Thursday, November 27, 2014

Holes Summary part 2



The book holes that I read previously have 2 parts. This is the second part summary of the book. Because of a fight, Zero ran away from camp. Stanley ended  up digging Zero’s hole. He dug at the outer part of the lake, when everybody has finished digging, to see if Zero came back or not. Finally, after driving Mr. sir’s truck into a hole, he ran away and started to search for Zero. He only brought his empty canteen that banged on his chest when he ran. At first, he was walking towards big thumb. As he walked there, he realized that there was an object that looked like a fallen tree. The direction of the object is not to big thumb but to the other way around. He decided to see what is the object. He laughed to himself when he saw that the thing was a boat. On the boat, the name Mary Lou was written. He heard a noise under the boat. He shouted ‘Hey’ to the boat and surprisingly, the boat shouted back and Zero was there. Zero told Stanley that it is cooler under the boat. He offered Stanley ‘Sploosh’. He said he found 16 jars of it. After eating thee Sploosh, which tastes like peaches, they went outside. Zero started holding his stomach and cries out in pain After a while, the pain starts to decrease. They walked towards the big thumb. They carried 4 jars of Sploosh in a sack. Stanley carried the sack and Zero carried the shovel. When Zero started to feel the pain again, Stanley started to say words to Zero to help him with the pain. Finally, before they realize it, they already arrive in gods thumb. There, they dug a hole. They left their sack and shovel down the mountain so they dig up the hole with their hands. Inside that hole, they found water. After they drink the water using their ands, Stanley tried digging inside again. He found something smooth and round. When he pulled it out it was an onion. He wiped the dirt off the onion and eat it. He gave half of it to Zero. The next morning, Stanley went down and started to search for the shovel. He found the shovel and the sack of Sploosh in a bush faraway from the mountain. He thought that it might have rolled off but it’s not possible because the jars are still in one piece. He then realized that he have walked all the way up the mountain. As the days pass by, Zero started to talk more to Stanley. He started to tell him that Zero always wanted to be a cub scout. He also told him about his imaginary stuffed animal, Jaffy.  He also confessed that he was the one that stole Clyde Livingston’s shoes. Stanley and Zero came back to camp green lake to look for the treasure. They dug a hole on top of a yellow spotted lizard’s nest. They found a treasure that belongs to Stanley because it has his name on it and they were caught by the Warden. Stanley was supposed to be released from camp green lake because he was innocent. His lawyer came and took him and Zero. Zero was also released because there are no data about him at all. Stanley’s father found a cure for foot odor. He called it Sploosh because it smelled like peaches. Clyde Livingston made a commercial about it. His wife, is actually Zero’s mom. Zero was the great great great grandson of Madame Zeroni.  

Friday, October 31, 2014

Holes book summary



This past few weeks, we were assigned to read a book called Holes. The author of this book is called Louis Sachar, 

So, on today's post, I am going to summarize chapter 1 until chapter 30. 

This book is about a boy named Stanley Yelnats. He was accused of stealing a sneaker that belonged to a famous runner, Clyde Livingston. He was given a choice whether he want to stay in jail or if he wants to go to camp green lake. 

Being a boy that came from a poor family, Stanley never been to an actual camp. So, he chooses Camp Green Lake. When he arrives there, he was shocked. that there is no lake or greens at all,. There is a lake actually, but it dried 110 years ago. 

There, he have to dig a hole about 5 feet big and if he finds something interesting, he has to give it to the warden. If the Warden says that it is interesting, she will let you have the rest of the day off. 

Stanley made new friends in tent D, the tent he was assigned to. He didn't want to dig a hole. He believes that it is because of his dirty rotten pig stealing great great grandfather was cursed and it went down in his family. 

The curse starts when Elya Yelnats, Stanley's great great grandfather, fell in love with a girl. Unfortunately for him, there is also another guy that fell in love with her. The girl can't choose. Instead, she wanted them to bring the biggest pig they can ever found. 

Elya went to Madame Zeroni and ask her to give him the biggest pig she can ever find. She gave him a small pig instead. Elya is confused. Then Madame Zeroni explained to him that he has to bring the pig to the top of the mountain and let the pig drink from the water and sing it a lullaby. On the day he was presenting it to the girl, he should bring the pig one more time. After the girl marries him, he has to bring Madame Zeroni up the mountain and sing her a lullaby, 

But, Elya didn't bring Madame Zeroni up the mountain. The girl ended up marrying the other guy that competed with Elya. Thats when Stanley believes the curse starts. 

Stanley was digging up a hole, and he finds a gold tube with the initial KB on it, KB actually stands for Katherine Barlow. She is a teacher that used to teach in the location Camp Green Lake is in right now. 

Katherine was a lovely woman. She fell in love with a black person, called Sam. He was an onion seller. But, back then, it is illegal for a black man to kiss a white woman. 

Zero is Stanley's best friend at camp. His real name is Hector Zeroni, which make him the great great grandson of Madame Zeroni, the one that gave the curse to Stanley's  family.

Friday, September 19, 2014

Beethoven Music Review


For my music class this morning, I was asked to review about a famous composer called Ludwig Van Beethoven.



Ludwig Van Beethoven or as we call him Beethoven, was a famous music composer. He was born in Bonn, Germany in 1770. Both his father and his grandfather are composers. He showed an interest in composing when he was a child.
Beethoven went to Austria when he was 17. He went there to learn more about composing. When his mother died, he had to return home and raise his brothers. He moved to Austria and never came back to Germany when he was 22. 


He learned composing from Haydn, another great composer. He played for Mozart before the respected composer died. 

He wrote some of the greatest music at that time.Beethoven created great music. Some of them are Moonlight Sonata, Sonata Pathetique, Fur Elise, Fidelio, Ode to Joy, Beethoven’s 5th #5, and many other great music piece.

Before he lost his hearings, he heard buzzing sounds in his ears. He tried many hearing devices but none of them worked. At first he hide his disability from his friends. He listens by reading people’s lips when they are talking or have them written in a notebook. Even though he is deaf, he continued to compose music.

Doctors tried many ways for Beethoven to have his hearings back. They tried pouring warm milk and crushed nuts into his ear, but it doesn’t work. They also tried to rub Beethoven’s hand with oil and it also didn’t work.He could still compose after he lost his hearings because he hears the music inside his head. Other sounds don’t matter to him. 

Beethoven has a bad temper. He tends to get angry easily. It is because his life is stormy. He has lots of sad and discouraging times. He criticized other musicians when the piece of music didn’t play as he wanted it to.
Beethoven died in Vienna, Austria on 1827. There was a thundering storm that day and Beethoven raised his fist to the storm before he lay in his bed, dying. 50.000 people lined up in his funeral to respect the composer. 

Tell me in the comments below, do you know any of Beethoven's music piece? If so, have you played it on an instrument before? 

Sunday, September 14, 2014

20 Favorite Quotes

  1. You can't have a better tomorrow if you don't stop thinking about yesterday
  2. If it weren't for the mistakes I made, I wouldn't be who I am today
  3. Don't stress, do your best, forget the rest
  4. Use your smile to change the world, not the world to change your smile
  5. Sometimes you have to create your'e own sunshine
  6. The most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why
  7. The sooner you realize that it's never gonna go back to the way it was, the sooner you can move on 
  8. Everything happens for a reason
  9. Sometimes the hardest things and the easiest things are the same
  10. If it's still in your mind, it's still in your heart
  11. Heal the past, live the present, dream the future
  12. Life is about creating yourself
  13. Life is too short to wait
  14. Start the day with a smile and end it with a laugh
  15. A pretty face doesn't mean a pretty heart
  16. If you're brave to say goodbye, life will reward you a new hello
  17. Anger is a feeling that makes your mouth works faster than your brain
  18. Life is like a movie, write your own ending
  19. Life is always better with a smile
  20. Take a chance, you never knew what might happen

Those quotes below are my favorite quotes. What are your favorite quotes? Please tell me what are your favorite quotes in the comments. Please don't hesitate to ask me a question!

Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant


Recently, I just bought these three books. I have watched the divergent movie and it was really cool. I haven't actually read the book, but I know that it is going to be awesome.

Divergent is about a girl named Tris. She actually came from Abnegation. They are the selfless people. But Tris isn't an Abnegation. She actually is a Divergent. Divergent is a person that has 3 personality. For Tris, she is brave, selfless, and also smart. She is a very threatening person to all people living in the city. In the end, she will realize that she has to make a choice between her family or friends.

This is a really good book. You can also watch the movie because it is good. I recommend this to you who likes to read action books. I personally really love it. They are going to make the Insurgent movie in the upcoming year I really participate it!! Have you watch the movie? If any of you have read the 2nd and 3rd books, please tell me a brief explanation about it in the comments below! Don't hesitate to ask questions okay?

Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief




As I finished the last book of the Percy Jackson Series, I restarted reading the first one. The lightning thief. They actually have a movie on this book but as I read through the chapter, I realized that there are some different stuff in the book and the movie.

I read this book until chapter 8. In there, Percy played capture the flag with his other campmates. He was beaten up a lot and magically, when he is pushed to the water, he felt like some kind of energy is going into his body. His fellow campmate, Annabeth then realizes that Percy is the son of Poseidon, the god of the seas. After their head master, Chiron knows about this, Percy is told to go to the attic where the spirit of Delphi, a prophecy lives. He asks whether there is a prophecy about him. Then the mummy's eyes started to glow and it started to speak
You shall go west, and face the god who has turned
You shall find what was stolen, and see it safely returned
You shall be betrayed by one who calls you a friend
And you shall fail to save what matters the most, in the end. 

Percy didn't understand what these lines mean. When he asks something, the mummy went silent, as if she never speak in the first place.

This book is really interesting. They didn't tell the prophecy part in the movie, so I really look forward to see read this book.

Thursday, September 11, 2014

EXO



 

Overdose 

I really like to listen to music. Especially k-pop. The video beneath is one of my favorite songs. It has a really cool melody and beat. This is my favorite k-pop band, EXO. They came to Jakarta last saturday. They had the concert at Senayan. They have many hit songs. Some of them are Wolf, Growl, Miracles in December and etc. There are 12 members at first but 1 member leaves because of an issue. There are Xiumin, Luhan, Lay, Suho, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O, Tao, Kai, and Sehun.

They first debuted at 2012. Their debut song is MAMA. They have 2 different music videos. One is in Korean and the other one is in Mandarin. In EXO, there is 2 sub groups. EXO K and EXO M. Most of their members is Korean. There used to be 4 chinese member, but 1 member left the group. In EXO K all of the members are korean. There are Suho, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, D.O, Kai, and Sehun. In EXO M there are 2 korean members. Chen and Xiumin. The rest are all chinese. Luhan, Tao, and Lay.

Growl 


Wolf 


Miracles In December


Mama 










My favorite member in the group is Chanyeol. I like him because I think he have a cute personality. He is one of the tallest member in the group. Other than being an EXO member, he also stars in variety shows and music videos. 



This are some of the music videos that Chanyeol stars in. 

 


These are some variety shows that Chanyeol stars in. 

He is currently filming a drama right now. The drama is said to be shown to public at 2015. 

Chanyeol actually uses glasses. But, he just had an eye surgery so he doesn't need glassess anymore. He have an older sister named Park Yura. 

What about you? Do you like EXO? Who is your favorite member? Tell me in the comments below!
Okay. That's it for this post. I hope you enjoy reading my posts! 
See you next time! 

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Percy Jackson: The last Olympian


On english class last friday, I read a book about the olympus gods. It's called the last olympian. This book is actually the last book of the Percy Jackson series. This book is about the war between the olympian gods and the titans. It also shows how Percy Jackson, the main character of this story defeated the most powerful titan, Kronos. This is a really interesting book. But in order to read this very interesting book, you have to watch the books before this book, which is The Titans Curse and the Battle of The Labyrinth. iIt's a really fun book. They also have the movies. You should watch it. It's really fun!!


Wednesday, August 27, 2014

About Me

I really like to write stories. I am usually inspired to write stories from the novels I read. I like to listen to music. The music that I like to listen to is K-Pop.

I really enjoy reading books in my free time. I really wish that I can make a book by myself. 

I like learning new things. New things really made me curios about it and I want to explore it more. 

Studying is not my best strength. But I always try to do my best even though the result is not too satisfying. I will still try and improve my studying skills. One of the things I can improve is my writing skills. 

Back then, I really want to be a author or psychologist. But as time goes by, I really want to be an author now. 

Okay, that's all about me and I hope you look forward to my post!