Food are cheaper in Japan than in SG

Grocery shopping is a joy because most of the stuff are cheaper than in SG. Take for example the yogurt of 400 gm cost only 99 Yen or S$1.20c. It's cheap because the Japanese make their own and do not have to import it. But then the imported bananas are also sold cheaply here. 4 pieces cost S$1.25c. In SG these bananas cost $1.60 to $2 at NTUC FairPrice. There are other food stuffs that are also sold cheaply like beef, pork, chicken etc.

Washioku for Lunar New Year

We visited SORA at Changi Terminal 2 and the 2 dishes are some of the more popular ones. However, the soyu ramen is $17 ++ and the kiesan meshi cost $23 ++ which are expensive. In Japan, you probably pay S$10 and $15 respectively.

Mannerism of the students in Japan

We boarded a train which was packed with students of about 16 to 17 years average age. None of them offered me or the old folks a seat. In fact, one placed a book on the vacant seat as if to reserve for it someone. I was rather surprised at such an attitude especially coming from the students in Japan. My initial impression was that the students were civic minded and courteous but this incident has changed my mind about them.  I hope this was just an isolated case.
The Singapore train commuters are better mannered (perhaps due to the social media that spread with photos and videos about them before). I was often offered a seat from students and adults alike when the trains were full. Keep it  up Singaporeans!

Foods in Japan.
Undeniably, the food sold in the restaurants and supermarkets are excellent. They are delicious and full of varieties. The sea food like fishes, oysters etc are fresh and tasty. The fruits are also sweet and juicy. Persimmons are in season and so are the oranges. Each persimmon fruit cost about S$1. In Singapore a persimmon imported from China cost about $2 and it is no match in taste and quality.
It is a pity I can`t post the photos of the fruits I am talking about due to the slow Internet connection.

Growing cherry tomatoes in the garden

Above pictures were taken in Japan and sent to me by my relatives.

Scrumptious authentic Japanese food and breakfast at ToastBox

My wife who is still in Japan sent me these pictures. She is visiting her family who is not badly affected by the recent earthquakes in Kitakyushu.
Her parents brought her out for a lovely authentic Japanese food which she had missed a lot.
I didn't want to go to Japan with my wife because I want to accord her some privacy with her family. Besides, I do not feel safe even though the quake tremors are not severe at the place she is staying. I rather be safe than sorry.

I had my breakfast at ToastBox. I like the kopi O there as it is so much better than the ones sold at other stalls. I am quite fortunate as there are 2 ToastBox near my home. Both are less than 10 minutes walk away.
I ate 2 soft cooked eggs (not in the picture), otak toast and a cup of siew tai and kaw (less sugar and concentrated) kopi O.

The weather in SG
The weather in Singapore is hot and humid. The temperature at 3pm was 36C and it is forecast to have thundery showers in the evening in the northern, western and center part of the island.

Roti prata with mutton for dinner

12 October 2015 Monday

Woke up at 5:30 am to a day which promises more haze and poor air quality. Current PSI reading is 109 (unhealthy level). According to the experts, the haze will not go away until end November when the wind direction changes. So for the next one and half month, we'll just have to bear with the situation * sigh *.

Looking forward to stock trading day which will begin at 9 am. The Dow was up 33 points to 17,084.
Will be keeping a close watch on Noble, SIA, Tiger, Genting, Wilmar etc......

To those above 50 years old :
One of the tools, doctors use to test Dementia patients' skills. Good example of a Brain Study:

If you can read this... you have a strong mind. And better than that: Alzheimer's is a long long, way down the road before it ever gets anywhere near you.
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Today the STI closed up 33.6 points to 3032. SIA did excellently, up 0.42 cts to $10.98. The other counters of mine performed well too example: Noble is up 0.04c to 0.515, Wilmar International plus
0.04 c to $2.93....

Yakitori and bread/buns from Japan