Inspring Person

For the beginning I'm gonna tell you something that is not important at all.

But I'm gonna tell you anyway. 

When Mrs. Wiwin gave us this task, to write about a person who inspire us--inspire me--I confidently ask, "Can we write about fictional characters?" And sadly, Mrs. Wiwin said no. 

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Why? Why can't we? W h y? WHY?

Anyway, I'm gonna be a rebel here and write about fictional character. Don't worry I'm gonna write about real people who had inspired me too, um, but it's probably--no, definitely has something to do with fictional character as well.

If you're having a plan to red the Divergent trilogy especially Allegiant, do not read the post because s p o i l e r. I've warned you, and I've tagged my spoiler so.

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Do any of you know who Tris Prior is? I'm sure all of you know who she is. If you don't... No, you know her. You have to know her. Google her up, or read the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth, or watch the movie, or do whatever you have to do to find out about her. Because she is simply amazing, and flawless, and perfect, and fearless, and brave, and selfless, and kind, and honest, and smart. I am so glad to know her, and you will too. 

Let me tell you a little bit why I think she is such a perfect role model for the teenagers. She is 16 years old and she live in a world, a city actually, that divide the society into 5 factions. Abnegation for the selfless, Erudite for the intelligence, Candor for the honest, Amity for the peaceful, and Dauntless for the brave. This city only have some serums to control the society, just that. But there are some people who are inconclusive, they can't fit into only one faction, and the serums don't work on them. People called it Divergent, and people see them as a threat that must be killed for the society's sake. And Tris was one of them. She decided to hide inside the Dauntless, since that, she had her world turned upside down right  in front of her face. She is forced to kill her friend, have her brother involved in a plan which the main purpose is to kill her, watch her own parents died, etc. I could give you another hundreds problem that she have to face but it will be too long. What I'm trying to say is, even after this and that, she decided to not giving up to save herself and her beloved people that still remain alive. I mean, she has every right--every single right--to give up, to let herself get killed, so that she wouldn't have to hide and run, wouldn't put people around her in a great danger, but instead she chooses to fight. And in the end, after everything that she has done, after every effort, every war, every moment that she almost get killed, every time she decided to stay strong and fight back, she let let herself to give up. She's giving herself up, she is sacrificing herself to let her brother live, to save her city from a war that about to happen, a war that will destroy the people, the city itself. And do I have to remind you that she died for the people who after all this time trying to kill her? See her as a threat? Make her life miserable? Force her to fight? People who will put the gun in her head and with no doubt will pull the trigger. So there you go, a short version of why Tris Prior is not just a fictional character. 

IF THAT IS NOT INSPIRING THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS.

And now, I will write about Veronica Roth the author of the Divergent trilogy.

Roth was born in New York City and was raised primarily in Barrington, Illinois. Her mother, Barbara Ross, is a painter who resides in Barrington. She is the youngest of three children. Her parents divorced when she was five years old, and her mother has since remarried to Frank Ross, a financial consultant for landscape companies. Her brother and sister live in the Chicago area.

Her father is German (born in Cologne). Her mother's family is Polish. Her maternal grandparents were concentration camp survivors, whose religious convictions pushed her mother away from religion. Veronica Roth learned about the Christian religion by attending a Christian Bible study during her high school years, and has stayed with it.

Roth graduated from Barrington High School. After attending a year of college at Carleton College, she transferred to Northwestern University for its creative writing program. She married photographer Nelson Fitch in 2011. They reside in the Chicago area.

Dewa Athena VI

Dewa Athena VI is some kind of sport tournament that is held by my school. It began on Saturday, February 15th and hasn't ended yet until now. The event was held in Lapangan Bali. The opening ceremony began at 7 am. They lit a torch, just like people did in Olympic Games and it was, um, cool. Yay.

The first match was football. Though, I didn't watch it because I had something to do. So I just kind of left in the middle of the game,  ya, sorry for that. And the second/third/fourth (I don't know for sure but I think it's the third) match was... football. How do I know? Because I came back, and I saw people playing. Not from my class unfortunately, so I got bored. But it was fun, though. I mean seeing people cheering for the team they support, and having a good time.

I forgot what time the event ended on that day, but I think it was around 3 pm or something. I went home at 12 because I didn't play in any match and, like I said before, I got bored. Sorry hehe. But seriously though, it was fun! (but only when my class played, just so I have people to cheered for.)

The Swing At The End Of The World

Tired of the playground swing? Well, congratulation to you I know a swing that is a billion times better than a playground swing you used to sit on when you were still a kid.

Let me give you some clues; this swing is located in Ecuador, it has mountain views, and it lets you swing 2,600  meters above the sea level.

Sounds interesting, huh? These are some incredible pictures of this thrilling yet amazing swing.

In order to get there, you have to hike up the path to Bellavista from Banos, Ecuador. When you see the tree house, you know you’re there. You could just breathe in the incredible view, but if you are feeling adventurous, you could actually swing on this swing which will take you out over a cliff.

The swing offers the visitor the beautiful view of the Tungurahua Volcano. And it's hanging from a tree house that is built on the top of a big tree right in the edge of the valley. And there is no safety equipment that you have to use when you swing on, so swing at your own risk. But this doesn't hold people back from trying this swing. Because the view, the feeling of freedom, and having literally nothing beneath you is an absolute experience to have in life.

I don't know about you, but this place is definitely in my bucket-list.

Can we have a moment and look at how beautiful the view is? I mean look at that.

What Causes The Circular Halo? {Explanation Text}

Also known as a 22 degree halo  or a sun halo, the ring is caused by sunlight passing through ice crystals in cirrus clouds within the Earth's atmosphere, the University of Illinois' Weather World Project 2010 explains. (See WW2010's website  for diagrams that illustrate how it works.)

The crystals bend direct sunlight, projecting it elsewhere into the sky, and at a certain angle -- you guessed it, 22 degrees -- a halo can be seen around the sun.

Ever seen a #SunDog  - a ring of light sometimes visible around the #sun ? Here's a cool 1 from @denalinps  twitter.com/Interior/statu… — US Dept of Interior (@Interior) March 6, 2013

While the beautiful sight may complement the springtime weather, the sun halo is not limited to a certain season and can happen anytime, anywhere, depending on the viewer's vantage point and the sun's position. However, the occasional sighting -- similar to a rainbow -- is more common in the fall, winter and spring  "when the northern jet stream descends southward, drawing down Arctic air masses," NASA notes.

source: www.huffingtonpost.com

My Last Holiday

On my last holiday--well I actually just sit on my computer or have a movie marathon all by myself or read books all day but I do have a story to tell.

I went to Tangerang on Thursday (I forgot the date, sorry. But the holiday was just began). I'm originally from Tangerang though, I live here with my grandparents and my aunt. And oh! I didn't get any short-term thingy yay! It really was a miracle. 

Okay, back to the story--so I went to Tangerang that day by travel. It was 3 pm so it was nearly evening. Everything went okay at first, you know, I bought the ticket my daddy has reserved a day before, waited for a little while, got in to the travel, and  I put my earphones on, etc. I supposed to arrive at Jakarta--my dad's office to be exact--at 6 pm. But the traffic was so crazy so I got there 2 hours late. 

But apparently Mrs. Elis, my biology teacher, had a remedial session on edmodo starting from 6 pm. I freaked out. I really was. Because I have no way to access the site, THERE WAS NO WIFI OR EVERYTHING AND I STUCK IN JAKARTA'S CRAZY TRAFFIC. The thought about getting out from the travel and rush to my dad's office flashed in my mind. But then I realized I didn't know where my dad's office was. Wow whoo, mini heart attack. I tried to contact my friend but they were too busy, they didn't even notice me. I gave up, like if I should go back to Bandung for the next remedial session, I'd go. That would ruin my holiday spirit definitely, but I got no choice, didn't I? 

Plot twist: The traffic went normal. Normal as in not crazy. Normal as in I CAN GET INTO MY DAD'S OFFICE IN 15 MINUTES. 

So as I arrived, I rush to my dad and tell him that I can't go straight home. I have assignment--no, exam to worry about. So, yeah, I bet you could finish it for me. I did my biology examination in a 30-floor-tall-building. My dad laughed so hard, it was so embarrassing. He even took a picture of me and caption it with "First biology exam to be done in this building." 

Wow. Thanks dad.

Its not that bad, actually. The view was amazing. Here it is.

So, that's it. I spent the rest of my holiday with--like I said above--sitting on my computer all day, or having a movie night, or read books. I love those kind of things.

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Summary

I posted two stories so I'm gonna make two summaries as well.

For the first story, the title is Alison's Alligator. This story is about a girl named Alison. She lived in a big apple garden with her family, and she had an alligator as a pet. It's strange, I know. Anyway, one day, when she went to the apple garden to pick some apples, she brought Alex with her. She put Alex on her bag. And without her realizing it, there's this tiny hole in the corner of the bag. Alex found this hole. He put his finger in that hole until its big enough for him to escape. When Alex finally land on the ground, there was a big apple right in front of him. He decided to give a bite. And Alex thought the apple was the most amazing thing he ever tasted in his entire life. So he then went around the apple garden. When he has walked (or should I say crawled) for about 500 meters, he saw Alison's aunt and cousin was picking some apples too. So, he decided to go near them. Alison's cousin noticed Alex's appearance and she screamed. "Mom! Mom! There's an alligator, look!" Then Alison's aunt noticed Alex. They both screamed and it was such a mess. Alison heard that screamed and run to reach her cousin and aunt. "What happened?" Asked Alison. "Look! There's an alligator!" Alison just knew that it was Alex that made her cousin and aunt scared so she said, "Don't worry, its Alex. He's my alligator. I'm so sorry if Alex made you both scared." Then, Alison put Alex on a cage so Alex couldn't go anywhere. "You naughty alligator." Said Alison to Alex. Alex was so sad, but a few hours later Alison came to apologize. "I'm sorry Alex, I didn't mean that. Here I brought you some apples." Alison gave Alex the apples. Since then, Alison always brought Alex some apples so Alex didn't have to go around the apple garden and make some troubles by scaring people to get some apples.

Moral value: be good to each other, don't judge others easily.

And the second story is The Brave Monkey Pirate. This is a story about a monkey pirate who was out with his mother. And on their way home, the pirate stop by the doctor office for some quick check. The doctor said that the monkey pirate had to come again the next day to take a shot. But the monkey pirate was so scared to get a shot, so when his father came home, he asked his father how to run from that shot. His father gave him a map with a bi-red-x in one point. So he sailed the ocean, fight the terrible creature and climbed the ice mountain to get there. When he arrived, the big-red-x is actually a palace and the king was a crab. The king gave him a magical stone because he was so brave. The king said "When the doctor is about to give you a shot, close your eyes, hold this stone tightly and count to three. You will be taken to the time right when you just got a shot." So, the next day, when the doctor is about to give him a shot, he closed his eyes, held the stone and count to three. When he opened his eyes again, the doctor was done giving him a shot! He was so happy because he didn't have to be afraid again if he was getting another shot soon. 

Moral value: be brave.