This one feeds on our plants

This is one of the culprits that is destroying our plants. This is a form of caterpillars called hornworm. It loves to feed on the tomato plant and the tomatoes. I caught this one and brought it to the bushes away from our place.

He caught a fish but he .............

During my walk I came across a Japanese guy who caught this fish. Was rather surprise that he threw the fish back into the river. I thought he was going to use his knife to clean the fish and have it as sashimi. 😂

Harvesting watermelons

We initially had 10 watermelons but due to insects/pests, we were left with a total of 8 which we harvested yesterday. We gave away to our neighbors a few and kept the rest for ourselves. This season's watermelons are not as sweet as expected due to the weather. We will go for the second harvest soon and hope the weather is kinder.
Each watermelon is selling at S$13 (Yen 1,000) in the supermarket in Japan.

Too much rain and little sunlight

We are having lots of rain this summer and little sunlight. Our watermelon and tomato plants are affected badly. Our tomatoes split and the watermelons are bursting with too much rain which has been falling almost daily over the last two weeks. Now we can understand how the weather can affect the livelihoods of farmers.

Harvesting Watermelons in Japan (2020 July)

2020's Harvest till July

Thousands of people urged to leave Japan’s southern island of Kyushu

We live in the southern island of Kyushu,Japan. There has been heavy rainfall over the last few days. The rain is still falling as I am typing. Fortunately,our house is 165 km away from the huge flood that has inundated the Kumamoto, Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefecture.
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Today's harvest from the garden

The vegetables are ready for harvesting. It is early summer and the weather today is beautiful. It is partly cloudy which is cool and comfortable. It is about 9.30 am on a Sunday morning with a temperature and humidity of 26c and 80% respectively. Know what? My 2 immediate neighbors are feeling uncomfortable and warm, thus having their air-conditioning switched on. To us,Singapore at this time is really humid and hot but not here in Japan. I supposed the Japanese are more sensitive to the "humid and warm" weather.

Thank you Japan for your generosity

The Japanese government has changed its mind after feedback from the citizens that it was wiser to hand out 100,000 Yen (S$1,300) to each individual than a blanket 300,000 Yen ($4,000) to each household.

Recently, I have received my $1,300 even though I am not a citizen but a mere visa holder. I would like to thank the Japanese government for being so magnanimous. 

Taking good car of our car

The summer heat could be scorching hot so we bought a screen shade for our car. In addition, to prevent the car from damaging it tires and rims, we also bought what is known as Joysteps.
Well, none of our Japanese neighbors are taking care of their vehicles like the way we do. Perhaps,Singaporeans are kiasu because cars are very expensive in SG. So one cannot blame us for the care we are giving to our precious car!