.

The pool also has its own Tiki bar.

And its own fitness center (along with locker rooms, where you can shower after).

Each terminal has an Ambassador Transit Hotel, where passengers can rent hotel rooms for a minimum of six hours — perfect if you’re exhausted and have a long layover. Room rates start at $76 for a 6-hour block and are charged hourly after that.

Each terminal has an Ambassador Transit Hotel, where passengers can rent hotel rooms for a minimum of six hours — perfect if you're exhausted and have a long layover. Room rates start at $76 for a 6-hour block and are charged hourly after that.

Rooms here look like normal hotel rooms, with two twin or one double bed, bathrooms, TVs, and desks. Some rooms have windows that look out onto the tarmac.

The airport has a nature trail, which encourages passengers to go outdoors and breathe in fresh air while at the airport. There are five gardens in the airport, including a rooftop sunflower garden.

There’s even an enclosed butterfly garden — the first such garden in an airport — which is home to butterflies, flowers, lush greenery, and a 6-meter (20-ft.) waterfall.

There's even an enclosed butterfly garden — the first such garden in an airport — which is home to butterflies, flowers, lush greenery, and a 6-meter (20-ft.) waterfall.

There’s lots of greenery inside the airport too.

There are free internet terminals scattered throughout the airport, making it easy to stay in touch.

And free charging stations, where you can lock up your phone while it charges.

Everything here is technologically savvy—even the bathrooms. Each bathroom has an electronic monitoring system where passengers can rate the cleanliness of the bathroom. If you’re not happy with the service, simply tap the frowny face on the touchscreen monitor.

Then tap the reason why you’re unhappy with the bathroom, and a message will immediately be sent to the bathroom supervisor alerting them to the issue. Then tap the reason why you're unhappy with the bathroom, and a message will immediately be sent to the bathroom supervisor alerting them to the issue.

High-end designer shops, like Gucci, Burberry, and Hermes, keep shoppers occupied while they wait for their flights.

But there are also some more affordable shops, and lots of duty free stores

There are tons of dining and drinking options. The airport even has an outpost of Singapore’s famous Harry’s Bar.

sumptuous buffet in the first class lounge.

But I chose to eat at the sumptuous buffet in the first class lounge.

When you’re tired of eating, drinking and shopping, you can watch a movie. There are two movie theaters in the airport, which show a rotating roster of current movies, like the Bourne Legacy.

When you're tired of eating, drinking and shopping, you can watch a movie. There are two movie theaters in the airport, which show a rotating roster of current movies, like the Bourne Legacy.

Kids will love the awesome four-story, 40-ft. slide.

As will adults. If you spend $10 at any airport venue, you’re eligible to ride the slide.

As will adults. If you spend $10 at any airport venue, you're eligible to ride the slide.

The whole airport is designed to help people relax and to make the flying experience less stressful. You’ll find seating areas scattered throughout the airport with cushy chairs for napping, reading, or TV watching. The chairs were really comfortable.

The whole airport is designed to help people relax and to make the flying experience less stressful. You'll find seating areas scattered throughout the airport with cushy chairs for napping, reading, or TV watching. The chairs were really comfortable.

Even the art exhibits are supposed to be soothing. This Kinetic Rain sculptural installation in Terminal 1 changes shape in a hypnotic dancing motion.

source:::::businessinsider.comnet

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