My Holiday

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 was the last day for students of UPI attending the learning process in 2008, because from December 24Th, 2008 to January 4Th, 2009, we had a silent week. It was as the holiday at the end of the year and it was also as a refreshing for us before we face the final test. Um...Long holiday! I love it!!! That was the moment that I've been waiting for because I can laze-around during the holiday.
In the beginning of the holiday, I did the activities that I always do as a child who lives far away from her parents. I was very busy to clean my apartment, redecorated the locations of my stuffs in my apartment, and so on. Then, at night, I arranged a daily activities schedule for my holiday. I hoped with this schedule, I can use my holiday as effective and efficient as possible.
I woke up early on the next morning because i had to attend a Christmas Celebration in the church because it was Christmas. Merry Christmas all!!! And it took me one and a half hours. After that, i returned to my apartment to prepare my self for the activity that i love most, "Exploring The Shopping Centers". Well, i planned to visit the shopping centers on Kepatihan Street because my fiends told me that it would be fun if we shop there. Em, it sounds interesting!!! I went there by bus. Then, about 30 minutes later, I arrived on Kepatihan Street. I was amazed with the atmosphere there and I said t my self that I've been ready to have a fun adventure here. I visited the shops there one by one. First, I visited Matahari Department Store, but I couldn't find what I need. Then, I came to Kings Shopping Center, but the result was the same. Last, I visited Yogya Shopping Center. And here i could find what I've been looking for. After satisfied exploring the shopping centers, I returned to my apartment. As I arrived in my apartment, I immediately put the stuffs down on the floor, then took a bath, and finally went to sleep. I was very tired that day!
On the following day, I realised that I was alone in mu apartment's area because the other people have returned to their own hometowns. Alone again!!! That how I always spend my long holiday since I live in Bandung. Ans honestly, I was very sad because I thought that I had to celebrate the new year's eve alone....Oh, how poor I am!!! But, surprisingly it didn't go that way.
In the morning of December 30Th, 2008, someone knocked at my door. I was still sleepy at that time, but I forced my self to wake up. When I opened my door, I saw a familiar face was smiling at me. i scoured my eyes to make sure that I wasn't dreaming. And finally, I realised that it was true. He is my neighbour who has returned from his hometown. Oh....I was very happy because I wasn't alone anymore. And I became happier when another friend of mine also returned to our apartment.
On the next day, we planned how to celebrate the new year's eve. We agreed to walk around anywhere while waiting for the change of the year. We began our adventure by 04.00 PM. we walked around to some shopping centers, such as CiWalk, Riau Junction, 347 eat, and last we stopped at BIP. And, when we were in BIP, we changed our plan. At first, we only wanted to walk around there, after that returned to our apartment and celebrate new year's eve there. But, one of us said that it would be better to watch a movie in BIP and then go to Gazibu Area to see the fireworks party. We agreed. So, we immediately bought 4 ticket for a film titled :"Madagaskar 2". My friend said that the movie is very funny and good. Well, it sounds interesting to me! Before we watched the movie, we had dinner first at the food court there. We were starving because we have used a lot of energy to walk around for some hours. In a moment, we finished our dinner and it was almost 08.00 PM. So, we immediately went to the cinema and sit on the chairs based -n the numbers on our tickets. The movie was started. My friend was right! The movie was fulled of humour. Whenever stop laughing from the beginning to the end of the movie. What a funny and interesting movie!!!
After that we moved outside BIP. The atmosphere was very crowded and we could her the sound of the trumpet. Afterwards, we went to Gazibu Area, but one of my friends couldn't come along with us because he had an appointment with his friend. We were a little bit disappointed, but that was okay... We waited for the public transportation to Gazibu Area, but no one passed. So, we decided to go on foot to a cross-roads and took a public transportation to Gazibu from there. It took a lot of energy because in fact, the cross-roads is far enough from BIP. Yet, it was okay, just for the new year's eve. some minutes later, we reached the cross-roads. From there, we took a public transportation to Gazibu and in a minute, we reached Gazibu Area. There were so many people there. As we arrived there, we immediately walked around the area. Then, when it was almost 12.00 Am, we stayed in a place and handed the trumpets that we bought before. Soon, in a moment, the fireworks party was begun and people flew their trumpets because the new year has come. We also flew our trumpets, said happy new year to each other, and enjoyed the fireworks party. One by one message which contains new year's words and praying received in my hand phone. They were come from my family and relatives, my friends, and even from someone who I didn't think before. I was very happy to get a message from him because I didn't think that he would remember me. And about a half hour later, we returned to our apartment. We reached there at 02.00 Am. We were very tired that day, so as we arrived there, we immediately got into our own room and slept.
The sunshine has been already bright when I woke up again. I looked at the clock and I was surprised! Oh, My God!!! It was 12.00 PM! It was very late! I immediately got up from my bed and took a bath.
After the euphoria of new year's eve ended, my days returned to normal again. I began to busy again with my daily activities. But, one thing that won't be normal anymore is my financial output. I lost control in this case. So, I must use my money more wisely now.....I was busy with all of the assignments from my lectures at the end of my long holiday.

How to Make A Paper Sea-Mew

Are you a person who like to create something from papers? How about creating a paper sea-mew? Interested??? Em, you'd better try this then.!
First, you should prepare all of the materials needed, such as some cardboard, a pencil, a ruler, a paper tweezers, some coloring pens and a cutter. Every part of a sea-mew's body has different size, so you you need to prepare three different sizes of cardboard. The measurement for the body is 10 cm x 3 cm, for the wings is 19 cm x 4 cm, and for the tail is 8 cm x 3,5 cm. Second, draw the sea-mew's body on a 10 cm x 3 cm size cardboard. After it, slice and make a 4 cm hole in the middle of the cardboard. The width of the hole must be matched with the cardboard's width. Next, slice the tail part for 1.5 cm. Then,cut the body part according to the drawing patterns. After that, make the wings part by using the 19 cm x 4 cm cardboard. Then, draw the feathers and put the borders for the parts that will be cut with broken lines. Next, cut the cardboard in wings shape and then colour it. After that, draw the tail part on the 8 cm x 3,5 cm cardboard. Slice for 1,5 cm at the front part. Then, cut the cardboard in tail shape according to the drawing patterns. Last, bunch all of the paper bird's parts, the body, the wings, and the tail by putting the wings and the tail to the parts that has been sliced before. Then, shoved the paper tweezers in the beak part. And finally, the paper sea-mew is ready to be played! Fling it up! Wow! The sea-mew flies in the air.!