Favourite Advertisement I saw

Whose ad: Kayleigh

Purpose: To buy Cadbury chocolate because it makes you joyful

Target Audience: Teens and above because they will get it

Why it is effective: Because their saying matches the ad perfectly; a glass and a half full of joy. The ad was about two kids ready for a school photoshoot and raising their eyebrows faster and faster. Usually school photoshoots are serious but this one was funny and unusual.

Ask any questions vs. you can lie

This is a tricky question but I would go with asking any questions and getting the truthful answer. I see lying as a very bad thing that will later make you feel guilty. As they say lying only leads up to a bigger lie and trouble. If you lie you will probably get stuck in a  situation but if you ask any question, you know the person is telling the truth and there is nothing to worry about. For exampe, you might ask your friend, "what do you think of this?", your friend would give an honest answer. But if your friend ask that question, and you think it is bad, but ended lying to say it's good, your friend will never know.

The giver- journal entry

At the Ceremony of 12, I finally received my assignment. I was embarassed and confused when the Chief Elder skipped me. I thought, "what had I done wrong" and that I had made a mistake. She later on announced I wasn't assigned it, I was selected the assignment which was something very rare. I was given the assignment Receiver of Memory, but I don't know what that means and I'm not sure how I feel about it.

Clio Awards Advertisement- The Mechanic

                  Target Audience- teenagers and above 

Why Clio chose this advertisement- I think Clio chose this award because it's very clever, funny and creative. It took a while to get but once you get it, it makes a whole lot of sense.
 Elements

1. Symbolism- there is a KFC bucket facing towards the audience with their famous slogan- finger lickin' good. The mechanic's hand is big to emphasize the fingers. The mechanic has dirty hands, but when he eats KFC, it's so delicious that he licks his finger. That's how thw KFC bucket and mechanic symbolize each other.
2. Body Language- The mechanic is looking away from the camera with his back because how he looks doesn't matter, it's all on the fingers. He has his hands layed down on the table and close to the camera.
3. Camera angles- The camera shot is not taken from above but kind of down low. It's also taken from the middle of everything. The camera is also up close.
4. Special effects- They made the hand and the bucket bold but the rest of the picture is all blurry. They zoomed out of the scene and put the bucket and hand closer. The hands might have been painted in black but not have been used by oil and grease.
5. Lighting and colour- There is a bit of light at the pillar and where the mechanic is looking at. It might be the sunlight or an overhung t.v. Everything in the ad is dull and colourless, but the bucket is the only that is red so people will drow their attention to it.
6. Beauty and social standing- There's not much beauty and social standing. In advertisements, espacially for clothing, they have a young, nice-looking model to pose for the item. They usually stand and put their hands on their hips and strike a pose.
7. Layout and graphics- The layout is simple and  is like a normal picture. There is a mechanic with his hands on his table eating some chicken from the red KFC bucket. The only graphic in this advertisement is the logo for KFC on the bucket.

The Nike Airrators

                                              Nike Airrators
                                            Target Audience
                                          Young Athletic Adults
Quality
Price
Fitting
Makes you run faster
Comfort


Are you tired of having smelly feet? We've got the new Nike Airrators that have small holes to absorb the  perspiration. They've got small, thin spikes at the bottom of the shoe so you won't leave mud trails behind. These shoes are comfortable and easy to kick and run around. The material of the shoe helps to not get wet and dirty on the soccer field. Be the ultimate, whipping athlete with the Nike Airrators!

The giver

By: Lois Lowry

A boy called Jonas lives in a community that is happy but isolated. There are no animals in there though.

Psych

Crime- the crime was the accidental death of Mr. McCallum's son 
Detective- the detctives is Shaun and Gus, Shaun was trying to convince them that he has psychic powers while Gus was just thinking the whole thing was silly but he joined in
Criminal- Mr. McCallum
Evidence- the evidence was the blood on the corner of the table and the dog
Clues- the clues was the coffee spilt on the floor and bandage on Mr. McCallum's wrist which covered up the dog's bite mark
Alibis- Mr. McCallum keeps denying that he didn't do it and he wasn't there
Redherring- the distraction was the kidnap of Katarina's dad and the bag of clothes that Shaun thought was money
Witness- the dog was the only one who saw the crime, that's why it bit Mr. McCallum and he had to cover it up with the bandage
Suspense- the suspense was when they were trying to get the bag that was with clothes
Investigation- the investigation was going to Katarina's house for clues
Suprise ending- the suprise ending was for the other detectives because all along they thought Shaun and Gus were making it all up when they were telling the truth and also they got their own office/agency

Family Reunion

by Caroline Cooney

Family reunion is about a family people know as unstable. Shelley's parents are divorced, her mom in Paris whom is going to remarry. Shelly lives with her 12 year old little brother who embarreses her and has a fake leg. She lives with her father who married about four times. She has one more sister who is in Paris, visiting their mom. Every year they get together at their aunt's house in Barrington and have a family reunion. But now she has to go there with her new stepmom and annoying little brother because her dad had to skip it for business things. But actually her dad is coming to suprise people. She discovers a secret. Her dad's first wife maybe had a son called Toby. She doesn't believe it. But when she goes to the pool with her cousins she has a huge crush on this guy. And wierdly enough, his name was Toby. They later meet each other again in the ice cream shop and later confirms that he was the son of the first wife. But they are not really considered family. They fall in love and rides home in Toby's car. But something unexpected happen. They kissed. 

My favourite part was the talk when Shelly finally finds out that Toby was really her father's first son because it was akward and unexpected.

The sister switch

by Jane B Mason and Sarah Hines Stephen

Caitlin and Andie are identical twins and they are just starting junior high. Altough they look the same on the outside, they are totally different on the inside. Caitlin is a smart math student and is hoping to be in the Jazz ensemble. Andie is a sporty person, always fit and  always playing on the soccer pitch. But one day, Caitlin has to take a physical fitness test. So they thought, why not trade each other's places for a day. Caitlin passes the fitness test and Andie is finally good and liked by the math teacher. Everything was perfect until they got tangled in a mess. Starting it was easy, but stopping it is harder! How will they stop by not hurting other's feelings?

My favourite part was when they were trying to trade back places. There were so many distractions. Their friends, crush and teacher trying to hang out with them or having a chat with them. It was exciting to see them trying to get out of the mess.

Chocolate fever

Chocolate fever is a about a boy called Henry Green who loves chocolate. He eats it for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The chocolate doesn't cause him any pains, so his parents let him eat as many as he wants. One day, he went to school and had brown spots all over his body. The teacher sends him off to the nurse but the nurse says that there is no such sickness like this. So they send him off to the doctor. The doctor says he has to go through things and injections to get better, but Henry is too scared so he runs away. The whole town is looking for him and chasing him, but no one can find him. Henry hides into a  truck and meets a nice guy called Big Mac. They can relate to each other because Big Mac has had the chocolate fever before. Henry returns back home and doesn't eat any chocolate anymore. But oh-no he starts a new addiction, cinnamon.

My favourite part was the big chase. When everyone was chasing after himm, scouring the city for him. My other favourite part was the ending. Just when you thought he learnt his lesson, he starts a new one.

Monk

this is Count Olaf  who is a famous villian in a series of unfortunate events 

 this is Nancy Drew, a famous teenage detective











a picture of hair saved in a plastic bag for evidence

mysterious footprints, hmm.. could this be a clue to track the person?

this is a tape investigators use when there is something important in the area or when there is a crime scene

a scared baby because of the suspense and tension




Crime- the crime was Angeline killing her uncle becasue he was rich
Detectives- the detective was Monk because he solves the crime
Criminal- the criminal was Angeline because she killed her uncle 
Excuses- the alibis was when the shopkeeper said that he was in the store when the killings happened and that Angeline was the uncle's neice       
Victims- the victim was the uncle 
Suspects- they suspected the shopkeeper because he was the only relationship between the voodoo doll and because the way he dressed so mysteriously 
Suspense- the suspense was the creepy music that came on and the big car chase at the end
Redherring-the distractions were the 2 other killings and the voodoo doll that seemed like Natalie was going to be killed because Monk cares about her
Evidence- the evidence was the voodoo dolls and the supersticious charms that were hung around the uncle's house 
Clues- the clues were the newspaper picture of Angeline and that she was at every crime scene because is a peramedic 
Surprise ending- the suprise ending was it wasn't the shopkeeper who commited the crime, it was angeline who was the neice

Plastiki

The Plastiki is a catamaran built out of 12,500 plastic bottles and other waste products. It took three years to plan the boat and build it. David de Rothschild has already started sailing the boat from the US to Sydney, Australia on 19th March. The reason why the boat is made out of bottles is to draw attention to the amount of waste put into the oceans. David and six other people from the crew will sail across the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which is a wide area of garbage on the surface of the Pacific Ocean. Some say that the Patch is as large as the state Texas but the they are still not sure of the size. David says that the Plastiki is 100% recycable. He says that if he can sail the boat across the Pacific, then there is without a doubt that people can build boats that won't dispose waste products. He used the Plastiki to help people think waste as a resource. The bottom line is that he did this to raise awareness about waste products in and out of the ocean.

Vocab 7

1. Mildew- cool, damp, dark stain that grows on clothing

2. Out of the blue- totally off the topic, something unexpected, random thoughts or comments, preposterous

3. Hesitantly- not fluent or sure at what you're doing, stummering

4. Hatch- when an egg is born from an animal like a duck or chicken
             - a lock or hinge at a corner of an opening like a door or cage 

5.Orientation- looking at a familiar place or refernce point and finding your place

6. Chateau- a beautiful, luxirious, big house like a mansion, coming from the French language

7. Thunderous- a loud, booming way of doing something

8. Contradiction- the begginning of an arguement

9. Faults- a failure of act, not successful at doing something

10. Preserve- to keep something in it's original condition, to store/keep and save

Why is Haiti one of the poorest country?

1. Because the Europeans came into Haiti before the arrival of Colombus, and stole money from their country, so most Haitians live on a dollar a day. 

2. Haiti is actually a country full of mountains, but people have been cutting trees down without replanting.

3. Haiti's largest land areas are mostly to produce crops for exports, but the problem is there isn't much place to sell or eat in the market.

4. Millions and millions of dollars from  foreign governments and charitible groups have donated, but have been stolen from goverment officials.

5. The shipping goods are expensive and risky, it usually takes a long time for workers because after it rains, roads can't be used and is damaged.

6. Water is really difficult to get because there are limited water sewages and the water in Haiti isn't clean. 

7. A problem for the cause of poverty is that about 5% of Haiti knows how to speak French fluently and the other percentage knows how to only speak Creole.

8. Legally, education is free in this country, but again the language from teachers, books and exams are in French, causing the discipline of students to be hard and schools are overcrowded.

9. The life expectantcy for the Haitians is 48 years old for males and 52 years old for females, maybe because of diseases.

10. Another reason to why they are one of the poorest country is in the early days the French took over their crops and ordered them harshly as hard-working slaves.

Update on Haiti

As you know, last Tuesday, Hati had an 7.0 magnitude earthquake, the question is how are they doing now? People from aide organization groups like the Red Cross and others have rushed in from helicopters,boats,planes to help provide food, shelter, water and more. It will take a long time until they will arrive in large quantities. But as so many Haitians are desperate for the need of these supplies after this disaster, it's creating a bottleneck. Airports are packed with aide helpers. Signs are put everywhere like the one on the right, attracting medical services to go to that area. But Haiti is progressing because there are games and sites online where you can donate to help. Also medical helpers are taking over clinics and hospitals and tents are set up for shelter.

Disaster strikes Haiti

On January 12, 2010, an earthquake measuring at about 7.0-magnitude occured in the carribean island, Haiti. Mostly the area in Port-au Prince was damaged and wrecked, causing people to have no place to live and hide. After the terrible earthquake, they discovered people buried in rubble from buildings and feared 100,000 are dead, but every minute or so the death tolls are rising. Buildings like hospitals, schools, houses and even the white national palace of justice was badly ruined. It was hard for them to rescue them because there were no hospitals and not the right equipment. As everything was ruined, telephone lines and electricity lines were also destroyed which made it hard to send help and communicate to others. It was such a powerful earthquake that people in the Eastern Cuba could feel it strongly.

Family

Yesterday was my mom's birthday which was the 10/01/10. This was a cool year for her because the date is in a pattern, there won't be any date like this until 20100. My little brother sneaked in her room early in the morning before she woke up, and put his card on her bedside table, so when she woke up there would be a surprise awaiting. I gave her my decorated card after I was nicely cleaned up. She was really happy and appreciative when she received all our cards. As a birthday tradition, whoever is the birthday person gets a cake and a present. My dad went to Harvest and bought a chocolate cake that wrote "Happy Birthday Rose, 10/01/10. The cake was delicious! We went out to lunch at Penang Bistro which takes only 5 minutes from my house. My mom's hometown is near Penang. I ate Roti Canai Tissue, but it was such a large portion! That was delicious too. After we were done with our meal, we went back home and my mom opened her birthday gift, It was this really gorgeous, sparkling watch from Switzerland and she also got a casing for it. She was trying it on, admiring her gift. She got a banquet of roses, to match her name which is Roslina, and later on she displayed the flowers in a vase. She was supposed to get a spa treatment but unfortunately she had a tummy-ache. Poor her on her birthday. But then we played something to distract her from the pain.

We then played Congklak, a traditional Malaysian game where there are 10 holes with 5 shells in each and a home on a wooden bowl. You're supposed to move the shells in a strategic way, to get as many shells in your home hole. It's not as easy as it sounds, it's for people who like brain games, but sometimes it's luck. You also need patience. I was versing my mom, but in the end she lost. Then I versed my brother and he lost too. Everyone was trying to beat me, but the person who managed to was my older sister. They were happy that there was finaly a new champion! It was a really nice family day and I can't wait until my next family members' birthday which is in May.

Holiday entry 10

This is my last entry of my holidays. Today was actualy my mom's birthday and what was cool is her birthdate this year is 10/01/10. It's like a pattern. My brother woke up early and snuck in his card before my mom wakess up. I wanted to be clean when I presented my card so I gave it to her later on. She was really happy when she receied all of her cards. My dad bought a chocolate cake from Harvest, and she blew her candles. Her birthday present was this really gorgeous watch with a purse. She also got a banquet of roses. For lunch we went to Penang Bistro which is only 5 minutes away from where I live. I ate Roti Canai tissuewith Penang Rojak. The good times in Malaysia... We went to the grocery store to buy grocery for school which is tomorrow. I had a fantabulous holiday and it's back to school for me!

Holiday entry 9

I woke up in the morning by the sound of my little brother. He was saying that I better wake up because my whole family is swimming in the morning. This is exciting because usually my whole family doesn't swim, mostly the only one who swims sre my siblings and I. I got changed in my swimsuit and ran to my back yard. I saw my dad had already set the net up, above the swimming pool. We were going to play volleyball in the pool. My sister, brother and I were on one side, and my parents were on the other. I think that's really unfair because they have to adults and we're on the deep side so we sat on floaties. Obviously my parents won against us, and they did this cheer. So we wanted to show them they were wrong by trading sides. Now we don't need anymore floaties. They were struggling a lot. In the end my siblings and I won, and we did a cheer. The game was so long, but we prove them that we could do it. It was a really fun day and I hope we play pool volleyball again!

Holiday entry 8

Today I woke up early at about 7 o' clock because my siblings and I had a appointment with the dentist to check our teeth and maybe get it cleaned. We went to Medikaloka near my dad's office, so we used the same car. My big sister went first because she wanted to get it done and over with. I went next because my little brother wanted to go last. I don't know why but I'm not scared of the dentist, but I'm scared of  getting injections. Weird... The dentist was checking my teeth then he cleaned it. The only thing that was bothering me was that I had to keep my mouth open the whole time and I couldn't swallow. And also the nurse was poking my gum with a tool. The doctor told me something that I didn't see coming. I had my first cavity! They covered up the hole but it didn't hurt at all to me. After my turn was done I went to visit the ear doctor, because my hearing has gone worse because I keep asking my family to repeat lots of times. He checked my ear and throat to see if there's anything wrong. He said there was nothing wrong but he put it to the test. I was put in a trapped box-room and I had headphones on. If I hear a *beep*, I have to press this buzzer. It was different pitches and tones and different volumes. It was kind of wierd. It reminded me of playing play station. After the test was done, the doctor announced the results. He said I had good hearing, but the problem was I don't pay enough attention when I'm communicating. He gave me nasal spray to clear my inflammation.

When we were done at Medikaloka, we went to Pasar Festival. We went and ate at A&W. We went to kareoke at Vizta. My siblings and I mostly picked Michael Jackson songs because he's our favourite singer. We're obsessed with him, especialy my sister. She has magazines, newspaper articles, T-shirt, stickers, all the songs and videos in her Ipod, and seen this is it. We then cut our hair. I cut my hair shorter and layered. I look so wierd and different! I wonder what people might think and say about it. I'm not used to my new look yet. Oh well, you'll just have to see me at school!.....

Holiday entry 7

A few weeks ago, my family and I went to Pasar Festival to go bowling. I sometimes wonder why we have to wear special shoes. They're kind of big and remind me of clown shoes. We tried to find the lightest ball for my brother and I, that was yellow colour. My dad was first up, my brother second, me next, my sister, then my mom. We ordered drinks, french fries and fried chocolate-cheese fritters. I got gutter-balls in the beggining, but then I got the hang of it. I came in third place. My dad was obviously first place with a good high score, my mom following next, me, my sister, and then my little brother. That was an exhausting but fun game. We then headed to PIM for some shopping and dinner. They had a event where you go on a miniture train around the mall. The line was too long so we didn't go. There were pretend train tracks to guide the way. We ate dinner at the food court and shopped a for a while. I feel like going bowling again!

Holiday entry 6

On 31st December, it was our last day in Lombok. We woked up bright and early and headed across the street for breakfast at a restaurent called the Office. Most of us ordered the Breakfast Set. While we were waiting for our breakfast to get ready, my brother and I went to play billiard. They had a billiard set in the restaurent. It was hard to get the right aim and force release. There were 2 people who came and thought us the right way to play the game. We were getting better at playing the game. Just when I won the game, our breakfast was ready. I had fresh toast, sunny-side up egg and baked beans. We bought a t-shirt each for ourselves as a souvenier from Lomkbok. After we ate our breakfast, we went back to the hotel to check-out, but we're leaving our bags at the reception center because we're spending some time at the beach but the check-out time is 12 o'clock. We had to walk all the way to the other side of the beach to swim. We couldn't swim at our side of the beach becauseit was too deep, but the other side wasn't that deep. My brother and I built a sandcastle protected my a tall wall and towers. We swam for a while, but it was getting too dirty and sandy , so we decided to swim at the hotel's swimming pool. We washed ourselves off and went for a little swim. After we showered and got dressed, we took our bags and left the hotel. We took a cab to the airport. When we reached the airport, I could've sworn I saw Ms. Voss! I looked carefully, and I think it was her! That's really wierd because my friend said that she saw Mr. Hughes and I saw her teacher! Our flight was at 5 and we reaced back in Jakarta at about 6:30pm. I just want to wish everyone a happy new year! May all the happiness and peace be with you!

Holiday entry 5

On 30th December which is the second day in Lombok, we went to lots of places. We started the day of early in the morning to Sheraton because at our hotel, there isn't any tours and guides. We got a driver/tour guide who first took us to a pottery place. At the front of the building there was a shop of potteries the staff made, and at the back was where you made it. My brother and I tried doing one. I made a swan with my name on it and my brother made a spotty dinasaur with his name on it. We bought some potteries but we had to wrap it and keep it tight in a box, or else it will brake in the airplane. We had to put our handmade pottery somewhere hot to dry because it needs to harden.
After we visited this place, we went to the weaving house that was closeby. My brother and I tried weaving the traditional way. My mom bought a sarong from the shop that we later saw. After we had a few drinks at the shop we left the place and went to visit traditional Lombok houses which were called Rumah Sasak. An interesting fact is that the houses were made out of cow manure. Really wierd and unusual... We went in the house and it was small. Only 2 rooms in the whole house with no doors or window or light. That's why the house was really dark. My brother and I bought our own frog instruments from a nearby village. It was a wooden frog with a slot in it, and you rub a wooden stick on it's spike. It imitates a frog's noise. As we exited the village, my dad made a donation.
 Then we headed of to the gem pearl shop where my mom bought a pearl ring. The next stop we went to was similar to the gem pearl shop but it was the pearl shop. I saw so many buses of tourists going to this shop. Mostly all girls, that is. Lombok is mostly famous for their pearls. My mom loves jewelry that she bought 6 things! The rest of us were left waiting. When my mom finished satisfying herself, the driver dropped us at a restaurent where we had our lunch, and then we went back to our hotel. I was so tired I wanted to relax. The day finaly ended. This day I visited a lot of traditional things and learnt some new techniques and learnt more about their culture. There is only one day left in Lombok....

Holiday entry 4

On the 28th of December, it was my last day in Bali. I really like how Bali displays their tradition and I think it is a really exotic place. I heard it's one of the most famous tourist place. I agree. Everywhere I look I see tourists and foreigners like me. We packed our bags and checked out of the hotel. That hotel was a great place to stay and I miss it. We went to Bali Collection which is a huge outside mall withthings related to Bali or from Bali. We bought lots of food and other things too.

We left from Bali Collection to Pizza Hut near Kuta beach for lunch. We couldn't take too long because soon it was going to be our flight to Lombok. I'll be staying there for about 2 and a half days. Our flight time was about 5 o' clock. After the big meal we headed for the airport. We were surprised when we were in the plane. They served us a sweet and fruit tea, and after a few minutes it was time too land. That was way too short! It was only 15 minutes! My family and I was laughing. We set foot in Lombok when it was night time. We waited for our baggage then a taxi. He took us to our hotel that wasn't far away. It was called Puri Bunga and was also villas. It was such a long way up to the villas. We had to climb so many stairs until we reached it. My mom was puffed out. After we unpacked and settled in, we walked across the street to eat at a restaurent. It was called Lotus. When we finished eating, we went back to our hotel and slept.

Holiday entry 3

This is the second day in Bali which is the 28th of December. We woke up really early because we want to explore as many places as we can. We started the day off by eating a scrumptious breakfast at the hotel's restaurent. Then we headed to the beach booked for water sports in Benoa. You could pick so many water sports to do. You could go parasailing, banana boat, flying fish, scuba-diving, snorkeling and many more. I wanted to go parasailing but the instructor said the wind was too strong, it's too dangerous. So we wanted to do something that was safe and that everyone could do. We chosed to visit Turtle Island. We took a private boat to the island but before we reached there, we stopped a while because we were feeding the fishes bread. So that's what the bread was for! We couldn't really see the fishes because the water was too brown and dirty. After about 15 minutes we arrived at turtle island where there was our own tour guide waiting for us. Oh yeah, whenn we were going to turtle island we saw a funny but dangerous sight. This place was close to the airport so we saw someone high up in the air parasailing and a airplane almost touching it. That must've been scary! The tour guide welcomed us to the island and gave us a tour. 

First we saw different types of turtles. We saw baby turtles, huge turtles and green turtles. When I carried the adult turtle, it was so heavy. My fingers were hurting and was slipping! We moved on to a shallow pool, when you could swim with the turtles. It was kind of scary because I didn't know what was underneath me. We got to feed the turtles seaweed. I never knew what they ate. Next we saw iguanas. They were scary but my dad and I gave it a shot and stroked it. Then we saw an eagle. My dad, my brother and me were the only one who put the eagle on our shoulders because my mom and sister didn't want to. The claws were hurting my neck a little bit because it was trying to climb. The next animal was the fruit bat. Only my dad and me held it. You hold it upside down by it's leg and we tapped our arms to make the fruit bat open it's wings.It felt a bit gross because the legs were muscley. We saw the phyton but no way was my family or me going to hold it. It just gave us the creeps! The last animal was the toucan. The beak and eyelashes was so long! I didn't hold it though. After we saw all that we stopped for a coconut drink. We made a donation to the animals at the donation box and left the island. We took the boat back and reached back to Benoa.

We then went to Sukawati which took forever! It's another huge bazzar and shopping stalls. We bought bags of things. I bought another pair of slippers, a wooden toy calender, a traditional wooden cicak that you hang on your wall, broadshorts and a sundress. I'm not sure if I bought more but it's too much!! After many long minutes, we stopped at a restaurent called Rapuan Cilli. I ate seafood fettucini. Yum! We were supposed to got to white river rafting but it rained, unfortunately. That was the most exciting thing I was waiting for the whole day! Oh well, change of plans. Instead we went to Ubud. It was also one of those shopping stalls. We went there because my mom was looking for this special rock bracelet. Luckly there were lots or else we would be looking forever until we found it! We were puffed out but there was still one place to go which was the seafood restaurent for dinner. I was already sleeping in the car. The restaurent was next to the beach but we couldn't really see it because it was night time already. We were serenaded by this quartet and instruments. I think they should have their own record, because they sound so nice and soothing. Speaking of soothing, when we reached back to the hotel, my siblings put our swimsuits and rested in the bathtub. What a full-packed day it was!

Holiday entry 2

On the 27th of December my family and I went on a 2 and a half day trip to Bali. We woke up early in the morning about 7 o'clock and left at about 8 or 9. We packed a lot of beach clothes because we heard that Bali has lots of beaches and is hot. This is my second time going to Bali. I was so exited to go to Bali again! We reached at the airport and took off on the air! We got served bread, kit-kat and fruit salad. We finaly reached Bali in an hour. We had a driver/tour guide who took us to our hotell in Nusa Dua. Our hotel was called Sekar Dua Resorts. We got welcome things like cold frangipane-scented towels and guava juice. The place was really  nice with traditional flowers spread all over. It wasn't a building though, it was seperate villas. But at each villa, there are 2 rooms next to each other. Perfect! My parents were right next door to my brother, sister and me! We opened the door and it was beautiful! We saw our own private jacuzzi pool and outdoor chairs and tables. We open yet another door that revealed our bedroom. It was a bed with mosquito nets because this hotel is very natury and bugs could get through. There was another door to the balcony and another one for the bathroom. That was the deepest bath tub I ever saw! I didn't quite like the bathroom because there were shades to cover up, but at the corners you could see trees. Spooky!

After we unpacked and settled in, we went to eat lunch at Discovery Bali, a shopping mall. We looked for a while but then we walked to the bazars and shopping stalls. I bought sandals, a broadshort and a flower clip. We went to a minimart because we were going to get hungry at the hotel. We walked back to the Discovery Bali to our driver and went back to the hotel. We were really exhausted that we slept after we played UNO.