90.

My Holiday in Yogjakarta

Last holiday, my familIy and i went to Yogyakarta. We visited many beautiful places
there.

First day, we visited Prambanan Temple. Prambanan temple was a beautiful temple.
We toured around the temple and took some photos there. After that, we went to Gembira
Loka zoo. We saw many kinds of animals there such as elephant, snakes,monkey, bird
collections, etc. We fed some animals, and also took pictures of those animals. After from
gembira loka zoo we went to hotel to take a rest. This hotel was very famous in Yogjakarta,
the facilities made me comfortable during i stayed there.

In the next day, we went to malioboro to bought some souvenirs. Malioboro was
about 30 minutes from our hotel. Malioboro was a busy street, there were many sellers who
sold many kinds of souvenirs. We were shopping for some hours until we felt tired and
decided to go back to our car. Then, we felt hungry, so we went to a restaurant. After we
finished our dinner, we decided to go hotel.

For me, that was a good moment because I could spend my time with my family. We
really enjoyed it
 90. My Holiday in Pariaman

Last holiday, my sister and I went to Pariaman. We went there to visit our uncle. We
were there for two days. I had many impressive experiences there.

First day, we visited Kata Beach in the morning. Kata beach was very beautiful.We saw
the beautiful sunrise together. It was a great scenery. I played the white sands and i saw some
people practiced swam there. I played for some hours until i felt tired and decided to go
back to my uncle house.

Second day, we went to Gondoriah beach. We played so many water sports such as
banana boat, speedboat etc. We also went to Angso duo to see many unique animals. They
were snakes, and sea birds. We were very happy. In the afternoon, we went to Gondoriah
Beach to see the amazing sunset and enjoyed the beautiful wave.

In the evening, we had to back to our uncle house. And finnaly we went back home
bringing so many amazing memories of Pariaman.
 87.A Beautiful Day at Bukittingi

Last month, my friends and I went to Bukittinggi. We visited many places.

First, we visited Ngarai sianok. The sun shone brightly and the scenery was very
beautiful there. We feel the wind blew across to us. We could enjoy the green and shady
forest. There were so many monkeys. They were so tame but sometimes they could be
naughty. We could make a close interaction with them.

Second, we visited zoo. We saw many kinds of animals there such as monkeys, tigers,
crocodiles, snakes, etc. We looked around in that Zoo, and also took pictures of those
animals. Then, we felt hungry, so we went to a restaurant. As soon as we finished our lunc,
we decided to go home.

For me, that was a beautiful day though I could not visit Lobang Jepang. we really
enjoyed it, and I hope I could visited Bukittinggi.
 90.My First Time In Medan

My family and I went to my aunt’s house in Medan last years. It was my first trip to
this city. We arrived in Medan at night. We spent a week staying in my aunt’s house.

On the first day, we went to Gedung London Sumatera to see some historical building
in Medan. We took a lot of picture there. We also took some picture of the building so we can
check it again at home. Then, we felt hungry so we went to some place providing Medan
traditional food around the building.

On the second day, all of us went to Pasar Belawan. We saw a variety of unique items
sold at attractive prices. I bougth some wooden figurine and T-shirt, while my sister bought
some leather handbag. My mom and dad were busy choosing some merchandise to be
brought home when we go back.

We spent the rest of our week in Medan by visiting some Shopping Malls. We
realized that Medan turned out to be very warm during the day, but we really enjoyed it, and I
hope I could visit Medan.
 87.Carocok Beach

Last week, my friend and i went to Carocok Beach to spend our weekend. It is located
about five hours from my house.

When we arrived there, we were amazed by the great view of Carocok Beach. We just
played with the water for few moments because it was freezing and windy. We walked
around the beach and noticed that there just few people that spent their holiday here. I just
realized that the weather was not good, so most people was spending their weekend at home.

After spending few hours in the beach, we thought that we need to get something to
eat. We went to a takeaway store nearby and order some hot chips. It was quite tasty and
great. Then, we rented bikes from nearby rental because we would like to ride bike down the
beach. We rode the bike slowly on the hard and damp part of the sand to enjoy the panorama
around.

Finally, we went home in the evening. We were delighted for having weekend
experience there. The trip back home was quite tiring. We were so exhausted but happy to
spend our weekend in such wonderful beach.

were
 85. My School Holiday at Kata Beach with My Beloved Family

Last school holiday, my family and went to Kata beach in Pariaman. I was so excited
to spend my holiday there. The trip was not too long for about 12 kilometers from my house
and it took about 30 minutes of driving.

After about 30 minutes of driving, finally we arrived at Kata beach. Since it was
holiday season, there are lot of people who spent their holiday there. The air was refreshing
and I took a walk to enjoy the scene around. After that I played with my sister on the white
sand and water. I also didn’t forget to take some pictures here with my family.

After that, we decided to have a lunch at the nearby restaurant. The food was
delicious and we ready again to bought some souvenir near the beach. There were a lot of
unique souvenirs like necklace, traditional bag, ring, and so on. We spent our time for picking
the best souvenir until the sunset. I was so excited to see the beautiful sunset there.

We felt so fresh and Happy when went back to home. We enjoyed our holiday at Kata
beach so much.

were
 80.My Awful Holiday at Home

The last holiday a quite bad for me. I couldn’t go anywhere because I sick and needed
to take a rest for a few days.

Those days were awful. I just spent the days by just laying on my bed because it was
so dizzy when I tried to walk. I had a fever and also lost my appetite so I didn’t eat much. It
made me so weak. My mom told me that I must eat and took the pills to get my health
recovered.

I didn’t enjoy my holiday at all because I couldn’t go for a vacation with my friends
to the beach nearby. But I felt better when my friends came to see my condition. They also
hoped me to get well soon.

was
 85.My Boring Holiday at Home

Holiday was coming, but I didn’t have any plan for it. So, I just stayed at home to
spend my two days of school break. I didn’t feel excited at all because it was so boring.

I started the day by waking up at about 8 o’clock. It was later than my usual habit.
Then I took a bath to freshen my body. After that, I played my favorite games on my
handpone until midday. Then I have lunch to recover my energy for helping my parents to
clean the house. I also didn’t forget the homework that my teacher gave me. I did it at 06.30
pm. After I finish my homework, I dined because I was so hungry. Then I watched my
favorite shows on YouTube all night long. I kept awake till late night during my holiday and
went to bed at 12 pm.

That was all about my boring holiday. Although it was just an ordinary holiday, at
least I could refresh my mind from the daily school activities.
 86.Camping

Last year, my uncle and I went camping on the mountain. We went to Marapi, Tanah
Datar. The spot is near from our town. I is about 2 hours to get there. We choose Merapi
because it is not too far from ou home.

We prepared everything before went to Marapi. We brought cooking utensils and the
food from home, clothes, camera, guitar, etc. We went there by motorcycles.

On the first day, we sat up the tent on the camping area. The air was so fresh there.
We took a bath on the river. After played at river, we felt hungry. Then, we cooked the food
for the lunch and had lunch together. The first night of our camping, the air was so cold, we
made a campfire, sang songs together and after that we slept. We used sleeping bag when we
slept to make our body still in warm condition.

On the second day, we had some activities. We, tried to go fishing in the river near the
camping area. We went on hiking up the mountain, and took some pictures. After that, we
packed everything we brought. we cleaned the camping area and prepared to go home

We made a memory by taking photos together in front of camping area and then went
home happily.
 Embarrassing Experience

First time I did my speech was two years ago. It was short but strong speech for me.

I was choosen for the students to speak in front of everyone in the podium when the
independence day. I was very happy to do something like that. Prepared everything contained
what would I going to say. When the independence day was coming, I was told to stand on
the podium. I did my speech with full of worry, and in the middle of my speech, I was feeling
strange, like there was no power. A few minutes later, I fainted. My speech was terribly
ruined by myself because of my worry.

I was very disappointed to myself. It was the embarrassing experience ever for me.
 Losing My Phone

I went to the market yesterday with my sister, my mom wasn’t at home yesterday so
she told my sister and me to buy vegetable in the market.

I was playing my phone all the time in that market. Then, my sister I bought a bottle
of of water in the nearest shop because we felt thirsty. I forgot to take my phone with me
when I bought water. Then I saw my sister out of the shop. I ran to him and we were about to
go. That time I thought I lost my phone. My Sister told me to check it in the place before. I
came back and the shopkeeper told me that he saved the phone for me. I thanked him and we
said our good bye.

I was afraid that I would lose my phone. Lucky I still had it back.
 Holiday in Nyarai Waterfall

Last holiday, my friend and i, visited Nyarai Waterfall in Lubuk Alung, Sumbar
Province, Indonesia. It was the first time for me to visit such a wonderful waterfall.

To reach the waterfall location, we should go on foot after having 40 minutes trip
riding a motorcycle from our house. 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.
 New Year Holiday

The last school holiday, I spent the time with my family on vacation to a relative's
house in Pekanbaru, approximately ten hour trip by bus from our home in Sungai Sarik.

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 Pekanbaru 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 Pekanbaru 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.

Suddenly, the holiday passed quickly. The last New Year's holiday experience in the
city of Pekanbaru was so impressive for me.
 Holiday

The 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 wacthing, cooking, and visiting my friends’ house. On the first day until
the fifth day I spent time with wacthing, chatting with family, and painting some objects at
home.

Then in the following days, I visited my friends’ home to do fun things together. We
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.

Those 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.
 Fishing

Last month i was going to the river. It was the nice time for fishing because I had no
work to do. I went there with my friends

I wake earlier at the morning and prepared everything Not long after that, my friends
came to my house, then we went to the market place to buy some shrimps which I used for
fishing bait. After that, we went to the river to start fishing.

At that river, I looked for the best point to fish. After searching for about ten minutes,
finally I found the spot. It was under the big tree at the river bank.I threw my hook as far as I
can then I wait for the fish eating my bait. 30 minutes left and finally there was a fish ate my
bait. . I tried to pull it up and i succeeded. I got a three kilogram fish. I was so excited. I threw
the hook again and again. I got more than ten fish that day. I enjoyed the moment so much
that i didn’t realized that the sun had already set. I called my friends and we went home.

I got so many fish that day even though i was so tired. I think i will visit the spot
again in the next holiday.
 Visiting Grandparents

Last year holiday, I went to Padang visiting my grandmother and grandfather.I had to
go there because the previous holiday I wasn’t there.

I missed them so much because I lived with them when I was a child.At that time both
of my parents had to go to another city to earn money so they left me with my grandma and
grandpa. After graduated from junior high school, I follow my parents living at Pariaman.
Since that, I had visited them only at holiday time.

Unfortunately, I didn’t have any ticket of either train and plane so that I went to
Padang by bus. It was so tiring because the traffic was too crowded and stagnant.Normally,
the trip needs around 40 minutes but my trip at that time took two hours from Pariaman to
padang. That made me mad.

The madness and tiredness during the trip had gone after I met my grandma and
grandpa. They were looked old. I was so happy knowing them in healthy condition.
 88.Went to grandma’s home

The last holiday i went to my grandma’s home.Her home is quite awesome, so far
away from the city and close to the vegetables farm area. My grandma and grandpa are
farmers.I spent two days there and I did so many interesting things in the farm, helping my
grandpa planted vegetables.

At the first day, I learned to plant spinach. What I did was moving out the young
spinach from the seeding area to the plantation area.I thought it was easy, but in fact, it was
tiring. I had to move those one by one under the sun. I did that for several hours before
launch and continued until afternoon.

In the night, i didn’t want anything except sleeping. I was really tired but it was fun.I
couldn’t wake up in the morning until my grandma knocked at my door. He laughed at me
because what I did was not hard actually if compared with the real farmer.

The second day, before we went to the farm again, my grandma had prepared for
breakfast. After eating I follow my grandpa going to the next field.We would do daily
treatment for the 1 month age spinach. We had to give them enough water and checked if
there were any caterpillars and grasshoppers.

At the third day, I had to back home. I was sad to leave my grandma and grandpa.
But, that’s fine because the next holiday I would go there and see them again.
 Maninjau Lake

Last holiday, my friends and I went to the Manijau Lake. The trip was not too long for
about 78 kilometers from my house and it took about two hours of driving.

We went early in the morning and arrived there at 8 a.m. luckily, that day was sunny.
The lake seemed so beautiful under the blue sunny sky. It was so happy to saw many bird the
flew at sky and the breeze blowing our hair gently.We took great photos as a keepsake of our
beautiful moments here.

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 seafood menu listed here. We ordered grilled
fishes. The dishes were delicious since it made from fresh ingredients. We filled our bellies to
our heart’s content.

We went home happily and fully recharged, ready for our daily routine, going to
school the next day.
 Visiting Cermin Beach

A two months ago, my class mate and i went to the Klayar beach in Pariaman. We
went there by motorcycle. We left home at the early morning, it was around 08.30 a.m.

It was a not too long journey. It took about 30 minutes to reach Klayar beach. after a
few minute later we arrived at the beach. The air was so refreshing and the blue sunny sky
was beautiful. It felt like our spirit had been recharged just for seeing it.

After we reached the beach, we decided to have a lunch first for filling up our energy.
we went to restaurant near by tha beach. Our meals were tasted so delicious because we were
starving along the way. While we enjoyed the tasty meal, we also could enjoy the view of the
beach. We got back our energy full, ready to explore the beach.

Luckily, we visited the beach right when the sea water level was low, so we could
walk a bit further on the beach. There were a couple of giant rocks. They looked so amazing.
Then we walked on to it. The wind was blowing quite hard, felt like holding us tightly. It was
wonderful to be here with those all view.

We took a lot of pictures of our beautiful moments there. Although it was tiring day, I
was so happy to spend all day long with my beloved friends.
 Late

Last wednesday, I came late to my school because I played playstation untill 2.00 am
in the night. Because of that I woke up late.

First,I set my alarm to 5 am so I can wake up early for my morning class. I didn’t hear
anything that could’ve woken me, even I couldn’t hear my blasting alarm. I woke up about
6.40 am and the class would be began at 7.00 am. I ran to bathroom to take a bath. Then I got
dressed so quickly that I forgot to wear socks.I usually had a breakfast after got dressed, but
in that day I did not do that.

Second, I always went to school by my moyorcycle. But in that day, I forgot where I
put the key. So, I went to the school by public transportion. It made me took a longer time. I
arrived at school at 7.15 am, I ran to my class but I saw my teacher has stood in front of the
class to teach. I entered to my class and of course my teacher was angry to me because I came
late.

It was my bad experience and I hoped I would not do that again.

 78.A Trip To Jam Gadang

Last week, I spent my holiday in Bukittinggi. I went to Jam Gadang. My family and I
went there early morning.

We went to Jam Gadang by private car. I had prepared everything before we went to
Bukittinggi. While we were driving, we could see some beautiful views of mountains, forests,
and waterfalls.

My family and I arrived at Jam Gadang at 10:30 in the afternoon. There, I saw many
tourists. Jam Gadang was crowded in that holiday vacation. I could learn and practice
speaking English with one of foreign tourists. His name was Jack. He was very friendly. It
was my first time to speak English with foreign tourist. I alto took a lot of picture there.

We went back at 04:30 in the evening. It was a very interesting vacation.

 Stomachache

one week ago, I was almost hospitalized for putting too much chili in my meatballs.I
loved spicy foods so much. I ate them for my breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks in between
them. When I didn’t taste a hint of chili in my food, I wouldn’t even bother finishing it.

I was eating a bowl of my favorite meatball and put way too many spoons of sambal
into it. My stomach felt like it was on fire on the next day and I got diarrhea. I thought my
stomachhache would slowly leave me after I let my food out but it turned out that I had more
painful stomachache after. I felt like stomach gave up on me and I almost did the same thing.
My dad asked me to check my condition in the hospital but my mom told me to let my food
out one more time. I chose to did what my mom suggested, hoping it would work because if
it wouldn’t, I would have to follow my dad’s suggestion. It took time, but my stomachache
felt more bearable than before. Finally, after almost an hour, I was completely stomachache-
free.

My parents went strict on what I am eating after that day. They made me promise
myself not to eat anymore crazy amount of spicy food. Not that I completely quit on eating
them, but I have been recuding my consumption of them. I am still learning not to eat spicy
food anytime I want. It’s hard, but for the sake of my health, I am doing it anyway.
 A Memorable Moment at Pariaman Beach with My Family

My last holiday was amazing. my family and i went to Kata beach that is located in
Pariaman.

First, we arrived at the beach in the morning, it was around 09.30 am. It was a perfect
sunny day to enjoy the beach. We were amazed by the breathtaking scenery of the beach. My
parents began to arrange to have a picnic time. They set the rug and umbrella on the sand
beach. My mother prepared all the food that we had brought; there were sandwiches, chicken
nuggets, and also my favorite drink, orange juice. The juice was so refreshing and these
meals were a great companion to start our adventure at this beach.

After the great picnic time, I and my brother walked around the beach looking for
some small creatures that lived there. We found some beautiful hermit crabs and starfishes
there. We didn’t keep any of them and let them free. There were also some beautiful fish that
lived near the coral, but they were too fast to catch.

When it almost 04.00 pm, we went back to the home. Even though it was tiring but I
felt so happy having a great time Kata beach. I wished I could visit this beach again
someday.
 73.Camping

Last weekend, my friends and I went camping. We reached the camping ground after
we walked for about one and a half hour from the parking lot. We built the camp next to a
small river.

It was getting darker and colder, so we immediately set up a tent together. The next
day, we spent our time observing plantation and insects while the girls were preparing meals.
In the afternoon we went to the river and caught some fish for supper.At night, we held a fire
camp night. We sang, danced, read poetry, played magic tricks, and even some of us
performed a standing comedy.

On Monday, we packed our bags, clean the camp area and got ready to go home.
 77.My short Holiday In Bukittinggi

Last holiday, I went to Bukittinggi with my friend, astuti. we spent our holiday there.
we went to Bukittinggi by bus. The bus schedule from Brebes was at 07.00 AM and arrived
in Bandung at 09.00 AM
First, we went to Bukittinggi zoo. The ticket price was only Rp 10.000. The animals
collection there were very complete. After that, we went to zoologi museum and talked with
the guide about zoologi. It made us understood about zoologi. we saw domestic and foreign
ornamental fish collections there. After that, I went to Bandung bus station because we had to
go home to Brebes.
My holiday in Bandung was only short but It made me happy.
 88.Traveling to Tirta Alami

Last week, I and my family had a vacation to Tirta Alami bathing pool because I and
my little brother were having school holiday.

The clock was still at 8:56 am, but I and my family had been ready to go to Tirta
Alami bathing place since the distance from our house to Tirta Alami bathing pool is about
30 minutes. We went there by car. In the car, there were me, my sister, and mother.

After a while, we finally arrived at Tirta Alami bathing pool . This beach is located in
Kayu Tanam, Sumbar. While enjoying fresh air, we ate together first. We can not stop being
amazed at the beauty of the scenery around the bathing place. The bathing place so clean and
brought us comfort.

After having meal together we directly ran toward the bathing pool. We ignored mom’s
words telling us to change our clothes first. It felt fresh when the water reached our feet. We
had been swimming for about 15 minutes, before our Mother called us for took picture on us
with his camera.

Suddenly, it was already at 15 o’clock, we had to back homeOn the way home, I and
my little brother fell asleep. When we woke up, we were already at home. This holiday was
really fun.
 73.Visiting wildlife park and kinantan culture

Yesterday I and my family went to wildlife park and kinantan cultureto to see various
animal such as the elephants, tiger, zebra, deer, and atc. wildlife park and kinantan culture is
one of the oldest zoos in Indonesia located in Bukittinggi, Sumatera Barat

When we got to there,the zoo has been filled with visitors, because it was a weekend.
Then we looking around the zoo to saw some animal. We saw some elephant performances
such as playing football, sitting, greeting the visitors, and other entertaining performances.
We also we also feed some animals and take some picture with the animal.When we returned
home we were tired but we were happy because we had so much fun in wildlife park and
kinantan culture.
 75.Ticket

Last week My friend and I went to the theatre. We had two free ticket to watch a
movie.

I had no idea about the movie I would like to watch and I did not know the schedule
of that theatre. So that, I just wanted to come and see if there was any good movie.

After arrived at the theater, we parked my motorcycle at the parking area and we
walked slowly at the hall of the theatre.I took my ticket on my wallet and go to the
information section to ask about how to use the ticket that day.Unfortunately, I missed it. The
ticket was already expired 2 days before.

I went home and I was very disappointed about that.

 Climbed the mountain.

Last years I went to the Marapi Mountain. It was the first time I climbed the
mountain. I did it with my brother and some of my friends.

We start climbing at 8 p.m. It was so dark and we only used flashlight to get the way.I
felt no worry because my brother was professional climber. I just followed his instruction.We
climbed slowly and enjoy the night there.

After 7 hours walking in the dark, we could reach the top of the mountain. It was at 3
a.m. early in the morning.We were not alone. There were a lot of people who reached that top
before us.We waited the sun rises by cooking some food and making some hot drink to get
back our energy. We sang some songs together, shared stories and got acquainted with people
there.

After seeing the sun raised, we had to go back home. Getting down the mountain was
not as hard as the climbing process because we only spent a few energy and time even we had
to be more careful to do this process.

However, it was great experience i had ever done so far. After all, that was my great
experience I had ever have.
 My Horrible Experience
Let me remind you my experience during an earthquake last week. When the
earthquake happened, I was on my car. I was driving home from my vocation in Padang.

Suddenly my car lunched to one side, to the left. I thought I got flat tire. I did not
know that it was an earthquake. I knew it was an earthquake when I saw some three and
electricity poles falling down to the ground, like matchsticks.

Then I saw a lot of rocks tumbling across the road. I was trapped by the rock. Even I
could not move my car at all. There were rocks everywhere. There was nothing I could do but
left the car and walked along way to my house, in the village. fortunately our village is near
so we can walked to home

When I reached my village, I was so surprised that there was almost nothing left. The
earthquake made a lot of damage to my village. Although nothing was left, I thanked God
that nobody was seriously injured.