Hot dry summer, smaller tomatoes

The weather is very hot and dry that the cherry tomatoes are stunned in size. There is a heat wave going on with temperature soaring to over 40c in the Tokyo area. Over here, the average top temperature is 33c which is about the same as in SG.

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.

Heat wave in Japan

The ongoing heat wave in Japan has taken 30 lives. Thousands have been hospitalised. Where I live (Kitakyushu) the temperature is around 34c in the afternoon and plunges to 25c in the night. Humidity is about 70%. It is hot but not as humid as in SG so I can tolerate the heat.
We turn on the air-conditioning almost 24 hours a day. The cost of our electricity bill may be about S$300 for this month. It's worth paying for the electricity.