Edu Passion

     So last week, on the 23rd of January,  my school held an event called Edu Passion. It was held at our school which was followed by the students of both my school and other schools in Bandung, even some of their parents.

     Edu Passion is an event in which students all over the city are shown all universities around the country in one place. The faculties include lots of variations, international, national, etc. In this event, we could visit all of the faculties that were shown as stands and ask them lots of questions about the universities and their details.

     The event was separated into 2 different parts. From about 8 to 12 pm, all the participants of the event could look into almost 50 different faculties, universities, and different other stands which include courses, tutors, etc. This is the main event which was held for the entire time of the event and where most of the participants go to.

     The other part of the event was a private seminar. These private seminars are held at different places and are divided into 2 sessions from about 12:30 up to 14:00. These seminars tell us the details of some of the majors at different faculties. These seminars help the students to understand even better about some of the famous majors in the country. This part of the event is most likely my favourite part of the event because we got to hear the different experiences from the alumni of my school and compare them to the universities and their majors.

   

    We were asked to interview some people who went to the seminar. This is the recording.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12CGyRBxoaVapzAaS2z1TikukDS112kno/view?usp=drivesdk

My Last Holiday

     In my last holiday, I went to Jakarta by train. It was a fun trip, since I rarely go by train. I went with my whole family together. Luckily, it wasn't a long journey, so we didn't get tired at all. It was a 2 hour long trip. As soon as we got there, we stayed in my dad's boarding house where he stayed every week to work. Then we finally we stayed there until the next morning.

     The next day, we went to different malls and restaurants with my dad's friend together along with his son. We started the trip by Tuesday and we finally headed back home by Saturday. Everyday, we went to different restaurants and enjoyed many cuisines, some local and others even international.

     Sadly, as soon as we got there, it was flooding in Jakarta, so we couldn't maximize the trip. Luckily, we didn't catch any of the water currents from the flood due to our higher area in Jakarta. But I just wished that we could have gotten more trips rather than just staying at the boarding house.

     I was also glad to be there due to my 'PlayStation' being brought to Jakarta. I played lots of games including 'Fortnite', 'Spiderman', etc. I also played several multiplayer games together with my brother and my father. We had an awesome time playing the games that we had. 

     I was also grateful that none of us got sick during the holidays, increasing the trip's delicacy, all of us, including my dad's friend and his family. Everyday during my holiday in Jakarta, I got to spend a lot of time with my family while enjoying the delicious cuisines. It was one of my joys during the holiday. I also got to celebrate the New Year along with my family which was really fun.

     We eventually came back to Bandung, but this time we used our car. We went back to Bandung together with my dad's friend and we stopped at several rest areas along the way back to Bandung. It was a very fun trip, mostly because I got to spend time with my family and because I got to play a lot of games everyday for the holidays.

Study Group

     So we have an assignment to make an event of some sort. So I chose the easiest and basic for students, study group. I think study group is very important for students to learn from each better and better as well as getting closer to each other even more.
     I was thinking so the event would be held in one of the student’s house. It would be held around 3 o’clock up to 6 o’clock in the afternoon. This is so the students could eat first before and eat again
after the study. The students don’t have to bring anything. Just bring their necessary books and exercise sheets so they can learn together.
     I believe a group study is the most efficient way of studying. This is because students could learn from their friend even longer and having a relaxing time while studying. Another advantage is that learning from each other could increase the understanding of the lessons better. The language used by the teachers sometimes could be unclear or too fast. This will cause confusion in the students, slowing them down on their studies.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1470PYrcKaa_nC7eV3hVwuZous-5gUhXFdvyhz_j9DUE/edit?usp=sharing

What is the event?
When is the event?
Where is it likely to be?
Why do you think it's necessary?How do you think we could improve this event?

Lions

     I don't know why, but I've always liked lions ever since I was a child.'The King Of The Jungle' is always my favourite animal. So which is why I would say that this animal is the best animal I've ever seen.

Characteristics

     Lions(Panthera leo) is a vicious predator. So vicious that it got its name as 'The King Of The Jungle'. This animal is muscular, deep-chested cat with a short, rounded head, a reduced neck and round ears. Its fur varies in colour from light buff to silvery grey, yellowish red and dark brown. The colours of the underparts are generally lighter.

Habitat

 Typically, the lion inhabits grasslands and savannas but is absent in dense forests. It is usually more diurnal than other big cats, but when persecuted it adapts to being active at night and at twilight. In the Pleistocene, the lion ranged throughout Eurasia, Africa and North America but today it has been reduced to fragmented populations in Sub-Saharan Africa and one critically endangered population in western India. It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1996 because populations in African countries have declined by about 43% since the early 1990s. Lion populations are untenable outside designated protected areas. Although the cause of the decline is not fully understood, habitat loss and conflicts with humans are the greatest causes for concern.

Lions Life Cycle

      A lion life cycle is different from many animals. First, they are a cub, then a young Lion, last they are an adult lion.

     A Lion's life cycle is not very complicated. By the age of three male lions can leave their prides and create a new one. When a female lion is four years old, they can have up to six baby cubs. But usually, they have 3 or 4.

     A male lion and a female lion’s life span are different. Males live up to 16 years but they usually live to 10 or 12 years. Female lions can live up to 18 years but, usually live to 12 or 13 years. You can tell after reading this people live longer than lions.

Lions Classification

Kingdom: Animalia (animals)

Phylum: Chordata (vertebrates)

Class: Mammalia (mammals)

Order: Carnivora (carnivores)

Suborder: Feliformia (cat-like)

Family: Felidae (cats)

Subfamily: Pantherinae (big cats)

Genus: Panthera (big cats)

Species: Panthera leo (lion)

Subspecies: Panthera leo leo

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1mA7T9CevQLBza-qLTDA-0Z27kvON7NVlcYI0xf9pDd0/edit?usp=sharing

What is the lion's life cycle?
Where do lions normally live?
How long is lion's life span?
Why are lions called 'King of the jungle'?
How do lions survive in the wild?

Magnus Carlsen

     I really liked this guy because of his passion towards the game. He went out of school confidently just to go and experience some tournaments to hone his skills. He went on and on without stopping winning the world championships from 2013 and is winning ever since. I am also fan due to his abilities and skills even from when he was young. He was a prodigy ever since he was a teenager. I want to hone my skills too as a chess player and hopefully be as good as him and win many tournaments.

  You haven't heard of it, but I really liked chess. The game thrills me, teaching me how to make strategies to kill the king. It is a thrilling game yet simple with only a few rules. As some people know, chess has its own championship all around the world. As chess players around the world have known, chess legends such as Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov are amazing players that are so famous. But I really liked Magnus Carlsen.

   Magnus Carlsen  is a Norwegian chess grandmaster and the current World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, Carlsen tied for first place in the World U12 Chess Championship in 2002. Shortly after turning 13, he finished first in the C group of the Corus chess tournament, and earned the grandmaster title a few months later. At age 15, he won the Norwegian Chess Championship, and at 17, he finished joint first in the top group of Corus. He surpassed a rating of 2800 at age 18 and reached number one in the FIDE world rankings aged 19, becoming the youngest person ever to achieve those feats.

     Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen was born on 30 November 1990 in Tønsberg, Vestfold, Norway. His parents, Sigrun Øen and Henrik Albert Carlsen, are engineers by profession. He started displaying his intellectual capabilities when he was still a toddler. At the age of two he could solve 50-piece jigsaw puzzles all by himself and proceeded to assemble Lego sets meant for much older children at the age of four. His father recognized the boy’s brilliance and competitive spirit and taught him to play chess. Carlsen became very fascinated with the game and played by himself for hours at a stretch. He also began reading books on chess which helped him in developing his game plan and skills. Blessed with a great memory, he soon developed into a formidable chess player despite his young age. He played in his first tournament—the youngest division of the 1999 Norwegian Chess Championship—at the age of eight. From 2000 to 2002, Carlsen played almost 300 rated tournament games, and in 2002 he finished second in the boys’ under-12 division at the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) World Youth Chess Championship, held in Iráklion, Greece.

 Carlsen became World Chess Champion in 2013 by defeating Viswanathan Anand. In the following year, he retained his title against Anand, and won both the 2014 World Rapid Championship and World Blitz Championship, thus becoming the first player to hold all three titles simultaneously. He defended his classical world title against Sergey Karjakin in 2016, and against Fabiano Caruana in 2018.(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_Carlsen).
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KUSTiFPm7XzoT6HrSGYS21_sCFtypzm3q1F5zcDBSD0/edit?usp=sharing

Who is Magnus Carlsen?

Where was he born?

When was he born?
How do you think he became the world champion?
Do you think anyone is better at playing chess than him?

Malioboro Street

 We have an assignment to write and present about a place/site. So, I and my friend chose Malioboro street.

      Jalan Malioboro (English: Malioboro Street) is a major shopping street in Yogyakarta, Indonesia; the name is also used more generally for the neighborhood around the street. It lies north-south axis in the line between Yogyakarta Kraton and Mount Merapi. This is in itself is significant to many of the local population, the north-south orientation between the palace and the volcano being of importance.

       Malioboro street is a wonderful place. Many tourists go there. This is because Malioboro street contains many unique crafts work and handmade from Yogyakarta. It is usually very crowded at night. 

     In Malioboro street, there is a mall called Malioboro mall. It is a three-storey mall that also contains many kinds of goods and crafts work made by the locals. The second and third floor mostly contains restaurants and shops we normally see in an ordinary mall but it also contains goods. 

Besides the mall, there is a special food in the street called gudeg, which is a mixture of vegetables, but usually, people add their toppings such as chicken, meat, etc. This food is known all over Indonesia, but it is unique in Yogyakarta. This is a must-eat meal in Yogyakarta. 

     This street is very known all around the world. Its existence is well-known all around for its goods and unique crafts work from its locals. For me, this place is awesome and unique.

English Assignment: Compliment and Congratulation

Script:


Sandy  : Hi, why were you absent yesterday?
Samuel:  Oh yesterday, I joined a Mathematical International Olympiad in Jakarta.
Sandy  : Did you win the competition or not?
Samuel: Well, I encountered many strong rivals, but they were no match for me, so I easily got 1st place.
Sandy  : Wow! Congratulations on your win, but you cannot be too arrogant.
Samuel: Well thank you for the advice, but no thanks, cause I live with it.
Sandy  : Okay fine up to you then. I wish I could be like you winning every competition with ease.
Samuel: Well I could teach you, but just for reminder, you could never reach me, at my level.
Sandy  : Okay no problem as long as you teach me. It is enough for me 
Samuel: Okay then
Sandy  : Okay thank you