My Holiday

Last week I went to Mount Bromo. I stayed at my friend's house in Probolinggo, East Java.
The house has a big garden with colorful flowers and a small pool.
In the morning, my friend and I saw Mount Batok. The scenery was very beautiful. We rode
on horseback. It was scary, but it was fun. Then, we went to get a closer look at the mountain.
We took pictures of the beautiful scanery there. After that, we took a rest and had lunch under
a big tree. Before we got home, we went to the zoo at Wonokromo. We went home in the
afternoon.
We were very tired. However, I think it was really fun to have a holiday like this. I hope my
next holiday will be more intersting.

Our trip to the Blue Mountain

Orientation
On Friday we went to the Blue Mountains. We stayed at David and Della’s house. It has a big
garden with lots of colourful flowers and a tennis court.

(Pada hari jumat kami pergi ke Blue Mountains. Kami menginap di rumah David dan Della.
Rumah tersebut mempunyai sebuah taman yang besar dengan banyak bunga warna warni dan
sebuah lapangan tenis.)

Events
On Saturday we saw the Three Sisters and went on the scenic railway. It was scary. Then,
Mummy and I went shopping with Della. We went to some antique shops and I tried on some
old hats. On Sunday we went on the Scenic Skyway and it rocked. We saw cockatoos having
a shower.

(Pada hari sabtu kami melihat Three Sister dan pergi ke pemandangan jalan kereta api yang
indah. Sangat menakutkan. Kemudian ibu dan saya pergi berbelanja dengan Della. Kita pergi
ke toko-toko antik dan mencoba mendapatkan beberapa topi tua. Pada hari minggu kami
pergi ke pemandangan Skyway dan berbatu. Kami melihat burung kakatua sedang mandi.)

A Page from A Girl's Diary

ditulis oleh Pratama Lysa Hapsari

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

It was takbiran night. It was also my birthday, and nothing happened. Or

I had thought nothing would happen, but I was wrong.
That night, I was watching television with my family when I heard
someone lit fireworks in my front yard. I peeped trough my window glass
but could see nothing. It was very dark outside. Then I thought it had to
be my cousins who lit the fireworks. Then I plopped down on my sofa
again and tried to concentrate on the television since my mind raced with
disappointment that no one gave something special on my birthday. I
shrugged, it was almost the end of the day and I became pessimist. Five
minutes later my mobile beeped. It was a text from my friend asking me
to come out. Wondering what was going on, I grabbed my jacket and
hurried to the front door. I was surprised to see her bring a bag full of
firework and fire drills. Next I was surprised to see my other friend come
out from the darkness. She brought a beautiful birthday cake on her
hands. Oh my God! I shrieked. Then they gave the cake to me who was
too stunned to say anything. I realized I was blushing furiously because
my whole family was watching. Not to mention my neighbors too!

A plain day, or I thought it was before, turned out to be one of the

greatest moment in my life. I didn’t even know how to describe what I
felt. Happy was the simplest word.