ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND COMMUNICATION

GROUP : UPSI 50 (A 131 PJJ)
NAME MATRIX NO. H/P.No.
MOHD FAIRUZ B ABDUL RAHIM D20102 040510 012-590 4656
DATE OF SUBMISSION: 24 / 11 / 201
PEMAR!AHAN
2. ESEI:
(a)
(b)
3. FORUM
JUMLAH
ASSIGNMENT 2
Essay Writing
3. A Holiday Trip to Remember
BIU 3013
GENERAL ENGLISH
LECTURER :
DR NAPISAH KEPOL
BIU3013 - General English Group UPSI50(A 131
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A Holiday Trip to Remember
Last few years, me an my fam!"y went f#r a $#"!ay t# an !s"an. %$e !s"ans
name !s Mata&!n' Is"an, "#(ate at t$e state #f Saba$ )e'er! *! +awa$ +ay,. %$!s !s t$e
f!rst t!me we went #n a -a(at!#n t# an !s"an (I mean rea""y an !s"an n#t "!&e .enan') t$at
/,!te !s#"ate an re"at!-e"y /,!te far fr#m t$e ma!n"an.
At f!rst I #n0t rea""y &n#w w$at t# e1.e(t n#r t# !ma'!ne .H#w t$e !s"an "##&s "!&e2 Is !t
'## #r !s !t ba2 Is !t sma"" n#r !s !t b!'2 3!"" !t (#mf#rtab"e en#,'$2(es.e(!a""y t# my 4
years #" a,'$ter at t$at t!me) A$... S# w$en I ma&e t$e e(!s!#n t# '# t# t$!s Mata&!n'
!s"an , I0-e mae a reser-at!#n .a(&a'e f#r 3 ays 2 n!'$ts.... It0s ab#,t RM5666 .er $ea
!s t$e .r!(e I $a-e t# .ay !n(",!n' (#st f#r t$e b#at fr#m Sem.#rna t# t$e !s"an , ."a(es t#
stay, eat an a"". S# t$ere !s n# t,rn!n' ba(&.
%$e ay awa!te $as arr!-e. 3e t##& t$e f"!'$t fr#m 7enan' trans!t t# 8,($!n' an stra!'$t
t# 8O%A 8I)A+ALU. At t$e a!r.#rt t$ere are a"reay .e#."e fr#m res#rt wa!t!n' f#r ,s
(t$ere0s .e#."e $#"!n' a s!'nb#ar t$at bears my name 9 It0s /,!te embarras!n') reay ta&e
,s fr#m t$e a!r.#rt t# t$e Mata&!n'0s Is"an w!t$ a res#rts -an ...
S,en"y I fee"s "!&e a f#re!'n t#,r!st . E1(e.t I0m a Ma"ays!an. 3a$... Inee t$!s !s '#!n' t#
be a .r#m!s!n' $#"!ay . F!rst !m.ress!#n f#r t$e Is"ans an t$e res#rt a"#ne f#r t$e t!me
be!n' $as been '##.
%$e :#,rney fr#m Sem.#rna t# t$e !s"an t##& ,s a..r#1!mate"y ;< m!n,tes ( !f !0m
n#t m!sta&en n#r f#r'#tten). +,t !t0s fee" "!&e an !nstant . A"#n' t$e way se-era" t!mes we
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(ame a(r#ss w!t$ a f!s$ermen w$# are "##&!n' f#r a s,stenan(e. Fr#m a far, Mata&!n'0s
Is"ans "!&e wa-!n' we"(#m!n' #,r arr!-a"s . It was s# bea,t!f," . Fee"s (an bare"y wa!t t# set
f##t t$ere.
%$e weat$er !s a b!t ("#,y w$en we arr!-e. +,t t$e ("ar!ty #f t$e sea water at t$e
bea($ !s -ery ent$ra""!n' t$at t$en rem#-e any w#rr!es t$at t$e weat$er w#," s.#!" #,r
$#"!ay. Fe"t !t a w#rt$w$!"e -a(at!#n #n t$!s Mata&!n'0s !s"an.
U.#n rea($!n' t$e Mata&!n'0s Is"an :etty, a"" #,r ba's were a"" mana'e ... Me an fam!"y
w!''"e a"#n' t$e :etty w!t$ em.ty $ans. %$!s t!me I # rea""y fee"s "!&e a f#re!'n t#,r!sts.
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S# bef#re we # any a(t!-!t!es, me an my fam!"y wante t# ($e(& !n t# #,r r##m.
R##m ),mber ;. %$at=s #,r r##m. Ir#n!(a""y ea($ r##m !s name !n (#n:,n(t!#n w!t$ mar!ne
"!fe an #,r r##m name after a f!s$, =>"#wn F!s$= as t# be e1a(t. If any#ne #es n#t &n#w
w$at #es t$e ("#wn f!s$ "##&s "!&e, t$e >"#wn f!s$ !s a &!n #f f!s$ t$et starre !n
*!sney?7!1ar F!n!n' )em# (art##n ($ara(ter.
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Ha$9 %$at !s t$e f!s$ ... If t$ere any#ne w$# $as n#t wat($e t$e m#-!e yet, t$e st#ry
!s ef!n!te"y '##9 >#m!n' ba(& t# #,r $#"!ay st#ry ... 3e a"reay ($e(&e !n, an a"" #,r
.ers#na" be"#n'!n's an ",''a'e are .r#.er"y an safe"y e"!-ere t# #,r r##m. S# f!rst
t$!n' f!rst .. my w!fe an my ($!"ren wants t# ta&e a wa"& ar#,n t$e Mata&!n' !s"an.
Mata&!n' !s"an !s better &n#wn as t$e @#neAtw# !s"an res#rt =, !t0s a"s# &n#wn as=
reef res#rt. It !s a .ara!se f#r !-ers. %$e !s"an !s "#(ate n#t far fr#m S!.aan Is"an an !t
!s n#t a !sa..#!ntment. It0s sea treas,res are a"s# am#n' t$e m#st bea,t!f," !n t$e w#r"9
L##&9(ab#-e .!(t,re) Here , t$ere are ."ay'r#,n f#r t$e "!tt"e #nes ... It !s -ery s,!tab"e f#r a
fam!"y -a(at!#ns t## be(a,se $ere #n t$e !s"an, nees f#r t$e ($!"rens were n#t f#r'#tten.
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In t$!s !s"an t$ere are a"" s#rts #f
a(t!-!t!es. L##& at t$e s!'ns !n t$e
.!(t,res. %$e !s"an !s n#t #n"y s,!tab"e
f#r t$e !-ers ... +,t a"s# f#r t$#se w$#
wants t# re"a1 an re($ar'e.
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%$!s ."a(e !s /,!te $!'$. 2< meters !n
$e!'$t t# be e1a(t. Fr#m $ere y#, (an see
t$e s,nset fr#m $ere. It !s s# r#mant!( e-en
my 4 years #" ($!" "!&es !t. +,t f#r t$#se
w$# afra! #f $e!'$ts, !t !s /,!te a ($!""s
("!mbs. Unerneat$ !t t$ere !s a ."a(e t# ."ay
'#"f. %$ere !s a few BH#"e0 f#r t$#se w$# a
rea""y $##&e t# $#" t$e (",b .
.
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Let me s$#w y#, t$e -!ews fr#m ab#-e.
See t$at "!tt"e !s"an #n t$e r!'$t2 %$at !s"an was name as =2 n Res#rt Is"an=. In
between #f Mata&!n' Is"an an t$at sma"" !s"ans, w$en t$ere !s a t!e, t$e sanbar bea($
!s s,bmer'e , b,t w$en t$e sea waters re(ee, t$ey f#rm a w$!te sany bea($es an we
(an wa"& t$r#,'$ t# t$at sma"" !s"an. Ima'!ne !f #n"y !t :,st #n"y me an my w!fe $ere f#r
$#"!ay. J,st t$e tw# #f ,s. If I was a r!($ man t$en, w$en we were new"y marr!e, t$!s
bea,t!f," ."a(e (#," be #n t$e "!st f#r #,r $#neym##n.

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*,r!n' $!'$ t!e, t$e sanbar r#,te t$at (#nne(t!n' Mata&!n' !s"an w!t$ t$e sma"" !s"an
was (#m."ete"y s,bmer'e. Isn0t !t ,n!/,e9
I $a-e seen t$at "!tt"e !s"an fr#m t$e s$#re. %#m#rr#w I=m $eae t# t$at !s"an . As
f#r t#ay !t a"reay a b!t "ate. In t$e res#rt t$ere !s a s.a, :a(,CC!. 3#," "!&e t# f!n myse"f
bat$!n' !n !t (I0-e ne-er e1.er!en(e bat$!n' !n s,($ t$!n's "!&e t$at at a"")-
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Here !n t$e Is"an t$ere0s a few
.ea(#(&s. Seems "!&e t$ey &n#w t$at
I0m $#"!n' a (amera, t$e .ea(#(&
s,en"y !s."ay!n' !t0s bea,t!f,"
feat$ers.
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An a..arent"y, t$e s,n $arb#re !ts sea" !n . My st#ma($ was fee"!n' $,n'ry. After
t$e Ma'$r!b .rayer an we went t# t$e res#rt !ner.. ea($ tab"e was s.e(!a""y reser-e w!t$
t$e res#rts ',est names .. S# t$ere !s n# nee t# be !n m!n t# b##& a tab"e an s# #n.
%$e!r se-!(es was fast an easy.
S#, t$at n!'$t we ! n#t m!ss .art!(!.at!n' !n s!'$tsee!n' a(t!-!t!es ar#,n t$e
!s"an. %$e t#,r ',!e .r#m!se ,s (!f were ",(&y en#,'$) we (#," (at($ (#(#n,t (rab !n
a(t!#n an f!ref"!es #n t$e trees. %$ere a many t#,r!st .art!(!.ate. )#t #n"y t$e t#,r!sts fr#m
Ma"ays!a, s#me #f t$em fr#m t$e western (#,ntr!es, Ja.an an 8#rea0s. %$ere !s -ar!#,s
nat!#ns an "an',a'es, b,t .at!ent"y m#-!n' !n t$e same r#w, a((#m.an!e w!t$ a f"as$"!'$t
#wn !n t$e ar&ness #f t$e !s"an. 3e a"" e1.e(t!n' t$e same t$!n'. %$at t$e m!ss!#n t#
be s,((essf,".
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S# t$!s w$at t$e (#(#n,t (rab "##&s
"!&e. 3e are !nee ",(&y t$at n!'$t
be(a,se we0-e f#,n !t. It was t$e
#n"y #ne. 7",s !t !s a b!' (#(#n,t (rab.
L##& at !t0s s!Ce. A..r#1!mate"y a &!"#
!n we!'$t. >#n'rat,"at!#ns an t$an&s
t# #,r res#rt t#,r ',!e. He0s rea""y
w#r&e $ar t# see& an t# f!n t$ese
(#(#n,t (rab.
After t$at we wat($ at a "#t #f f!ref"!es
rest!n' #n t$e trees. 3e were n#t ab"e
t# ta&e .!(t,res (we are a(t,a""y f#r'#t
ab#,t ta&!n' .!(t,res be(a,se we are
res.e(t!-e"y t## .re#((,.!e). It rea""y
str,(& ,s by A""a$0s (reat!#ns. It !s s#
bea,t!f,"9 It was an abs#",te"y
amaC!n' e1.er!en(e9 L!&e t$e
a-ert!sements #n te"e-!s!#n, t$at0s
$#w we fee".
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%$e tr!. ar#,n t$e !s"an at n!'$t
was s# re(#n(!"e. It !s s# .ea(ef,""
an /,!et a((#m.an!e w!t$ #n"y t$e
s#,n fr#m t$e #(ean brea&!n' at t$e
bea($es an t$e sea breeCes 'ent"y
b"#w!n' #,r $a!r. Aa$$$$99 L!&e my
w!fe sa!,0 It was s# bea,t!f," an
r#mant!(90
%$e ne1t m#rn!n', after brea&fast
(w$!($ !s a"s# !n(",e !n t$!s
.a(&a'e) we went f#r a wa"& a'a!n
ar#,n t$e !s"an near t$e .!er an
fee t$e f!s$es. %$ere0s a "#t #f f!s$.
At f!rst '"an(e t$r f!s$ seen &!na
#(!"e. +,t ."ease # be n#t f##"e.
L##&s (an be e(!-!n'.
%#ay=s t$e weat$er !s !n #,r fa-#r.
%$e s&y was ("ear an b",e9 I0-e
ne-er seen a s&y t$at b",e9 S# we
e(!e t# '# t# t$e Sma"" Mata&!n'
Is"an t$at I $a-e t#" bef#re. After a
wa"& #n t$e .!er. %$ere are '#"f (arts
a-a!"ab"e. 3e t##& t$e '#"f (art an
way we '# t# t$e Sma"" Mata&!n'
Is"an .
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%$ese are s#me s$#ts t$at I t##& ,r!n' #,r s!'$tsee!n' sess!#n. It was s# bea,t!f,", !t !s st!""
,ns.#!"e !s"an fr#m t$e 'reey $,man =$ans= .
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L##&9 H#w (rysta" ("ear t$e sea waters !s an $#w ("ean an w$!te t$e bea($es. My fam!"y
are tr,"y fas(!nate by t$e bea,ty #f A""a$=s (reat!#n. An ab#,t %$e Sma"" Mata&!n' Is"an.
As ."anne. Let=s '# t# t$e sma"" Mata&!n' !s"an. >#!n(!enta""y w!t$ a -ery '## weat$er
(#n!t!#ns an s,nny, t$e sea was re(e!n' we str#""e #-er by sanbar t# t$e sma""
Mata&!n' !s"an.
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S&!rt!n' a"#n' t$e sanbar, t$e (#ast was a "!tt"e !rty (b,t n#t ,e t# $,man .#"",t!#n) as
e"ta ar#se after "#w t!e. *# remember t$at at any t!me t$!s area w!"" be (#-ere w!t$ sea
water.
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%$!s $#w !t "##&s "!&e, w$en !t0s "#w
t!e, t$e sanbar ra!ses "!n&!n'
Mata&!n' Is"an w!t$ sma"" Mata&!n'
!s"an. 3a"&!n' ar#,n $ere were s#
re(#n(!"e. It was /,!et a((#m.an!e
w!t$ #n"y t$e s#,n #f t$e #(ean
brea&!n' at t$e bea($es an t$e sea
breeCes 'ent"y b"#w!n' #,r $a!r.
Aa$$$$ !t was s# bea,t!f,"9
L##&!n' at t$#se w$!te sany
bea($es. Far fr#m $,man
(#ntam!nat!#n. A""a$,a&$bar9 %$at !s
:,st my m#,t$ (a.ab"e t# (ame #,t
#f... S# bea,t!f,".

%$e w$!te san "ea-e ,s w!t$ t$e
remnants #f mar!ne "!fe w$en t$ey "eft
be$!n an ! n#t ab"e t# 'et away
w$en t$ere0s a t!e w$ere t$ey sat st!""
f#r ,s t# e1."#re.
%$!s Sma"" Mata&!n' !s"an !s a sma""
!s"an !nee. %$ere0s !s n#t$!n' $ere
b,t s,($ a bea,t!f," s(ene. +,t I (#,"n0t
$e". n#t!(!n' t# &n#w maybe !n t$e
f,t,re t$ere !s s#me ($a"et t# be b,!"t
$ere. +e(a,se t$e !s"an !s e-e"#.!n'.
%$ere0s a $ear say ab#,t t$ey0"" a!n' a
new ($a"et an et(. $ere !n Sma""
Mata&!n' !s"an0s. %$ey are en$an(!n'
t$e !s"an0s. +,t $#.ef,""y !t #es n#t
estr#y t$e #r!'!na" state an
atm#s.$ere #f t$e Is"an !tse"f an t# a""
Mata&!n'=s t#,r!st ."ease # n#t stea"
t$e w$!te san fr#m t$e bea($9 (LOL).
%$e san !s s# bea,t!f,"9
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3$en we a"reay sat!sf!e re"a1!n'
#n t$e bea($ at t$e Sma"" Mata&!n'
Is"an. 3e $a-e t# /,!(&"y r,n ba(& t#
t$e Ma!n Mata&!n' Is"an. S#rry t$at
we # n#t ta&e .!(t,res be(a,se we
are t## b,sy enterta!n!n' s!'$ts
see!n' an s$#wer!n' !n !t0s w$!te
sany bea($es. 3$at a treats.
On t$e !s"an, !n t$e e-en!n', t$e
a(t!-!t!es #n t$e (#as tta$t (an be
#ne (!f y#, wante t# an n#t a
s$ame) y#, (an ."ay f##tba"",
-#""eyba"" w!t$ a"" t$e w#r&ers $ere.
It0s (r#we an "!-e"y.
I want t# s$are a few m#re !nterest!n'
Mata&!n' Bs Is"ans .!(t,res s# !t
(#," be s$are an en:#ye
t#'et$er.
I ! n#t '# (t# be $#nest, a(t,a""y I
#n=t are) f#r s(,ba !-!n'. +,t I #
'# f#r sn#r&e"!n'. *,r!n' t$e
sn#r&e"!n' I $a-e seen a"" &!ns #f f!s$
s.e(!es #n t$e Mata&!n' Is"an sea
an $ere, t$ere are many bara(,as9
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I ! n#t t##& .!(t,res ,r!n' t$e sn#r&e"!n' a-ent,re be(a,se I # n#t #wn a (amera
(a.ab"e t# !-e #r water.r#ff (amera. S# I t##& t$e sn#r&e"!n' ,nerwater .!(t,res fr#m a
web s!te. %$e mar!ne "!fe !n t$!s Mata&!n' !s"an !s bea,t!f,". Inee, t$!s #ne #f #,r fam!"y
-a(at!#n tr!. we w!"" ne-er f#r'et. I # n#t &n#w w$en we w!"" ab"e t# set f##t ba(& $ere. O,r
!ntent!#n was t$ere b,t as t$e e(#n#my .... %$!n& :,st t# be 8.I.D ,nt!" f,rt$er n#t!(e. S# ...
%$at=s !t. It=s a wra.. H#.e y#, en:#y rea!n' my wr!t!n's ....
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