Holiday at Home

Last thursday was my day off. I didn’t go anywhere. I just stay at home for two
weeks to did the same activities routinely, over and over again. I felt that was the worst
day I have ever passed.
I  woke up earlier and did subuh prayer. After that, I had breakfast with my family
in the morning. At 08.00 am, I turned on computer and played many games. Not felt, it
was 10.00 o’clock, I rushed to take a bath to freshen my body.
Then, I watched my favorite TV programs until it almost midday. At 01.00 pm, I
went to bathroom to ablution and immediately did zuhur prayer. Then, I had lunch and
helped my mother to clean the house. Because I was tired, I felt asleep on the couch.
Unexpectedly, after waking up I had a guest who could cheer me up, my aunt came with
her child. I kept playing with my nieces until nightfall.
Although just a home holiday, at least to refresh my mind from the routine
activities in the office.

Going to Cermin Beach

A few months ago, I went to Cermin beach with my family. It is located in
Serdang Bedagai district about 53 km from Medan city, North Sumatera. The trip there
took about 1,5 hours. We left from Medan at 07.30 using a car and we arrived about
09.00 o’clock.
As arrived there, my parents rented a hut to take a rest. I and my brother
immediately ran towards the beach. It looked sunny day with the blue sky and I felt a
gentle breeze. The waves there were suitable for swimming, but unfortunately I couldn’t
swim. I just played with white sand and built a sand castle. I didn’t forget to take a selfie
with the background of  beautiful beach.
At noon, I began to feel hungry. I approached the rented hut. Apparently, my
mother had prepared food for us. I felt happy to be able to vacation with family and
enjoyed the beauty of nature created by God.
In the evening, We hurried to go home. Before went to home, I bought some
souvenirs there. Finally, we arrived at 6:00 PM because the trip was jammed.
 My First Experience
At that time, I was 17 years old. I asked my father to give me a gift which is a
motorcycle. However, my wish was rejected by my father because I was still an adult.
Then, I asked my father to teach me to ride a motorcycle. Initially, my father refused my
request and promised to teach me next year, but I sulked.
Finally, my father tought me to ride a motorcycle in a field near the house. Father
gave instructions on how to drive it. First, my father led me from behind and I was riding
on my father. Over time, I want to try it myself. I was happy and proud to be riding a
motorcycle.
A few days later, I tried to ride a motorcycle on the narrow street of my house. I
was nervous when there was another motorcycle in front of me. Unexpectedly, my
motorcycle hit the wall which made me falled from the motorbike.
I was afraid of being scolded when I got home. But the reality, my father was very
proud of me. I was also given advice to be more calm in driving.

Battle of Surabaya

The Battle of Surabaya was fought between pro-independence Indonesian

soldiers and militia against British and British Indian troops as a part of the Indonesian
National Revolution.
The peak of the battle was in November 1945. The battle was the heaviest
single battle of the revolution and became a national symbol of Indonesian resistance. 
Fighting broke out on 30 October after the British commander, Brigadier A. W. S.
Mallaby was killed in a skirmish. Although the Colonial forces largely captured the city in
three days, the poorly armed Republicans fought for three weeks, and thousands died
as the population fled to the countryside.
The battle and defence mounted by the Indonesians galvanised the nation in
support of independence and helped garner international attention. For the Dutch, it
removed any doubt that the Republic was not simply a gang of collaborators without
popular support. It also had the effect of convincing Britain that wisdom lay on the side
of neutrality in the revolution; within a few years, in fact, Britain would support the
Republican cause in the United Nations.
Considered a heroic effort by Indonesians, the battle helped galvanise
Indonesian and international support for Indonesian independence. 10 November is
celebrated annually as Heroes’ Day.

Supersemar
 The Supersemar, the Indonesian Order of March the Eleventh, was a document
signed by the Indonesian President Sukarno on 11 March 1966.
It is said that it was giving the army commander Lt. Gen. Suharto authority to
take whatever measures he “deemed necessary” to restore order to the chaotic
situation during the Indonesian killings of 1965 – 1966.
The abbreviation “Supersemar” is a play on the name of Semar, the mystic and
powerful figure who commonly appears in Javanese mythology including wayang
puppet shows. The invocation of Semar was presumably intended to help draw on
Javanese mythology to lend support to Suharto’s legitimacy during the period of the
transition of authority from Sukarno to Suharto.
In effect, the Supersemar came to be seen as the key instrument of the transfer
of executive power from Sukarno to Suharto.

Neymar Da Silva
Neymar da Silva Santos Junior was born 5 February 1992, commonly kno as
Neymar, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for La Liga club FC Barcelona and the
Brazilian national team, as forward or winger.
At the age of 19, Neymar Jr won the 2011 South American Footballer of the
Year award, after coming third in 2010. He followed this up by winning it again in 2012.
In 2012 Neymar received nominations for the FIFA Ballon d’or, where he came 10th,
and the FIFA Puskas Award, which he won. He is known for his acceleration, speed,
dribbling, finishing and ability with both feet. His playing style has earned him critical
acclaim, with fans, media and former players drawing comparison to former Brazil
player Pele, who has called Neymar “an excellent player”.
Neymar joined Santos 2003 and after through the ranks, he was promoted to
their first team squaD. He made his debut for Santos in 2009 and was voted the Best
Young Player of the 2009 Campeonato PaulistA. Further honours followed, with Neymar
being voted best player as Santos won the 2010 Campeonato Paulista, and also being
top score in the 2010 Copa de Brasil with 11 goals. He finished the 2010 season with 42
goals in 60 games as his club achieved the Double.
Neymar was again voted best player of the year in 2011 as his retained the state
title and Santos also winning the 2011 Copa Libertadores in which Neymar scored 6
goals in 13 appearances. He also playeda key role in securing a continental Double for
his team, Santos’ first since 1963. He received the Bronze Ball in the 2011 FIFA Club
World Cup, with Santos making it to the final, where they were defeated 4-0 by
Barcelona.

Dewi Sartika
 Dewi Sartika was the leading figure for the education for Indonesia women.
She was born on 4 December 1884 and died on 11 September 1947. The most
important acts she made were when she founded the first school for women. Because
of it, she was acknowledged formally as National Hero in 1966.
Dewi Sartika was born in Cicalengka on 4 December 1884 in the aristocratic
Sundanese family. Her father is R. Rangga Somanegara and her mother is R. A. Raja
pemas. According to some biographies, as a child, Dewi Sartika often pretended to
be a teacher. He studied in the Dutch School. She lived with her uncle after her father
died and then received Sundanese education culture there. In 1899 she decided to
move to Bandung.
She founded Sekolah Isteri on 16 January 1904 in Bandung. The school took
place at Badung Regency’s Pendopo but then relocated to Ciguriang Street. In the
new location, the name of the school was changed to Sekolah Kaoetamaan Isteri. In
1912, the school became so popular and had nine branches in West Java. In 1920,
all cities in West Java have one school. However, the school changed its name in
September 1929 to Sekolah Raden Dewi.

Soekarno
Sukarno was the first president of Indonesia. He was born in 6 June 1901 and
died in 21 June 1970. He led his country to fight against Netherlands and the man
who proclaimed the independence. Sukarno was a prominent leader of nationalist
movement during the colonial period. He spent more than a decade under the
detention before released by the Japanese force.
Ir. Sukarno and all his nationalist fellows collaborated to collect support in
spreading nationalist ideas. When Japan surrender the Indonesian independence
was declared by Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta on 17 August 1945. At the same
time, Sukarno was appointed as the president and Mohammad Hatta as vice
president. After became president, Sukarno had to fight once again against resisting
Dutch re-colonization efforts.
After parliamentary democracy chaos in 1957, Sukarno put an autocratic
system called Guided Democracy. It successfully ended the rebellions and instability
which were threatening the country. In the early 1960s, Sukarno brought the country
to the Soviet by giving protection and support to the Indonesian Communist Party.
Unfortunately, the 30 September movement in 1965 ended the communist era and
Sukarno’s position as president was replaced by Suharto, the man who became
president for 32 years. After Suharto in charged, Sukarno was exiled to Bogor and
spent the rest of his life there.