Recently, I have been very busy because I have had a lot of shifts at my part-time job. I usually work after school, so I sometimes get home late at night. After working for several hours, I feel very tired and just want to sleep. It has been difficult to find enough time to relax because I also have classes and assignments at school. I enjoy my part-time job, but working many days in a row can be tiring. Sometimes I feel like I need a whole day just to rest. When I have a day off, I usually stay at home, listen to music, watch movies, or just relax. These things help me recover from the tiredness of work. Even though I am tired, I do not want my schoolwork to suffer. I want to continue attending my classes and finish my assignments on time. I also want to keep a good balance between school, work, and my personal time. It is not always easy, but I think learning how to manage my time is important. I hope my schedule becomes a little easier soon, and I want to make more time for myself while continuing to work hard at both school and my part-time job.

Recently, I am into fashion. Yesterday’s fashion was elegant. And today’s fashion is casual. I think fashion is very interesting because I can change my style every day. When I wear elegant clothes, I feel like a different person. When I wear casual clothes, I feel relaxed and happy. I also like Gal fashion because it is cute and cool! I didn’t want to stick to a style because I want to meet a new me. I don’t want to decide my style now. I want to try many kinds of clothes and find what I like. Maybe tomorrow, I will wear a different style. I don’t know what kind of fashion I will like in the future. I think fashion is a way to express myself. Clothes can change my feelings and make me more confident. Also, I can enjoy fashion with my friends. I want to know more about fashion and try new things. I think there are many different versions of me. I want to meet them through fashion. I want to enjoy fashion freely and love myself more! 💗

I want to post every week, but I forgot to do it this time. I really thought I would not lose any credits, but I did, so I will be more careful from now on. I will try my best to remember to post every week. On quite another topic, today I worked at a place where I hadn’t worked since spring break. There were many customers who came for afternoon tea, so it was busy and tiring, but I had fun. It was a fun day at work, so the eight hours passed very quickly. I want to work at this place again. I heard that my hourly wage will increase by 400 yen in two weeks, so I can earn more money! I am looking forward to working there again. I am also working hard because I am going to Osaka next month. I want to enjoy my trip, so I want to earn a lot of money before I go.

Today, I am going to go to a coffee shop in Shimokitazawa with my friends from high school. I want to drink some delicious coffee and eat some cake there. Recently, I have really enjoyed visiting different coffee shops. My favorite places are old-fashioned coffee shops because they have a nice and relaxing atmosphere. I like their retro style, and I enjoy spending time there. After that, we are going to eat hamburgers in Shimokitazawa. I like hamburgers, so I am looking forward to lunch. After eating, we are going to sit in a park and talk for a while. These days, the weather is getting cooler, which makes me happy because hot weather isn't the greatest. I want to enjoy the cool weather and have a good time with my friends before going home.

Yesterday, I went to an event held at a large park near Asakusa Station. They were showing an outdoor movie, and the atmosphere was wonderful—it really felt like a break from the norm. They were showing *La La Land*, which I’d been wanting to see for a long time, so I had a great time. It was so good that I’m now rewatching it from the beginning on Netflix. Lately, I’ve been watching a lot of foreign films. One that I really loved was *One Day*. It made me cry so much. I highly recommend it. There are still so many movies I want to see - I plan to watch them soon.

I did it once. It is nice to explore. But it is nicer with people.

It’s interesting that a survey shows there are still huge numbers of people who believe in ghosts nowadays. What is your opinion about ghosts? I will show you mine first. When I was very young, one day I asked my mother whether ghosts existed or not, and she gave me a positive answer with a couple of experiences where she witnessed paranormal events. At night, I was too scared to sleep alone, so the belief in ghosts stuck in my mind from then on. However, I have come to put away that belief with the passage of time and have developed a reasonable perception of the world. We live in a scientific and modern society, and we tend to believe what we see, hear, smell, and touch. China is a country filled with various stories of ghosts and spirits, especially in the form of plays, operas, tales, and even a particular holiday connected to the concept. On the other hand, as I have noticed, paranormal stories usually happen in some rural areas that are often seen as backward, and many witnesses appear to be high-strung. Additionally, fascinating operas or movies about ghosts and spirits are mainly made to entertain the audience. Is my answer to that negative? Not really. I like the idea of a scientist who said, “It would have felt like total nonsense if you stated the existence of electricity three hundred years ago, or that your voice and photos could manage to be sent anywhere on the planet immediately. Things remain unknown due to what science has not revealed yet.” Certainly, we understand very little about the universe and ourselves as of yet. What if ghosts and spirits were in a parallel world? In my opinion, the question at the top of this writing has no correct answer - I leave it. A more academic reading could be the following: It is fascinating that modern surveys reveal a significant portion of the global population continues to believe in the paranormal. Whether ghosts truly exist remains a subject of enduring debate. Growing up in China, a country rich in