Sebuah kisah dari si kecil Molly yang tinggal di sebuah kota kecil. Rumah yang di huni Molly terletak di pinggir sungai yang indah. Rumah mungil, sederhana namun cukup indah. Molly adalah anak putri satu-satunya dalam keluarga, orangtuanya tidak kaya, namun mereka hidup bahagia dan berkecukupan.
Si Molly ini semakin beranjak usianya, ternyata tidak begitu menyukai rumahnya yang kecil. Dan kalo diperhatikan dengan seksama ternyata rumahnya juga tidak begitu rapi, sehingga dalam dirinya ada perasaan kecewa dan kurang puas. Ia menyukai rumah yang jendelanya bersinar, berkilau bagaikan emas, yang terletak di puncak sebuah gunung. Ia sungguh tertarik dengan rumah tersebut. Rumah yang ia lihat itu menjadi rumah impiannya.
Semakin dia mencintai rumah dengan jendela emas yang berkilauan di puncak gunung, ia juga semakin membenci rumahnya sendiri. Walaupun demikian, rasa bencinya tidak ia ungkapkan kepada ayah ibunya. Ia hanya memendam rasa kecewanya di dalam hati. Ia memahami kondisi ekonomi keluarganya, sehingga ia tidak ingin menambah beban kedua orangtuanya untuk membuatkan dirinya rumah yang bagus nan berkilau. Di lubuk hatinya yang dalam, hasrat untuk memiliki rumah seperti yang dilihatnya masih membara, terus bergejolak.
Waktu terus berjalan, tahun berganti, Molly semakin tumbuh menjadi gadis dewasa yang cantik dan anggun. Di usianya yang ke-12 tahun, ia semakin berhasrat memiliki rumah dengan jendela emas yang berkilau, tidak seperti rumahnya yang jendelanya terbuat dari kayu dan sudah cukup lapuk. Ia semakin tumbuh dewasa, hingga ibunya suatu hari membolehkan Molly pergi jalan-jalan keluar rumah cukup jauh yakni untuk mendaki puncak gunung yang disana terdapat Rumah Jendela Emas. Ia mulai menyiapkan bekal perjalanan. Ia mendaki sampai ke puncak dengan usaha yang gigih dan mengeluarkan banyak tenaga. Ia gembira mampu sampai di puncak. Ia langsung bergegas menuju rumah yang dilihatnya sangat bagus itu. Semakin mendekat dengan rumah yang dimaksud, ia seakan tidak percaya dan sungguh kaget. Ternyata bangunan tersebut hanyalah bekas istana kuno yang tinggal puing-puing yang berserakan, sampah dan debu menghiasi istana yang lebih mirip rumah hantu tersebut. Bangunan kuno dan dindingnya berlumut, membuat kesan jorok. Ternyata yang selama ini ia lihat dari kejauhan hanyalah bangunan yang lebih jelek daripada rumahnya sendiri. Jendela yang berkilau seperti emas ternyata hanya pantulan sinar matahari yang mengenai kubangan air dekat puing rumah tersebut.
Molly menghela nafas, menghirup nafas panjang, ia lagi-lagi menemui kekecewaan. Kini ia melihat ke bawah persis dimana rumahnya berada. Disana terlihat sebuah rumah mungil yang asri, indah, jendelanya lebih bersinar terang, kuning keemasan. Itulah rumahnya yang selama ia benci. Rumah idaman dengan jendela emas yang berkilau ternyata sudah ia tinggali lama, dan rumah itu tidak lain adalah rumahnya sendiri.
Mampu Mensyukuri Yang Dimilikinya
Impian Molly memiliki rumah impian dengan segala kriteria pribadinya ternyata telah mengantarkan ia agar lebih belajar mensyukuri segala sesuatu yang ia miliki, bukan mengeluhkan sesuatu yang belum dimiliki. Belajar untuk melihat dari sudut pandang yang berbeda, hal tersebut sesekali diperlukan. Sudut pandang yang keliru membuat jalan yang ditempuh juga keliru. Kesalahan akan berulang manakala ketika kita tersadar, kita tidak mampu membaca pintu hidayah yang sudah terbuka. Apa yang kita dambakan, impikan, cita-citakan ternyata sudah ada dalam diri kita sendiri. Contohnya saja Molly mendambakan istana (rumah) versi miliknya, dimana ia sendiri sejak lama tinggal di dalam rumah tersebut. Ide untuk mendaki gunung bukan ide yang buruk. Justru ia menjadi kenal lebih dekat dan mengetahui realita sesungguhnya. Tidak seindah yang ia bayangkan, tidak semegah yang ia pikirkan. Hanyalah bangunan tua, karena pantulan sinar matahari sajalah sehingga terlihat begitu istimewa.
Kedekatan Jiwa Dengan Sang Pencipta
Budak materialisme akan menuhankan kekayaan dan kemegahan serta harta duniawi dengan melupakan sisi moral, norma dan aturan agama. Unsur penghambaan yang overdosis telah menggejala di zaman penuh pragmatisme, serba instan, hedonis dan penuh tipu daya. Banyak orang sudah tidak lagi memegang nilai-nilai kejujuran, menjunjung nilai keadilan dan aturan hukum. Ia berani melanggar dan menabrak semua rambu-rambu tersebut, yang terpenting harta banyak, berkecukupan dan serba mewah tanpa peduli dengan sesama. Ia bahkan berani menggunakan jabatannya untuk menggencet dan menindas yang di bawah. Demi ambisinya akan penguasaan materi dunia. Sungguh nyata, banyak orang cinta dunia yang telah melalaikan kampung akhirat. Kilauan dan gemerlap hingar bingar pesona dunia telah membutakan mata batin dan mengeraskan hatinya. Ia menjadi pribadi yang sudah tidak takut akan balasan, dosa, dan azab. Tidak mengenal rasa tanggungjawab apalagi bertingkah laku yang cermat dan amanah. Mudah tersinggung apabila ada yang mengingatkan, merasa dirinya paling berjasa atas keberhasilan hidupnya, melupakan peran Sang Pencipta.
Hamba dunia ini bukanlah bualan atau isapan jempol, atau omong kosong, sekarang ini sudah banyak merasuk dalam dada setiap manusia tanpa terkecuali seorang muslim. Tipuan dunia sungguh menyilaukan sehingga kita tidak mampu membedakan mana yang benar dan mana yang keliru.
Kedekatan jiwa dengan sang khaliq dibutuhkan agar jiwa ini tidak terasa kering, kosong, sepi di tengah hingar bingar dunia. Materialisme semu, harta dunia yang sekedar fatamorgana, ambisi yang keliru maka semuanya itu harus diluruskan, benahi sudut pandang akan makna dari hidupnya kita di dunia. Eksisnya di dunia tidak selama dengan eksisnya manusia di akhirat. Kehidupan yang cuma beberapa tahun tidak ada artinya dengan akhirat yang tanpa batas. Sudahkah kita membenahi ambisi duniawi kita? Jangan terlalu jauh menyimpang, sangat berat sekali untuk kembali ke rel yang benar. Hanya pada Tuhan sajalah kita mengharap bimbinganNya agar kita menapaki jalur yang benar. Berdoa agar tetap digolongkan menjadi golongan orang-orang yang taqwa, menjadi hamba Nya yang berada dalam naungan rahmat serta hidayah Nya.
Cobalah tengok dari 24 jam sehari, lebih banyak untuk dunia atau kita abdikan pada Allah swt? Bisa jadi waktu hidup sehari selama 24 jam, tidak lebih dari setengahnya kita gunakan untuk hal yang sia-sia, belum lagi menit-menit yang berlalu untuk hal-hal maksiat dan dosa. Berapa kali beristighfar yang sudah kita ucapkan secara lisan manakala kita lalai ataupun bermaksiat? Berapa sering kita meminta ini itu, berdoa untuk hal yang sifatnya pribadi dan duniawi, namun jarang bibir ini beristighfar memohon ampunannya. Jangankan istighfar, bersyukur saja belum terbiasa kita lakukan.
Ayolah kawan semua, semakin canggih teknologi jangan sampai membuat diri ini lalai dengan persiapan kematian dan persiapan kehidupan setelah mati. Yang kita cari sebetulnya sudah ada dalam diri kita masing-masing. Ketenangan batin, ketentraman jiwa, kepuasan hati akan tercapai manakala mampu memaknai tiap menit yang kita miliki untuk hal yang positif. Beralihlah dari aktivitas dunia ansich menjadi aktivitas dunia yang bernilai akhirat. Sebagai manusia yang beragama maka ajaran agama yang harus dijadikan pedoman hidup. Iman itu perlu dipupuk dan dirawat agar tidak layu dan mati. Hati ini harus sering diberi nutrisi agar tidak tumpul dan keras. Menjadi manusia yang komitmen dalam agamanya butuh pembuktian. Hal itu antara lain adalah ujian hidup dengan bentuknya yang beragam. Semoga kita menjadi manusia yang memiliki energi positif dan mampu menularkan aura positif kepada orang lain. Salah satu jalan hidup pilihan generasi nabi dan sahabat adalah jalan dakwah, menyeru kepada kebaikan, menegakkan dan memperjuangkan syariat, serta menjadikan Islam sebagai rahmatan lil alamin. Memiliki cita-cita mendapat rumah di surga dengan ridho Nya. Selagi kita masih bernafas, maka kesempatan masih terbuka lebar untuk menjadikan dunia ini sebagai ladang amal.
Molly and Golden Windows
Little Molly lived in a small beautiful town. Her tiny house was constructed on the banks of a beautiful river, near a mountain. She was the only daughter for her parents. Although they weren't very rich, they lived happily.
Molly did not like her house very much. She felt that the house was too small and not very neat. She liked the house on top of the mountain because of the glittering golden windows. The windows sparkled and glazed so beautifully that little Molly completely mesmerized. She went crazy for that the glittering golden windows and started to hate her home more. However, little Molly was so sweet and she understood the struggles her family was undergoing.
Years passed by and she grew up quickly. She became 12 years and looked very beautiful like a golden princess. She believed that she was supposed to live in a house with golden windows, not in an old wooden house.
As she grew older, her mom allowed her to move around her house. It was a holiday and she decided to climb the mountain and peek into the house with the golden windows. With so many struggles, she reached the top of the mountain.
She stood in front of the house and saw the dirtiest house, in fact the damaged castle with dark windows. The golden windows she saw were in fact the reflection of the dark and dirty windows. Suddenly, she looked at her home. A window in hers was shining like gold. She realized that the sun rays reflected in the water made the window glow. The truth was she lived in her dream home, the home with beautiful golden windows.
Questions
1. What was the main problem of the story?
A. Molly had an unhappy family living in a small house.
B. Molly's parents forbade her from going far from their house.
C. Molly wanted to stay in a big house with golden windows.
D. The large haouse on the top of the mountain was very dirty.
E. Molly failed to reach her dream house on the top of the mountain.
2. How did Molly feel on her arrival at the top of the mountain?
A. Queer
B. Afraid
C. Worried
D. Shocked
E. Pleased
3. What would happen if Molly never visited her dream house on the top of mountain?
A. She would know that house became dirty.
B. She would still dream to have that house.
C. She would leave her small house to live in that house.
D. She would look for another house with golden windows.
E. She would realize that her house was better than that house.
4. What can we learn from the story?
A. We should appreciate others.
B. We should be brave to face challenging.
C. We should be grateful for what we have.
D. We should work hard to achieve success.
E. We should be honest to the others.
Si Molly ini semakin beranjak usianya, ternyata tidak begitu menyukai rumahnya yang kecil. Dan kalo diperhatikan dengan seksama ternyata rumahnya juga tidak begitu rapi, sehingga dalam dirinya ada perasaan kecewa dan kurang puas. Ia menyukai rumah yang jendelanya bersinar, berkilau bagaikan emas, yang terletak di puncak sebuah gunung. Ia sungguh tertarik dengan rumah tersebut. Rumah yang ia lihat itu menjadi rumah impiannya.
Semakin dia mencintai rumah dengan jendela emas yang berkilauan di puncak gunung, ia juga semakin membenci rumahnya sendiri. Walaupun demikian, rasa bencinya tidak ia ungkapkan kepada ayah ibunya. Ia hanya memendam rasa kecewanya di dalam hati. Ia memahami kondisi ekonomi keluarganya, sehingga ia tidak ingin menambah beban kedua orangtuanya untuk membuatkan dirinya rumah yang bagus nan berkilau. Di lubuk hatinya yang dalam, hasrat untuk memiliki rumah seperti yang dilihatnya masih membara, terus bergejolak.
Waktu terus berjalan, tahun berganti, Molly semakin tumbuh menjadi gadis dewasa yang cantik dan anggun. Di usianya yang ke-12 tahun, ia semakin berhasrat memiliki rumah dengan jendela emas yang berkilau, tidak seperti rumahnya yang jendelanya terbuat dari kayu dan sudah cukup lapuk. Ia semakin tumbuh dewasa, hingga ibunya suatu hari membolehkan Molly pergi jalan-jalan keluar rumah cukup jauh yakni untuk mendaki puncak gunung yang disana terdapat Rumah Jendela Emas. Ia mulai menyiapkan bekal perjalanan. Ia mendaki sampai ke puncak dengan usaha yang gigih dan mengeluarkan banyak tenaga. Ia gembira mampu sampai di puncak. Ia langsung bergegas menuju rumah yang dilihatnya sangat bagus itu. Semakin mendekat dengan rumah yang dimaksud, ia seakan tidak percaya dan sungguh kaget. Ternyata bangunan tersebut hanyalah bekas istana kuno yang tinggal puing-puing yang berserakan, sampah dan debu menghiasi istana yang lebih mirip rumah hantu tersebut. Bangunan kuno dan dindingnya berlumut, membuat kesan jorok. Ternyata yang selama ini ia lihat dari kejauhan hanyalah bangunan yang lebih jelek daripada rumahnya sendiri. Jendela yang berkilau seperti emas ternyata hanya pantulan sinar matahari yang mengenai kubangan air dekat puing rumah tersebut.
Molly menghela nafas, menghirup nafas panjang, ia lagi-lagi menemui kekecewaan. Kini ia melihat ke bawah persis dimana rumahnya berada. Disana terlihat sebuah rumah mungil yang asri, indah, jendelanya lebih bersinar terang, kuning keemasan. Itulah rumahnya yang selama ia benci. Rumah idaman dengan jendela emas yang berkilau ternyata sudah ia tinggali lama, dan rumah itu tidak lain adalah rumahnya sendiri.
Impian Molly memiliki rumah impian dengan segala kriteria pribadinya ternyata telah mengantarkan ia agar lebih belajar mensyukuri segala sesuatu yang ia miliki, bukan mengeluhkan sesuatu yang belum dimiliki. Belajar untuk melihat dari sudut pandang yang berbeda, hal tersebut sesekali diperlukan. Sudut pandang yang keliru membuat jalan yang ditempuh juga keliru. Kesalahan akan berulang manakala ketika kita tersadar, kita tidak mampu membaca pintu hidayah yang sudah terbuka. Apa yang kita dambakan, impikan, cita-citakan ternyata sudah ada dalam diri kita sendiri. Contohnya saja Molly mendambakan istana (rumah) versi miliknya, dimana ia sendiri sejak lama tinggal di dalam rumah tersebut. Ide untuk mendaki gunung bukan ide yang buruk. Justru ia menjadi kenal lebih dekat dan mengetahui realita sesungguhnya. Tidak seindah yang ia bayangkan, tidak semegah yang ia pikirkan. Hanyalah bangunan tua, karena pantulan sinar matahari sajalah sehingga terlihat begitu istimewa.
Kedekatan Jiwa Dengan Sang Pencipta
Budak materialisme akan menuhankan kekayaan dan kemegahan serta harta duniawi dengan melupakan sisi moral, norma dan aturan agama. Unsur penghambaan yang overdosis telah menggejala di zaman penuh pragmatisme, serba instan, hedonis dan penuh tipu daya. Banyak orang sudah tidak lagi memegang nilai-nilai kejujuran, menjunjung nilai keadilan dan aturan hukum. Ia berani melanggar dan menabrak semua rambu-rambu tersebut, yang terpenting harta banyak, berkecukupan dan serba mewah tanpa peduli dengan sesama. Ia bahkan berani menggunakan jabatannya untuk menggencet dan menindas yang di bawah. Demi ambisinya akan penguasaan materi dunia. Sungguh nyata, banyak orang cinta dunia yang telah melalaikan kampung akhirat. Kilauan dan gemerlap hingar bingar pesona dunia telah membutakan mata batin dan mengeraskan hatinya. Ia menjadi pribadi yang sudah tidak takut akan balasan, dosa, dan azab. Tidak mengenal rasa tanggungjawab apalagi bertingkah laku yang cermat dan amanah. Mudah tersinggung apabila ada yang mengingatkan, merasa dirinya paling berjasa atas keberhasilan hidupnya, melupakan peran Sang Pencipta.
Hamba dunia ini bukanlah bualan atau isapan jempol, atau omong kosong, sekarang ini sudah banyak merasuk dalam dada setiap manusia tanpa terkecuali seorang muslim. Tipuan dunia sungguh menyilaukan sehingga kita tidak mampu membedakan mana yang benar dan mana yang keliru.
Kedekatan jiwa dengan sang khaliq dibutuhkan agar jiwa ini tidak terasa kering, kosong, sepi di tengah hingar bingar dunia. Materialisme semu, harta dunia yang sekedar fatamorgana, ambisi yang keliru maka semuanya itu harus diluruskan, benahi sudut pandang akan makna dari hidupnya kita di dunia. Eksisnya di dunia tidak selama dengan eksisnya manusia di akhirat. Kehidupan yang cuma beberapa tahun tidak ada artinya dengan akhirat yang tanpa batas. Sudahkah kita membenahi ambisi duniawi kita? Jangan terlalu jauh menyimpang, sangat berat sekali untuk kembali ke rel yang benar. Hanya pada Tuhan sajalah kita mengharap bimbinganNya agar kita menapaki jalur yang benar. Berdoa agar tetap digolongkan menjadi golongan orang-orang yang taqwa, menjadi hamba Nya yang berada dalam naungan rahmat serta hidayah Nya.
Ayolah kawan semua, semakin canggih teknologi jangan sampai membuat diri ini lalai dengan persiapan kematian dan persiapan kehidupan setelah mati. Yang kita cari sebetulnya sudah ada dalam diri kita masing-masing. Ketenangan batin, ketentraman jiwa, kepuasan hati akan tercapai manakala mampu memaknai tiap menit yang kita miliki untuk hal yang positif. Beralihlah dari aktivitas dunia ansich menjadi aktivitas dunia yang bernilai akhirat. Sebagai manusia yang beragama maka ajaran agama yang harus dijadikan pedoman hidup. Iman itu perlu dipupuk dan dirawat agar tidak layu dan mati. Hati ini harus sering diberi nutrisi agar tidak tumpul dan keras. Menjadi manusia yang komitmen dalam agamanya butuh pembuktian. Hal itu antara lain adalah ujian hidup dengan bentuknya yang beragam. Semoga kita menjadi manusia yang memiliki energi positif dan mampu menularkan aura positif kepada orang lain. Salah satu jalan hidup pilihan generasi nabi dan sahabat adalah jalan dakwah, menyeru kepada kebaikan, menegakkan dan memperjuangkan syariat, serta menjadikan Islam sebagai rahmatan lil alamin. Memiliki cita-cita mendapat rumah di surga dengan ridho Nya. Selagi kita masih bernafas, maka kesempatan masih terbuka lebar untuk menjadikan dunia ini sebagai ladang amal.
Molly and Golden Windows
Little Molly lived in a small beautiful town. Her tiny house was constructed on the banks of a beautiful river, near a mountain. She was the only daughter for her parents. Although they weren't very rich, they lived happily.
Molly did not like her house very much. She felt that the house was too small and not very neat. She liked the house on top of the mountain because of the glittering golden windows. The windows sparkled and glazed so beautifully that little Molly completely mesmerized. She went crazy for that the glittering golden windows and started to hate her home more. However, little Molly was so sweet and she understood the struggles her family was undergoing.
Years passed by and she grew up quickly. She became 12 years and looked very beautiful like a golden princess. She believed that she was supposed to live in a house with golden windows, not in an old wooden house.
As she grew older, her mom allowed her to move around her house. It was a holiday and she decided to climb the mountain and peek into the house with the golden windows. With so many struggles, she reached the top of the mountain.
She stood in front of the house and saw the dirtiest house, in fact the damaged castle with dark windows. The golden windows she saw were in fact the reflection of the dark and dirty windows. Suddenly, she looked at her home. A window in hers was shining like gold. She realized that the sun rays reflected in the water made the window glow. The truth was she lived in her dream home, the home with beautiful golden windows.
Questions
1. What was the main problem of the story?
A. Molly had an unhappy family living in a small house.
B. Molly's parents forbade her from going far from their house.
C. Molly wanted to stay in a big house with golden windows.
D. The large haouse on the top of the mountain was very dirty.
E. Molly failed to reach her dream house on the top of the mountain.
2. How did Molly feel on her arrival at the top of the mountain?
A. Queer
B. Afraid
C. Worried
D. Shocked
E. Pleased
3. What would happen if Molly never visited her dream house on the top of mountain?
A. She would know that house became dirty.
B. She would still dream to have that house.
C. She would leave her small house to live in that house.
D. She would look for another house with golden windows.
E. She would realize that her house was better than that house.
4. What can we learn from the story?
A. We should appreciate others.
B. We should be brave to face challenging.
C. We should be grateful for what we have.
D. We should work hard to achieve success.
E. We should be honest to the others.
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First, ads are nuisance. They go on for a long time and there are so many. Sometimes there seems to be more ads than programmes.
Second, ads are bad influence on people. They try to encourage people to buy unhealthy food like beer, soft drink, candy and chips. And they make people want things they do not really need and can not.
Finally, the people who make ads have too much say in what programmes people watch. That is because they want to put all their ads on popular programs that a lot of people watch. Some programmes which are not so popular get stopped because they do not attract enough ads, even though those programmes may be someone’s favourite.
For those reasons, we think TV station should stop showing ads. They interrupt programmes. They are bad influences on people, and they are sometimes put a stop to people’s favourite shows. We are sick of ads, and now we mostly watch other channels.
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Impacts of Drugs Misuse
ReplyDeleteDrugs which contain compounds that give addictive effects for users are really harmful. At the beginning, people, who misuse it, want to relive their stress by consuming the addictive drugs. They do not think about the dangerous impacts which will appear after they consume it. Teenagers often fall into this problem because their parents probably do not pay enough attention to their children. The impacts of consuming this kind of drugs are not only for the users, but also for their family, and even for our country.
First, the users will have the impact for themselves. They will have brain function disorder and they do not grow normally as other teenagers. Besides, poisoning is the symptoms that arise due to the use of drugs in a lot number, it influences their body and behaviour. If they consume it in an excessive dose, they will get overdose that can cause death by stoppage of respiration or brain blooding. Overdose occurs due to the tolerance so that we need a dose which is greater or for a long time we stop consuming it, then we put up with the former dose in use. Health damage or organ function disorder like liver, heart, pulmonary, the kidney, the endocrine glands, reproduction, and skin diseases will also appear.
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In addition, the consumer of drugs will also get behaviour or mental-social disorders which are hard to control. They are easily offended, outraged, withdrawn from the community, and their relationships with family/fellow are disturbed. Their value of religion, culture, and social life, that they have, can decline. Furthermore, economic and law issues can be involved when the addicts are in debt to meet the need of drugs. They can steal money or sell his personal belongings or family. If they still go to school, they can use the school fees to buy drugs, so that they are threatened dropped out of school. Maybe, they can be arrested by police or even in jail.
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Second is the impact for their family. The comfortable and peaceful atmosphere of their family can be disturbed. The family are worried because their belongings are lost in the house. Their children are lying and not responsible. They steal, deceive, and become asocial. The parents are embarrassed because their children are the addicts. The parents feel guilty, and try to cover the child. The future of their children is unclear. The children are dropped out of school or unemployed. Stress level increases. Parents are desperate for the increased output of money, or because their children must be treated in the hospital for many times, maybe even live in prison. Family should bear the burden of these socioeconomic problems.
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Third is the impact for our country. The mafia of illicit trade are also trying to supply drugs. The dealers relations with victims are connected and they create the black market. Therefore, the market is formed and we are difficult to break the chain of their courses. The consumers of narcotics do not have durability and sustainability so that our country’s development is threatened. The state will suffer loss because the people are not productive and crime increases and also the infrastructure that must be provided.
The misuse of drugs that is done by people can cause impacts not only for themselves but also for their surroundings. The loss that they suffer is huge for this case. The impacts of drugs misuse are really hazardous and bad for ourselves, family, and our lovely country.
My family and I went to my grandmother’s house in Yogyakarta last month. It was my first trip to this city. We went there two days after my sister’s gradution ceremony in Semarang. We arrived at Yogyakarta at night. We spent a week staying in my grandmother’s house which is 5 minutes away by foot to Malioboro street.
ReplyDeleteIn the first morning, we were still too tired after a long trip from Semarang to Yogyakarta. So we decided to stay at home to recharge our energy. I walk around the neighborhood with my sister just to experience how it is like to be in Yogyakarta. There were too many house, I think, which made the space between a house and the other was so small, even the road was also small that only bicycle and motorcycle can go through.
ReplyDeleteOn the second day, all of us went to Malioboro street. We saw so many merchant with various of product which they claim to be a traditional product of Yogyakarta. I bought some wooden figurine and T-shirt with the word “Yogyakarta” printed on it, while my sister bought some leather handbag. My mom and dad were busy choosing some merchandise to be brought home when we go back.
ReplyDeleteOn the third day, we went to Taman Sari and Keraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat to see some historical building in Yogyakarta. We took a lot of picture there. We also took some picture of the building so we can check it again at home. We found some place providing Yogya traditional food around the building and we jumped in right away.
ReplyDeleteWe spent the rest of our week in Yogyakarta by visiting some Shopping Malls such as Jogja City Mall, Malioboro Mall, Hartono Mall and Ambarrukmo Plaza. We realized that Yogyakarta turned out to be very warm during the day, that was the reason why we decided to spend more time in air conditioned building like this.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in Junior High School, my father once took me to go fishing with him at the river on Sunday morning. The river lies across our oil palm plantation. We had breakfast first at home and then left early in the morning by motorcycle.
ReplyDeleteWhen we arrived in our plantation, my father parked the motorcycle under the hut. He asked me to collect some dry wood and dry grass or leaves. When I already collected enough wood and dry leaves, my father set a fire in the center of the fireplace. He said that the smoke from the fire would scare some dangerous animal like bear and boar to come closer to the hut and so it would make us safer.
After cleaning some wild grass around the hut, my father gave me a hoe and asked me to dig some soil to find worms. When I already had enough worm, I brought it to my father and we went straight to the river. We put the worm on the fishing hook as a bait to catch the fish. As a beginner fisher, I cannot apply the worm on the fishing hook well, and it look like it was about to fall of the hook, but my father said that it was okay. I threw the fishing hook into the river and wait for the fish to eat the bait, but nothing happened after a while. When I was about to get bored I saw a big prawn was slowly walking in the water. I placed the fishing hook slowly into the face of the prawn and move it up and down so the worm seemed alive. I never expected it to happen but suddenly the prawn move its hand and grabbed the worm on my fishing hook. I lift it very slowly and the prawn was still there hanging tight on the worm until I placed it on the ground and I caught it right away with my hands. My father was so surprise to see it. Before we went home, we cooked it at the hut and enjoyed it together.
ReplyDeleteAfter a year working in Australia, I finally managed to come back to my hometown last month. It is in Cimahi, a city located in the west side of Bandung. I spent a week staying here. During this time at home, I learned that my best friend, Richie, had become a successful medic in the government’s hospital in my hometown. So I called him and we decided to have a “Bro Time” at the weekend.
ReplyDeleteRichie picked me up at 4 p.m, and he brought me straight to a new waterpark in town which he claimed to be the biggest waterpark in Cimahi. We parked our car in the parking area and walked straight to the entrance gate. There is a ticket counter at the gate and we have to pay Rp.80.000 to get into the waterpark. Richie paid for our ticket, he said it was a treat for me of his first salary as a medic in the hospital. I thanked him.
ReplyDeleteWe handed over the ticket to the gate keeper and he allowed us to enter. After that went to a counter where we took the key for our locker. In this counter, we need to give them something as the assurance if we want to use the locker, so we gave them our car’s key. They said that we will get the car’s key back when we return the locker key. After that we went to the locker room, where we changed our clothes and get ready to swim. Before we enter the pool, we decided to rent a dual swimming float, the price was Rp.20.000 and I decided to pay it. We brought it to the pool and sat on it. After that we also swim and took some picture together. After playing in the water for about an hour, we were so hungry and we decided to go to the foodcourt. We order two plates of fried noodle and two cup of ice tea. I paid the food as a treat for Richie. After finishing our food and drinks, we went to the locker room to change our clothes and went back home at 6 p.m.
ReplyDeleteMy first overseas trip was when I went to Thailand with my father. At that moment I was still in Junior High School level and it was a school day off. My father took this trip because he needed a data for his research about the legendary bird “Garuda”, which turned out to be a legend too in Thailand. We spent only 1 day in Thailand, but I already experience a lot of new things.
ReplyDeleteWhen we first landed at the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, we got a taxi and asked the driver to take us to the nearest hotel. He drove us to Windsor Suites Hotel located on Sukhumvit Road. We went straight to the receptionist and booked a room for tonight and tomorrow. The receptionist gave us a card that we can use as a key to unlock our room. We went to our room and took a quick shower, change our clothes and then went down to the lobby again.
ReplyDeleteFrom the lobby, we went out to the street. My father order a ride to a local driver. It looked like a becak motor but a lot bigger and the people called it “tuk-tuk”. My father asked the driver to take us to Chatuchak Market and find us a restaurant that served Halal food for Moslem. Then we arrived at a small restaurant which turned out to be owned by Indonesian. The owner was very nice, he gave us a free meal when we were about to left his restaurant. He said that it was for our breakfast, just in case we couldn’t find any Halal food at the hotel. My father thanked him and ask to exchange their phone number. Before we went back to the hotel, my father took me around the Chatuchak Market. I saw so many toys that I have never seen before in Indonesia. My father bought me one of those toys, it was rubber chicken. It was so funny, because when we squeeze it, it will make sound just like rooster. After that we went back to the hotel and go to bed.
ReplyDeleteIn the morning, we enjoy free breakfast at the hotel. We had a lot of Halal food to choose. I took a couple glass of free milk for myself. After that my father order an Uber and ask the driver to take us to three archaeological sites in Thailand which were Ayutthaya Historical Park, Ban Non Wat village, and the temple of Prasat Ta Muen Thom. When we arrived on each destination, my father started collecting the data. While my father was working, I walked around the historical site and took a lot of picture of myself. We finished the job at 5 p.m, and we still have enough time to head back to the hotel, took a quick shower and drove right away to the airport. We went back to Indonesia that night at 9 p.m. My father and I were exhausted but I was so happy.
ReplyDeleteLast weekend I spent all day laying on my bed. It was just like the Lazy Song by Bruno Mars, “today I don’t feel like doing anything” hehe. But sometimes doing nothing was just something that we needed the most, especially after a long and super exhausted week at the office.
ReplyDeleteIt was Sunday and I woke up at 9 a.m in the morning. I looked around me and I saw a new comic book that I just bought yesterday laying next to my Macbook. I try to dragged it closer to me by using my foot, and then I pick it with my hand. I unwrapped the comic and start reading it. When I just reached the middle of the story, I felt thirsty so I got up of my super comfortable bed and walk out the room. I walked down the stairs right to the kitchen.
I opened the fridge and I found a bottle full of chill orange juice. I opened the bottle and pour the orange juice into a glass. When I checked my fridge, I saw that I still have a leftover Pizza from yesterday, so I decided to reheat it in my microwave. So I sat in the kitchen for a while waiting the Pizza to be ready. When the timer of the microwave is off, I pick the Pizza up and put it on my plate. I took my orange juice and my Pizza and brought them back into my lair. I enjoy the Pizza and the orange juice and continue reading my comic book. After that I decided to watch my favorite K-drama on my Macbook, so I set my portable laptop desk on my bed. This way, I can watch my favorite show without having to leave my super cozy bed.
ReplyDeleteThe last school holiday, I spent the time with my family on vacation to a relative's house in Madiun, approximately 6 hour trip by bus from our home in Malang.
ReplyDeleteOn the way there, we saw many beautiful views such as rice fields, mountains, etc. Having arrived at the uncle's house, we were greeted by our relatives who had not met us for a long time. The next day, we walked around the town of Madiun until the sky got dark. Finally we decided to go home at 6:00 p.m. on that day.
On the next day, I forgot that it was the New Year. Sudenly, one of my cousins came and asked me to celebrate the New Year's Eve together. At night, I went together with him to the center of the city of Madiun which had already been so crowded because a lot of people who also wanted to celebrate the New Year with his family. When the countdown arrived, the sky which was dark at once then became so colorfully decorated by fireworks. We prayed together and watched the fireworks lightening the sky that night.
ReplyDeleteLast holiday, I went to Sari Ringgung beach in Pesawaran, Lampung. I went there with my family. We left for the beach from my grandparents home in Tanggamus at 08.00 a.m. We went there by car. We arrived in the beach at 10:00 a.m.
ReplyDeleteIn Sari Ringgung beach, I swam with my brothers and my sisters. After swimming, we play sand together. We made a fort, houses, and hills of sand. After being satisfied playing on the beach, we then took a bath and ate the roasted corn while drinking coconut water. After being fresh anymore, we continued to view seascape on boats.
I really enjoyed the atmosphere in the beach. After having fun for about five hours, finally we returned home. Before reaching home, we rested beforehand and ate meatball on the side of the road. The meatball is so tasty that I ate two bowls of meatballs there. Not long after that, we continued the journey and got home safely at 7 p.m.
ReplyDeleteIt was a tiring day, but we were very happy, because we got a lot of fun together there.
I really enjoyed the atmosphere in the beach. After having fun for about five hours, finally we returned home. Before reaching home, we rested beforehand and ate meatball on the side of the road. The meatball is so tasty that I ate two bowls of meatballs there. Not long after that, we continued the journey and got home safely at 7 p.m.
ReplyDeleteIt was a tiring day, but we were very happy, because we got a lot of fun together there.
Then in the following days, I visited my friends’ home to study and to do fun things together. Having finished studying, we then cycled around the area to see new things together. After being tired of cycling, we took visit at other friends’ house while fulfilling the thirst. Every time the day got dark, we went back to our homes to spend time with family.
ReplyDeleteThose days were very enjoyable for me. Although I only spent holiday at home by doing funny things, spending time with family, and visiting my friends’ home while studying, I really enjoyed that short holiday.
Last week, I and my family had a vacation to the beach because I and my little brother were having school holiday. This holiday was also a gift because two days before my little brother celebrated his birthday.
ReplyDeleteThe clock was still at 4:56 am, but I and my family had been ready to go to Bajul Mati beach since the distance from our house to the beach is about 3 hours. We went there by car. In the car, there were me, my sister, my father and mother. We were not allowed to bring mobile phones by our father and mother in order to enjoy more the trip and the holiday itself. To spend the time on the way I played "guess the name by the letter" with my brother who is only two years younger than me.
Two hours had passed quickly and we began to enter the hilly area. We began to pay attention the sights seriously. We were fascinated to see paddy fields which looked so beautiful and green. After a while, we finally arrived at Bajul Mati beach. This beach is located in Malang, East Java. While enjoying the sea breeze, we ate together first. We can not stop being amazed at the beauty of this beach. Bajul Mati beach has not been well-known enough, so there were not many visitors there. But the beach was still so clean and brought us comfort.
ReplyDeleteWe could not bear to play at the beach, so after having meal together we directly ran toward the seashore. We ignored mom’s words telling us to put on sunblock first. It felt fresh when the sea water reached our feet. We decided to swim in the estuary because the current was calm unlike those in the ocean. We had been swimming for about 15 minutes, before our father called and sent us to the seashore while our mother just took picture on us with his camera.
ReplyDeleteSuddenly, it was already at 12 o’clock, mom and dad took us to clean ourselves. After that, we prayed Zuhur together. The event was followed by enjoying the warm meatballs in a stall on the beach, which was very delicious. Eating warm meatball while seeing the beauty of the beach was so much fun.
ReplyDeleteOn the way home, I and my little brother fell asleep. When we woke up, we were already at home. This holiday was really fun. I can not wait to go to the sea with my father, my mother and my younger brother in the upcoming holiday. I went back to sleep until the morning because we were still exhausted.
I was so happy because last semester, I got good scores. My pleasure increased because during a week, I spent the holiday at grandparents’ home in Wlingi.
ReplyDeleteI arrived at their home Sunday morning at around 10.00. My grandmother is the best; she had finished preparing my favorite food when I just arrived at her home. Noticing my favorite food which was already on the table, of course I was immediately fascinated. Yes, my grandmother usually cooks my favorite food (chicken rendang) when I take a visit to her home, there is a large family reunion and lebaran. Perhaps, my grandmother cooked the chicken rendang for se felt so pleased knowing my plan to spend the holiday here, because we had not seen nearly 8 months at that time.
Having finished eating, I told him my experiences at school. They were very happy to know that my semester report’s scores were good. Next, I decided to move towards my favorite place in the grandmother's house which was in the porch. In front of grandma's house there are a wide football field and a tall banyan tree. Around this field, there are still so many paddy fields, which looked so green at that time. It was in contrast to the area in which I live where its field is getting narrower from year to year because it is closed to build housing.
ReplyDeleteThe beautiful scenery accompanied by the breezes that blow caused me sleepy. I didn’t know since what time I had fallen asleep in the porch until Ashar praying time was coming.
ReplyDeleteAfter praying Ashar, I went to my family's rice field together with my grandparents which is located about 400 meters from the house. I was so amazed to see the rice terraces getting yellow which was so beautiful. Grandpa said that it was likely that our paddy could be harvested the day after”. He promised that he would take me to see the harvesting of paddy. Of course I approved the promise, and I couldn’t bear for two days after that day. I had already imagined how fun this activity would be. Even I had estimated how many sacks of rice we would get after harvesting.
Days seemed to run very fast there. I didn’t feel that it had already been night. We just stayed at home because of the heavy rain outside. The ambiance was so warm when my grandmother prepared us STMJ (Susu = Milk, Telur= Egg, Madu= Honey, Jahe= Ginger) which is my and my grandfather’s favorite beverage.
ReplyDeleteWe ended the funny day with drowsiness coming suddenly and then sleep.
Hi friends, now, I will tell my semester holidays at home. The last holiday, I chose to spend the time at home just because I wanted to have a lot of time hanging out with family at home.
ReplyDeleteThe first day, I did some activities that I rarely do in school days. I started these activities with jogging in the morning, then played games on the computer, and played online games until 10:00 a.m. After that I took a bath, and continued playing the online games again until 12.00. Midday prayers time (Dzuhur) came so I must pray and then followed by lunch. After midday prayers and lunch, I and all members of the family gathered in the living room to watch TV together while chatting.
The next day, I was conducting a little bit different activity. After breakfast, my mom asked me to go with her to the Grand Mall in Bekasi. At the mall, I accompanied my little sister to play on timezone while waiting for our mother to finish shopping. I got home at 12, we continued our activities with midday prayers and had lunch together. After midday prayers and having lunch together, watching TV together while relaxing repeated again.
ReplyDeleteThe next day, I tried to do my hobby which is writing short stories. That day I spent almost entire day to write short stories. I just took rest when prayer times and meal times with the family came. But at night, I spent quality time with my family to watch some DVDs together.
In the following days, we spent the time by doing the same activities. We were very happy even though we did not travel far away to spend a holiday. We enjoyed very much the family togetherness in the last holiday.
Last year, at the end of the year, my wife and I decided to spend our holiday at Tanjung Setia beach, which located around 234 kilometers from Bandarlampung.
ReplyDeleteWhen we arrived at the beach, we were surprised to see the beautiful view of the beach. After having a quick dip in the ocean, which was really cold and windy, we realized that there were not many people there. We thought that it happened because it was too windy there during that time but we finally realized that it was Christmas holiday so almost all of tourists who are used to spending time there went back to their country.
After spending few times swimming in the beach, we bought some hot chips at the takeaway store nearby, and we rode our bikes down the beach for a while, on the hard, damp part of the sand. The next day we visited Labuan Jukung beach. There, we were amazed to see the high wave owned by this beach. Because it was so high that no body was brave enough to surf on it that time.
ReplyDeleteThe third day there, we decided to go home when we finally made it back home, we were both totally exhausted because of the trip but we were so happy to travel such an amazing beach Lampung province has
Yesterday I and my family went to Way Kambas national park to see the elephants and rhinos conserved there. Way Kambas National Park is a national park which is used as elephant and rhino sanctuary located in Labuhan Ratu District, East Lampung, Lampung, Indonesia
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When we got to there, we saw some elephant performances such as playing football, sitting, greeting the visitors, and other entertaining performances. Unfortunately, we could not see the Sumatran rhinoceros because visitors must have a special permit in advance to see them. Visitors or ordinary tourists cannot see the Sumatran rhino’s natural breeding. In the afternoon we saw some animals which were being fed.
When we returned home we were tired but we were happy because we had so much fun in Way Kambas.
Three years ago, I and my classmates visited Borobudur Temple. We went to Borobudur temple by bus. We left our school at nine o’clock. It took us 24 hours to arrive there. I arrived there nine o’clock the next day. Along the road, we saw many vehicles, unique houses, prominent buildings, and some other tourists.
ReplyDeleteAfter we arrived at the Borobudur temple, one of my teachers went to buy tickets. After we waited him for a moment we entered into Borobudur temple area. Then we went up to the top of the temple. Borobudur temple was built at Budur Village, Magelang, Jawa Tengah by Syailendra Dynasty. Borobudur Temple is the biggest temple in the world. It has 504 statues and 1.400 reliefs. From the top of the temple we can see such beautiful scenery. I and my friends went around the temple together. Finally, after having some visits, we should go to the hotel to stay and continue our study tour the next day.
We felt tired that day but we felt so happy to visit Borobudur temple which is well-known as one of the greatest legacies Indonesia has ever had. I hope the temple can be loved by all of the visitors and the government.
Last holiday, I and my beloved wife, visited Lembah Pelangi Waterfall in Ngarip District, Tanggamus Regency, Lampung Province, Indonesia. It was the first time for me to visit such a wonderful waterfall.
ReplyDeleteTo reach the waterfall location, we should go on foot after having around three hours trip riding a motorcycle from Bandarlampung, the capital city of Lampung. When we arrived there, I was amazed by the beautiful scenery of the waterfall. The air was so fresh at that time and I could not bear to jump into the water immediately. It is quite windy there and all I could see only green, green, and green. Hearing the sound of falling water while we were swimming made me feel peaceful and relaxing.
Finally, the day was getting dark and it was time for us to go home. It was such an unforgettable experience for me. I really enjoyed it.
Yesterday my family went to the zoo to see the elephant and other animal.
ReplyDeleteWhen we got to the zoo, we went to the shop to buy some food to give to the animals.
After getting the food we went to the nocturnal house where we saw birds and reptiles which only come out at night.
Before lunch we went for a ride on the elephant. It was a thrill to ride it. Dad nearly fell off when he let go of the rope.
During lunch we fed some birds in the park. In the afternoon we saw the animals being fed.
When we returned home we were tired but happy because we had so much fun.
SINGAPORE – The man who pushed an old woman down a bus along Upper Thomson Road has been charged in court.
ReplyDeleteTwenty-five-year-old Ong Kok Hao is accused of hurting 76-year-old Hwang Li Lian Nee Lye on bus service number 167 at about 3pm on June 5 this year.
Ong is said to have used his right hand to push the old woman on her back, causing her to fall on the steps of the bus.
The incident was captured in a two-minute video and uploaded on YouTube.
ReplyDeleteThe video shows Ong suddenly flying into a rage at Madam Hwang for pressing the bell at the last-minute along Upper Thomson Road.
A shouting match then ensued and during the heated spat, Ong threatened to slap the woman, before pushing her down the bus.
Ong’s lawyer Eddie Koh will be making representations to the court. The case will next be mentioned in December.
Today I woke up at 5:00am in the morning. I put on my loose fitting shirt, trousers, sturdy black boots with little holes in them, wide brimmed hat and a plastic bag with spare dry clothes in case it rained so I didn’t get a cold. When I got out of the four-wheel drive I could feel the refreshing cool air, it smelt like it had been raining for ages before I came to the rainforest. I decided to explore the forest floor.
ReplyDeleteThe first animal I saw was a magnificent, giant eastern brown snake. I was so scared I felt like I wanted to run but that would be really dangerous!
ReplyDeleteThe second animal I spotted was a beetle eating a rotten berry. I bent down to have a closer look but it stank like rotten eggs and onion mixed together.
Then I turned to the right and saw a bowerbird collecting lots of blue stuff like wrappers and blue flowers. It had beautiful, magnificent, midnight-blue eyes and it looked very graceful.
By now I had seen enough on the forest floor so I decided to go to the understorey. So I went to the bridge in the understorey 20m high off the forest floor.
ReplyDeleteThe first animal I saw in the understorey was a massive, graceful, blue butterfly sucking pollen off a beautiful orchid. That was my favourite animal so far of all the animals I saw.
The second animal I spotted was a black bat hanging upside down on the branch near me. Before I arrived at the rainforest I thought we wouldn’t see a bat because I was going in the day and bats are nocturnal.
The third animal I spotted was a grey Boyd’s dragon it was eating lots of bugs and beetles. I looked down to the forest floor and saw a little stream, it had a cute, little platypus looking after her five tiny, mini babies.
ReplyDeleteBy now I had had enough of the understorey so I decided to go up the ladder to the canopy. I already knew that we would see lots of brightly coloured birds in the canopy.
I went up the ladder and on the way up I already saw lots of birds and lots of berries and colourful, beautiful, rainbow flowers. When I got to the canopy I was 30m high.
The first animal I saw in the canopy was a Crimson Rosella it was eating seeds off some beautiful flowers. The Crimson Rosella was dark red and midnight-blue on its tail and wings.
ReplyDeleteI could see the emergent trees 50m tall off the ground. I saw a wedge-tail eagle looking for food and other little animals.
I had a great time because I liked the rainforest. The most terrifying animal was the eastern brown snake. I liked the blue butterfly the best of all the animals.
Last year, at the end of the year, my wife and I decided to spend our holiday at Tanjung Setia beach, which located around 234 kilometers from Bandarlampung.
ReplyDeleteWhen we arrived at the beach, we were surprised to see the beautiful view of the beach. After having a quick dip in the ocean, which was really cold and windy, we realized that there were not many people there. We thought that it happened because it was too windy there during that time but we finally realized that it was Christmas holiday so almost all of tourists who are used to spending time there went back to their country.
After spending few times swimming in the beach, we bought some hot chips at the takeaway store nearby, and we rode our bikes down the beach for a while, on the hard, damp part of the sand. The next day we visited Labuan Jukung beach. There, we were amazed to see the high wave owned by this beach. Because it was so high that no body was brave enough to surf on it that time.
ReplyDeleteThe third day there, we decided to go home when we finally made it back home, we were both totally exhausted because of the trip but we were so happy to travel such an amazing beach Lampung province has.
Yesterday I and my family went to Way Kambas national park to see the elephants and rhinos conserved there. Way Kambas National Park is a national park which is used as elephant and rhino sanctuary located in Labuhan Ratu District, East Lampung, Lampung, Indonesia
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When we got to there, we saw some elephant performances such as playing football, sitting, greeting the visitors, and other entertaining performances. Unfortunately, we could not see the Sumatran rhinoceros because visitors must have a special permit in advance to see them. Visitors or ordinary tourists cannot see the Sumatran rhino’s natural breeding. In the afternoon we saw some animals which were being fed.
Three years ago, I and my classmates visited Borobudur Temple. We went to Borobudur temple by bus. We left our school at nine o’clock. It took us 24 hours to arrive there. I arrived there nine o’clock the next day. Along the road, we saw many vehicles, unique houses, prominent buildings, and some other tourists.
ReplyDeleteAfter we arrived at the Borobudur temple, one of my teachers went to buy tickets. After we waited him for a moment we entered into Borobudur temple area. Then we went up to the top of the temple. Borobudur temple was built at Budur Village, Magelang, Jawa Tengah by Syailendra Dynasty. Borobudur Temple is the biggest temple in the world. It has 504 statues and 1.400 reliefs. From the top of the temple we can see such beautiful scenery. I and my friends went around the temple together. Finally, after having some visits, we should go to the hotel to stay and continue our study tour the next day.
We felt tired that day but we felt so happy to visit Borobudur temple which is well-known as one of the greatest legacies Indonesia has ever had. I hope the temple can be loved by all of the visitors and the government.
Last holiday, I and my beloved wife, visited Lembah Pelangi Waterfall in Ngarip District, Tanggamus Regency, Lampung Province, Indonesia. It was the first time for me to visit such a wonderful waterfall.
ReplyDeleteTo reach the waterfall location, we should go on foot after having around three hours trip riding a motorcycle from Bandarlampung, the capital city of Lampung. When we arrived there, I was amazed by the beautiful scenery of the waterfall. The air was so fresh at that time and I could not bear to jump into the water immediately. It is quite windy there and all I could see only green, green, and green. Hearing the sound of falling water while we were swimming made me feel peaceful and relaxing.
Finally, the day was getting dark and it was time for us to go home. It was such an unforgettable experience for me. I really enjoyed it.
One day, my sister named Putri said to me that she really wanted to go to the beach. So I promised her that the next week we would go to Mutun beach in Lampung.
ReplyDeleteThe next week, we prepared everything needed in the morning. We brought some foods and beverages, such as chocolate wafers, potato chips, water and orange juice. Before going to the beach, I ask our brother, Bayu, to join us. He agreed to join and we went there together with our parents. We went there by car. It took 3 hours to arrive there. Then, we bought tickets in the entrance gate. Before swimming, we changed our clothes first. We swam there for more than one hour. We felt so tired that we decided to eat the foods that we had brought. Next, three of us created a very big sand castle, while my parents were enjoying the beautiful scenery there. After that, we decided to go home because it was getting dark.
On the way home, we still felt hungry. So we stopped at a restaurant to have dinner. I ordered sruit, Lampungnese traditional food, while my brother, my sister, and my parents ordered fried rice. After finished eating, we paid our bills. Then, we went home. We arrived at home at 9 o’clock. We were tired but we were absolutely happy.
ReplyDeleteOn February 8th, 2016, I thought this would be a great holiday for me because that was Chinese New Year holiday. I didn’t celebrate the Chinese New Year as I’m not Chinese but I guessed that it was a good time for me to get full refreshing. I was so tired to studying. However, the unpredictable fact broke everything up.
ReplyDeleteFirst like an ordinary daughter, I had to get up early morning to help my mother, of course after I prayed. Then I did the dishes, cleaned up my room, and did my bed. I was really in danger if my mom knew that my room was messy. So, I made it as soon as possible. After finishing everything, my aunts called me in the afternoon. I did not meet them for a long time so we kept for hours to talk about some up to date gossips. Not long after that, my neighbor who is also my schoolmate visited me. She asked my help to finish her homework. At last, the time was running and the homework was successfully finished. An unpredictable moment happened after that. To my surprised, I just remembered that I had a lot of homework too. I got confused and regretful why I did not check it. As the consequence, I did my homework until late night and it was hardly finished. Since then, I always check my home work before having a holiday.
I did not feel this was holiday instead of I had to work hard and got a long ship with my homework.
Last weekend I spent all day laying on my bed. It was just like the Lazy Song by Bruno Mars, “today I don’t feel like doing anything” hehe. But sometimes doing nothing was just something that we needed the most, especially after a long and super exhausting week at the office. It was Sunday and I woke up at 9 a.m in the morning. I looked around me and I saw a new comic book that I just bought yesterday laying next to my Macbook. I try to drag it closer to me by using my foot, and then I pick it with my hand. I unwrapped the comic and start reading it. When I just reached the middle of the story, I felt thirsty so I got up of my super comfortable bed and walk out the room. I walked down the stairs right to the kitchen. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteI opened the fridge and I found a bottle full of chill orange juice. I opened the bottle and pour the orange juice into a glass. When I checked my fridge, I saw that I still have a leftover Pizza from yesterday, so I decided to reheat it in my microwave. So I sat in the kitchen for a while waiting for the Pizza to be ready. When the timer of the microwave is off, I pick the Pizza up and put it on my plate. I took my orange juice and my Pizza and brought them back to my lair. I enjoy the Pizza and the orange juice and continue reading my comic book. After that, I decided to watch my favorite K-drama on my MacBook, so I set my portable laptop desk on my bed. This way, I can watch my favorite show without having to leave my super cozy bed. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteMy first overseas trip was when I went to Thailand with my father. At that moment I was still in Junior High School level and it was a school day off. My father took this trip because he needed a data for his research about the legendary bird “Garuda”, which turned out to be a legend too in Thailand. We spent only 1 day in Thailand, but I already experience a lot of new things. When we first landed at the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, we got a taxi and asked the driver to take us to the nearest hotel. He drove us to Windsor Suites Hotel located on Sukhumvit Road. We went straight to the receptionist and booked a room for tonight and tomorrow. The receptionist gave us a card that we can use as a key to unlock our room. We went to our room and took a quick shower, change our clothes and then went down to the lobby again. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteFrom the lobby, we went out to the street. My father orders a ride to a local driver. It looked like a becak motor but a lot bigger and the people called it “tuk-tuk”. My father asked the driver to take us to Chatuchak Market and find us a restaurant that served Halal food for Moslem. Then we arrived at a small restaurant which turned out to be owned by Indonesian. The owner was very nice, he gave us a free meal when we were about to left his restaurant. He said that it was for our breakfast, just in case we couldn’t find any Halal food at the hotel. My father thanked him and ask to exchange their phone number. Before we went back to the hotel, my father took me around the Chatuchak Market. I saw so many toys that I have never seen before in Indonesia. My father bought me one of those toys, it was rubber chicken. It was so funny because when we squeeze it, it will make sound just like rooster. After that we went back to the hotel and go to bed. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteIn the morning, we enjoy free breakfast at the hotel. We had a lot of Halal food to choose. I took a couple glass of free milk for myself. After that my father order an Uber and ask the driver to take us to three archaeological sites in Thailand which were Ayutthaya Historical Park, Ban Non Wat village, and the temple of Prasat Ta Muen Thom. When we arrived on each destination, my father started collecting the data. While my father was working, I walked around the historical site and took a lot of picture of myself. We finished the job at 5 p.m, and we still have enough time to head back to the hotel, took a quick shower and drove right away to the airport. We went back to Indonesia that night at 9 p.m. My father and I were exhausted but I was so happy. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteAfter a year working in Australia, I finally managed to come back to my hometown last month. It is in Cimahi, a city located in the west side of Bandung. I spent a week staying here. During this time at home, I learned that my best friend, Richie, had become a successful medic in the government’s hospital in my hometown. So I called him and we decided to have a “Bro Time” at the weekend. Richie picked me up at 4 p.m, and he brought me straight to a new waterpark in town which he claimed to be the biggest waterpark in Cimahi. We parked our car in the parking area and walked straight to the entrance gate. There is a ticket counter at the gate and we have to pay Rp.80.000 to get into the waterpark. Richie paid for our ticket, he said it was a treat for me of his first salary as a medic in the hospital. I thanked him. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteWe handed over the ticket to the gatekeeper and he allowed us to enter. After that went to a counter where we took the key for our locker. In this counter, we need to give them something as the assurance if we want to use the locker, so we gave them our car’s key. They said that we will get the car’s key back when we return the locker key. After that, we went to the locker room, where we changed our clothes and get ready to swim. Before we enter the pool, we decided to rent a dual swimming float, the price was Rp.20.000 and I decided to pay it. We brought it to the pool and sat on it. After that, we also swim and took some pictures together. After playing in the water for about an hour, we were so hungry and we decided to go to the food court. We order two plates of fried noodle and two cups of ice tea. I paid the food as a treat for Richie. After finishing our food and drinks, we went to the locker room to change our clothes and went back home at 6 p.m. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in Junior High School, my father once took me to go fishing with him at the river on Sunday morning. The river lies across our oil palm plantation. We had breakfast first at home and then left early in the morning by motorcycle. When we arrived in our plantation, my father parked the motorcycle under the hut. He asked me to collect some dry wood and dry grass or leaves. When I already collected enough wood and dry leaves, my father set a fire in the center of the fireplace. He said that the smoke from the fire would scare some dangerous animal like bear and boar to come closer to the hut and so it would make us safer. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteAfter cleaning some wild grass around the hut, my father gave me a hoe and asked me to dig some soil to find worms. When I already had enough worm, I brought it to my father and we went straight to the river. We put the worm on the fishing hook as a bait to catch the fish. As a beginner fisher, I cannot apply the worm on the fishing hook well, and it looks like it was about to fall off the hook, but my father said that it was okay. I threw the fishing hook into the river and wait for the fish to eat the bait, but nothing happened after a while. When I was about to get bored I saw a big prawn was slowly walking in the water. I placed the fishing hook slowly into the face of the prawn and move it up and down so the worm seemed alive. I never expected it to happen but suddenly the prawn move its hand and grabbed the worm on my fishing hook. I lift it very slowly and the prawn was still there hanging tight on the worm until I placed it on the ground and I caught it right away with my hands. My father was so surprise to see it. Before we went home, we cooked it at the hut and enjoyed it together. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteMy family and I went to my grandmother’s house in Yogyakarta last month. It was my first trip to this city. We went there two days after my sister’s graduation ceremony in Semarang. We arrived at Yogyakarta at night. We spent a week staying at my grandmother’s house which is 5 minutes away by foot to Malioboro street. In the first morning, we were still too tired after a long trip from Semarang to Yogyakarta. So we decided to stay at home to recharge our energy. I walk around the neighborhood with my sister just to experience how it is like to be in Yogyakarta. There were too many houses, I think, which made the space between a house and the other was so small, even the road was also small that only bicycle and motorcycle can go through. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteOn the second day, all of us went to Malioboro street. We saw so many merchants with various of product which they claim to be a traditional product of Yogyakarta. I bought some wooden figurine and T-shirt with the word “Yogyakarta” printed on it, while my sister bought some leather handbag. My mom and dad were busy choosing some merchandise to be brought home when we go back. On the third day, we went to Taman Sari and Keraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat to see some historical building in Yogyakarta. We took a lot of pictures there. We also took some pictures of the building so we can check it again at home. We found someplace providing Yogya traditional food around the building and we jumped in right away. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteWe spent the rest of our week in Yogyakarta by visiting some Shopping Malls such as Jogja City Mall, Malioboro Mall, Hartono Mall and Ambarrukmo Plaza. We realized that Yogyakarta turned out to be very warm during the day, that was the reason why we decided to spend more time in the air conditioned building like this. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteOn February 8th, 2016, I thought this would be a great holiday for me because that was Chinese New Year holiday. I didn’t celebrate the Chinese New Year as I’m not Chinese but I guessed that it was a good time for me to get full refreshing. I was so tired to study. However, the unpredictable fact broke everything up. First, like an ordinary daughter, I had to get up early morning to help my mother, of course after I prayed. Then I did the dishes, cleaned up my room, and did my bed. I was really in danger if my mom knew that my room was messy. So, I made it as soon as possible. After finishing everything, my aunts called me in the afternoon. I did not meet them for a long time so we kept for hours to talk about some up to date gossips. Not long after that, my neighbor who is also my schoolmate visited me. She asked my help to finish her homework. At last, the time was running and the homework was successfully finished. An unpredictable moment happened after that. To my surprise, I just remembered that I had a lot of homework too. I got confused and regretful why I did not check it. As the consequence, I did my homework until late night and it was hardly finished. Since then, I always check my homework before having a holiday. I did not feel this was holiday instead of I had to work hard and got along ship with my homework. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteOne day, my sister named Putri said to me that she really wanted to go to the beach. So I promised her that the next week we would go to Mutun beach in Lampung. The next week, we prepared everything needed in the morning. We brought some foods and beverages, such as chocolate wafers, potato chips, water and orange juice. Before going to the beach, I ask our brother, Bayu, to join us. He agreed to join and we went there together with our parents. We went there by car. It took 3 hours to arrive there. Then, we bought tickets in the entrance gate. Before swimming, we changed our clothes first. We swam there for more than one hour. We felt so tired that we decided to eat the foods that we had brought. Next, three of us created a very big sand castle, while my parents were enjoying the beautiful scenery there. After that, we decided to go home because it was getting dark. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteOn the way home, we still felt hungry. So we stopped at a restaurant to have dinner. I ordered sruit, Lampungnese traditional food, while my brother, my sister, and my parents ordered fried rice. After finished eating, we paid our bills. Then, we went home. We arrived at home at 9 o’clock. We were tired but we were absolutely happy. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteLast holiday was my worst holiday because I did not go anywhere. I just stayed in my home.In the morning, I woke up and had a breakfast. After that, I played with my cat. In the afternoon, I had a lunch and after that, I took a nap. In the evening. I watched television until I felt boring.My daily activities were like that during the holiday. So, I was sure last holiday was my worst holiday. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteLast holiday, my friends and I went to the beach near our city. We went early in the morning and arrived there at 8 a.m. luckily, that day was sunny. The beach seemed so beautiful under the blue sunny sky. It was great to feel the sand grains beneath our feet and the breeze blowing our hair gently. At noon, we started to feel hungry, so we decided to head to the nearest food stall. The fish looked fresh and there were a lot of kinds of seafood menu listed here. We ordered grilled fishes. The dishes were delicious since it made with fresh ingredients. We filled our bellies to our heart’s content. We stay until the sunset because many people said the view was so outstanding. We took great photos as a keepsake of our beautiful moments here. We went home happily and fully recharged, ready for our daily routine, going to school the next day Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteThe last school holiday, I spent the time with my family on vacation to a relative's house in Madiun, approximately 6 hour trip by bus from our home in Malang. On the way there, we saw many beautiful views such as rice fields, mountains, etc. Having arrived at the uncle's house, we were greeted by our relatives who had not met us for a long time. The next day, we walked around the town of Madiun until the sky got dark. Finally, we decided to go home at 6:00 p.m. on that day. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteOn the next day, I forgot that it was the New Year. Suddenly, one of my cousins came and asked me to celebrate the New Year's Eve together. At night, I went together with him to the center of the city of Madiun which had already been so crowded because a lot of people who also wanted to celebrate the New Year with his family. When the countdown arrived, the sky which was dark at once then became so colorfully decorated with fireworks. We prayed together and watched the fireworks lightening the sky that night. Suddenly, the holiday passed quickly. The last New Year's holiday experience in the city of Malang was so impressive for me. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteThe last semester holiday was a moment that I'd been waiting for. Because as long as I sit in ninth grade, I was spending more time to learn than doing some activities associated with my hobby. My last holiday was classified as a very simple holiday. I was only at home for doing my hobbies such as writing, drawing, and visiting my friends’ house. On the first day until the fifth day, I spent time with writing some short stories, chatting with family, and painting some objects at home. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteThen in the following days, I visited my friends’ home to study and to do fun things together. Having finished studying, we then cycled around the area to see new things together. After being tired of cycling, we took the visit to other friends’ house while fulfilling the thirst. Every time the day got dark, we went back to our homes to spend time with family. Those days were very enjoyable for me. Although I only spent the holiday at home by doing funny things, spending time with family, and visiting my friends’ home while studying, I really enjoyed that short holiday. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeletewas so happy because last semester, I got good scores. My pleasure increased because, during a week, I spent the holiday at grandparents’ home in Wlingi. I arrived at their home Sunday morning at around 10.00. My grandmother is the best; she had finished preparing my favorite food when I just arrived at her home. Noticing my favorite food which was already on the table, of course, I was immediately fascinated. Yes, my grandmother usually cooks my favorite food (chicken rendang) when I take a visit to her home, there is a large family reunion and lebaran. Perhaps, my grandmother cooked the chicken rendang for we felt so pleased knowing my plan to spend the holiday here because we had not seen nearly 8 months at that time. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteHaving finished eating, I told him my experiences at school. They were very happy to know that my semester report’s scores were good. Next, I decided to move towards my favorite place in the grandmother's house which was on the porch. In front of grandma's house, there are a wide football field and a tall banyan tree. Around this field, there are still so many paddy fields, which looked so green at that time. It was in contrast to the area in which I live where its field is getting narrower from year to year because it is closed to build housing. The beautiful scenery accompanied by the breezes that blow caused me sleepy. I didn’t know since what time I had fallen asleep on the porch until Ashar praying time was coming. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteAfter praying Ashar, I went to my family's rice field together with my grandparents which is located about 400 meters from the house. I was so amazed to see the rice terraces getting yellow which was so beautiful. Grandpa said that it was likely that our paddy could be harvested the day after”. He promised that he would take me to see the harvesting of paddy. Of course, I approved the promise, and I couldn’t bear for two days after that day. I had already imagined how fun this activity would be. Even I had estimated how many sacks of rice we would get after harvesting. Days seemed to run very fast there. I didn’t feel that it had already been the night. We just stayed at home because of the heavy rain outside. The ambiance was so warm when my grandmother prepared us STMJ (Susu = Milk, Telur= Egg, Madu= Honey, Jahe= Ginger) which is my and my grandfather’s favorite beverage. We ended the fun day with drowsiness coming suddenly and then sleep. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteHi friends, now, I will tell my semester holidays at home. The last holiday, I chose to spend the time at home just because I wanted to have a lot of time hanging out with family at home. The first day, I did some activities that I rarely do on school days. I started these activities with jogging in the morning, then played games on the computer, and played online games until 10:00 a.m. After that, I took a bath and continued playing the online games again until 12.00. Midday prayers time (Dzuhur) came so I must pray and then followed by lunch. After midday prayers and lunch, I and all members of the family gathered in the living room to watch TV together while chatting. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteThe next day, I was conducting a little bit different activity. After breakfast, my mom asked me to go with her to the Grand Mall in Bekasi. At the mall, I accompanied my little sister to play on timezone while waiting for our mother to finish shopping. I got home at 12, we continued our activities with midday prayers and had lunch together. After midday prayers and having lunch together, watching TV together while relaxing repeated again. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteThe next day, I tried to do my hobby which is writing short stories. That day I spent an almost entire day to write short stories. I just took rest when prayer times and meal times with the family came. But at night, I spent quality time with my family to watch some DVDs together. In the following days, we spent the time by doing the same activities. We were very happy even though we did not travel far away to spend a holiday. We enjoyed very much the family togetherness in the last holiday. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteLast holiday, My family was on vacation. we went to Malaysia. We used a travel agent to manage our holiday. We had booked two days tour in Malaysia. We went Malaysia by plane. The travel agent had booked the ticket for us. The flight was only one hour from Jakarta. On the plane, the cabin crews were very friendly and they were very handsome and beautiful. They gave us some directions before the flight. Our plane, Garuda Indonesia had very complete facilities to accompany passengers during the journey, such as movies player, music player, newspaper, magazine, etc. We had a very pleasant flight. On arrival at Kuala Lumpur, we had to go to Customs and Immigration. The officers were pleasant. They checked the document carefully but their manners were very polite. After that, the travel agent brought us to Petronas Tower and took some photos there.In the afternoon, we went to the hotel to take a rest. The hotel was a well-known five-star hotel. The room had a perfect view of the city. On the third floor, there was a restaurant serving American, African, Asian European food. They had a variety of food. In the next day, we went to Sepang circuit to watch MotoGP race. I wanted to watch directly my idol Valentino Rossi and took photos with him. During the race, I was surprised because that was my first time I saw motorcycles ran fast up to 300 km/hour in front of my eyes. In the ending of the race, Rossi was the first rider who touched the finish line. I was so happy because he won.The two days in Malaysia went by fast. At the end of the second day, we were quite tired but we felt very happy. Read more : https://www.pintarsekolah.com/2018/01/contoh-recount-text-tentang-liburan.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteLast year my family and I went to Bunaken island. We got to the island by boat that we rent in Manado. It took about 50 minutes to get to the island by boat from Manado. We stayed in the island for two days where we got to experience snorkeling and diving.
ReplyDeleteWe departed from Manado at 7 a.m and arrived at the island at 8 a.m. The driver park the boat at a small pier near the entrance gate of the island. We brought all of our luggage down from the boat and took it to the entrance gate, where a small car was already waiting for us. The car was a service from the hotel where we stayed during our vacation in Bunaken.
After checking in at the hotel and put all of our belongings in our room, we rent an atv bike and rode it to the beach. When we arrived at the beach, I changed my clothes into swimming suits and wore a snorkeling mask. I walked to the shore with my father and we jumped into the water. I saw a lot of colorful fish and coral. After sightseeing the beautiful scenery down the sea, I walked back to the beach to get my GoPro camera. I didn’t realize that the waterproof case was not tightly sealed when I jumped back into the water, and my camera was broken.
ReplyDeleteI brought the camera to my father. He checked it and he said that it was okay. He opened the case and remove the battery. After that he tried to dry it by using a towel. I left it with him and continue playing at the beach. When we got back to the hotel, my father ask for some uncooked rice to the receptionist and the room boy delivered it to our room. My father pour the rice in a bowl and buried my camera in it. He said that this treatment was necessary if any of your electronic devices was accidentally plunged into the water.
ReplyDeleteThis story happen three days ago. At that moment I was hanging out with my friends in shopping malls. We were about to go to the cinema, when suddenly I heard a child was crying.
ReplyDeleteI looked around me but I saw no one. When I walked for about five steps, I looked to the left and I saw a little girl was standing in front of an escalator. I tried to approached her and asked her why she was crying. She said nothing but staring downstairs. I stood up and looked downstairs, it was her mother trying so hard running on an escalator to go upstairs to get the little girl. But it was a useless effort because she didn’t realize that she was actually running upstairs on an escalators which went downstairs. I believe it was because she was so nervous at the moment and the only thing she was thinking was to get to her little girl ASAP.
I made a quick decision right away. I hold the hand of the little girl gently and I said “come on, come with me, I will take you to your mom”. She said nothing but she opened up her arm to me so that I can hug her and cary her on my chest. I said from upstairs to her mom “don’t worry, I’ll get her to you”, and then I stepped on the escalators and walked down as fast as I can and give the little girl to her mother. Her mother was so happy that she didn’t say anything but smile to me. I smile to her too and said, “everything is okay now”.
ReplyDeleteI made a quick decision right away. I hold the hand of the little girl gently and I said “come on, come with me, I will take you to your mom”. She said nothing but she opened up her arm to me so that I can hug her and cary her on my chest. I said from upstairs to her mom “don’t worry, I’ll get her to you”, and then I stepped on the escalators and walked down as fast as I can and give the little girl to her mother. Her mother was so happy that she didn’t say anything but smile to me. I smile to her too and said, “everything is okay now”.
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ReplyDeleteBuying stuff online could be dangerous for us if we didn’t do it carefully. As we bought it through the internet, so we could not see or touch the item before it was arrived to our address. My experience was one of the proof that insurance is really important when you wanted to purchase something on the internet.
I really wanted to buy a new android phone by using my salary from Google Adsense. So, I decided to try to do it online. I typed on google the brand of the android phone that I want and some website or as we called it today “online shop” showed up on the search list. I chose one of the website that I consider to be the most famous of all and then I clicked the link. It brought me to the web page.
ReplyDeleteI saw so many types and series of the brand that I was looking for and I sorted it by its price from the lowest to the highest price. This way, I could chose one that would fit my budget. Finally, I found one. I like the design, color and also the specification, and the price was just as I expected. So I hit the “buy now” button and it brought me to the payment section where I had to choose the payment method that I want. I chose to pay the item through Bank transfer, and the website gave me the total amount that I had to transfer along with the bank account details where I had to transfer the money to. I put all the details on my note and I went to ATM machine to transfer the money.
ReplyDeleteWhen I got back from the ATM, I took a photo of the transfer receipt and uploaded it to the website as payment proof so that my order could be process right away. After that I had to wait for three days until the item was arrived at my address. When the item was arrived, I opened up the box and took the smartphone out. I tried to turn it on by pressing the power buton several times but nothing happened, and I realized that the phone was broken. Luckily I had the insurance paper stated that I can return the phone and get my money back if the phone was broken. So I sent it back to the company, and got all of my money back.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in Junior High School, I joined a cooking contest in my school. It was my first time to join a competition and it was my first time to cook by myself. There were 45 participants of the contest and all of our parents were there to watch the process.
ReplyDeleteI already decided that I want to make fried rice. So I started by peeling off the garlic and shallot. After that I chopped them into a very small pieces and then put it on a small plate. I also sliced two stalks of red chilli and put them together in the small plate. When the preparation was complete, I started cooking.
I put the frying pan on the stove. I placed a tablespoon full of margarine on the frying pan and then I turned on the stove. When the margarine was starting to melt I add chilli sauce into the frying pan and then I whisk it by using the spatula. When I could smell the nice aroma of the margarine and chilli sauce, I add a tablespoon of oyster sauce and all spices that I put on the small plate earlier into the frying pan and whisk all of them for only 10 seconds. After that I add a plate full of rice into the frying pan and whisk all of them until the spices and the rice mix perfectly. At the end, I add a small amount of soy sauce and salt into it and mix them to the fried rice. I served my fried rice on a large plate and I add a fried egg and some chips to make it beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLast night I was alone at home because all of my family went to cinema. I was the only one who didn’t want to go with them for one reason, I already watched the movie with my friend last week. Suddenly there was a blackout in the neighborhood, it was so quiet and so dark, and a little bit creepy.
ReplyDeleteI was laying on the couch when the blackout happened. The first thing I did was grabbing my cell phone and turn it on. I was lucky that I had a flashlight function on my phone, so I turned it on and use it to light the room. I tried to find a candle in the cabinet and I found one. I lit the candle and place it on a small plate. After that I put the candle on the table so the light can spread all over the room. Then I went to my room and took my blanket and went back to the couch where I stayed and waited for my family to return home. I covered all of my body with my blanket and hide underneath it because I was scared.
ReplyDeleteLast holiday our family went to Bali to have picnic. We went there by plane. We were in Bali for six day, so we had to stay in a hotel because we didn’t have any relatives there. We stayed in Bali beach hotel near Sanur beach.
ReplyDeleteWhen we came to the hotel, we didn’t come to our room directly but we have to check in first. We were received by the receptionists who were friendly and kind, and then we were helped by a room boy who took us to our rooms.
On the second day we visited Sanur beach. We just took a walk because the beach is in front of the hotel. We walked along the seashore, played water and sand. Actually we also wanted to swim in the beach but the lifeguard didn’t allow us.
ReplyDeleteBesides doing many activities we also watched some foreign tourist’s activities. They were lying on the beach, while others were having massage or surfing. When we felt tired, we took a rest to have some meals and drinks; and at 2.0 p.m. We went to the hotel. It was tiring but we were happy.
Yesterday at my school, we had an international day. We had performances, food stalls, displays, farrle tickets draw, and some of us ere dressed in costumes.
ReplyDeleteWe started day of with performances but the one I like the best was he one on fourth grade. We played games. The performance I was in was Labamba. Straight after performances e had or lunch. Here were food stalls. Hey came from Australia, Asia, Arab, and Greece.
Everyone had a job. These people were from sixth grade. I did my job after I had lunch. My job was to sell international day books.
ReplyDeleteWe had displays in the hall. These displays were good but I didn’t get to see them. Their displays came from a lot of countries, there were also trash and reassure stalls where they sold toys. The school got these things by asking the children to bring them in.
Although I didn’t win anything, the international day was still fun
My first overseas trip was when I went to Thailand with my father. At that moment I was still in Junior High School level and it was a school day off. My father took this trip because he needed a data for his research about the legendary bird “Garuda”, which turned out to be a legend too in Thailand. We spent only 1 day in Thailand, but I already experience a lot of new things.
ReplyDeleteWhen we first landed at the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, we got a taxi and asked the driver to take us to the nearest hotel. He drove us to Windsor Suites Hotel located on Sukhumvit Road. We went straight to the receptionist and booked a room for tonight and tomorrow. The receptionist gave us a card that we can use as a key to unlock our room. We went to our room and took a quick shower, change our clothes and then went down to the lobby again.
From the lobby, we went out to the street. My father order a ride to a local driver. It looked like a becak motor but a lot bigger and the people called it “tuk-tuk”. My father asked the driver to take us to Chatuchak Market and find us a restaurant that served Halal food for Moslem. Then we arrived at a small restaurant which turned out to be owned by Indonesian. The owner was very nice, he gave us a free meal when we were about to left his restaurant. He said that it was for our breakfast, just in case we couldn’t find any Halal food at the hotel. My father thanked him and ask to exchange their phone number. Before we went back to the hotel, my father took me around the Chatuchak Market. I saw so many toys that I have never seen before in Indonesia. My father bought me one of those toys, it was rubber chicken. It was so funny, because when we squeeze it, it will make sound just like rooster. After that we went back to the hotel and go to bed.
ReplyDeleteIn the morning, we enjoy free breakfast at the hotel. We had a lot of Halal food to choose. I took a couple glass of free milk for myself. After that my father order an Uber and ask the driver to take us to three archaeological sites in Thailand which were Ayutthaya Historical Park, Ban Non Wat village, and the temple of Prasat Ta Muen Thom. When we arrived on each destination, my father started collecting the data. While my father was working, I walked around the historical site and took a lot of picture of myself. We finished the job at 5 p.m, and we still have enough time to head back to the hotel, took a quick shower and drove right away to the airport. We went back to Indonesia that night at 9 p.m. My father and I were exhausted but I was so happy.
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