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Hot. 30C and humid. But it cools down after the sun sets, so i can sleep through the night without the ac on. I hear it gets hotter in August, but seems to me that the summer in Japan is more difficult to live with.

Hurt my back a bit. There still is not a washing machine here and I have been washing my clothes in a wash bowl placed on the floor of the shower booth, just like momotaro's obaasan doing laundry by the river. It really must have been tough on her squatting and washing at her age. At least she got momotaro, but i got a back pain.

I take most of P's clothes and towels to the cleaners. The smily lady writes down how much and when it will be done. It's usually 10,000 won (670 yen) for a bag of laundry. One time when I brought a bag, a man, most likely her husband, was there. She started writing down 10,000 won as usual, and he said something in Korean, took her pen and wrote 12,000 won. I thought "ok, the bag is a little bigger this time with three bath towels, so thats fine." I did not think much of it.
Then on the other day I brought P's suit and a silk shirt for dry cleaning. She wrote it was 10,000 won altogether. I thought it was a great deal for dry cleaning. It's much more expensive in Japan, and much much much more expensive in Finland. When I went back to the store to pick them up, the husband was also there. She was putting the clothes in plastic bags, so I gave him a 10,000 won note. And he says "Two." I immediately said "No." He and the lady talked some in Korean and he took the money and left to the back of the shop. The lady said with some English, "1, 2, 3 pieces. Il man (10,000) " and nodded. I dont know if it was just his misunderstanding, but to be honest, I felt he was trying to cheat. When I first went to the shop with Y san (korean worker at Ps office), she said she would talk to the clerk about the price so they would not rip me off. We always must be alert.

I have go there tonight to pick up more laundry. I hope he is not there...