Sunday, October 26, 2014
Amazing Structure : The Great Pyramid of Giza.
The Great Pyramid of Giza, also known as the Pyramid of Khufu, according to the king who instructed the construction of the said pyramid.
It is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact.
Scientists believe that the pyramid was built as a tomb over a 10 to 20-year period concluding around 2560 BC. Originally, the Great Pyramid was covered by casing stones that formed a smooth outer surface; what is seen today is the underlying core structure. Some of the casing stones that once covered the structure can still be seen around the base.
There are many theories about the Great Pyramid's construction techniques. But the most accepted construction hypotheses are based on the idea that it was built by moving huge stones from a quarry and dragging and lifting them into place. The Great Pyramid consists of an estimated 2.3 million blocks of limestones, the Great Pyramid of Giza is located on the northern edge of the Giza Plateau, located about 10 miles west of Cairo.
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
A Journal : Matswapati
So last Saturday on September 27th my school had a festival. The festival was also to celebrate the 204th anniversary of Bandung, so the festival was heavily imbued with Sundanese culture, because obviously Bandung is the capital of West Java. The title of the festival was Matswapati taken from a 'wayang' (somekind of dolls made from leather or wood and played with our hands) with the same name. Like I mentioned before, the festival was heavily imbued with Sundanese-ish culture shown by the decorations and foods available there. The festival took place at Bali St., in Lapangan Bali (Bali Field).
So at 7 in the morning, a parade that circled around Bali St. opened the festival, next there was a speech given by our headmaster, the mayor of Bandung, Ridwan Kamil also came and gave a speech.
Next there was some performances I think, I couldn't remember what was which because I was busy keeping the decorations from falling apart. Moving on, at 12.30 there was a performance by our school's theatre kids, or also known as T'sT. It was hilarious, the performance was about a man who was being promiscuous but then he was discovered and yeah, followed by some more drama afterwards. But nonetheless it was fun watching it.
After that, hours passed by. At 5 pm the show was coming to its climax. The gate to the festival was about to be closed so there were many visitors who came around this time.
After a break, the guest star of the festival, Glen Fredly came along around 6.30 PM. He sang a number of his hit songs such as 'Terserah' and many more. Around 8 PM, I think, the festival was coming to the end, but sadly I couldnt see the closing ceremony because I went home earlier.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
An Utterly Unforgettable Experience
Monday, August 18, 2014
Describing a Friend
Monday, August 11, 2014
My Biography
My hobby always changes depending on my curiosity at the time. One time I got interested in knitting so I literally mastered knitting, even though I have never accomplished knit anything afterwards. I also play an instrument, violin. I never really got the chance to get a higher level of formal education for violin more than the basics, so I am not very confident in this particular hobby, ha ha.. Moving on. Oh I actually do have a constant attraction toward reading novels and collecting poetry. I usually read novels when I have nothing to do. I am a bit picky about my books to be honest. And about poetry, I collect them in my phone and sometimes write them down myself. But usually it turns out bad so I rarely write poetry anymore.
My one and only dream is studying overseas. I'd like to picture myself 5 or 10 years later overseas with a good job and happy life. So to achieve that I plan to enlist on a good college and then I will work/study my head off to get a scholarship so I can go oversea. And I really really do hope getting a job that I will enjoy doing it.
Me and cousin |