ANGKLUNG FOR THE WORLD

Harmony Angklung For The World

          Last Thursday, The biggest event in my town Bandung, even in the world. That is Harmony Angklung For The World, successfully accomplished. Maybe more than 20.000 peoples performs. Including me. So proud become one of  them. The new record was created during the Angklung Harmony for the World with 20,000 People Playing Angklung. The event was a side event of the 60th Asian African Conference Commemoration (AACC). This event take places on Siliwangi Stadium. And now, i want to tell you guys about my activities during the event “Harmony Angklung For The World”.

            So, on Thursday our teaching and learning activitites not held. At 7.00 a.m, my class and X SCIENCE 1 went to Siliwangi Stadium. We were there by walked. Not far from our school. And after arrived, so many peoples in there. We must wait the queue. Most people who played Angklung is Student. But adults, didn’t lose much. And maybe that event became reunion with my old friends. I met many my old friends there.As well as my classes mate. We queuing to enter the gate for about 3 hours. Oh my god. With the burning sun, crowded people and standing without sit. The things that made me very tired.

            And 3 hours left, finally we entered the gate with the happiness. Before we entered the gate, we got  Angklumg, T-Shirt, and some snack. How happy we are. And then, we gathered in the center of stadium. Wow. The first thing that i felt is the temperature. Oh my god. What happened? I felt my skin burned. But that was okay. I’m fine. So we started play angklung at 10.00 a.m .First, we practise some songs. There were Halo-halo Bandung, Manuk Dadali, We Are The World, and You Raise Me Up. I thought play Angklung was so hard. But not too. If we followed the instructor.

            After we finished the practice, we took a break for 15 minutes. The sun was going hot. My friends told me that my face was so red. I mean that my face got irritation. But i didnt care. The jury finally came to the stadion. We has been prepared the song. And we just played one song. They was We Are The World. Woow. Finally we’ve done. So proud of the events. And 20.000 peoples shouted with a happines. The event has completed on 12.00 p.m and time to went back school.

Thats my experience during Harmony Angklung for the world. Thank you J

SONG

SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW - KEANE

"Somewhere Only We Know" is a song performed and composed by English alternative rock band Keane, officially released as their third commercial single, and appearing as the opening track of their debut studio album, Hopes and Fears (2004) as the first single. The song was Keane's first major commercial release, becoming one of the biggest hits of 2004 worldwide and peaking on the UK Singles Chart at number three during its first week of sale. It was also Keane's best-selling single until "Is It Any Wonder?" in 2006.In 2013, the song was covered by Lily Allen for a John Lewis Christmas advert. Her version surpassed the success of the original in the UK, topping the UK Singles Chart and selling over 400,000 copies.

The song is about nostalgia. It’s because of nostalgia that he is talking to someone he was once in love with. But, it can be applied to anyone; someone you’ve had some sort of relationship with.

He has a desire for a simple moment where this person takes him somewhere only they know. In order to let him in, and talk about where their lives are going. To face the facts the life is flying, they are getting old, and though they’ve ventured with or without each other; enjoying all the pleasures of life. Now is the time to get real and realize that they both need something to rely on. 

Whether if it’s on each other, their friendship, their love, their past, a moment, a gesture, anything, something. But, whatever it is, it has to be new beginning. They can’t end their relationship after everything that has already happened.

This is where the nostalgia really plays in, because things just aren’t the way they are. He wishes everything could stay the same, but that would only mean the end of everything. It would be an empty land that you could easily map like he could map the back of his hand. So, he wants to rely on something, some new beginning. And, he wants this new spark to begin somewhere…somewhere, where the first one began. “Somewhere only they know”. Maybe not the exact same place, but somewhere only they know.

And this is the lyric of the song :

I walked across an empty land

I knew the pathway like the back of my hand

I felt the earth beneath my feet

Sat by the river, and it made me complete

[Chorus]

Oh, simple thing, where have you gone?

I'm getting old, and I need something to rely on

So tell me when you're gonna let me in

I'm getting tired, and I need somewhere to begin

I came across a fallen tree

I felt the branches of it looking at me

Is this the place we used to love?

Is this the place that I've been dreaming of?

[Chorus]

And if you have a minute, why don't we go

Talk about it somewhere only we know?

This could be the end of everything

So why don't we go

Somewhere only we know?

[Chorus]

And if you have a minute, why don't we go

Talk about it somewhere only we know?

This could be the end of everything

So why don't we go?

So why don't we go?

This could be the end of everything

So why don't we go

Somewhere only we know

Somewhere only we know

Somewhere only we know?

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somewhere_Only_We_Know#Information_about_song

              http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858495131/
https://youtu.be/Oextk-If8HQ

INTERVIEW

Hello guys, I’m back. Now, i want to share about my conversation with my precious friend. So yesterday, (4/12) I interviewed my friend. Named Nadya Almira. She was a nice and kindly person. She also smart people. She always got many achievement and trophy. Now, she studied at SMAN 5 BANDUNG.

And this is my interviews result :

Hi Nad! How are you?

Hello! I’m fine hank you

So, Nadya i heard from many people, that you always have some competition?

Hahaha..yes you right, but it so long. Since i was on elementary school. But now, so rarely i join some competition. Hahaha....

Oohh. Eumm...thats okay Nad. Can I now what achievements you’ve got from your competition ago?

·         Become the 2nd winner of writing contest sub-district level on 2006

·         Become the best winner of drawing contest sub-district i level on 2010

·         Become the 1st winner of speech contest school level on 2010

·         Become the 1st winner of speech contest sub-district level on 2010

·         Become the 1st winner of speech contest region level on 2010

·         Become the 1st winner of speech contest town level on 2010

I think thats all hehe...

Wow amazing so many right? Okay and which is the memorable competition, and why?

 Maybe..hehe. the memoreable? I think when i join speech competition province level on 2010, so many good people near me. which mean they’re my competitor. They teacher calm downing them. So, I’m getting  tense. And yes, on the stage. I’m blank. Its like, there are no words again in my head. And finally, i failled. So, yeah thats my competition experience which is memorable.

Where you want yo continue your studying?

I want to go to FK UNPAD.

And what your goals?

1st i want to be a doctor and beside that, i want to be an entrepreneurship

What is your habits, when you in the class?

Actually i like sleeping in the class. Wkwkwk...

What is your favorite lesson?

Math and biology

Do you join some organization in your school?

Yes, that is PERWAKILAN KELAS SMAN 5 BANDUNG

And this is the last question, what is your favorite quotes?

“when one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened for us” – Alexander Graham Bell