Tur Budaya #32015

From 3rd-7th of April 2014, my school held an event named Tur Budaya. This event is actually a yearly event held only for the 11th graders. And, the destination is....... Bali! This year was quiet different because we go there by train, and go back by plane, unlike last year, the transportation is only by bus. OK, so the first and second day (3rd-4th of April) were used for trip. Very, very, tiring because as soon as I arrived at the hotel about 2 a.m. on the next day, I can barely feel my butt.

Third day: 5th of April 2014
In the morning, we went to Tanjung Benoa to do some water sports.

In the afternoon, we went to Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park. We also watched Tari Kecak there.

As the day goes darker, we went to Jimbaran for dinner and to do some outdoor karaoke too!

Fourth day: 6th of April 2014

We visited Desa Adat Panglipuran, a tradiotional village with a very high culture sense.

Then, we had lunch at Puncak Batur Kintamani, which is located on a high hill and we can also see a great view of Gunung Batur, with the lake on the bottom of it. You can feel the Bali breeze here in Kintamani.

After that, we went to Pasar Sukowati to buy some souvenirs. But I didn't get off from the bus because I'm feeling a bit tired. And also, it's a bit too crowded for me to go inside. We got back to the hotel around 4 p.m. to prepare for.... MAKRAB: #32015 Award! This event is held as for the last night in Tur Budaya. There are some performances from some group of students and some extracurriculars, and also the announcement for the winners of awards like the most sleepy, the most casual, the most popular, etc. It was quiet awesome!

Last day: 7th of April 2014

We went to Pandawa Beach. Some people called it the secret beach because of its location which is nearly hard to find and isolated, but really beautiful. Some of my friends played canoe here,

Then we went to Krisna, another place for souvenirs. We could've gone to Kuta after this but due to our flight schedule, we didn't. Very sad:( it just seems pretty unfair for us (the first ones on flight schedule) not to go to Kuta while the others did.

But overall, Tur Budaya is awesome :-)

Quiz

1. Why Golden Retriever was named retriever? (Animal Description)
a. to retrieve shot waterfowl
b. because they need substantial outdoor exercise
c. because they are strongly-built breed with a dense water-repellant wavy coat
d. because of their ability to retrieve shot game without having it broken
e. to upland game birds during hunting and shooting parties

2. Which is not included as a type of a tornado? (Natural Phenomenon)
a. Gustnado
b. Dust devil
c. Double Vortex
d. Waterspout
e. Landspout

3. What is the name of the company that Chris Gardner seeks job for? (Inspirational Story)
a. Wall Street Market
b. Dean Witter
c. Morgan Stanley
d. Douglas & Co.
e. McDonald's

4. How many shelves are there for each of the hexagon's walls? (Short Story)
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5

5. What are the common colors of Golden Retriever? (Animal Description)
a. blonde, yellow, or gold
b. cream, white, or gold
c. brown, gold, or blonde
d. yellow, white, or dark brown
e. black, dark brown, or yellow

6. What is the first thing to do when tornado strikes? (Natural Phenomenon)
a. stay under any table
b. go to a basement
c. get inside a car
d. close the windows
e. go to an open field

7. How many candidates are there to fight for the one and only position in the company?
a. 18
b. 19
c. 20
d. 21
e. 22

8. Which is not the reason why the library was also called the universe? (Inspirational Story)
a. infinite number of hexagonal galleries
b. the distribution of the galleries is invariable
c. the hexagonal galleries are surrounded by very low railings
d. the library looks like a galaxy
e. so many shelves for each of the hexagon's walls

9. In which country is the Golden Retriever Club located? (Animal Description)
a. Scotland
b. Greenland
c. Finland
d. Ireland
e. Russia



10. What is the name of this type of tornado? (Natural Phenomenon)
a. Gustnado
b. Dust devil
c. Double Vortex
d. Waterspout
e. Landspout

Inspirational Story: Chris Gardner

In 1981, in San Francisco, a smart salesman and family man Chris Gardner invests the family savings in Osteo National bone-density scanners, an apparatus twice as expensive as an x-ray machine but with a slightly clearer image. This white elephant financially breaks the family, bringing troubles to his relationship with his wife Linda, who leaves him and moves to New York where she has taken a job in a pizza parlor. Their son Christopher stays with Chris because he and his wife both know that he will be able to take better care of him.

Without any money or a wife, but committed to his son, Chris sees a chance to fight for a stockbroker internship position at Dean Witter, offering a more promising career at the end of a six-month unpaid training period. During that period, Chris goes through a lot of hardship personally and professionally. When he thinks he is "stable," he finds that he has lost $600 when the government takes the last bit of money in his bank account for taxes. He is rendered homeless because he can't pay his rent. He is forced at one point to stay in a bathroom at a train station, and must scramble from work every day to the Glide Memorial United Methodist Church, which offers shelter to the homeless. He must leave work early every day so that he is there by 5:00 in the evening along with his son so that he may be assured of a place to sleep. He is seen carrying his suitcase to work because he doesn't have a home. At work, there are nineteen other candidates for the one position.

One day, he is called into an office and in it were the heads of Dean Witter. Chris thinks that he is about to be told the job will not be his as he says that he wore a shirt and tie for his final day. Then they tell him that he has been an excellent trainee and that tomorrow he will have to wear his shirt and tie again as it will be his first day as a broker. Chris struggles to hold back tears. Outside he begins to cry as the busy people of San Francisco walk past him. He rushes to his son's daycare, hugging him and knowing that after everything him and his son had been through things would be all right.