Malaysia Week 09

Morning air brushed against my face, the taste of fresh air seems different to me than back in KL. I've always wanted to go camping, sleeping in tents, roasting marshmallows, making s'mores and do things like hiking and all the stuff I've always heard about. Well here i am now ready to face the challenge and experience things that i have never done before. First on our first day when we arrive to KKB, (the bus ride only takes about one and a half hour) on our first agenda we went abseiling down a waterfall. As exciting as it sounds i was anxious if i fall and hurt myself but luckily it didn't stop me from trying this thrilling activity. We took a bus to the place we're going abseiling, although the bus ride was short the winding road starting to make me feel weird but i got over it as soon i step out of the bus and smell the fresh air revives me. We saw the guides going down the waterfall, they made it looks so easy and seems like they have no troubles at all. When it was my turn to try going down as steady as i could. The rocks that formed the waterfall was so slippery, during on my way down i fell a lot of times, probably more than 5 times. But at the end I'm proud that i did it at least i didn't back out like someone.(i will not tell any names)

As days gone by i got used to bathe in the river, washing the dishes, sleeping in tents but using the toilet is really uncomfortable and not comfy and I'm still trying to appreciate that i don't have to dig up our own toilet. The toilet were dug up and covered around with some kind of fabric around it and every time anyone used the toilet, the person have to covered it up with soil. After a while the toilet becomes filled up and that's when the flies came, they were so many of them and it was disgusting.

Well, lets get on to another topic, food. We didn't have to cook our own food and for that i was grateful. There were variety of food, bread, cereals, roti, chicken rice, fried rice and more. I have no problems with the food during Malaysia week, they were all delicious.

My favourite activity in KKB was tubing, i had a wonderful experience. i don't know how to explain it but it was awesome!

Well, in the end i had lots of fun and hope i could go on another Malaysia week :]

My Holidays

My Winter Break has been always the same as usual, going back to Jakarta, meeting my cousins and so on but something else happen a week before school.
On the 20Th of Dec 08 on a Sunday that's the day when my family and i went back to Jakarta for two weeks. My dad booked a cab on that day as he has been doing for every time we're going to the airport. I gathered my things and double checked that i had everything i needed. I waited on the second floor watching TV with my brother and sister as my parents check around the house and see if some rooms are locked just to be safe. I wasn't in the mood to watch TV, but kept my eyes on the screen pretending to watch. I lay in the couch without a smile on my face and no sound to be heard. "I knew it would be the same as always, there was nothing new in Jakarta," as i was thinking i let out a heavy sigh. " Just think on the positive Amalia, at least your going somewhere instead of staying in KL". Just as i finished handling with my thought the van came as our family quickly rushed to the van and load the bag and we're ready to go, i think.
While I'm in Jakarta on the first day i was thinking "yeah-yeah.. the same old house, the same old bed." *sigh*. As week passed, it wasn't bad at all, it's nice meeting your cousins again. Before the day we we're going back to KL, i catch a terrible fever and didn't feel good at all.
It all happens when my cousin and his wife was driving my sister and i to the mall for a little shopping but it all went wrong. While we were looking in a shop, i suddenly don't feel to good. Headaches washed through me and i feel weak very weak, things came blurry then. "Ugh! i don't feel good i should tell my sister maybe i should need a rest" so i walked slowly over to my sister, i could feel the ground shaking a little, until i realized i was doing the shaking. I shook my sister shoulder and told her i wasn't feeling to well. Suddenly i realized that my aunt heard and came by my side and told me that we should go home.
Shocked went through me like when lightning shot through the sky, i just realized that tommorow we have a flight to catch and i don't want to hold my family back just because i was sick but then i don't want them to leave me either. The whole time that day my thoughts was swirling around in circles just thinking about that and hoping that i would get better.
The next day i did feel a LOT better but i was still feeling weaker than usual. I asked my mom if we are going back to KL today and the answer was yes! my eyes wider and my mouth dropped open. "I can't believe it, i don't know if i can, if i would passed out or something although i did feel a lot better than yesterday and that i could make it, the outcome looks good." As our cousins drove us to the airport, waiting for the plane and then this is it.
Finally back in KL, it feels good to be home although it is not our real home but we have live in it for 6 years so i could call it as our second home. But my sickness didn't end there, i feel worse and worse everyday so i had to go to the hospital. They had to take my blood samples but i wasn't afraid. We had to wait for a while for the result and then thats when it happen..

Winter Break

Only a few more days until winter break. I can't wait any longer can't you? *sigh* it has been a wonderful time being at school. I simply enjoy being a 6th grader, it feels more of becoming a grown up and has more freedom. After leaving 5th grade, we learned many new things that is different from elementary school. Lockers, more homework's, projects and of course a completely new environment.It was all new to us, after a few weeks, we feel more comfortable in middle school.Well now after almost two semester complete, it feels nice having a break. Even though i know i will miss my friends and school. We spent most of our time in school so it feels like we're a family.

Many people are going back to their home country and some is travelling around the world, places that they haven't seen before. I would love to travel to other places but unfortunately I'm going back to Jakarta, my home country. Although it is always pleasant to see my aunts, uncles and my cousins, it would be terrific if i could go to a place that has snow. Well that's it for now, have a great winter break wherever you're going!

XOXO

Amalia

Indonesia

Jakarta (on the left is a picture of Jakarta at night)
Where I'm from is Indonesia, Jakarta. Jakarta is the capital city in Indonesia and many Indonesian live in here. Indonesia has it ups and downs, but it's where I'm from and we have to be proud for our country. So here is some of the good things in Indonesia.
1) Has many different type of foods
2)Has many things you can shop for
3) Different type of culture and customs are here
4) There some good school like JIS
5) Friendly people
6) Has some good beaches
And many more. I don't have many experience when i was small of staying in Jakarta because when i finish kindergarten, i went to Malaysia for my father's work so i never had the chance to go to an elementary school in Jakarta. But my family visit Jakarta during the holidays to meet all my cousins, uncles and aunts. Sometimes i got bored of going back, but as i stay there for days, i feel relieved that i could go back and meet everyone after a long time. It always happen, this feeling every time i went back to my country.
xoxo

Simple Inventions

Shoes
Imagine living in the world where shoes wasn't invented, people would go barefooted everywhere they go. Shoes protect our feet from stepping on something that can hurt our feet. In the past shoes was usually made out of leather but now it's different. Shoes now come in many sizes, shape and for different purposes. Like sport shoes for playing different type of sport. High heels for going to a party or just wearing them for their style. Wear sneakers for anything like sports or just because they're in style. The earliest known shoes date from about 8000 to 7000 BCE and were found in Oregon, USA in 1938. However, the materials used for making shoes (typically tanned leather) do not normally last for thousands of years, so shoes were probably in use long before this. So shoes nowdays are much more better than the past as the style change and more and more of different type and design of shoes was made. So be thankfull we're living in the world filled with lots and lots of shoes!!

XOXO

SPCA

As you all know a few days ago someone from the SPCA had come to our school and had given us a presentation about the SPCA. The SPCA is a place where unwanted dogs, cats, etc stays. As you all know that people just wants to buy new pets from pet stores when there's many animals that needs a home so it's better to adopt a pet than to buy a new one. If an animal is out on the street, don't hurt the animal like kicking it, throwing rocks at them, etc. What we can do to help the SPCA is to donate items like dog collars, pet dish, towels, etc and to adopt a pet from the SPCA than rather buy one from the pet shop. Another thing we can do is to tell our friends if they want to have a pet that it's better to adopt one from the SPCA.

Thanks for reading this blog,

XOXO

About Me

Hey everyone that's reading my blog! =D



My tittle is "purple bubblegum" because my favourite color is purple and i love bubblegum! I couldn't possibly live without bubblegum. If the world didn't invent bubblegum, my life would be different. Purple is such an awesome color. i couldn't possibly live without purple. ^_^

I love to hang out with my friends, go shopping, blowing and chewing bubblegum, playing basketball, drawing, eating candy and chocolates, surfing the Internet, chatting online, teasing my brother and sister (he he), watching movies, Swimming, listening to music and more. :)
I have one sister and brother, they're both younger than me so that makes the oldest. I like my brother and sister although sometimes they can be annoying. It's nice to have them along but sometimes i want to be an only child but sometimes I'm glad i have my sister and brother. My sister likes to copy me, whenever i bought things, she would buy the exact same thing but now i told her to stop. My brother and sister looks up to me so if i said something wrong my mom would probably blame it on me and scolds me because they will follow me.

That is it for now,
Cheers
XOXO