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Hey, it’s been really long since I wrote an entry here! I hope everyone’s doing fine. The pandemic is still not over yet, but it seems like quite a lot of places have finished the quarantine period and people are able go to certain places. Though, my school is still conducted online and I still spend most of my time at home. I watch a lot of movies with my family, and there is one that I am very much addicted to (in a good way). If you've ever heard of Broadway musicals, of course you might know about Hamilton! Hamilton is recently brought to the internet through Disney+, where before, Broadway musicals are almost impossible to watch unless you visit the States yourself. But now, to cheer people up from boredom of staying at home, many streaming sites brought various videos that were previously unable to be obtained. I really love Hamilton for its music, story, acting, dance choreography, and many more. It is a really great experience watching Hamilton in the middle of this quarantine. So if you have the chance, please watch it too!

Purikura!

You won’t experience the true Japanese culture without visiting this place. Purikura (プリクラ), which you can find at most places in Japan, is Japanese typical photo booth where you can take pictures together with your fellow friends, family, or even by yourself (I don’t suggest you do it alone, though). It originated from a Japanese video game arcade industry by Sasaki Miho in 1994. However, this is not an ordinary photo booth that you can find anywhere else. Purikura lets you pick your own filters, decorate even with a stylus pen to make it prettier/uglier (whichever you like)! Most of the themes are girly related, so you might predict the customers of this typical photo booth. I went here once with my friends from Indonesia, and we took a picture together. Fun fact, it took us longer to edit those photos than taking them. Nonetheless, the result was magnificent and fabulous.

Chinese New Year in Japan

Chinese New Year is different from the kind of new year we usually celebrate in the beginning of each year. However, it is still well-known to most people in a lot of countries. Japan itself? Yes, they do commemorate Chinese New Year, yet it’s not a big celebration that you can see on the streets. Chinese New Year is celebrated at different date every year, since their calendar system differs from our normal one, and in 2020 it will be celebrated in the next 2 weeks, precisely on 25th of January. Interestingly, they will have different animal that will represent each year, starting from mouse, house, dragon, snake, monkey, and many others. To be exact, there are a total of 12 animals as in the picture below. Next year is going to be the year of mouse, and this thing will repeat every 12 years.