The weather has been good these last few days. The average temperature is 20c during the day and 16c during the night. Due to the nice weather, I went to a park nearby and walked. The furthest I've walked was a tiring 4.4 km. I've been unfit for a while now, preferring to sit in front of my computer. I hope to do better to improve my fitness such as walking frequently and eating less.

              Our breakfast this morning was a bowl of niku soba and katsu don

My father-in-law's Toyota Sienta has finally arrived. He is a bit confused over the modern gadgets in this car but I think he will get over it in a matter of a few days. I too, am not sure about the operation of some of the features as I do not understand Japanese (manual is in Japanese) but is able to drive without much difficulties. 

After a hearty home prepared Japanese breakfast we headed for a "coffee" cafe. We had coffee and coffee ice cream at the cafe. It wasn't a nice day as there was intermittent rain but the temperature was a consoling 26c throughout the afternoon.

These mochi cakes are chewy, sweet and delicious. We got them from a confectionary near our house. I particularly love the ones in green. They are known as matcha (green tea) mochi cake. After eating a few pieces, I found myself full and unable to eat anything else.

For a change, we had home prepared spaghetti with meat sauce for breakfast. My in-laws prefer the typical Japanese breakfast or rice, fish and miso soup.
We also had a plate of pickled egg and cucumber each. The oranges we had from the market were sourish and not worth the 400 Yen or $5 we paid!

Below were photos I took of a typical street in Japan. What I wanted to say is that the Japanese are so discipline that they do not park their cars along the roadside. There was no double yellow line like in Singapore and it isn't an offence for them to park their cars along the roadside.
The orange line in the middle of the road is to indicate that there should be no overtaking of vehicles. It is equivalent of our double white line.

Breakfast was a cup of coffee, sausages, toasts, fried egg and veggies. After breakfast, went for a 3km walk around the reservoir.
The steak was from a supermarket. It tasted so good and I like it without any accompaniment except some sweet cherry tomatoes. I am enjoying myself in Japan especially now that the temperature is warm and comfortable (18c to 27c).

Shopping at Don Don Donki, Japan

Don Don Donki aka Don Quijote is a popular budget store in Japan that sells watches,clocks, clothings, toys etc etc to food items like cup and instant noodles, coffee powder, freshly baked sweet potatoes, kimchi and many others at huge discounts.
We bought a few items like kimchi (S$2), cream puffs (90cents each), grated cheese, instant coffee powder etc. They are all cheaper than those sold at other supermart.
Don Don Donki has opened a store in Orchard Central, Singapore last year. It is very popular with Singaporeans and tourists.

A visit to a nursery in Fukuoka, Japan

Visiting a nursery is an exhilarating experience for me. There are flowers and fruit/vegetable seedlings of all sorts like melon, cherries, cucumber etc.
Today is a comfortable warm day for me with top temperature of 25c. I dread the cold and wet weather especially the last winter.
We went to a nearby park and walked for 2.4km. It is a necessary exercise for me without which I would feel lethargic and restless.