Visiting My Village

Last month, I and my family went to Banyumas which was located in Central Java, Indonesia. We drove a car. I enjoyed the journey all day long although it took 2 days to get there. We were fun, my brother made some jokes all day. My father told us some stories on the way. My mother slept on the back seat.  

My first day in my village, I visited my siblings and friends. We are welcomed by happiness. When I saw my parents, they cried because they looked so happy to meet up their families. The next day, I, my brother, my cousin and my nephew went to a popular place in Purwokerto. It was called “Baturaden”. That was a favorite spot in Purwokerto. We enjoyed local specialty food as culinary. I was satisfied and so were they. Next, I took a photo with traditional music musicians.

My brother, my cousin and my nephew enjoy the view with other visitors. They took a photo with their style like I did. In the evening, we were back home. And did other private activities, such as made a conversation, told the story and made a joke.

The day after tomorrow, my cousin had a ceremony to say thanks to God for blessing their son. It was called “Nazar”. When the parents had a promise for something and it was realized. They had to make a traditional ceremony. I watched that traditional ceremony and took their photograph.

VISITING BALI WITH FRIENDS

Orientation

My friends and I decided to visit Bali on our school holiday last month. There were a lot of places to see in there. Because we never went to Bali before, we joined the tours to see as much as possible. My friends and I stayed in one of hotel in Kuta on arrival.

Sequence of events

In Kuta beach, we spent our two days by surfing and swimming. Fikri, one of my friends tried to sunbathe as if he were a foreigner. We really enjoyed our time there. On the next day, we were ready to visit the other place listed by the tour guide. the first place we visited was SIngaraja. Singaraja is a city of about 95 thousands people. It is a busy city but quiet town. The street are lined with trees adn ther are a lot of old Dutch houses. We learnt about history of SIngaraja there. Then we returned very late to the hotel. We went to bed to regain our stamina.

Our last tour destination was Ubud. There were a lot of art and craft in Ubud. The first stop was at Batu bulan, a center of stone sclupture. We watched young boys were carving away at big block of stone. The next place we visited was Celuk, a center for silversmiths and goldensmiths. After that, we had a lunch at Sukawati and continued touring to Mass, a tourist center. We bought some souvenirs in there.

Re-orientation

Our holiday ended very quickly. Beside visiting some places, all our days were spent on the beach. We went sailing or surfboarding every day. We really enjoyed our holiday in Bali

South Jakarta

In the last vacation, I went to the grandmother's house in Jakarta. My grandmother lived in his house along with his grandfather. I always visit once a month. Her house is located in the southern Jakarta is not too far from where I live. When I arrived there, I was invited to visit the famous places in the city. My grandmother recommended so many interesting places, and made my list of places to be visited.

The first place I visited was Ragunan Zoo. It is one place in South Jakarta. I shared my grandmother and grandfather by car to go there. When I arrived there, I was amazed by the views of animals which are so nice. Animal animals there is quite interesting, ranging from reptiles to wild animals such as lion and so forth. Many people who have known this place, so the conditions around Ragunan looked well maintained. After visiting Ragunan Zoo, I chose the National Monument (Monas) as the second destination. I spend a lot of money just to visit this place. But, proverbial British "Price does not lie" is true. I am really very happy to be able to hang out with Grandpa and Grandma to see the city atmosphere.

The next day, I remember my mother's orders. He asked me to buy clothes from Jakarta. So, my grandfather told me about a good place to buy good clothes and cheap. He recommended the White Brick Market ( Pasar Bata Putih ) as my next destination. So, I went to that market. There are so many people who sell different variants of clothes. I tried to bargain with the seller for a good price. Finally, I found a cheap price and buy so many clothes for my mother.

After buying clothes, I went to my grandmother's house. I took a break and have lunch there. Then, I packed my luggage and say goodbye to my grandmother and grandfather. I promised to visit again next month.