from left: my younger generation, the daughter of the president of Singapore company, myself (at Singapore) [July, 1988 Hong Kong] I can go with the locals when I go for a business trip, different from sightseeing tour. As said previously …

Market in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong [July, 1988 Hong Kong] During this trip, I was often called out both in Singapore and Hong Kong. “Hi, don’t you want a fake watch?” in Japanese. They said “fake watch” honestly. Didn’t matter because the b…

Double Decker in Hong Kong [July, 1988 Hong Kong] We could have time for a half day. I planed to take my younger generation for sightseeing even at least one place, then I decided to take him to Tiger Balm Garden. It’s a mansion and garden…

Japan Airlines (JAL) and Cathay Pacific [July, 1988 Hong Kong] It was quite a turbulent flight but arrived at Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport safe and sound. Relieved. I visited our customer after checked in the hotel, and told the purpose of my…

[July, 1988 from Singapore to Hong Kong] All the schedule in Singapore was finished and the day had come to leave for Hong Kong. I was to take a morning flight to visit a company in Hong Kong in the evening. The president of the Hong Kong …

Merlion (left) and Anderson bridge, Singapore [July, 1988 Singapore] HOT anyway! Or so much humidity. It’s said humidity in Osaka is so high, but it was not out of comparison. My shirts were drenched in sweat due to my character of free sw…

Fixed-routed bus, Singapore [July, 1988 Singspore] Lunch time. I didn’t want to have lunch in a restaurant for tourists but to humble one where citizens well go. Singapore is a multi-racial country, with Malay, Chinese, Indian, Arab and ma…

Marina Bay, Singapore [July, 1988 Singapore] It was hot even in the night on arrival yesterday, so no need to say in the day time. At one degree north latitude, the sun was in north over our heads that made shadow to south. Never seen the …

No garbage on the streets in Singapore [July, 1988 Singapore] I went out to the town next morning. Clean town without garbage. I remember nothing was on the roads and streets but leaves. It was as people said. Penalty is claimed for throwi…

Merlion, Singapore [July, 1988 Singapore] I arrived at Singapore Changi Airport around 10:00 in the evening. July, it was hot with much humidity there almost just under the equator. So hot even in the night. Since the president’s daughter …