maksi

Hello guys its been a while!

Today Im going to tell you about a prestigious event for my school, Maksi. Maksi is the shortened word for malam aksi or you can say malam apresiasi kesenian siswa. This year, Maksi took place on February 10. This event was held every 2 years. In this event, SMPK1 students were given the opportunity to perform their talents such as singing, dancing, playing drama and many more. Many students wanted to perform in this events. They prepared themselves months before the audition was held. Many students even sacrificed their holiday just for preparing themselves for this event.

Unfortunately, I couldn't come that day. It was such a pity because this would be the first time and the last time I'd experience Maksi as a SMPK1 student. I didn't get the chance to see my friends performing what they'd been preparing for so long. But, from what I saw from my friends' snapchat stories, the Maksi went well and all of my friend performed well. I couldn't come because my mom was hospitalized. My father forbid me to go because no one will pick me up that late at night. So, I just watched the debate of jakarta's future governor. 

flood in my hometown

On Monday October 24,2016, some part of my hometown, Bandung, was flooded. The big flood happened to be close to my house. It was 12 at that time when heavy rain were pouring down. After the bell rang, I packed all my things and ready to go to my course. On Mondays we, DCP students,  go home at 2pm. My course starts at 3. My course place was not far from school. But, the flood made traffic jam. I didn't got to see the flood near my house because I was till studying when it happened.

Well, thanks to the flood, I came late to my course. I was happy though. But me being late to come to my course is not something that is unusual. i always late to come there. It took 1 hour for me to reach there from school. Can you imagine how bad the jam was? Most of my friends didn't come to the course because of the flood and traffic jam. Sorry, not most of them but ALL of them.

Now, back to the flood. As far as I know, the areas in Bandung which were flooded that day is Pasteur (in front of a mall called BTC), Setiabudi, and Pagarsih. There were several more streets that were flooded but some of them are not as bad as the ones I mentioned. I didn't know how bad or deep the flood in Setiabudi was, but there was an accident resulting 1 person dead.

My elementary teacher who own a shop on that BTC mall was posting pictures of the flood. The flood there (in BTC mall near my house) looked like a waterpark. By approximately 4 pm, the front of BTC Mall had no longer been flooded. I wonder where the water goes becase is it possible to make all the water be gone by 2 hours?  Well, yeah i don't know. It was 4.30 pm when my course was dismissed. Before I went home, I need to wait for my parents. The road was still jammed at that time. I reached my home at 6 pm that day.

Hey Everybody! I'm back
I am too busy enjoying my holiday and now I'm going to tell you about my journey to United Kingdom.

                    This holiday I had the chance to travel the home of red telephone boxes , United Kingdom. It took 15 hours for me to reach England, Manchester to be specific. It was worth it because I have always wanted to go to England since 2 years ago. I spent 12 days to explore all of the nations in UK. But, I could only visit their capital cities(except for England and Scotland of course).
                   The first day, I visited the Manchester United Stadium, Old Trafford, Manchester City Hall, and Manchester Cathedral.I don't really like football but I'm in love with this stadium! The stadium is huge and looks so elegant. I spent the night there. It's been a long day, I make my way directly to bed the second I arrived in my room. I left Manchester in the morning and make my way to Scotland, before I got there, I stopped in Liverpool and Gretna for a while. 

                  here's the picture of me in the stadium (i don't have to pic of the stadium itself haha) After taking a break in Gretna Green, i went to Glasgow and and stayed there for the night. The next day, I have to wake up early because I have to go to the port and the port is located 2 hours away from where I stay. I traveled to Belfast using ship. I'm staying there for a night and came back to Scotland using the same ship. The ship is pretty large. It can carry buses, trucks, and cars. In the ship there's a small casino and a little cinema.
               

         It was taken from the Sun Deck or Deck 10 of the ship. the wind is strong up there. So, only me, my sister, and my father go up there. 

                     I took this picture in Gretna Green. the man standing next to me is wearing the Scotland's traditional clothes.
            

               I doesn't feel like writing so I'm gonna skip it until the most interesting part. I'll tell you about Edinburgh, York, Stratford-upon-Avon , Cardiff, Bath,  Stonehenge, and London.


               The first city that i found interesting is Edinburgh. Edinburgh is a beautiful place. I stayed there for 2 nights. My hotel in Edinburgh is a bit outside of the town and they're famous with golf. Then I only stopped in York for several hours only, but I found this city odd but interesting. Do you like Harry Potter? If you do, you'll know Diagon Alley. The place actually exists but it has a different name. The actual name's The Shambles. York is a city that's full of ghost. In this city they had a tour which starts every night. The tour's name is 'Ghost Trail'. They said that they will give you back your money if you didn't see any ghost! I'm lucky I didn't spend a night there.  Because I'm not staying in York, that means I have to go to another city. On that day  I slept in Leeds. The next day I'm stuck in the bus half of the day. I go on to the next city which was Stratford-upon-Avon,  the city where William Shakespeare and his wife was born. 

                                            the photo was taken in front of Edinburgh castle

            After visiting Shakespeare's birthplace i moved on to Bristol just the spent a night. The day after, I traveled 3 cities andin one day.  First, I moved from Bristol to Cardiff to see the Castle of Wales. Then, I moved to Bath. In Bath, I only visited the Great Roman Bath. After that, I moved to see Stonehenge. I don't know the name of the city but I know that Stonehenge is not located in Bath. It's getting late by the time I arrived in Stonehenge. So, I only got less than an hour to take pictures in Stonehenge and buy gifts. The last city is London. I stayed there for 3 days and I went back also from London. 

    This is the Cardiff Castle. When I got there, the Castle is being used for filming an upcoming movie of 2017

 this is  inside the Great Roman Bath. It's no longer being used, so the color of the water is green now. it was very crowded and there is a museum to explain about the Bath clearly
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           I'm lucky that i had the chance to see the changing guards in Buckingham Palace. The first day, I spent it to travel the old and the new London. I got to see Tower Bridge, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, London Eye, Picadilly Circus and Buckingham Palace.That day i got a free time for around 3 hours of shopping in Oxford street. Day 2, I went to Bicester Village the whole day {SHOPPING TIME YEAYYY!!!}. At last, I have to say goodbye to England by going to Harrods. Before going to Harrods, I went to look at the Big Ben and London Eye for one last time. After that, I went straight to London Heathrow Airport, preparing myself for the jetlag to hit me.

5 seconds of summer

                                 5 Seconds of Summer
       5 seconds of summers is a band come from Australia. The band started at 2011. The members are Luke R Hemmings, Calum T Hood, Michael G Clifford, and Ashton F Irwin. My favorite one is Calum. Michael, Calum and Luke used to go to the same school. In their band Luke is the vocalist and guitarist, Michael is the guitarist, Ashton is the drummer and Calum is the bassist. Luke is the one who has lipring, Calum is the one who has a black hair, Michael is the one who likes to change his hair color. They share the same management with One Direction. They are touring for their album now. Their latest album is Sounds Good Feels Good. Calum writes the most song. Ashton is the oldest member of the band. These are some of their songs : Jet Black Heart, Voodoo Doll, She looks So Perfect, She's Kinda Hot, and many other.

the cursed forest

THE CURSED FOREST

Once upon a time, there was a house near the cursed forest. In that house lived a family with 3 children. Every night , this children were told a story about the Witch who lived in the forest near their house. And every morning, before they went to school, their parent told them to not to go to the forest after school.

The Witch was trapped in that forest because of what she did hundred years ago. She played with her spell and killed many people. She was trapped in that forest because she made a potion to make herself stronger and end up being trapped inside that forest. she will be free if there is someone who enters that forest.

Years passed, the 3 children have grown bigger. They still remember about the cursed forest. They did not believe about the Witch and her curses, but they obeyed their parents. Sometimes, there were many children who played near their house. One night, there was a boy who entered that forest. The family didn't know until they heard the wolves howling. They saw some streaks of lightning and the forest suddenly shines. After they saw the forest shines, the 3 children believed that the Witch thing is true. Their parent told them if there is a howling sound, that means someone had entered that forest. They can't sleep well that night.They were scared that the Witch will be released.

A week had passed and nothing happened. They were relieved. They thought that the Witch has died. But, they were wrong. Strange things happened in that forest every night.

note: I post this story because the theme is free and I don't know what article should I post in this blog. While cleaning my room, I found this story. I wrote this story a year ago. So, I decided to post it.

descriptive writing; after school

A little after noon, when I hear the bell rings, I have packed all my things and ready to go home. The building is full with students talking and the seniors rushing to the toilet and go home. All of the stairways are attacked by the tired students. Small door near the stairway is surrounded by many students who are exiting and entering the lobby. After pushing my way to enter the lobby there is one more barrier I have to break trough. I have to pass the long queue of people waiting to use the phone.
After exiting the lobby I was meet by a bunch of people coming from another exit. The driveway is filled with motorcycles and drivers who are waiting to pick up students. They are standing side by side with some food carts. Up to this point, I have just got a little amount of sunlight. As I wait for my ride the is no way I can avoid the sun.
On my way home, I have to pass a busy road. There's always a traffic there. Buses fill both side of the road.There is a toll in the edge of the road. The traffic is always starts in the middle of the street, because there is a U-turn across. The traffic gets worse when it reaches the grocery store. There is an alley beside that grocery store. hat alley leads to my house. I feel relieved if I had entered the alley, I don't have to face sunlight anymore.

Easter

HAPPY EASTER GUYS!!!!!!
Sorry, I'm late
Easter is a holiday.This year Easter was celebrated on  Sunday,March 27. Easter is held 3 days after the Good Friday, where Jesus was Crucified. Easter reminds us about Jesus' resurrection. Jesus has died and rose again in the third day. He died in the cross to save us. He love us more than anything. That's why he gave his live and died for us. 
Easter also called 'Pascha'. Easter is also very similar with Passover. It is represented by Eggs and Bunnies and  represented for  a reason. Christians believed that the Eggs and Bunnies means renewed.