Amanda E.

Tie Dye Journal

2010-09-25T20:25:00.001+07:00

1. What did you do?

First I thought of how I wanted to make my tie-dye product look. I thought that I would like to have diagonal lines running halfway through my piece of cloth with different colors in between the lines. Then a thought that the other half of the cloth I would fill with circles of different colors and have the same background color for that half of the cloth.

The next step, was actually tying the cloth. I tied part of the cloth by pinching up part of if then holding it a bit lower from where I pinched it and then tying it to make circles. I also tied clumped up the cloth diagonal and tied it to create diagonal lines. Finally, I tied some the already tied diagonal design, in between the rubber bands with a rubber band that criss-crossed the cloth. Next, after tying the cloth with rubber bands, I continued by actually dyeing the cloth. I died the different sections of the cloth marked by the rubber bands different colors for the diagonal pattern. However, I did not dye the cloth in the sections marked with criss-crossing rubber bands but with the same color.

Then, I died the different pinched parts of the cloth, which will make the circles with different colors. Finally, I died the area where the circles were with one color. This color was blue. The dying process in as follows: first, you pick the color you want to die your cloth in. The colors/pigments are in buckets. Lets say you pick blue. There are two buckets you have to dip the cloth into if you want blue. There is a first bucket with a lighter color which you dip the cloth into first, then a second bucket with a darker color which you dip the cloth into second. The color in the second bucket is the what the color of the cloth will turn into, not the lighter color. Next, there is a final bucket/basin filled with normal water. After dipping the cloth in every color, you dip it into this basin. This is to was off excess dye. You should take note that the longer the cloth is in one dye, the darker the color, the shorter the cloth is in one dye and the quicker you was it in the basin, the lighter the color.

After dyeing, you let the cloth dry. Then once it is dry, I undid all the rubber bands one by one. The cloth will be a little crinkly but once you unfold and straighten it, you have your tie dyed cloth!

2. What had been the success/failure?

The success was the way I tied the cloth made the circles quite good and I was happy with them. Also, the diagonal segments turned out quite well. I was happy with my product, however, if I compare it to what I had expected, it did not turn out the way I had wanted it to but instead become more unique in its own way. I believe this is one of the great things about using tie dye because even if it does not turn out the way you expected it too, it is still nice and unique in its own way.

There are quite a number of failures. The first failure took place during the dying. I had at first wanted the circles to be different colors, however, I chose the wrong color for the background of the circles. This color was blue and it was really dark. Once I put the segment of the cloth with the differently colored circles into the blue dye, it immediately covered all the circles in blue. At first I thought that because of this the circles would all turn out blue. What was interesting is from this I learned an interesting technique. Once the cloth dried, I saw that the circles had a little bit of the original color though it was dominated by blue. When I undid the rubber bands, the edges of the circles had little bits of the original circle colors which created a cool effect. This was my first failure which was actually not really that much of a failure. My next one was that at first, I had wanted to have two of the circles to overlap each other. Once I undid the rubber bands, I found out that the circles hadn’t been placed close enough together so instead made two different circles. Another failure was the criss-crossed rubber bands which I thought would make a criss-crossed technique. Instead, they made their own line pattern which, if you think about it, could have been pretty cool but sadly, wasn’t very visible because the dye was not strong enough. This was another failure. On some segments the dye was not strong enough. Finally, the diagonal lines did not turn very diagonal though they were diagonally, placed. Instead they turned quite circular. This shows that using tie dye, you can’t really get straight lines but they will turn curved.

3. What will you do better/differently?

If I ever do this activity again, I will first, make sure that the dyes seep deep enough and long enough so that the colors will be brighter. Next time, I will also like to try and experiment with different techniques. First, in order to create straighter lines or more definite shapes, I would like to use the technique that I learned where you cover the cloth with tape that can be easily removed instead of with rubber bands. Then I would also like to try tying things like marbles into the cloth to create better circles and to use other items to create other shapes. Other than this I would also like to try a technique my friend thought me which, creates a spiral patter to the cloth. What you do is first, you pinch the cloth in the middle and twisted around and around till it forms a sort of spiral. Then, you tie this spiral with rubber bands; one horizontal and one vertical. Next, you did the different segments as you wish and you can also blend the colors. Once you open the cloth it will create a spiral pattern. I would also like to try things like folding the cloth and then tying it, or dipping the cloth into a bucket filled with different dies. These are some things I would like to try if I get to do this again. I will also try dying the cloth in different ways to create different results.

Journal: Tie Dye & Silk Screening

2010-08-27T16:39:00.001+07:00

How to do it?

The first step in doing tie dye is to have a piece the piece of cloth that you want to apply tie dye on ready. You should also have the different basins and colours needed ready for use. The first step in actually doing tie dye is to use rubber bands and tie the cloth tightly with it at different places as wished. Tying it at different places can create different patterns on the final product at the end. After tying the rubber bands on the cloth as wished, hold the cloth in your hands. To make it easier, begin at the tip. Dip the tip of the cloth into the color wanted up to the very first rubber band. There are three basins to dip the cloth into in order to get the color wanted. For example, if the color wanted is green, then you first dip into the light green, then into the dark green, and finally into the basin with water to wash of any excess die. You repeat this process till you have died the whole cloth as wanted. However, when moving on to the next part of the clothe, you don’t dip the whole cloth up to the second rubber band, but instead, you hold the cloth at the first rubber band with one hand, and at the second rubber band with the other hand. After doing this you bring your hands together so that the cloth between the two rubber bands is folded. Then you dip the this folded part of the cloth into the color wanted, repeating the process of dipping into the lighter color first, then the darker, and finally rinsing it in the water. You continue this process up to the last rubber band. For the cloth after the last rubber band, you dip it like you dip the end of the cloth you started down. This is the basic process of dipping, however, it can be adjusted based on the way you tie the cloth. After dipping, you then untie the rubber bands one at the time. After untying and unfolding the cloth, you will get the result of the tie dye you did.

To do silk screening, the first step is to have the screens ready. There is a screen for every color of the design. For example if the colors are red, yellow and black, then there is a screen for read, yellow, and black. For example the red part of the design will be isolated and then in a dark room, moved onto the screen with a bright light sort of like what happens when you photocopy something. Then, you spray a special spray onto the screen at the parts with the design for that color and what was originally this white layer will fall of. When you do this, you will see that now, paint can come through this part but no the other parts so that you can create the design wanted. The next part is to place the screen on top of the cloth (shirt, bag, etc.) and adjust it so that it is in the correct position. Then, you place the paint at the end of the screen that if furthest from you. This paint is made from a white paint base that is mixed with pigments as necessary. Then, with a sort of board with a strong sort of foamy material, you swipe this paint lightly over the screen pulling the board towards you using both hands.. Make sure the you completely cover the area with the design on the screen. This is to smooth out the paint. Then, applying even force between your two hands, pull the board from the end of the screen furthest from you towards you with force so that the paint will be pressed and will appear on the shirt. Repeat this a few times till you are sure the paint will show on the shirt properly. Then, remove the screen and using a hairdryer if available, wait for the paint to dry. Then, apply the next color with the next screen in the same manner as before. When this is all done, and the cloth is dry, you will have your silk-screened cloth product.

Materials and tools needed?

For tie dye, the materials and equipment needed are:

- cloth to be dyed (can be for a bag, a shirt and such later on)

- dyes, both dark and light for each color

- rubber bands

- basins (a number for the dyes and one for water)

- water

For silk screening the materials and equipment needed are:

- screens (where different colors of the design will be printed on to)

- machine to copy the designs onto the screen

- a sort of basin filled with water (to wash the screens when needed)

- special spray

- sprayer (a normal sprayer like ones used to spray windows)

- special basic white paint foundation

- pigments/colorings (to give the white paint colour)

- small stick (to stir the colorings with the white paint and to add the paint onto the screen)

- small containers (for the paint, pigments/colorings (can be a simple plastic cup, etc.))

- special sort of board (to press the paint past the screen and onto the cloth)

- hair drier or other things in that category that dries things (optional (you can also use things like fans, this is only to help the paint dry faster)

- table for silk screening (it has a high edge so that you can make sure the bolts from the screen are aligned to the edge of the table (there is also another bolt sticking out of the table itself to also help in alignment.)

- cloth (the screening will be done to this cloth (it can be a bag, shirt, etc.)

Tips to be successful:

For tie dye the first tip to be successful is, to make sure you tie the cloth very tightly so that none of the dyes seep onto the cloth that is covered by the rubber bands so that it remains white. Another tip is to be very careful when dipping the different sections of the cloth so that none of the other sections which have already been dyed or are still white will have colors which you do not want. In order to do this the next tip is to try to get a basin which is quite wide and not to deep so that you don’t have to dip low into the basin to dye the cloth and so avoid it from touching the side of the basins which may have a little bit of dye. Another tip is to plan out the pattern you want first so you will not be disappointed by your end result. Finally, before dying the next color of washing of the excess color, it may be a good idea to let the dye soak in for a little bit first so that the colors will be brighter and clearer and so that not too much will be washed of with the excess.

For silk screening, the first tip to be successful is to make sure that when you are about to apply the paint onto the cloth that the screen is aligned as it should be. When pressing, make sure you press with even force with both hands. Also make sure the when you press the screen does not move even the tinniest bit. Also, do not lift or move the screen until you are completely certain that all parts of that color of the design have been printed onto the shirt well. Before you press the paint onto the cloth and when you are simple covering the area of the design with paint, that there aren’t any white spots. Finally, make sure that you pull that board strait each time and you need to practice a lot before you an do it well.

What did you learn from activity?

I did not actually do the tie dye activity. However, when watching Ibu Lisa do it I learned first of all, that one way of doing tie dye is to die the different parts of the cloth with different colors. Secondly, I also learnt that it can be hard to make sure that the dye of one color only covers that specific area of the cloth. Something else I learnt is that if you dip the cloth into the dye and immediately dip it into the water, quite a lot of color comes of and so on some parts of the cloth the color is not that bright.

From the silk screening activity I learnt a lot. First of all I learnt that silk screening is not as easy as it looks. It is important to make sure that everything is perfectly aligned and that the screens don’t move while you are screening. I also learnt that you should press in a strait line and that you should always make sure the paint colors all of that part of the design so that the color remains the same denseness evenly through. Finally, I also learnt that in order to do silk screening you must be very precise and continually pressing the paint onto the cloth can result in the picture not turning out the way it was intended. Also, it is interesting to learn that silk screening is done by applying one color at a time and that you should apply the darker colors first and then the lighter ones.

How would you do it differently if you do it again?

For tie dye, if I do it some time, I will make sure that I am careful that none of the parts that I am not dyeing will get dyed and only the parts that I am dyeing will get dyed. Second, I would also let the color sink into the cloth before rinsing of the excess. To make the color even stronger if I want it to be stronger, I could even dip the same part into the same dye more than once. This is what I would do to have a good result at the end.

For silk screening, what I would do differently next time is first, I will add the colors in the actually order it should be added by. I would start with the darkest color to the lightest. For example, instead of doing red, black and yellow, I will do black first, then red and then yellow. This would give a better result, mostly if the lighter colors go over the darker colors. Next, I will also be more careful when positioning the screen and make sure that it is precisely where it should be so that the different colors of the picture are in the right place. I will also make sure that which ever color I am working on, the paint will cover the entire area of the design so that the colors will be clear, and unlike the shirt that I made, there won’t be parts where the color is only strikes when it should be fully colored. The only time I would let the color be lighter in some parts and darker in others is if I meant it to be that way or if it was meant to be that way from the beginning. Next time I will also make sure that when I am applying the paint through the screen onto the shirt, that I go over all the different parts of the design well and I will also make sure that the board is moving very straight. Finally, I will also make sure that when I am working on the screening, the screen does not move at all so that there won’t be doubles of the same thing or so that there won’t be tiny parts that stick out a bit from what the picture should be and so that if there are words or parts of the shirt that are left the original color, they will still be there and appear. This is what I would do differently next time.

2010-08-08T21:55:00.010+07:00

West Java

Traditioinal Food:

The province of West Java has a variety of traditional foods. Some of which, are listed below.

Lalapan: This is one food found in West Java.This foodis eaten by the Sundanese, tribe from West Java. The ingredients are raw vegetables, which can otherwise be boiled. The vegetables used include cucumbers, spinach, and ‘buncis’ which is a kind of bean. One way of eating lalapan is with ‘bumbu kacang’, which islike a sauce made of peanuts that adds taste to the vegetables.

Timbel: This is dish consistsof nasi timbel, lalapan, sambal dadak, chicken, fried beancurd, fried tempe, a piece of jambal and sometimes gepuk. Nasi timbel, is rice that issteamed while wrapped in a banana leaf. Sambal dadak is a chili that the Sundanese eat. It is made from chili grinded with other ingredients. The chicken, is fried or roasted in the Sundanese stlye. Jambal is salted fish, and finally, gepuk is slices of beef mixed with herbs and fried.

Pepes: The main ingredient of this food is usually fish. The fish is mixed with crushed herbs and wrapped in a banana leaf. Once wrapped, the food is steamed. The pepes is then eaeten by unwrapping the leaf.

Dodongkal: Dodongkal is a kind of pastry eaten in West Java. This food is considered quite rare as it is not so easy to find even in West Java, moreover in other parts of Indonesia. This food is made from cornflour with brown sugar inside. It is then sprinkled with coconut shavings, wrapped in a banana leaf and then steamed.

Bibliography:

Roger.“The Specialty Foods of Bandung: West Java”whyGo INDONESIA2010.2

August, 2010

http://www.indonesialogue.com/featured-articles/the-specialty-foods-of-bandung-west-java.html

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BERSAMAn.d.2 August, 2010

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Press Realisen.d.2 August, 2010

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Wibisono A.“Nasi Timbel”AGUS WIBISONO [DOT] COM: BERBAGI CERITA

BERSAMAn.d.2 August, 2010

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Tour Kuliner.“Dodongkal”Tour Kulinern.d.2 August, 2010

http://tourkuliner.blogspot.com/2008/08/dodongkal.html

Traditional Songs:

Some of the traditional songs fromWest Java are Bubuy Bulan, CingCangkeling, Manuk Dadali, Panon Hideung, Pileuleuyan and Tokecang. Here is the lyric of the song, Cing Cangkeling:

Kleung denklek buah kopi raring geuyan

Keun anu dewek ulah pati diheureuyang

Cing cangkeling manuk cingkleung cindeten

Plos kakolong bapak satar buleneng

Bibliography:

godam64.“Cing Cangkeling – Sunda Provinsi Jawa Barat ::: Lirik Lagu Dearah

Musik Nasional Tradisional Indonesia”Organisasi.org: Komunitas & Perpustakaan Online Indonesia2005-2010.2 August, 2010

http://organisasi.org/cing_cangkeling_sunda_provinsi_jawa_barat_lirik_lagu_

daerah_musik_nasional_tradisional_indonesia

Traditional Dances:

Traditional Dances from West Java include Jaipongan, Sisingaan, Reog, Ketuk Tilu, Debus, Kuda Lumping, Banjet, Tari Merak, Tari Topeng Kuncaran, and Tari Patilaras. A famous dance from those listed above in Kuda Lumping. In this dance the most important piece or prop used is the fake horse made of plated bamboo, which the dancers pretend to ride on. This dance is very unique because it seems as if the dancers have supernatural powers. Some of the stunts or attractions that are performed during thisdance include eating glass, and peeling coconut fiber with their teeth. The dancers may also do astunt where they fill their mouth with gasoline and then, holding a thin piece of iron which is aglow, the dancers will then spray the gasoline onto the small fire on the tip of the iron.The dancers alsodo things such as rolling on the ground and jumping up and down. The musical instruments that are played during this performance include: gong, kenong, gendang, sompret and such.

Bibliography:

Editorial Staff of Explore Indonesia.“KUDA LUMPING: Kesenian Tradisional

Indonesia Bernuansa Magis”Explore Indonesia2008.2 August, 2010

http://www.explore-indo.com/budaya/198-kuda-lumping-kesenian-tradisional-indonesia-bernuansa-magis.html

‘Provinsi Jawa Barat’ fact sheet

Picture:

Editorial Staff of Explore Indonesia.“KUDA LUMPING: Kesenian Tradisional

Indonesia Bernuansa Magis”Explore Indonesia2008.2 August, 2010

http://www.explore-indo.com/budaya/198-kuda-lumping-kesenian-tradisional-indonesia-bernuansa-magis.html

Traditional Musical Instruments:

Musical Instruments found in the province are anklung, dog-dog, gamelan Sunda, rebab, kecapi and calung. Angklung, is an instrument made of bamboo. Dog-dog is a type of drum. Gamelan Sunda, is a kind of musical instrument which, would be closest to a xylophone in the Western world. The instrument known as rebab, is a string instrument. Kecapi, is also a string instrument that is played by pricking(check) the strings. The strings are arranged from short to long or the other way around. The resonation tube is a wooden box. The instrument known as calung, is made of a row of round bamboo pieces.

Bibliography:

‘Provinsi Jawa Barat’ fact sheet

Traditional House:

The name of the traditional house of West Java is Kesepuhan. An example of this house is Keraton Kesepuhan in Cirebon. There is also a replica of Keraton Kesepuhanat Taman Mini Indonesia Indah. The real Keraton Kesepuhan has a gate in front of it. Inside, it is made up of 4 rooms. One of the rooms is ‘Jinem’ room that is for the guards. Then there is the ‘Pringgodeni’ room where the Sultan gives orders to another official. There is also a room where thespecial guests of the Sultan are greeted known as ‘Prabayasa’. The final room is the Sultan’s work room as well as where he rests known as ‘Panembahan’ room.

Bibliography:

Gunadarma University.“Kebanggaan bansa Indonesia di pandang dari sudut rumah

adat”Warta Warga: Student Journalism2007.2 August, 2010

http://wartawarga.gunadarma.ac.id/2010/03/kebanggaan-bangsa-indonesia-di-pandang-dari-sudut-rumah-adat/

‘Provinsi Jawa Barat’ fact sheet

Picture:

tmii.“Anjungan Daerah”Taman Mini “Indonesia Indah”2006-2009,4 August 2010

http://www.tamanmini.com/index.php?modul=anjungan

Traditional Clothes:

The traditional clothes of the West Javanese people differ according to their place in society.

For normal civilians, they wear:

Men: The men wore pants known as ‘komprang or pangsi’, a belt, and clothes known as ‘kampret or slantreng’. On their heads they would wear what is known as ‘iket lohen’ and they also have a cloth known as ‘sarung poleng’, which is used as a sash. For their footwear, the men wore sandals called ‘tarumpah’.

Women: Women wear a long batik cloth called ‘sinjang kebat’, either ‘beubeur or angkin’ belt, a camisole known as ‘kutang’, a ‘kebaya’ (Javanese blouse) and a batik shawl. For the women, the hair is done up in a small bun, this way of doing up the hair is known as ‘gelung jucung’. The accessories worn are a bracelet called ‘geulang akar bahar’, a round earing from gold and silver called ‘suweng pelenis’, a pale ring from silver or gilded with gold known as ‘ali meneng’. Finally, for footwear they wear sandals known as ‘sendal jepit’ or ‘sendal keteplek’.

The middle class people wear:

Men: The men wear a white top known as ‘baju bedahan’, a bundle of batik cloth, a belt, and a headband. Their foot wear is a sandal called ‘tarumpah’. Accessories they wear is a watch with a gold chain that is hanged from the shirt pocket, this is used as a complement to the outfit.

Women: They wear a bundle of batik cloth with a variety of patterns as far as the ankle, a ‘beubeur’ belt, a ‘kebaya’ (Javanese blouse) of different colours, a coloured shawl, and slippers or ‘kelom geulis’. They may also do up theirhair up in a bun, wear earrings, a necklace, bracelet, and a ring of gold or silver.

The upper class people wear:

Men: The men of this class have two options.

The first is using a suite from black velvet embroidered with gold string at the edges and edge of the sleeves as wide as 2.5cm. The next part of this outfit is long pants, again of black velvet with embroidery and a gold hem around the edge of thebottom of the pants. They also wear a cloth with seven to nine folds on the right edge as wide as 6cm. This cloth is known as ‘dodot’ with a motive called ‘rereng parang rusak’. They also wear a belt or ‘benten’ that is gold, which is used to fasten or tighten other cloth. Then they wear something called ‘bendo’ with the same motive as ‘dodot’ as a head covering. Finally, they wear a sort of sock and shoe or slippers as footwear.

The second option is to use a black suite, batik cloth with a ‘rereng’ motive that is sort of bundled, a head covering known as ‘bendo’ also with ‘rereng’ motive, a belt, a watch with a chain as an accessory and black shoes or slippers.

Women: The upper class women wear a ‘kebaya’ (Javanese blouse) from black velvet with gold embroidery on the whole front side all the way to the neck. The embroidery circles the part of the hips on the ‘kebaya’ and is around the wrist of the hand. They once again also use a sort of bundle of cloth using the ‘rereng’ motive. For footwear they use shoes or black velvet slippers with gold embroidery or sequences. Some complements to the outfit would be to have the hair done up in a neat bun with a gold ‘tusuk konde’ (a sort of hairpin or stick used to keep hair done up in a bun), earrrings, a bracelet known as ‘keroncong’, a ring, necklace, a sort of pin or brooch chain, and a brooch. All the jewelry is made from gold and adorned with precious stones.

Bibliography:

Balai Pengelolaan Anjungan Jawa Barat Taman Mini “Indonesia Indah”.“Busana

Khas”Pusat Informasi dan Promosi Pariwisata dan Budaya Jawa Baratn.d.4 August, 2010

http://www.anjjabar.go.id/pakaian.htm

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Indonesia Expedition.“West Java”Indonesia Expidition2007.5 August, 2010

http://www.indonesia-expedition.com/west-java-bandung.htm

Traditional Weapons:

Some traditional weapons of West Java include keris kirompang, keris kidongkol, golok, bedok, panah bambu, panah kayu, tombak and kujang. Kujang, is a traditional weapon like a knife with 1-5 holes at its eye. The pocket that the kujang is kept in is made of black cloth. Panah bambu and panah kayu simply mean an arrow made from bamboo and an arrow made from wood. While tombak means spear.

Bibliography:

‘Provinsi Jawa Barat’ fact sheet

Climate:

The climate of West Java is tropical just as the rest of Indonesia. On Mt. Pangrango, the temperature can reach 9°C at its peak. On the other hand, the temperature can reach 34°C on its north beach. West Java receives quite a huge amount of rainfall. Each year, it receives an average of 2,000ml of rainfall, and in the mountains, the rainfall can reach 3,000 to 5,000ml each year.

Bibliography:

indonesia-tourism.“westjava: Unique Heritage and Culture”Indonesia: lets go

archipelago2006.3 August, 2010

http://www.indonesia-tourism.com/west-java/index-2.html

Geography & Topography:

The geography of West Java includes that on its north, it meets with the Java sea and Jakarta, on its west with the province of Banten and the ‘Selat Sunda’ or the Sunda Strait. On its south is the Indian Ocean and on its east, is the province of Central Java.In the north, the land is plain area and inthe south it is made of hills and beaches. Right in the middle of this is mountainous area. The topography of West Java is made of mountains in the south of over 1,500m above sea level, hills of 100-1500m and plains with 0-10m of elevation in the north. West Java is also made of a river region and is part for a volcanic belt from Sumatra to Sulawesi. West Java is around 35,746.26km².

Bibliography:

indonesia-tourism.“westjava: Unique Heritage and Culture”Indonesia: lets go

archipelago2006.3 August, 2010

http://www.indonesia-tourism.com/west-java/index-2.html

Picture:

mapsoft.net.“Java Locator Topography”maps of the world2010.4 August, 2010

http://mapsof.net/indonesia/static-maps/png/java-locator-topography

Tourist Destinations:

Some tourist destinations to be considered include the capital of West Jawa, Bandung. From the town of Bandung itself, it isn’t a long distance from the resorts at Lembang, the Boscha observatory and Tangkuban Perahu crater which you can reach by car all the way to the edge. What you will see is a sight of sulfur and it is even possible to visit 12 craters at close range with the aid of an experienced guide. A mere quarter of an hour from this site is a resort known as Crater hot springs resort. It specializes in pools of minerals which are good for the skin. Some of its other facilities includes a bar, restaurants, tennis courts and hotels in the style of cottages. The view from these cottages is of a lovely mountain landscape. Other interesting things to see while in Bandung include ‘Wayang Golek’, and to listen to an ‘angklung’ orchestra, and Sundanese gamelan and dances. Still in Bandung is the Mang Udjo Angklung Workshop. This workshop is only around 7km from Bandung in the village of Padasuka. The workshop here stages art performances with mountains, rice fields and plantations in the backdrop. Here, anklungs are also made and sold. They are kwon for their fines in tuning and the workmanship.

Petenggang Lake: On the east of the lake is a cool forest normally 10°C and is normally foggy during the day. In the north, there is a tea plantation that spreads all the way to the south and west of the lake.

Juanda Forest Park: This park, is a place for reaserch and recreation. There are indigenous or native plants here and well as those from over seas. Some places of interests here are the caves, which the Japenese dug in the cliffs during World War II. This site is also not very far from Bandung.

Maribaya: Another destination also close to Bandung is Maribaya which is just a 30 minute drive into the north. It is known for its hot water springs of sulphur in the cool mountain air. From up here, you can see a water fall of 25m high falling from a steep mountain cliff. The journey to reach Maribaya itself is also one filled with the lovely scenery of hills and villas.

Jatiluhur Dam: The tourist atractions of this dam include cottages, swimming pools, camping ground, speedboats and tennis courts. This dam was first built to generate power for this region. The dam, located halfway between Jakarta and Bandung, also helps in the irrigation of the land around it and is a place for fishing.

Bogor: This town is located quite close to Jakarta. The Dutch originally named it Buitenzorg, which means ‘without worries’. In this town, the Dutch Governer Gendral built his first palace which still stands to this day and is known as ‘Istana Bogor’. On the grounds which is part of the palace’s property, deer roam freely and old trees grow. The town of Bogor itself is famous for its Botanical Gardens which houses plants from all over the world and rare orchids. An example of these plants is the rubber tree from Brazil and the ‘Rafflesia’ flower which gives out a foul odor and is stemless and leafless. You can also visit the Presidential palace before mentioned as ‘Istana Bogor’ by the gardens with a permit. Another famous destination when visiting Bogor is Puncak, which is a mountain region. Here you will see beautiful scenes along the way and pass by a Presidential Palace in Cipanas that is smaller than the one in Bogor. Around the palace there is a garden full of flowers and colours. Something else to note is that you can reach Bandung from Puncak.

Taman Safari Indonesia: Taman Safari Indonesia is a unique zoo. It houses many animals, not only common ones, but also rare ones. Some of the animals found here are the anoa, rhinos, giraffes, bears from Europe, Asia and America, and also rare white tigers. This zoo also has recreational places inside it such as swimming pools, an artificial lake, a waterfall, a playground, merry-go-round, house of horrors and a circus arena. Inside the zoo, there are also restaurants, cafeterias and other facilities.

The places listed above are just some of the tourists destinations of West Jawa. There are so many other tourist attractions in this province. Some of the others are the Zoological Museum, Batu Tulis Clatureun, Cibodas Botanic Garden, Lido Water Recreational Center, Pangrango, Situ Gunung, Pelabuhan Ratu beach, Manuk island, Garut, Tasikmalaya, Naga village, Cirebon, Linggarjati, and Pengandaran.

Bibliography:

Indonesia Expedition.“West Java”Indonesia Expidition2007.5 August, 2010

http://www.indonesia-expedition.com/west-java-bandung.htm

Characteristics of Textiles and Care Labels

2010-06-03T18:46:00.009+07:00

Hi there! Right now we are having an introduction to textiles. Here are some characteristic of textiles and some care labels on clothes.

Characteristics:
Warmth: The ability of a cloth to keep the body warm.
Water Absorbency: The ability of cloth to absorb water or liquid.
Shrinkage: The ability of cloth to keep its size.
Durability: How well the cloth can withstand wear.
Dye Fastness: The ability of cloth to keep its original color.
Strength: The ability of cloth to withstand force.
Elasticity: The ability of cloth to return to its size after being stretched.
Crease Recovery: The ability of cloth to recover from creases.
Flammability: The ability of cloth to resist fire.

Care Labels:

Bibliography:
http://blissfullydomestic.com/2008/fabric-care-how-to-care-for-your-clothing
Dictionary on mac

Indonesian Handicrafts

2008-05-30T11:08:00.001+07:00

Thousand Islands

2008-05-25T22:04:00.008+07:00

The Thousand Islands is also known as ‘Kepulauan Seribu’. It is only 45km from Jakarta Bay. The capital of the Thousand Island, is ‘Pulau Pramuka’. The population in all these islands is around 20,000 people. There are around 150 islands, in the Thousand Islands. This number though, is unsertain, because some of the islands are dissapearing. These islands are beautiful. If we don’t take care of them they might all dissapear some day, for they have become a fragile environment.

First of all, a fragile environment is an environment that can be easily destroyed. It is easier to destroy, than to restore it the way it used to be. One of the most critical things that is happening to the Thousand Islands is, what I have mentioned. The disappearing islands! Here is a picture of one of the islands, it was taken years ago. as taken years ago. Look at what is left of the island. Imagine what has happened now! What you saw is the effect of sand mining, and erosion. People take the sand from the Thousand Islands to sell. Erosion happens because of the mangrove deforestation. Without the mangroves it is easier for soil to get carried away by waves, this also ruins the ecosystem. Erosion also happens by coral mining. When people take coral, it can change the structure of the island. The soil then starts to collapse into the sea.

Other reasons for the fragile environment are, ways of land use, fishing with poisonous cyanides, taking to many natural resources, pollution from surrounding places such as Jakarta Bay, and another is tourism. An example of ways of land use that is destroying is when we cut down trees to make use of the land. Fishing with cyanides can destroy reefs. Taking to many natural resources, such as sand can have big consequences. Pollution kills animals. While many islands are tourism spots, and can get damaged because of the many people that do not care for the environment, and do irresponsibly things such as taking coral. So, we really need to care for the environment, or it will become like the Thousand Islands sad situation.

Bibliography:
Yahoo Answer (2008) what is afragile environment? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071105001026AAW6v3W

Accessed on the 25th of May 2008.
Wikipedia (2008) Thousand Islands(Indonesia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thousand_Islands_%28Indonesia%29

Accessed on the 25th of May 2008
Nugroho Agung S & Ira Kania Defira (2004) Reaching Environmental Awarness and Community Involvement Through Conservation Education
http://www.seaza.org/scientific_papers/reaching_environmental_awareness.htm Accessed on the 25th of May 2008
CSI (1997) The Missing Islands of Pulau Seribu(Indonesia) http://www.unesco.org/csi/act/jakarta/pulau.htm

Accesed on the 21rst of May 2008
Wikipedia (2008) Kabupaten Administrasi Kepulauan Seribu http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabupaten_Administrasi_Kepulauan_Seribu#Kawasan_Taman_Nasional_Laut_Kepulauan_Seribu Accesed on 25th of May 2008
CSI (Unknown) Causes of Ecosystem Degradation http://www.unesco.org/csi/pub/papers/mega8.htm#2.3.2

Accesed on 25th of May 2008

Field Trip to a Waterfall

2008-05-18T20:11:00.000+07:00

On Tuesday, the 13th of May, my class had a fieldtrip. The fieldtrip was to a waterfall. Many things in this fieldtrip went differently than what I thought would happen. By the way, the reason why my class had this fieldtrip, is because it is connected to our UOI(Unit of Inquiry). Our UOI right now, is about ‘fragile environment’. During the fieldtrip, we had to look at the environment around us, and see if it is a fragile environment or not. We also had a chance to ask the guides that took us to the waterfall questions that inquire about the environment.

So, this is how it goes. We went to a mountain called Gunung Pancar. We left the school at around 8:00a.m. We went in the school bus. After some time, we reached a destination. From there we got of the bus and had a little hike. Starting at this point things didn’t go the way I planed them. First of all, I thought that we would go up a mountain, but instead we went to a waterfall at the foot of the mountain. Also, we didn’t actually go all the way to Gunung Pancar.

We started our hike, by going down from where we were, because we started on a hill. When we first started going down the path we took was steep, and there were parts that were quite dangerous, and where we had to be careful. The weather was hot. You might be wondering, why the weather is hot. Atleast this is what would come into my mind if I read this. Well, first of all, I thought that we were going to be walking through a forest. Instead, we went through something completely different. Rice fields! That is why the weather is hot, because there not a lot of trees. This is one of the examples of fragile environment. Through asking the people that guided us to the waterfall, I managed to find out that fifteen years ago, this was all still a forest! We didn’t see any animals, except one. It was an eagle souring high. It looked beautiful.

Anyway, after quite a long walk, we finally reached the waterfall. Everyone was tired! I think that one of the things that pushed us to go on was thinking of the fresh water in the waterfall! This really pushed us, because we knew we would have time to play in it! The water was cold and refreshing! It felt like we were just getting out of bed again! Unfortunately we couldn’t stay long.

We had lunch. From where I had lunch I could se part of the waterfall. It was beautiful! I wish I had a picture to show you, but I didn’t take any, because I didn’t bring a camera or anything of the sort along. After we had lunch, we asked questions to the guides. From the answers I got, and saw, it knew that the environment has become very fragile. Some things I figured out were stunning. What was even more stunning, is when a friend told me, a parking lot was actually going to be built near the waterfall! I just hope that no more damage would be done the area we went to.

Finally, it was time to go back to school. The route we took back was longer but not as steep. At first, I was ready to go again, but after sometime, I started to fill really tired, as most of us did. So, when we finally saw the bus, some of us started to run to it!

At last we could rest! We got back to school really tired! I hope that I can have more fieldtrips, like this! I have learned somethings about the environment there and I am saying again, I hope that there will be no more damage there!

Recydia

2008-05-11T20:55:00.005+07:00

Here is more information about my country. First of all, my class has just had the exhibition about this UOI, which is 'Dreamworld'. So, now I have more information about my country.

In my last post about my country, Recydia, I haven't told you about the map of my country. That was the first thing that I made for my country. It shows the shape of my country. It also has a scale of 1:1 000 000. You can locate things by using the legend I made on the side of the map.

I also made another map, which is a map of my countries natural resources. It includes many mines, and natural things you can fine on my first map.

Another thing that I had to think about, and a country needs is a type of government. The government I have chosen for my country is called ‘monarchy’. In this type of government a queen or king is the ruler. The next ruler will be the first born of my family.

I also made 8 laws for my country. Here they are:
Laws
1. All laws should be followed, and if you break three laws, you will go to jail for
3 years.
2.There should be no killing of people, or you shall go to jail for 10 years.
3.Everyone should be equal, and no man should be higher than a woman. Those
who do not follow this law shall have a punishment decided by the judge,
according to how bad this law is not followed.
4.All things should be legal. If not, a punishment of 1to 5 years of jail.
5.The environment should be kept clean. If you through anything away, and not
into the bin, you will have to pay R-1 and 50-deec.
6.You must not trespass areas, or you will have to pay as much money as to pay
the damage you might have done, and will go to jail for 1 year.
7.If you trespass into other countries, you will go to jail for as long as you have
been in that country. You will also have to pay at least R-5000.
8.You should follow the motto. You should not use it in a bad way. If you do, you
will for to jail for at least 1 month.

Something connected to my natural resources map, is the electricity in my country. This is something important to have in a country, because it powers the country. For my country, I am using water to conduct electricity.On either of my country’s map, there are rivers. This is where my country gets the electricity it needs. Here is how it works. First, water flowing down stream, makes a rudder turn. This makes a magnet turn and conduct electricity, which is caught by antenna coils. Then the electricity can be used.

The natural resources can be used to help make money for Recydia. Tourism can also produce money. I have made a brochure, which shows the 3 major tourism spots in my country. One of Recydia’s tourism spots is a volcano. You can actually go inside it! Another is quaggas. They are extinct, but because this UOI is caled ‘Dreamworld’, they can be found in my country! The last tourism spot is an underwater hotel! It is placed beautiful coral reefs!

The last thing I did for my country is make a UN speech. In this speech, you I mentioned why my country should be a member of the UN(United Nations). It is quite a long speech and is an important speech. The UN helps to make sure the world has peace and doesn’t have war.

My Country

2008-04-20T20:58:00.004+07:00

Since the past 3 weeks, my class has been starting a new U.O.I(Unit of Inquiry) called ‘Dream World’. In this U.O.I we have to make our own country. First of all, my country’s name is Recydia. Below are some of the things we have done.

This is my country’s flag.
The colour green represents cleanest in nature. The colour light blue represents clean air and water. Together they represent cleanest in the people. The four stars represents the four biggest islands in my country. Their shape forms a circle, which looks like a chain showing that my country is strong as one.

I have also made the currency for my country. My money is called Recydeez. That however, is only the name for my country’s paper money. The name for my country’s coins are deec. The symbol for the money in my country is a capital R. My country's coins symbol are dc's. Here is an example of the money in my country. This shows R-100.

My country also has a shield, like other countries. The pictures on my country’s shield represent my country’s motto. The motto of my country is ‘Faith, Honesty and Bravery’. It is written on my country’s shield and also written on my country’s paper money.

This is my country’s shield.
The heart represents ‘Faith’, because if we really, really, really trust someone we will also trust them with our hearts. The crown represents ‘Honesty’. This is because, a king or queen wears a crown, and to be a great leader you have to be honest. The sword represents ‘Bravery’ not in a bad way but in a good way. Last of all, something that is not in my country’s motto, but on my country’s shield are vines. The vines represent the beauty of my country’s motto, and also the beauty of my country itself.

Another thing we did was writing a national anthem for our country. My country’s anthem is titled ‘Recydia Our Country’. Here are the lyrics.

Recydia Our Country

Recydia our country,
You stand strong and proud.
With all your beauty rich,
We will rejoice out loud.
Come all Recydians,
Look at the things we have.
Forest filled with great lions,
And tropic plants rare.
Lakes and rivers bound to oceans.
Mountains big as giants.
Fish of different colours and motions.

We love our land,
We promised our queen loyalty.
Together we stand hand in hand.
Although we come from countries of different folds,
Faith, honesty and bravery we have.
Our country stands out like gold.

Right now I am still working on the music for my country’s national anthem.

These are some of the things that I did. There are still a lot more to do. So far, I am liking this U.O.I(Unit of Inquiry).

My Holiday

2008-04-05T18:16:00.001+07:00

Do you get tired of school? Do you want a holiday? When was the last time your friend had their birthday? I have just had my quarter break. In this quarter break, I didn’t go anywhere far. It started as the Easter holiday, and then was extended by one week, as the quarter break holiday.

For her birthday, one of the things my sister got for her birthday, was vouchers. My mom remembered that it was the second last day of a discount at the place where my sister could use her voucher. So, we went there and my sister and I bought some toys. After we bought some toys, we went to a swimming pool.

Remember the question I asked you about your friend’s birthday? Well, one of my friends was having her birthday, and she wanted to celebrate by swimming. She only invited close friends. After we swam into the afternoon, we ate dinner. After dinner, we went to my friends house and played until around 10.30 p.m.

The next day, it was Easter! On Easter, the Sunday school in my church has a different activity than other Sundays. This year’s was not that good. I liked last years more.

On Monday, my sister, my mother and me to the bank. There, my sister and me, saved up some money in our own accounts. Then my mom went to our school to play something. Then we ate lunch. Once we got home, two friends had come over to play with us. We played into the afternoon.

The next day, the same two friends and my sister and me went to a water park. We swam a long time, till we got sunburned. After we finished swimming, we watched a 4-D movie. Then we went home. By the time I got home it was about 7 o’clock at night.

On Wednesday, one of the same new friends came over again. We played till noon this time. Exactly when we were about to eat lunch, our friend was picked up and went home.

Nothing really happened on Thursday and Friday. I just stayed home and had my regular weakly lessons. I also had an additional piano lesson, because I didn’t have it the weak before. Saturday was just the same. I had my lesson with the friend that had her birthday the weak ago. I didn’t have my weakly piano lesson because my teacher couldn’t come that day.

After church the next day, on Sunday I went to church. On that Sunday it was also one of my cousin’s birthday! My family went to a mall in Jakarta. There( with my cousin) we ate lunched, and played until dinner time. After we ate, we went home. I was tired, but happy.

The next day, it was time for school again. Although so, I am happy to learn again, but also can’t wait till the next holiday!

My Holiday

2008-04-05T18:16:00.000+07:00

Blog, Googlepages, i-Web

2008-03-15T20:07:00.001+07:00

From bloger, I learned how to post things onto the Internet. I learned how to make a blog. I learned how to add widgets. I learned a lot. For example, about safety. I learned that you should not put personal information on your blog. It is dangerous to do that because some people who look at your blog may try to kidnap you. From bloger I learned many things on the Internet. I also learned about how to post comments. There are very many things I learned about mow to post comments. There are very many things I learned from bloger. I think that bloger was very easy to use in the beginning. I can do a lot in bloger. I think that bloger is the second best digital portfolio I have.

There are things I like about bloger. I realized this a lot when I started to use the google pages website. With bloger it is easy to do everything. Bloger rarely has errors.

The things I don’t like about bloger, is things like uploading images. Sometimes it doesn’t wok. Sometime when I try to do something it doesn’t wok. The thing that I don’t like the most, which is something that is not actually blogers fault, it is the school Internet connection. The Internet can be quite slow sometimes.

I have used bloger since the beginning of Grade5. It was the time when I first got deep into the Internet, and other things with computers. I like bloger. I might still post thing although I am not in Grade5 anymore.

It is another thing with the googlepages. At first I liked the googlepages mote than bloger. I learned things from the googlepages too. The first thing I learned is how easly it is to actually post things into the Internet using the googlepages website. I learned how to link one page of my website to another page of my website. I also learned things that are not then food with the googlepages which is the errors that it usually has. I learned nearly everything I learned using bloger, except, I am still not sure about how to post things like podcasts, and other things like that using the googlepages.

After I have experienced the googlepages for quite sometime, I don’t really like it that much. It is simple to use but has lots of errors. These errors bug me. For example, the two most annoying errors, are when your uploading a picture, and then the navigation is not on the left side of the webpage. When uploading big pictures, I cannot scroll down to press the done button, I have to do it in another way.

The last digital portfolio I am making now is the easiest. I am saying this because I haven’t actually published it into the Internet. May be of I publish it things will go wrong. So far though, like the i-Web a lot. I have actually been using the i-Web since the beginning of the year for the digital yearbook. So I am used to it.

I learned a lot too. I learned that using i-web is very simple. You don’t have to upload images. I learned that you just have to dray then into the i-Web, the same with videos. I also learned how to change the backgrounds. All I know is that i-Web is the best of all. I learned a lot of things. The best thing about i-Web is that everything is easy.

This is what I have to say about the three digital portfolios.

Speed Test

2008-02-29T10:35:00.002+07:00

This is the speed test result in the school.

Ancient Egypt

2008-02-24T20:56:00.000+07:00

Today, during the presentation about Ancient Egypt, I learned somethings.

First of all, I learned about the Egyptian mummies. I learned that to mummify a person, there are more to it than just what we picked up in the film Indiana Jones. It turned out that there were at least then steps in doing it. Including having to bath it and then taking out the internal organs. I also learned that the Egyptians didn’t know what the brain was for and just took it out. I also picked up that after taking out the internal organs, they covered the body with scents and thing like that. This happens before and after they stuff the body sawdust.

That was the first part of the mummyfieng. I also learned things in the second part. In the second part they wrap up the mummy then there is a closing seramony which is called the opening of the mouth. After that the mummy is put into the coffin.

The Egyptian pyramids have three types. The first type is quite flat and is not like the pyramids we see today. The second type is a step pyramid which is nearly like the pyramids we see today, except that it has steps on the outside part of the pyramid. The third and final type of pyramid is the pyramids we see today.

I also learned the Egyptian religion. The Egyptians thought that Ra was the first God, and lived alone. So he made more Gods to keep him company. The people, on the other hand, were made by the tears of Ra.

Another thing I leaned is the Egyptian hilographics. I learned how to write my name in Egyptian. Trough the hilographics I saw how some letters can be nearly the same as the other. I also learned that some letters use the same symbol. I also learned that some letters can have more than one symbol.

This are some of the things I learned.

Presentation Reflection

2008-02-24T20:54:00.000+07:00

Today we had our group’s presentation. It didn’t go that well. There are a lot of things that could have been done. If I had a chance to do this again there are a lot of things that could have been done a lot better. Starting with the information.

First of all I think that there could have been more details of the information. I would also add more pictures to make it more interesting to look at. I would also have had more facts that are interesting. I also would have found more information about the popular things about Greece such as myths. That is problemly all for the information.

The next thing is practice. Everyone didn’t have enough practice. Next time I will practice more. I need to know what I am going to say better(a lot).

Last but not least is presenting. When I was front there I got nervous. I was not nervous I would have had a better presentation. I would have made it a lot more interesting.

I would have also added a bibliography.

Usually I would write a lot, but today there are just to many things that went wrong, that I can’t seem to concentrate.

The Goal of My Life

2008-02-24T20:53:00.000+07:00

In 10 years time I will be 21 years old. When I am 21 years old, I will problemly follow my fathers steps. Like what my parents say, first I will start of helping my father. Like what my father has experienced, I might experience. My father worked with my grandfather, and found something that inspired him to start a company. I am thinking that that might happen to me. In10 years, I hope to have a SIM. I am wanting one since now. If I can drive, I will beable to go to places, and help my mother with things like grocieries. Although so, in 10 years time I might be finishing college, and not yet helping my father.

I am interested in helping my father because this is his own business. I am also interested because my father is making plant verteliser, and is already starting to think of trying to make something new. What my father’s company is producing is also inviremental friendly. With what my father is making he is also helping plants and people, not just himself.

I think that I can make this happen by studying hard, and starting to liik deeper into what my father is doing. In university I might take the subject accounting, and manegment. I want to take these classes because they can haelp me to help my father with his business. Accounting is going to help me with money that needs to be handled in a company. Management can also help me with finding out how to run a business. My fathe can also tell me how things work.

My teachers can also help with the lessons they teach. For example, with math, I will need to know a lot of math. I might also need to know a lot about science. Language is also important for selling and other things. There are also a lot of otherthings my lessons can help me with.

In 20 years time I will be 31 years old. By then I will problemly be working a my fathers company. Imight have a family too, and have to spend time at home

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Chapter Summary

2008-02-24T20:49:00.001+07:00

The Great gum Machine

In the center of the inventing room, there was a big machine with glass tubes leading to a tub, the size of a bathtub.

Mr. Willy Wonka pressed a button, and liquid went down from all the tubes into the tub, each tube letting out a different colour. Then Mr.Willy pressed another button, and the liquid was all mixed up.

The machine went click, and the mixing stoped, then the liquid which had turned frothy was sucked into the machine again. Suddenly the machine made a great big groan, and at that same moment, a drawer poped open, and something like a strip of gray cardboard lay inside it.

Nobody knew what it was, until Violet shrieked out and yelled gum!

Good-Bye Violet

Mr. Willy Wonka then told everyone that this piece of gum is a three corse meal. Mr. Willy Wonka then explained that when his gum starts selling in the shop, there is no need of utensils, groceries, etc. The gum that he has just invented is a meal of tomato soup, roast beef, and blueberry pie.

Violet Bauregard, who loved gum listened to Mr. Willy Wonka when he explained that this gum would taste like the things on the menu, fill you up, and feel like the food is actually running down your throat. Immediately she wanted the gum, and grabed it before Mr. Willy Wonka could stop her.

Voilet chewed the gum, and enjoyed it, while she egnored Mr. Willy Wonka who was yelling at her to stop. Finally when she came to the blueberry pie, Mrs. Bautegard noticed something. Soon everyone was staring at Violet who started to turn blueis-purpelies. Then, she started to swell up. In a moment she turned into a giant blueberry!

Mr.Willy Wonka says that he always get it wrong whtn it comes to dessert. Violet was then ordered to be taken into the juicing room, so that all the juice inside her could be juiced out.

2008-02-03T19:14:00.000+07:00

This is the time line of ancient Greece.

2007-11-14T20:19:00.003+07:00

Terabithia Questions and Answers

Why is Jess wearing neither a shirt nor shoes?
He is not wearing a shirt not shoes, because once he had started running he would be as hot as popping grease, and he bottom of hid feet are now as though as his shoes.

Why has he gotten up early every morning in the summer?
He has gotten up early every morning in the summer so that he can practice running.

Who is Miss Bessie?
Miss Bessie is not a person, Miss Bessie is a cow that belongs to Jess’ family.

What new does May Belle share with Jess in the bean patch?
May Belle shares the news, that people were moving to the old Perkins place which is down on the next farm.

Why does Jess like May Belle?
Jess likes May Belle because she worships him, and does not despise him like his two big sisters do, or cries like what his little sister does if he looks at her cross-eyed.

What does Jess keep under the mattress?
Jess keeps his pad and pencils that he uses for drawing under the mattress.

What was Jess’ first reaction when he met Leslie Burke?
His first reaction when he met Leslie Burke was pausing in mid are like a stop action on T.V, just after she asked his a question.

How is Leslie different to other students?
Leslie is different because she doesn’t want to play with the other girls, but instead she wants to run with the boys. She also does not have a television like everyone else.

What did the boys organize outside once they had been dismissed after eating their lunch?
The boys organized a running race once they have been dismissed after eating lunch.

Why does Jess sit beside May Belle on the bus?
He sat beside May Belle on the bus to make sure that Leslie will not sit beside him.

Why wasn’t running fun anymore?
Running wasn’t fun anymore because Leslie would keep on joining in the races and would always win, which made most of the boys play a different game called King of the Mountain. So, only a few boys were left and it wasn’t fun to play with a tiny number of boys because of things such as, there were no needs to run heats, which took away a lot of suspense.

Why was Leslie unable to do the project on Jacques Cousteau?
Leslie was unable to do the project on Jacques Cousteau because to do it she has to watch T.V, and Leslie dos not have a T.V.

Have you ever had a secret place with your friends? Discribe it?
In Grade 3 I had a secret place that Amanda and me created. This place was placed in the lowest part of the playground. Although everyone knew about this place in the playground, nearly no one knew about our secret place. This is because our secret place in our imagination. The place that we imagined is supposed to be only for the both of us. This place was a place of magic. We imagined that we could do things by magic and that we have horses. The part of the playground we took was the part where there was mostly grass, so that our place looks as if it was like a meadow to give it a peaceful look.

Who was the ‘real’ giant in their lives?
The ‘real’ giant in their lives is Janice Avery.

What plane of action do they decide on to pay back Janice Avery?
They decide to make a fake love note that tells her to meet in a certain place to walk home with the person that is supposed to have written the love note, but didn’t really write the note and embarrass her in front of every body else because nobody showed up to walk her home. This is their plane of action to pay back Janice Avery.

2007-11-14T20:19:00.002+07:00

Lighter

A lighter is a compound machine. A compound machine is built out of more that one simple machine. In this case, a lighter is made up of a wheel and lever. The wheel of a lighter is what scratches a special stone to build up heat. It is in the group of a simple machines called a wheel or wheel and axle, because what it looks like and can do is considered what a wheel looks like and does. The lever is what releases the gas. It is placed lower and more to the edge that the wheel. It is considered a lever because the movement that it does is up and down, and that is what a lever does.

Have you seen a lighter? Maybe yes maybe no. Well, here is picture of a common lighter. This is the wheel I told you about. This is the lever. This is a straw that the gas comes out of. Now adays there are many types of lighters, here are some pictures. The first lighter was made in Germany, in the year 1823 by Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner.

Lighters are used for lighting things such as candles. They are grip-size so that they are easy to use.

To use a lighter you have to grip it. Grip it so that your thumb can be placed on the wheel without having to pass the hole that the tiny fire will come our or. Then role the wheel into the direction that faces you. When you role it you should press the lever under neat also. Do not let go your hand for as long as you want the fire to go on burning, let go when you want to stop the fire burning.

By knowing how it works, you should get a picture of why it is made like so. First of all, it is grip-size so that it is easy to use. The wheel and lever is close to each other so that when you role the wheel, you will automatically press the lever to release the gas. This is so the gas will fill the heat of the rock and wheel scratching against each other and make a fire. The straw is also important, because other wise the amount of gas released will be too much and make a bigger fire than necessary.

So I think, that you might think a lighter is a complicated machine, but after reading this you will find out that it is actually quite simple, and interesting to learn about.

Bibliography:
Wikipedia (last modified in the year 2007) Lighter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighter
Accessed on Sunday November 25 2007
Information also taken by studying a lighter.

Picture:
Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Feuerzeuge-2.jpg
Accessed on Sunday 25 November 2007
http://img.alibaba.com/photo/10384438/Transparent_Lighters.jpg
Accessed on Sunday 25 November 2007

2007-11-14T20:19:00.001+07:00

Nails

Nails are a simple machine. They are considered to be a wedge. This is because a wedge splits things up. You might be thinking how could a nail split something? Well. The answer to this is that if a nail is nailed to something, for example wood, it will make a hole in the spot it is nailed to. So, when this happens, the wood that was in the place where the nail has been nailed is split up to make room for the nail.

If you have never seen a nail, I am sure that you are wondering what it looks like. Well here is a picture of a pile of common nails. As you can see, one end is flat and the other pointed. There are also other types of nails such as the shoe nail, upholstery nail, staple, tack, and many more. They also come in different sizes.

The nail is made up of three parts, the head, body, and point. Nails are made out of things like chopper.

They are used for putting constructional things together. Usually it is used to put wood together when constructing something.

To use a nail, you have to have a tool called a hammer. Using the hammer, you need to hit the nail. You can do this by holding the hammer handle, placing the nail where you want it to be nailed then holding it in place, then you need to hit the nail several times until it cannot go any deeper.

By finding out about how a nail works, you can get information about why the nail is shaped the way it is. Well, this is because you hit the nail with the hammer on the flat end. While the point of the nail is the one that makes a hole.

So, I think that nails can sound more interesting then they seem.

Bibliography:
Taken from World Book Encyclopedia and Internet.

Pictures:
Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Nails.jpg
Accessed on Sunday 25 November 2007
http://z.about.com/d/homerepair/1/0/s/-/-/-/hammer.jpg
Accessed on Sunday 25 November 2007

2007-11-14T20:19:00.000+07:00

How to Build a simple Go-kart

This is a plan on how to biuld a simple go-kart. This go-kart is a wooden one ans does not use and engine. To strat this go-kart, you will need push it down the hill, or do anything else of the same sort. The go-kart is going to become 1.2 meters(120 centimeters) long, and 0.7 meters(70centimeters) wide.

Below is a picture that shows where the parts of the go-kart should be placed, and the name of those parts. The wheels you will need can be from a pram or from small children biccycles. A suggestion is that the spoked wheels should be at a diameter of 270mm.

The main chassis member, is 100mm x 75mm x 1250mm. If you look at the picture of the finished go-kart, you will see that there is a 60° piont on the edge of the main chassis member. Instead of this piont, you could place something like a front bumper.

The front and rear axle are 100mm wide x75mm deep x 550mm long. The front axle support member is connected to the chassis at the front via a 12mm bolt, allowing it to rotate right or left. This 12mm bolt can not be over-tightened, other wise, the front axle will not turn freely. Instead, something like a ‘lock nut’ should be used, in this case, two nuts are used an tightened together locking them, to prevent them from loosening.

The front and rear axle supports are one of the first pieces to be made. These wooden support pieces have a slot to put in the metal axle securely. In the diagrams there will be additional holes to receive a round wire nail to secure them iside the wooden support, and to prevent themfrom rotatin from right to left.

The rear axle is made from the same size as the main chassis member. However, there is a 15mm x15mm square slot along the leght of this piece of wood. To remove the wood in the way of the slot, there are a few ways. These ways are: using a 15mm mortise chisel, using a plough plsne, using an eolectric saw( st the depth of this saw to 15mm, making 4-5 paralel cuts), and by using an electric drill and a 15mm drill bit, drill a series of holes that are 15mm deep. After doing any of this ways, clean it up using any chisel.

The rear axle padding pieces which are 25mm thick, sit on top of the rear axle support, on eithere side of the main chassis member. You will need to use long nails to make sure that the padding pieces ae secured in place.

The metal axles are lengths of metal bar with a diameter of 15mm. There should be four 5mm holes that are drilled into the metal bar. The holes in the middle, which are 400mm apart, are the ones that allow the metal axle to be nailed to the rear and front axle support members. There are two metal axles. The holes at the ends of the metal axle are to accept a split pin, and along with a washer, help in securing the spoked wheel onto the axle, while the wheel can steel rotate freely.

The front axle supports are made the same way as described in the diagram bellow.

With the front axle supports however, an additional counterbore( a large enough hole t allow the head of a bolt togo deep in the wood, underneath the metal axle) needs to be drilled. A large drill bit can be used. This is to alow the head of the bolt to go underneath the metal axle( otherwise, the front metal axle would have to be in two pieces. Make sure that the M12 bolt, which is shown in the diagram bellow is tightly in place, to prevent it from spinning.

The axle support cover is nailed under bothe the front and rear axle support members. For the reason that they serve no structural purpose, they can be cut from a thin plank of wood(12mm) to reduce the weight to the go-kart. A 5mm chamfer/bevel can also be added.

You should make sure that the M12 hex bolt (this can also be a M12coach bolt) is held thightly in the front axle support member(underneath the metal axel), to prevent it spining. Otherwise, when you ar tighting the two M12 hex nuts, the bolt may spin.

Instead of using two M12 hex nuts to secure the M12 bolt, you can use a single special nylon lock nut can be used to prevent itself from becoming loose due to any vibrations.

A simple nail can be used instead of a special split pin. A 5mm diameter steel nail can instead be placed through the hole, and bent at either end to form an S shape.

To steer this go-kart right or left, you can use your feet, or tie some string at the end of the front axle.

You can also add brakes if you want, this can be done by using bycycle brakes. Bellow is a picture of what the go-kart might look like with brakes.

Here are the measurements for the frame of the go-kart.

Here is a picture of what the go kart would look like when it is done.

2007-11-11T22:39:00.000+07:00

U.O.I Reflection: I Believe You Believe

In this U.O.I, the title was: I Believe, You Believe. The theme is: How We Express Ourselves. The central idea was: The beliefs and cultures are conveyed through rituals, celebration, the arts, and the way people live their lives. We did quite a lot of things during this U.O.I.

One of the things that we did was write down the things that we believed in when we were little. During this activity, we have to be thinkers because we had to try to remember the past and think real hard.

We also watched a film about Beatrix Potter and learned how wild he imagination was, and how she had been very brave. After watching the films, we had to be Knowledgeable and write about Beatrix Potter.

There was a time when we had to write a Haiku about ‘God’s love’. We were thinkers because we had to make the Haiku make sense with it’s rules.

One of my favorite parts of this U.O.I were the field trips. We had two in one day. First we went to the biggest mousque in Indonesia. This mousque has a special name which is Mustaquil. There, we learned a lot about the Islam religion and had our lunch. Soon after that, we went to a Cathedral across the street. Inside the Cathedral there were a lot of artifacts. We learned more about those artifacts then about the religion the Cathedral was built for, which is the Catholic religion. When we got back to school it was about one hour before the time for us to go home.

There was also some homework we had to do about the religion. We had to post it to our blog, the information about the religion we chose to study. We were knowledgeable with the things we already knew and searched for more. This homework helped my group when we were preparing our display for the mini exhibition that was going to come.

For this exhibition we had to be knowledgeable, thinkers, and open-minded. We had to think about how we would make our speech, and how we would display the information we have on our board. We were knowledgeable with the things we already know about the religion we are studying as information that we can use in our speech and display. We also had to be open-minded to the ideas that come from people in our group.

When the day of the exhibition came, we prepared our final things. Noting went like what I thaught it would be like. There only are only two teachers and the class that leastened to the speeches. This made me un-nurves. When we were at out display boards, we had to work quickly. We had to make sure that everyone was interested in our display. In my group the adults were interested in hearing about the display, while the students from the class that came were interested in the interactive game that my group came up with. In the end, everything went great and it was a happy day for me.

This U.O.I was fun and sometimes frustationg. I am looking forward for the next U.O.I.

2007-10-27T16:10:00.000+07:00

UOI Exhibition

An exhibition is coming up. It will be one November 1 2007. The following is what my group will do for the exhibition.

First of all my group is doing the Catholic religion, and we still have a lot of things to do. So, we have planed to finish typing and searching for everthing by Tuesday or Monday. We have planed to make our board look near to how a mind map looks like. We will do this by putting the tittle in the middle of the board, and have arows pointing to the things that are connected to the religion. These things we will dicide on, if there are a few more things we want to put on our board than what we are sure we will put on our board. The things that we are sure will be on our board are: the Catholic history/origin, what is the Catholic religion, and also, the celebration of Easter. We will do all this by gathering information we know, and then typing it down, after that we will get it proof read, and finally we will stick everything on our board. What we type down will not be a lot. There will only be maybe a paragraph up to only about three paragraphs. The information we put on will not be that complicated. We will be calling each other if we need to dicide on a few things. We might also need to search for a few things.

After we have finished doing the above, we will spend Wednesday praticing and also on making our speech, and if it is possible we will finish making the speech before Wednesday so that we can hopefully memories it for Thursday.

By doing what we will do, hopefully we can be able to have a good and succesfull exhibition.

A day of my Holiday

2007-09-22T22:39:00.002+07:00

Friday October 19, 2007
Dear diary,
Today was a fun day. After eating breakfast, and taking a bath, my family and I will be going to ‘Dufan’(Dunia Fantasi), there we will also go with other people that we know. There, the first ride we went on was ‘Komedi Putar’. Then we ate lunch at a restourant called 'Super Bento'. After lunch, we went on ‘Burung Terbang’. When we were done with ‘Burung Terbang’, the others went on a nother ride, but I didn’t want to join them, so instead I just waited. When they had went on the ride once, we then went on a different ride, it was called ‘Ontang-anting’, and this time I joined the others again on going on the rides. After playing ‘Ontang-anting’, My sister and I got a little bit dizzy, but we were fine. Then, it was the time when we played ‘Meteor Attack’. Next, we watched a show called ‘Mosco on Ice’, which is why we came to ‘Dufan’ in the first place. When that lovely show was over, we on a ride through ‘Istana Boneka’. From there we went on ‘Alab-alab’. It was now already quite late in the after noon, so we hade dinner in a restourant called ‘ Planet Bakso’. There were three more places we went to before going home. First we went to ‘Rumah Jahil’, after that to ‘Rumah Ajaib’, and finally the last ride we went on was ‘Arung Jeram’. The final ride ‘Arung Jeram’ is my favorite ride, we were wanting to go on it four times, but we could only have time before the ride would close down to ride it three times. That night we also saw fireworks, but we don’t know why the fireworks were put on.
When we finally went home it was already night time, and when we got home, it was about half past nine.
Now, it is time for me to go to bed.

2007-09-22T22:39:00.001+07:00

Beatrix Potter

Do you know who is Beatrix Potter? Do you think that you might meet a person like her one day? You might not know how unique she actually is. There are things that no other women at her time would dared to do, but Beatrix Potter dared to do it.

Beatrix Potter was a very independent person. When she fell in love with Mr. Warne, he asked Beatrix to marry him. Beatrix agreed, but her parents disagreed. She was brave enough to argue with her parents, especially her mother. Even if her mother said that she won’t get any of her mother’s money, Beatrix stuck with her answer to marry Mr. Warne. Sadly Mr. Warne died, and after quite a long time, Beatrix Potter was finally able to get over her feelings and continue to draw and write.

Beatrix Potter was also a very creative person. Her imagination mades her pictures her friends. Her pictures also matched her feelings. When she was in grief, her pictures had bad things happening in them. Beatrix’s imagination was very grand and not usually found in most people.

If Beatrix was not like what she was there probably would not be any of her books. By being independent, creative and having to go through everything she had experienced, that is probably why she was so famous. She was very different to other people, and really unique. It would be years before somebody might meet a person like Beatrix Potter.

2007-09-22T22:39:00.000+07:00

Catholic History

You might be a Catholic, or you might have heard of this religion. Yet, you might not know a lot about it. One thing you should know, is that the Catholic religion is one of the groups that are in the Christian religion. By reading the next pharagraphs you could learn new things about this religion.

First of all, a question that you might be asking is, what is the Catholic religion. The answer to this question is that the Catholic religion is a religion that believes God the Father, God the Son (who is called Jesus Christ), and God the Holy Spirit, which is one God in three aspects. They also believe that their God created the world, and everthing that exist. Another believe is that their God once came down to the world in human form to save us from our sins. These believes has been in the religion since it started in between A.D 33 and 325. The meaning of Catholic it’s self is general or universal.

Something else you should know about is the symbols they have. One of them is this cross symbol, it represents the victory won by Jesus Christ through His suffering on the cross. Another symbol, the fish, in Greek is called ‘icthus’, which is a phrase that means ‘Jesus Christ Son of God, Savior’. This can be used as a sign to identify Christ and themselves. There is also the symbol of the lamb of sacrifice. It is a symbol that shows Christ’s blood that
redeemed all people. The last symbol I want to tell you about is the symbol of Trinity. It symbolises the three aspects of God.

You should also know about the origin of the this religion, which I am going to tell you about. First of all Catholicism was not started by Jesus, but it was developed by the curch that Jesus started. Catholicism started between A.D 33 and 325. It started in Rome.

Out of everything I have told you about, you should try to remember the God they believe in. Some of their symbols, and where did Catholicism come from. These information might come in handy one day.

Bibliography:

Doctor of Theology Van Den End(1990) Timbulnya Gereja Barat: Ambrosius dan Augustinusm PT. BPK Guning Mulia
Accesed on 22 September 2007

Lavista Church of Christ(2003,2007) Why did Jesus start Catholicism? http://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/LVanswers/2004-09-25a.htm
Accesed on 22 September 2007

St. Thomas the Apostle Curch(1999-2007) Fish http://www.stthomasirondequoit.com/faq/id601.htm
Accesed on 21 September 2007

St. Thomas the Apostle Curch(1999-2007) Paschal Lamb http://www.stthomasirondequoit.com/faq/id598.htm
Accesed on 21 September 2007

St. Thomas the Apostle Curch(1999-2007) The Cross http://www.stthomasirondequoit.com/faq/id595.htm
Accesed on 21 September 2007

The Colosseum.net (2001-2006) http://www.the-colosseum.net/images/oldromemap.jpg
Accesed on 22 September 2007

Two Hearts Design(not found) Catholic Symbols http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.twoheartsdesign.com/images/clipart/catholic/symbols/images/fish-loaves.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.twoheartsdesign.com/images/clipart/catholic/symbols/index.html&h=522&w=468&sz=33&tbnid=qOzQsoESh7h99M:&tbnh=131&tbnw=117&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcatholic%2Bsymbols%26um%3D1&start=1&sa=X&oi=images&ct=image&cd=1
Accesed on 21 September 2007

Wiki Answer (2007) When did Catholicism start?
Accesed on 22 September 2007 http://wiki.answers.com/wiki.phtml?title=When_did_Catholicism_start&alreadyAsked=1&rtitle=Who_started_catholicism

Wiki Answer(2007) Where did Catholicism start? http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Where_did_Catholicism_start
Accesed on 22 September 2007

Wikipedia(2001) Catholicism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholicism
Hutchinson(1948) Cristianity Helicon
Accesed on 22 September 2007

2007-09-20T10:55:00.000+07:00

Beatrix Potter's Child Like Imagination

Do you believe that drawings are alive? Even if you are only five I don't think that you beleive that drawings are alive. Well I know someone who is a grown women but believes that her drawings are real! Her name is Beatrix Potter. She is 32 and says that her animal drawings are her friends.

2007-09-13T19:54:00.002+07:00

My Believe

When I was small I did not dare to sleep alone. This is because I used to believe that there are things under my bed that I liked to change. When I change what is under my bed it could have been a lion one night, then something else another night. I beleived in this for quite some time and so I always wanted to sleep with my mother.

I also believed that babies didn’t have to be born, but could be bought at a market.

2007-09-13T19:45:00.002+07:00

What is God?

God is our father in heaven . He own’s our world. He watches over us all the time. He can see us where ever we are, and when ever. He loves us more than anyone in the whole world. He is looking at us right now. God has the right path to take. He is the opposite of evil. He wants us to go toheaven. He is the one we can not see, but know about. He is the person we pray to every day. We praise him with songs. God watches over us , and gives what we need. He is always in heaven, and owns heaven too. He has a place in heaven for all of us. We can always count on Him if we have troubles. We know He is there when we are scared. Thinking about Him may comfort us when we are sad. God will always be there for us. Jesus’s bood take’s away our sins. Jesus is God’s son. He is God’s only son. God is bigger than anything else.

U.O.I Reflection

2007-09-13T19:01:00.002+07:00

In this unit our topic was 'Body Works'. The 'Central Idea' was: the human body is designed for movement in work and play and can be affected by a variety of things. We had quite a lot of activities. Three of my favorite were: checking my B.M.I (Body Mass Index), having doctor Iskandar visit, and drawing my body from a picture.

I liked the B.M.I because I didn't knkow if either I was over weight, at risk, healthy or under weight. During this activity we had to be reflective because we had to reflect on how we can make our B.M.I higher if we are under weight, lower if we are over weight or at risk, and make it stay there if we are healthy. We had to be principled enough to change our ways, or keep our ways.

Ifound that doctor Iskandar's visit was also nice, because we learned a lot of things. He told us about types of fratures, the things we have to do if we get a frature, and how we can prevet the fracture from getting worse. We had to be knowlegeable, because there was a lot of things we could learn of we listen. We also had to be reflective for this because we should reflect on how we can treat a person with a fracture better next time, if we have done a mistake on treating a person who has a fracture once.

Drawing our body was also nice because we could learn how to draw people properly. During this activity we had to be open-minded about how Mrs. Jane taught us to draw. We also had to be knowlegeable to write down the names and thpes of bones and muscles and where they are.

2007-09-09T20:52:00.002+07:00

2007-09-06T10:46:00.000+07:00

My Long Journey

2007-09-05T19:23:00.000+07:00

Someone is famished, she likes apples. I am very felicitous because I am an apple, and will be on a jaunt through her body. Hore! Hore! At last I can be on a jaunt the I have been waiting for. She picks me up then puts me in her mouth. Crunch! She bit me! I am biten up to many shreds. As I am biten up saliva trickle all around me, and help the teeth to chew me up. I started to fill dizzy as the tounge transfered me round, and round the mouth to get me chewed up. Finally she absorb my juicy water, then she absorb the rest of me. It took five seconds to get all chewed up. I was pushed through the throat. It took only five seconds. When I am pushed through the throat the epiglottis closes the way to the lungs. It took five seconds to pass the oesophagus. It was fun to go through the throat and oesophagus, it was like going through a slide.

Now I am in the stomach. The stomach releases gastric juice that help it to digest me. With the stomach strong contraction, I am mixed with the gastric juice and digested. To go this far, it takes tree hours. Then I pass through duodenum to get to the small intestine. As I pass, the gall bladder realeases bile. The duodenum that I passed through was thought to be the width of twelve fingers.

I am in the small intestine now. It's width is smaller than the large intestine, but it is longer than the large instestine. It tickle to pass the filli as I went through. The middle section of the small intestine is about five to eight feets. The final section is five to six meters! As I pass I am digested again with the help of enzyme from the gall bladder. In the third part, my nutrient are taken out to the blood stream. To get to this part it takes eight hours! Now I know that the real lenght of the small intestine is 6.5 meters long.

Soon I will out of the girl's body, because I am now in the large intestine. As I pass, I see the appendix. Now I'm in the cecum, the first part of the large intestine. Then I pass the colon. After that I'm in the rectum, which is fifthteen to twenty centimeters. As I pass water is taken out of me, and into the blood stream. Finally, all be pushed out through the anus after being in the body for about thirty two hours. Pheww!!!

Bibliography:
Picture: Enchanted Learning (2001-2007) Human Digestive System http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/digestive.html
Accessed on September 1 2007
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http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/digestive/color.GIF
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Digestion Story

2007-09-03T10:50:00.000+07:00

Flying Fish in Bali

2007-09-03T06:50:00.000+07:00

Going to Bali

2007-08-19T20:50:00.000+07:00

On Sunday the 15th of July I went to Bali. I went to Bali with my family and my friends families. We had lunch in the airplane and got there at about 12:30p.m. The first hotel we went to was called 'Ramada'. On that day we didn't do much more. Me and my freinds swam in the swimming pool then played on the beach for the rest of the day. On Sunday my family and me were supposed to go to a church in Bali, but my mom said that my dad was tired and she said that she thinks we will no go to church on that day (which came truh).

The next day we went to Bali 'Tree Top' which is an outbound. It was very exciting and fun. There they tought us how to use the equitment there and how to go through the out bound our selfs.

On the third day we went swimming in Bali's 'Water Boom'. We swam there for a really long time. We swam since about 10 in the morning till 6 in the afternoon. there I tried a new ride called 'Boomerang'.

It is now the fourth day and we have planed to ride horses. We took a horse ride not through the road but through the beach. The horse I rode was named Ana, it was a girl and she was brown.

On Thursday we moved to a different hotel. It is called 'Conrad'. We swam for the day and that night we celebrated Mulan's birthday.

The nest day we played banana boat, jetski and a new one called flying fish. Later we just swam. This is waht we did during our stay in Bali, because we went home the next day.