KFC & Mister Donut Japan

I was curious how the KFC would taste like and so I ordered a 2 piece set which comes with fries and Pepsi Cola. I was rather disappointed because it tasted differently and not so yummy as the one in Singapore. The price was 680 Yen or about S$8.50.

Before ordering KFC, I had the cotton snow candy (melon) dessert from Mr Donut. It is shaved ice with syrup and small pieces of melon. It tasted quite good but a little expensive (slightly more than the price of KFC).

Spending time in shopping mall

It has been very hot with the temperature topping the 38c mark. We decided to take "shelter" at a shopping mall. It's more comfortable and besides our car has a sheltered car parking lot. Unlike in SG,we do not have to pay for parking and so we could just take our time and window shop.
The toy poodle cost a lot more than in SG. My wife wanted to buy the above toy poodle but it's too dear. She is a cute 2 month old puppy and cost S$4,000. It's out of our budget and besides, we still feel the pain of losing our toy poodle in SG about 2 1/2 years ago. Therefore, we decided not to own another pet.
The mall is a nice place to while away our time. The only problem is there are many irresistible restaurants selling not only Japanese food but KFC and Mister Donut. I managed to resist eating these food as I have just lost 4 kg and do not want to put back the 4 kg that I've lost in the last 2 weeks.

Was at Nex Mall in the evening and decided to have my dinner at Hot Tomato. Ordered the pork chop with sausages and pasta ($12.90 ++). It was a good meal but still not satisfied and so proceeded to KFC a few doors away and had the cheesy chicken meal set ($8.20). This KFC meal was really yummy and worth every cent I've paid for.

Woke up early and is heading for the airport at 6 am to meet the arrival of a cat from Japan. Need to help it clear the AVA and other import formalities. Will also send the pet to its new home in the later part of the morning.
Going to be a busy and exciting day for me partly because of the Melbourne Cup race which I will be watching "live" at 12 noon.

Will continue to update.....

Late afternoon report:

The 2015 Melbourne Cup winner was outsider Prince of Penzance (190 to 1) with female jockey Michelle Wayne (first female jockey to win the Cup) on board.

KFC breakfast @ Changi Airport Terminal 1

Lunch at Hot Tomato Nex Mall, Serangoon.

Job assignment for this morning: Shu the kitten from Japan.

17 October 2015 Saturday

This morning I want to talk a little about the COE or Certificate of Entitlement one must have in order to buy a motor vehicle.

A COE for small car of less than 1600 cc would cost you about $60,000 or US$43,000 (exchange rate is US$1 = S$1.4) and a bigger one $56,000. If you do not own a COE, you are not allowed to buy a motor vehicle in Singapore.
The cost of owning a vehicle is exorbitant. Take a Japanese made car of 1500 cc as an example. It would cost you around $120,000 (total cost).
In Singapore, to own a nice car would mean that you are rich.
Fortunately for me (I can't afford a car), I make use of my company's van for business and family transportation.

Breakfast
I had Yong Tau Foo for breaky. Wanted to have it at Toast Box but the place was so crowded the people were waiting for others to vacate the place. So I went to YTF stall which was quieter.
I didn't use the sauces for my YTF because I realised I am now allergic to them. I used soya sauce instead which is safer.

Dinner at Nex Mall, Serangoon

2 piece KFC set (original please). This is my favourite fast food. Below are Monster Curry, Fish & Co and Koi. Spent the late afternoon at Nex Mall (Serangoon)