Bali Journal

Thursday, 3^rd of April 2014, I went to Bali with my friends at my school, SMAN 3 Bandung. First, we went to Surabaya around 8pm, by train, and then we arrived at Surabaya around 8am at Stasiun Surabaya Gubeng. From Stasiun Surabaya Gubeng, we went to Katapang Port by bus. We arrived at Katapang around 8pm, and then we were crossing to Gilimanuk Port. We arrived at Gilimanuk around 10pm WITA andthen we went to Nirmala Hotel and Convention Centre, and we arrived at the hotel around 2am.

The next day (1st day in Bali), we went to tanjung benoa dive and water sports. Altough there are lots of water sport, but i didn’t try any of the water sports. In tanjung benoa, i went to turtle island. In turtle island, we could see a lot of animal, besides turtle. In turtle island, we also could take picture with the animal there. After tanjung benoa, we went to Puja Mandala. After that, we went to Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park. In GWK, we had a games and we also had a photo with all #32015. Besides photo with all #32015, we also took picture with class, extraculicullar, etc. In GWK we also watch kecak dance which performed by the local resident. From GWK, we went to Jimbaran to had a dinner on the beachside. In Jimbaran, we could have a dinner with the beach view on the side of the restaurant.In Jimbaran, we also had a “sing a song” games. After playing games, we went back to the hotel.

 

The 2nd day, we went to Penglipuran Cultural Village. In Penglipuran, we had a “selfie challenge” games. After that, we went to Kintamani restaurant to had lunch. After that, we went to “Pasar Seni Sukowati”. In Sukowati, we could buy merchandise from Bali with cheap price. From Sukowati, we went back to the hotel because we had to prepare for “makrab”. When “makrab”, we had a dinner and then we also saw the performance from extraculicullar such as Band, KV, MK, T’sT, etc.

 

The 3rd day, this is our last day in Bali. First, we went to pandawa beach to had a match named “Dewa Athena Beach Edition”. From this match, my class won the 1st place from “tarik tambang” match. From Pandawa, we went to Grafika Sunset Road to had a lunch, and then shopping in Krisna Sunset Road. Unfortunately I didn’t went to Kuta Beach because of flight schedule. After shopping in Krisna, we went to Ngurah Rai International Airport. We took off from Bali around 6pm WITA, and then we arrived in Bandung around 7pm WIB

Gerunds and Infinitives

Gerund

1. She acknowledged receiving assistance.

2. He was accused of smuggling contraband goods.

3.  I finally completed writing my thesis.

4. They will consider granting you money.

5. We delayed reporting the results until we were sure.

6. They denied copying the information.

7. This review procedure entails repeating the test.

8. He will look after mailing the tickets.

9. This procedure involves testing each sample twice.

10. My results justify taking drastic action.

 

Infinitve

1. We cannot afford to hesitate.

2. She claims to have new data.

3. The trial failed to confirm his hypothesis.

4. The author neglected to provide an index.

5. They had planned to attend the conference.

6. I do not pretend to know the answer.

7. She refused to cooperate any longer.

8. We struggled to understand her point of view.

9. The team threatened to stop their research.

10. We could not wait to hear the outcome.

 

Source: http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/english-as-a-second-language/gerunds

 

 

 

movie review: Pitch Perfect

Pitch Perfect is a 2012 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Jason Moore. The musical comedy features an ensemble cast, including Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Ester Dean, Alexis Knapp, Adam DeVine, with John Michael Higgins, and Elizabeth Banks. The plot follows a college women’s a cappella group, The Barden Bellas, as they compete against another a cappella group from their college to win Nationals. The film is loosely adapted from Mickey Rapkin’s non-fiction book, titled Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory. Filming concluded in December 2011, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

PLOT

At a national a cappella competition, the Barden University’s all-female a cappella group, the Barden Bellas, performs well until Aubrey Posen projectile vomits on stage during her solo. They are publicly humiliated, losing any chance of winning. Four months later, newly arrived Barden freshman Beca Mitchell, has no desire to attend college, but she is forced to do so by her father, a professor at the university, with whom Beca has a strained relationship. Wishing she could instead pursue a career in music making, Beca spends her time making mash-up mixes of songs and takes up an internship at the school radio station, where she meets fellow freshman Jesse Swanson, who is immediately attracted to her.

When Beca’s father discovers she has not been attending classes, he comes to her with a proposition: if she joins a club and still does not want to remain at college after a year, he will allow her to leave and pay for Beca to move to Los Angeles to pursue her music career. After some persuasion from group leader Chloe Beale, she reluctantly joins the Barden Bellas. Aubrey doesn’t initially approve of recruiting Beca, but yields nonetheless due to a desperate need for members and Beca’s talent. Beca joins alongside a group of other women who do not fit the Bellas’ typical mold: Cynthia-Rose, Stacie Conrad, Lilly Onakuramara, and Fat Amy. Jesse is also revealed to have joined the Bellas’ all-male rival group, the Treblemakers.

The Bellas participate in the southeastern regional competition at Carolina University where, at Aubrey’s insistence, they perform the same medley that helped the Bellas advance to the finals the previous year. In spite of their old set list, the group manages to place second, which gives them the bid to semi-finals. A brief scuffle after the competition leads to Beca’s arrest by the police. Jesse tries to help by calling Beca’s father, who then tells Beca that he will no longer pay for her to move to Los Angeles. This infuriates Beca which turns her budding friendship with Jesse sour. In the meantime, Beca suggests to the Bellas to try and be more daring, but Aubrey insists that they will win with the repertoire the group has always used in the past.

At the semi-finals, Beca provides an impromptu back-up of one of her favorite songs into the “traditional” song on the Bellas’ set list to reinvigorate the crowd after they seemed to have lost interest. The Bellas come in third in the competition behind the Treblemakers and the Footnotes. Even though the audience seemed to enjoy Beca’s remix, Aubrey becomes furious with Beca, who in turn quits. When the Footnotes are later disqualified from the national competition because the lead singer was in high school, the Bellas are called to take part instead. The Bellas reform after spring break, with the notable exception of Beca. During rehearsals, Chloe stands up against Aubrey’s stubbornness. The group starts to fall apart, which sparks a fight. Meanwhile, Beca tries to apologize to Jesse, which he declines. Beca then apologizes to the Bellas for her actions during the semi-finals and asks to have another chance, which Aubrey eventually allows. After having a group heart-to-heart conversation, the Bellas decide to adopt Beca’s more modern and original music style. Meanwhile, group leader Bumper leaves the Treblemakers after being offered a job as a back-up singer for John Mayer. With Bumper gone, Jesse persuades the Trebles to let his previously-rejected roommate Benji join the group in Bumper’s place.

At the a cappella national competition, the Bellas sing a piece arranged by Beca, which includes “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” a song featured in Jesse’s favorite movie The Breakfast Club. This acts as a more effective apology from Beca, and after the performance, Beca and Jesse kiss. The Bellas win the national competition and six months later, auditions for new members take place.

Questions

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1. When was the first time he got the disease?

A. January 30, 2011

B. February 21, 2012

C. February 28, 2011

D. March 21, 2012

E. January 21, 2012

2. What kind of disease that the senator had?

a. Stroke

b. Cancer

c. Fever

d. Flu

e. TBC

3. How old is the senator?

A. 56

B. 52

C. 43

D. 49

E. 37

4. What things that his stepmother brought when he was in the hospital?

A. Flower

B. Foods

C. Letter

D. Gadget

E. Drinks

5. What does he lost because of the disease?

A. left eye

B. Money

C. Family

D. Right arm

E. Happiness

6. Here I was, a grown man and a senator of Illinois….. where does Illinois located?

A. Midwestern United States

B. United Kingdom

C. North Europe

D. Saudi Arabia

E. South United States

7. When did he returned to work after his disease?

A. May 3, 2012

B. January 3, 2013

C. October 3, 2013

D. February 3, 2012

E. January 3, 2012

8. Who was the boy who saved the senator?

A. Brown Cunningham

B. Percy Jackson

C. Brown Jackson

D. Jackson Cunningham

E. Jackson Renner

9. How old is he when he saved the senator?

A. 17

B. 8

C. 12

D. 9

E. 11

10. Where he come from?

A. Central Illonis

B. South Illonis

C. North Illonis

D. Southeast Illonis

E. West Illonis

The Stranger Who Changed My Life: The Boy Who Saved the Senator

I was once a pessimist. I’m not that man anymore. And that change started with a bout of misfortune and the sudden appearance of a little boy.On a Saturday morning, January 21, 2012, my left arm went numb, and I started to feel dizzy. After I called my doctor, an ambulance arrived in front of my home, in Highland Park, Illinois. An MRI quickly revealed that the lining of my carotid artery had peeled off, preventing blood from flowing to my brain. The doctor said I had a stroke on the way and that we would just have to let it come. There was no stopping it. I stayed at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago for a few days, waiting for the stroke to hit as waves of paralysis came over me. As I slowly lost control of my body, I thought about how unbelievable it was. I was 52. I didn’t even know anyone who’d had this happen to him.After the stroke (and the two operations that relieved the swelling in my brain), I was transferred to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) on February 10. Though I had lost the use of my left arm and leg and couldn’t see out of my left eye, the only thought on my mind was that I needed to leave the hospital and return to my job serving the citizens of Illinois. But the reality was that I needed to relearn how to stand and see first. So there I was, with blood clots forming in my legs, held upright by a track and a harness, trying with all my strength to take one tiny step forward. I had always been a glass-half-empty kind of guy, and this just made me feel like recovery was impossible, like I would never again return to the Senate.A few days after my first discouraging physical therapy session, my stepmother, Bev, came into my room with a letter. She had the job of poring over countless cards and notes from fellow politicians and strangers alike and was struck by one. It was a neatly typed letter, and the author was a nine-year-old boy named Jackson Cunningham from the central Illinois town of Champaign, my hometown. In the note, Jackson told me about the stroke he’d had only a year earlier. He, too, had been paralyzed on his left side and had made great strides at RIC. But, beyond telling me what he had lost, Jackson shared what I would gain. “Here’s some advice,” Jackson wrote. “Do not give up on yourself. All the hard work is worth it.”And the advice kept on coming. He told me to attend therapy on the hospital’s “grown-up” floor, where “they make you work hard and you get lots of things back fast.” He even had recommendations for his favorite local pizza places, just in case I had a craving. Here I was, a grown man and a senator of Illinois, getting advice from a young boy I had never met. But his words were exactly what I needed. He gave me such strength. I used my dwindling energy to write him back by pen.After a few weeks of correspondence, I arranged for us to meet in the RIC cafeteria. He seemed nervous at first as he sat across from me with his parents, Craig and Judy, but all the awkwardness quickly melted away. Jackson showed me how he could run, and I immediately felt inspired. It made me believe that one day, I would run again too. I felt so emotional seeing him face-to-face, this kindred spirit of mine. I thought back to when I was his age, and I could see a lot of myself in him. One thing I immediately admired was the energy and dignity radiating from him. Looking at Jackson for the first time, I saw a young boy who could have been my son.As for my recovery, it came just as Jackson said it would. After a year of intense physical therapy, I climbed to the top of the Capitol and returned to work on January 3, 2013. With every step I took, I thought of Jackson and his strength. He helped me climb those steps that day.Back in Washington, DC, I could feel Jackson affecting my every day. Whenever I was tired or discouraged, I thought of him, the world’s strongest boy. I had always been proud to represent the state of Illinois, but I felt even more passionate knowing that I was representing him. When Jackson visited the Capitol a few months after my return, we climbed those big steps together. It felt so special to see DC through his eyes. Here he was, my battle buddy, and we had fought our strokes together. As I showed him around, we made a pact that there would be a footrace between us in the tunnel that connects my office to the Capitol. The next thing I’ll really have to think about is how I’m going to beat him.It might sound strange, but I’m almost grateful for my stroke because it gave me the opportunity to meet Jackson and to count him as a friend. He is my hero, and I am so excited to see what becomes of him. When we talk today, Jackson, now 11, tel

s me about his highest video game scores—he is obsessed with “slaying zombies”—and how he has been moving his left arm (I’m quite jealous). The one topic we can’t discuss: girls, though I think that might change someday. I tell him that I can read and walk again, that I’m coming back to life. I also tell him that if he doesn’t listen to his physical therapist, he’ll have to testify before Congress.When I think of his future, which I do often, I hope that he has a life of advocacy on behalf of disabled individuals. And I hope that he finds strength in knowing that there’s a guy in Washington who will always be in his corner. After visiting me in DC, he expressed some interest in politics. I asked him if he’d like to be the president of the United States someday. He just shrugged and said, “Eh. More like a senator.”

source: Reader’s Digest

My Holiday

Hello! Today, I want to tell you about my semester holiday. Thursday, January 2nd 2014 my family and I went to Jakarta. The first destination we have chosen is National Monument (Monas). I wanted to reach the top of this monument. But, i couldn’t because of something that i didn’t understand was happening in this monument.

In monas we walk around the park. We saw a lot of trashes around the park. This maybe because of the new year eve that was celebrated in this monument.

The second destination was Grand Indonesia Shopping Town. In this mall, I bought a pair of shoes that i couldn’t find in Bandung. My mom and my dad also shopping too.

The third destination was the Istiqlal mosque, one of the famous mosque in Indonesia. In Istiqlal we had a lunch in the canteen and then we pray in the mosque.

The next destination was Kota Tua. In Kota Tua we could see the old buildings such as fathahilah museum, wayang

The last destination is Ancol Beach. In Ancol, we saw the view of beach. In this place we also had a dinner in Bandar Djakarta, the one of famous seafood restaurant in Jakarta. After we had a dinner in Bandar Djakarta, we went back to bandung.

The Pink Lake Hiller

Lake Hillier is a pink-colored lake on Middle Island, the largest of the islands and islets that make up the Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia. From above the lake appears a solid bubble gum pink. It is such a significant distinguishing feature of the archipelago that air passengers often crane their necks to take a glimpse of it.

The lake is about 600 meters long, and is surrounded by a rim of sand and a dense woodland of paperbark and eucalyptus trees. A narrow strip of sand dunes covered by vegetation separates it to the north from the Southern Ocean.

Unlike other pink lakes in the world like the one in Retba and the salt ponds at San Francisco Bay, the pink color of Lake Hillier has not been decisively proved, although it is speculated that the color could arise from a dye created by the organisms Dunaliella salina and Halobacteria. Another hypothesis is that the pink color is due to red halophilic bacteria in the salt crusts. That the color is not a trick of light can be proved by taking water from the lake in a container – the pink color can be found to be permanent.

One of the first evidence of Middle Island’s pink lake dates back to the journals of Matthew Flinders, a British navigator and hydrographer in 1802. Flinders had climbed Middle Island’s highest peak (now known as Flinders Peak) to survey the surrounding waters when he came across this remarkable pink lake. Except for a few years when salt extraction was being carried out here, the island and its pink lake has been almost untouched and has since then provide visitors with one of the most amazing view of the world’s natural wonder.

Source: amusingplanet.com

The next leader

Every school in Indonesia usually have a students’ organization that usually called “OSIS”. In this organization, we should have a leader who can lead the organization to get along with students. Now, it’s time for you all to choose the next for this students’ organization.

My name is Aliya Zahra Afifah or you can call me Afifah. I was born in Bandung, October 13^th 1997. I’m the oldest child and I have one little sister. When I was a kindergarten, I study at TK Islam Ibnu Sina Bandung and then I continue to the elementary school with the same name. After that, I go to SMPN 7 Bandung and now, I study at SMAN 3 Bandung.

My vision is to advance SMAN 3 Bandung in sciences, religions, sports, and arts. My missions are advance the extraculicular which is active in sciences, religions, sports, and arts.

The programs that I would do if I were a student council’s leader are make a science competition in national scale, make a religions competition, join the sport tournament, make a sport week in this school, and then make a great performing acts

– i’d be happy if I went on a holiday

I’d have been happy if i had gone on a holiday

– I’d be happy if I got much money

I’d have been happy if I had gotten much money

– i’d be happy if I got a new piano

I’d have been happy if I had gotten a new piano

– i’d be happy if I could hung out with my friends

I’d have been happy if I could have hung out with my friends

-i’d be happy if there was no more homework

I’d have been happy if there had been no more homework

-i’d be happy if I met my favorite artist

I’d have been happy if I had met my favorite artist

-i’d be happy if I bought all my favorite books

I’d have been happy if I had bought all my favorite books

-i’d be happy if I met my favorite writer

I’d have been happy if I had met my favorite writer

-i’d be happy if I could do what I wanted to do

I’d have been happy if I could have do what i wanted to do

-i’d be happy if I made my parents proud and happy

I’d have been happy if I had made my parents proud and happy

– If I got 1 billion rupiahs, I’d went to mecca

If I had got 1 billion rupiahs, I’d have gone to mecca

– If I got 1 billion rupiahs, I’d studied aboard

If I had got 1 billion rupiahs, I’d have studied aboard

– If I got 1 billion rupiahs, I’d built a music studio in my house

If I had got 1 billion rupiahs, I’d have built a music studio in my house

– If I got 1 billion rupiahs, I’d bought a car

If I had got 1 billion rupiahs, I’d have bought a car

– If I got 1 billion rupiahs, I’d bought a house

If I had got 1 billion rupiahs, I’d have bought a house

– If I got 1 billion rupiahs, I’d bought a grand piano

If I had got 1 billion rupiahs, I’d have bought a grand piano

– If I got 1 billion rupiahs, I’d went on a holiday

If I had got 1 billion rupiahs, I’d have gone on a holiday

– If I got 1 billion rupiahs, I’d bought some clothes, shoes, bags, etc.

If I had got 1 billion rupiahs, I’d have bought some clothes, shoes, bags, etc.

– If I got 1 billion rupiahs, I’d gave it to my mom

If I had got 1 billion rupiahs, I’d have given it to my mom

– If I got 1 billion rupiahs, I’d save some in the bank

If I had got 1 billion rupiahs, I’d have save some in the bank

If I get IDR 1000000000, I will….

1. Go to Mecca

2.Study aboard 

3. Buy a car 

4. Buy a house

5. Build a music studio in my house

6. Buy a grand piano

7. Go on a holiday

8. Buy some clothes, shoes, bags, etc.

9. Give it to my mom 

10.Save some in the bank