Recount Text : Holiday to Bali

HOLIDAY TO BALI

Last school holiday, I went to Bali with my family. We went there by plane at the morning. It took about 1 hour and 20 minutes until we arrived at Bali. When we arrived, we directly went to Kintamani. It was very cold because it’s located higher than the other lands in Bali. We took some photos and we also went to see a waterfall after we had our lunch. Then we went to “Goa Gajah”, it was a cave with many Hindu artifact, we must wear a shawl to get in there. Because the location is near the Tampak Siring, so we went there too. They said that the water that comes out is originally from the mountain, so it was so fresh. When it got darker, we went to Kuta, the most famous beach in Bali to see the sunsets. It was a very beautiful phenomenon. Then we went to the hotel to get showered and getting ready to have our dinner. We went to the Jimbaran for dinner. The food is so delicious! I was very full that time. After enjoying night in Jimbaran we went back to the hotel to take a rest.

The next day, we went to Ubud. There were many monkeys in Ubud. Unluckily, I got bitten by one of those monkeys. It was my first time to get bitten by a monkey. I also got scratched by those monkeys. It was awful yet fun. From Ubud, we went to Tanjung Benoa. It’s very nice to be there. I went parasailing and banana boating, I also went for a snorkel there. The view was very beautiful. After that, we went to Joger to buy some souvenir for my friends. I saw many great things there.

Unfortunately, we only have 3 days to spend in Bali, so we spent our last time in Bali at the Kuta beach. After we had our lunch, we went to the airport and flew back to Jakarta. It was a very nice holiday with my family.

Recount Text : Terrible Experience

Terrible Experience

That Saturday morning on December 12 2009, my family and I were getting ready to go to my cousin’s wedding in Jakarta. We were so excited that time. We arrived safely at the church and followed the ceremony. Then suddenly, my mom got a phone call from my aunt. She said that grandpa got sick, he got a heart attack, so my mom and dad went to the hospital in hurry, leaving the wedding ceremony at church. My mom left me and my brother with my other aunt, we followed the ceremony at the church until it’s finished.

I was sitting nicely at the living room in my cousin’s house, waiting the tea ceremony to finish, when suddenly my aunt called me and told me that my grandpa has died. I was shocked. Who’s not? There was a wedding ceremony but in the same time you lost someone you love forever. I was happy for the wedding but I was sad too. I cried loudly after hearing that news. My aunt tried to cheer me, she said that it will bring unluckiness telling a bad news in a wedding, so I tried to stop crying. Everyone’s staring at me, but I don’t care. My brother looked like he didn’t care, but I ignore him. I wanted to see him, but my mom didn’t allow me, she said that I must join the wedding until it’s finished. It’s not easy to smile when all you wanted is to cry. But I tried, and I did it.

I spent that night at my cousin’s house. I went to the grief house on the next day. It was a really unexpected tragedy that time. But I’m sure it’s the best thing for our family. RIP my grandpa, Thomas Eddy Setiawan.