JAPANESE RESTAURANTS LOOKING TO ASSURE CUSTOMERS OF SAFETY: Some of the Japanese restaurants here seem to be taking a bit of a hit because of concerns over foodstuffs brought from Japan in the wake of the nuclear-reactor problems. Sandy told me about a sign (above) at the Yamada Restaurant & Sushi Bar in the mall below us. 
It says:"Dear Valued Customer: Our FOOD Is Safe For Consumption."(Normally such a sign is NOT required. It reminds me of a sign I saw at a Red Roof Inn in Maryland AFTER I had checked in with Andrew, when he was 17. It read something like: "This motel cooperates with all local police agencies." How reassuring was that?)
Anyway, I had lunch there today, and it was wonderful (see photo). And it was somewhat crowded, with 16 people eating on the "outside" tables. I was lucky to find an empty one.
For the record, I did not eat any sushi. But I don't tend to swim with that group, anyway.
One small concern surfaced with the edamame. One of the soybeans (left) bore a passable resemblance to the nose of Homer Simpson (right), dontcha think? Is that stretching things too much? OK, you're right. By the way, what do you think of the green coloring of the edamame? Too much?
CRANES KEEP CONSISTENT PROFILE: We're holding steady with a little streak of less-than-10-cranes-up days, which lends some consistency to the Singapore Crane Index Limited Economic Indicator, which continues to be met with DEAFENING SILENCE in financial circles. Date: April 1
Time: 9 a.m. (Singapore time)
Cranes Up (bad): 9
Cranes Down (good): 17
CRANES MISSING (neutral): 1
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