Yesterday was Coming of Age Day, a bank holiday. I think people who turned to 18 years old can drink alcohol and given the right to vote In England. They become an 'adult' 2 years earlier than us! The ceremonies (with lots of "interesting" speeches) hosted by municipalities are kind of big school reunions I imagine. Recently some people tend to try to show off how cool they are (usually start to fight or drink), and promoters are bit nervous about it. You don't need to open a big bottle (1.8L) of Sake at the ceremony, you will have lots of opportunities to get pissed with your mates from now on! Well, I envy the power of the youth.

When I was at my parents place the other day, I tried on my Furisode (kimono with long flowing sleeves). My mum bought it for me as a Coming of Age Day' present. It would have been a problem if I had to try a dress which is more than 10 years old, because I gained weight a lot! Kimono is very flexible. By the way Furisode is a formal kimono for unmarried young women. Oops!