Nice weather temperature averaging 10c during the day. Visited mr Donuts for donuts and coffee. Average price of a donut was about JPY 120 or S$1.45, coffee was JPY 230 or S$3 a cup but unlimited refills. Good value overall. The crew are young, pretty and service oriented. The place was almost empty as many customers "take-away" their donuts. So far, we are happy and satisfied with the mister Donuts' crew as well as the McDonald's crew.
My new passport has arrived at the Consul General office in Osaka. I have been given a choice either to collect it from the CG's office or request them to send to my Japan home address by post. The latter was due to the high number of Omicron infection in Japan.
I am glad the CG's office has allowed me to collect my passport via post. This is the only and one "gift" from the pandemic.
My SG passport is going to expire end of the year and ICA has emailed to remind me of the expiration. I am not going back just yet and am going to renew it in Japan. The nearest place where I can renew my passport is in Osaka which is 640 km away. In Singapore, I don't have to travel so far for the renewal. In Japan it's so inconvenient not only because of the distance but the wintery condition. I have no choice but to renew my passport otherwise I could not return to Singapore in the future.
Japan has recorded 8,000+ cases yesterday. Just last month, Japan averages 100 to 200 + a day. Where am residing now (Fukuoka) it has recorded 200+ from a single digit. However, there is no panic and life goes on as per normal.
