Jaka Tarub and Nawang Wulan

Jaka Tarub was a handsome young man. He was very popular in the village. Many young girls fell in love with him. However Jaka Tarub thought that they were not beautiful enough to be his wife. That's why he was still single. He wanted to have a very beautiful wife.As always.

Jaka Tarub went to the forest to collect some woods. Suddenly he heard some noise from the waterfall. He was curious. The noise was from the girls taking a bath in the waterfall.Slowly, Jaka Tarub walked to the area. When he arrived there, he saw seven beautiful girls taking a bath. He was really amazed by their beauty. After they were finished, the girls slowly took their shawls. Amazingly after they wore the shawls, they flew to the sky.

"They were not humans. They were fairies!" said Jaka Tarub suprized.

After that Jaka Tarub went home. He was very restless. He was still thinking about those seven beautiful girls.
On the next day, Jaka Tarub then decided to go back to the waterfall. When those fairies were taking a bath, he stole one of their shawls. And that made one fairy could not fly back to the sky. She cried. Jaka Tarub then approached her. "What's wrong? Why are you crying?" 

"I lost my shawl. I cannot go back home. All my sisters have left me. My name is Nawang Wulan. I will give you anything if you can find my shawl." said the fairy.

"I'll help you. But if we can't find it, you can stay at my house. You can be my wife," said Jaka Tarub.

Then Jaka Tarub pretended to look for the shawl. And of course they could not find it. After that they went to Jaka Tarub's home. Later they got married.They had a baby girl. They had a happy life. They always had enough rice to eat. They did not have to work hard like their neighbors. It was because Nawang Wulan used her magic in cooking. One day, Jaka Tarub asked her about the magic. Nawang Wulan did not tell him the secret and asked him not to open the cooking pan's lid. She said that if Jaka Tarub opened the lid, they had to work hard to get a lot of rice to cook.

One day, Jaka Tarub was really curious. He then opened the cooking pan's lid. He saw there was only a small portion of rice to cook. When she got home, Nawang Wulan knew that Jaka Tarub had opened the lid. She was angry because she already lost the magic in cooking. Now she had to take a big portion of rice to cook.

Slowly there was not enough rice in the silo. And when Nawang Wulan wanted to take the last portion of rice, she found her shawl. Jaka Tarub hide the shawl in the silo. Nawang Wulan was really happy. She then said, "I will go home now. Take care of our daughter. When there is full moon, take her out of the house and I'll come to get her."

Nawang Wulan then flew to the sky. Jaka Tarub was really sad. And to keep the promise, Jaka Tarub always went out of the house with his daughter when there was full moon. But Nawang Wulan never came back.

Question

1. Why was Jaka Tarub still single?
2. What was the noise Jaka Tarub heard?
3. What happen after Jaka Tarub stole one of the fairies shawl?
4. Where did Jaka Tarub and Nawang Wulan go after they could not find the shawl?
5. Why Nawang Wulan ask Jaka Tarub not to open the cooking pan lid?

My Not-So-Productive Holiday

At the end of 2019, I received my school report. My learning result was not bad but also not too good. My mother felt a little disappointed and I promise her I'll study harder on the next semester. Actually, there was another school's event called "Dewa Athena" on that day. Dewa Athena is a sport event held by the student council. My classmates and I were so excited at that time. Some of us were participated in the game, while the others supported the players. Unfortunately, we didn't win but it was fine because we had been already tried. 

Finally, after that big day, I was going on holiday. Actually, I didn't go out of Bandung. I just stayed at home lazily. But the good thing were I could spent my time with my family, cleaned my bedroom, and practiced on playing guitar. Sometimes my mother took me to go with her to a restaurant or mall. I also spent my time on reading novel called "Kata". It is a romance book but also has some comedy in it. I love that book.

Sadly, a few weeks ago I heard some bad news about flood in Jakarta. That was a big scary disaster. I thought it was caused by the heavy rain that happened lately and big amount of trash in Jakarta. Heavy rain also happened in Bandung, some areas were also flooded. Fortunately, my house area wasn't flooded. I was grateful for that. I prayed for the people in Jakarta and I hope they were safe. 

Because of that disaster, I learned that we should take care of our environtment, we should take care of our earth. We can start by planting plants, throw garbage in its place, or use go-green bags that are safer than plastic bags.

Other than that, when I stayed at home, my grandmother usually baked me a cake or cooked delicious food for me. She is good at cooking and sometimes we cook together. One of the traditional food that she used to make is 'Pempek Palembang" or "Empek-empek". It was so delicious.

THE DEER

Kingdom : Animalia
Family : Cervidae
Phylum : Chordata
Class : Mammalia

DESCRIPTION
Deer are the hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the fallow deer, and the chital; and the Capreolinae, including the reindeer (caribou), the roe deer, and the moose. Female reindeer, and male deer of all species except the Chinese water deer, grow and shed new antlers each year. In this they differ from permanently horned antelope, which are part of a different family (Bovidae) within the same order of even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla).

DIET
Deer are browsers, and feed primarily on leaves so they are herbivore. They have small, unspecialized stomachs by ruminant standards, and high nutrition requirements. Rather than eating and digesting vast quantities of low-grade fibrous food as, for example, sheep and cattle do, deer select easily digestible shoots, young leaves, fresh grasses, soft twigs, fruit, fungi, and lichens. 

REPRODUCTION
Nearly all cervids are so-called uniparental species: the fawns are only cared for by the mother, known as a doe. A doe generally has one or two fawns at a time (triplets, while not unknown, are uncommon). Mating season typically begins in later August and lasts until December. Some species mate until early March. The gestation period is anywhere up to ten months for the European roe deer. Most fawns are born with their fur covered with white spots, though in many species they lose these spots by the end of their first winter. In the first twenty minutes of a fawn's life, the fawn begins to take its first steps. Its mother licks it clean until it is almost free of scent, so predators will not find it. Its mother leaves often to graze, and the fawn does not like to be left behind. Sometimes its mother must gently push it down with her foot.The fawn stays hidden in the grass for one week until it is strong enough to walk with its mother. The fawn and its mother stay together for about one year. A male usually leaves and never sees his mother again, but females sometimes come back with their own fawns and form small herds.

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Questions
1. What are the main groups of deer?
2. What type of eater are deer?
3. What are children of the deers called?
4. What is female deer called ?
5. When is the fawn take its first steps?

Biography of Maudy Ayunda

Ayunda Faza Maudya or Maudy Ayunda  is an Indonesian singer, songwriter actress and activist for education and youth-related interests.

Maudy Ayunda's first film role was in Untuk Rena (2005) alongside Surya Saputra. Her next film was Sang Pemimpi (2009), directed by Riri Riza, where she played the role of Zakiah Nurmala, the protagonist's love interest. Her song "Mengejar Mimpi" was featured on the soundtrack.

In 2011, Ayunda appeared in two musicals, Rumah Tanpa Jendela and Tendangan dari Langit. In 2012, she had a role in Malaikat Tanpa Sayap, alongside Adipati Koesmadji.

Ayunda released her debut album, Panggil Aku..., in 2011 that featured 10 songs, one of which she wrote "Tetap Bersama". In 2012, her vocal of "Perahu Kertas", written by Dewi Lestari was used for the soundtrack of movie called Perahu Kertas.

In January 2014, she recorded a duet "By My Side" with David Choi. The song was well-received in Indonesia and released on iTunes Music Indonesia and as a Youtube video on March 19, 2014. She released her second studio album Moments on April 1, 2015. In 2015, she also released three singles: "Cinta Datang Terlambat", "Bayangkan Rasa" and "Untuk Apa" and earned a Multi-Platinum award for selling over 200.000 copies.

In 2016, Walt Disney Pictures chose Maudy to sing the soundtrack "How Far I'll Go" from the Indonesian song "Seberapa Jauh Ku Melangkah" for the film Moana.

Ayunda was a runner-up in a speech competition at her school. She speaks English, Indonesian, Mandarin and Spanish. After graduating from the British School Jakarta, Ayunda enrolled at the University of Oxfprd to study Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) and graduated in 2016.

Ayunda is involved in Social, Political, and Economic issues in Indonesia, especially those impacting the lives of young people. In 2015, accompanied the Prime Minister of United Kingdom, David Cameron, during his visit to jakarta

Ayunda plays an ambassador's role in sharing the message to youth in the fight against modern slaver that includes forced labor, marriage and dangerous labor. In March 2017, she was appointed a spokesperson against modern slavery at the Vice Presidential Palace in Jakarta. Through her work, she shares the realities of modern slavery, to ensure the rights of women and men to live in freedom and dignity is respected and uses social media platforms to promote that message.

Ayunda speaks at local, regional, and global conferences highlighting concerns in education, media, and the creative industry. In 2017, she was awarded by BUBU Awards as "Best Digital Influencer" and by Style Awards as a "Most Influential Millennial" for her positive social media engagement and collaboration with CIMB Niaga on the "Kejar Mimpi" movement.

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Question :
1. What does Maudy Ayunda do?
2. What is Maudy Ayunda's first film role?
3. When is "Perahu Kertas" released?
4. How many languages does Maudy Ayunda speak?
5. Where is the university she enrolled?

MUSIC FESTIVAL : BAND COMPETITION

This band competition is an event held by student council for Music Festival on November. As we know that many students love music and have talents that should not be waste. So, this Band Competition is a place to channel their talents. 

1. How to join this Band Competition ?

You can register your band by contacting the phone number on the picture or visit the website.

2. Who can register?

This competition is open to the public so anyone can participate

3. What prizes will be given to the winners?

The winner of this competition will appear at a music festival and get a hidden prize.

NIce Winter in Osaka

 I would like to tell you about my holiday in Osaka, Japan and describe the places i have visited. One of the places that I've visited is Universal Studio Japan. There are so many rides in Universal Studio Japan. I visited World of Harry Potter and it is very attracting.  In the Harry Potter World, there are so many unique things such as "Butterbeer" and "Magic Wand".  Butterbeer is a cold drink made of butter and dark brown sugar that is common in Harry Potter movie. Magic Wand is a wood wand that Harry Potter and his friends usually use.

The next place I've visted is Osaka Castle. The Osaka Castle is big and at that time the weather was very cold because it was winter. Even though it was cold, the sun still shine and gives a bit warmness. There are also some outlets or shops in the Osaka Castle Park area. At that time, i bought a very delicious chocolate ice cream and it was not very expensive.

On the last day in my holiday, I visited Rinku Fashion Outlet and there is so many things in there such as shoes, clothes, bags, and many more. It is big and clean. There is also some restaurants and bench to take a break. I recommend this place as the must-be-visited place if you like to do shopping or want to buy souvenirs.

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Question :
1. What is one of the rides in Universal Studio?
2. What are the unique things in Harry Potter Wizarding World?
3. How is the Osaka Castle look like?
4. Where are the shops in Osaka Castle located?
5. What is the recommended place in Osaka?

English Video Assignment

I made a video for English Assigment, it is about "congratulations" sentences. I made a dialogue with my friend, Nuzilah, and then use it in our conversation. My other friend took a video of me and Nuzilah in this conversation, so i upload it on this blog.