My Vacation in Bali

When I was 3nd grade of senior high school, my friends and I trip to Bali for vacation. We were there for five days. We got many precious experiences during the vacation.
First day, we visited Kuta Beach in the morning. We saw the lovely sunrise there. It was an outstanding view. Then, we checked in to the hotel at the night. After taking a nap at the hotel, we went to Tanah Lot. Tanah lot was nice place. It was lovely place for taking photo. We saw so many tourists there.

Second day, we spent our time on Tanjung Benoa beach. We played water sports at there. We drove banana boat and speed boat. In the afternoon, We went to Penyu island to see unique animals such as big turtles, snake, and sea birds. We felt enjoyed and happy.
The last day, we went to Sangeh. We could enjoy the shady forest. There were so many monkeys. Sometimes the monkey could be naughty. We could be really close with them. After that, we visited to Sukowati Market. I bought Bali T-Shirt, souvenirs and some food for gift there
At the night, we had to check out from the our hotel. We went back home and bring so many unforgettable memories of Bali.

Countable and Uncountable nouns

It's important to distinguish between countable and uncountable nouns in English because their usage is different in regards to both determiners and verbs.

Countable nouns

Countable nouns are for things we can count using numbers. They have a singular and a plural form. The singular form can use the determiner "a" or "an". If you want to ask about the quantity of a countable noun, you ask "How many?" combined with the plural countable noun.

Singular          Plural

one dog           two dogs

one horse         two horses

one man           two men

one idea           two ideas

one shop          two shops

Examples

•     She has three dogs.
•     I own a house.
•     I would like two books please.
•     How many friends do you have?

Uncountable nouns

Uncountable nouns are for the things that we cannot count with numbers. They may be the names for abstract ideas or qualities or for physical objects that are too small or too amorphous to be counted (liquids, powders, gases, etc.). Uncountable nouns are used with a singular verb. They usually do not have a plural form.

Examples

•     tea
•     sugar
•     water
•     air
•     rice
•     beauty
•     anger
•     fear
•     love
•     money
•     research
•     safety
•     evidence

We cannot use a/an with these nouns. To express a quantity of an uncountable noun, use a word or expression like some, a lot of, much, a bit of, a great deal of , or else use an exact measurement like a cup of, a bag of, 1kg of, 1L of, a handful of, a pinch of, an hour of, a day of. If you want to about the quantity of an uncountable noun, you ask "How much?"

Examples

•     There has been a lot of research into the causes of this disease.
•     He gave me a great deal of advice before my interview.
•     Can you give me some information about uncountable nouns?
•     He did not have much sugar left.
•     Measure 1 cup of water, 300g of flour, and 1 teaspoon of salt.
•     How much rice do you want?

Tricky spots

Some nouns are countable in other languages but uncountable in English. They must follow the rules for uncountable nouns. The most common ones are:

accommodation, advice, baggage, behavior, bread, furniture, information, luggage, news, progress, traffic, travel, trouble, weather, work

Examples

•     I would like to give you some advice.
•     How much bread should I bring?
•     I didn't make much progress today.
•     This looks like a lot of trouble to me.
•     We did an hour of work yesterday.

Be careful with the noun hair which is normally uncountable in English, so it is not used in the plural. It can be countable only when referring to individual hairs.

Examples :

•     She has long blond hair.
•     The child's hair was curly.
•     I washed my hair yesterday.
•     My father is getting a few grey hairs now. (refers to individual hairs)
•     I found a hair in my soup! (refers to a single strand of hair)

Sentence Pattern : Subject, Verb, Complement, Modifier

sentence pattern is patterns of sentences in English that consists of 4 elements of the subject , verb , complement , modifier.

      subject

      subjects is a people, animal or object perform an activities. in the English sentence must have a subject and a predicate ( verb ) , the subject is the perpetrator . Subjects can be a single noun ( singular ) , example , coffee is delicious . Subjects can also be a noun phrase ( noun phrase ) , for example, the book is on the table . Noun phrase that is used for the subject should not be preceded by a preposition .

      Verb

      The verb follows the subject: it generally shows the action of the sentence. NOTE:Every sentence must have a verb. The verb may be a single word.
example :

John drives too fast.
They hate spinach.
The verb may be a verb phrase. A verb phrase consists of one or more
auxiliaries and one main verb. The auxiliaries always precede the main
verb.
example :

John is going to Miami tomorrow. (auxiliary-is, main verb-going)
Jane has been reading that book. (auxiliaries-has. been; main verb-reading)=present perfact countineus.

Complement:
A complement completes the verb. It is similar to the subject because it is usually a noun or noun phrase; however, it generally follows the verb when the sentence is in the active voice. NOTE: Every sentence does not require a complement. The complement CANNOT begin with a preposition. A complement answers the question what? or whom?

Examples of complements:
They called Mary yesterday. (Whom did they call?)
He was smoking a cigarette. (What was he smoking?)

            Modifier:
A modifier tells the time, place, or manner of the action. Very often it is a prepositional phrase. A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun.

Example of Modifier :

She drove the car on Main Street. (Where did she drive?)
(on Main Street: Modifier of place )
We ate dinner at seven o’clock. (When did we eat dinner?)
(at seven o’clock: Modifier of time)

sumber :

https://hidayatullahahmad.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/normal-sentence-pattern-in-english/

TOEFL

What Is TOEFL?

            The  TOEFL  is the product of the Educational Testing Service (ETS). TOEFL, pronounced "toe-full", evaluates the potential success of an individual to use and understand standard American English at a college level. TOEFL is required for non-native applicants at many US and other English-speaking colleges and universities. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is widely used by colleges and universities, scholarship agencies, and professional licensing organizations to assess English language proficiency. Four skills are tested in TOEFL: Listening, Structure, Reading, and Writing. In the near future, Speaking will be added and Structure dispensed with. The test itself takes approximately four hours including the (required) computer tutorial.

Formats and Sections Of  TOEFL
            The paper-based TOEFL (PBT) test consists of three sections, similar to the first three sections of the computer-based TOEFL test. The TOEFL PBT contains only multiple-choice questions.

- Listening Section of TOEFL

            The Listening Section of TOEFL test is made up of three parts. In the first part you will hear short conversations usually containing two sentences which are followed by a single question. In the second part you will hear a longer dialogue between two people. After the dialogue you will hear four of five questions. Each of those questions is followed by four answers (A, B, C and D). Only one of those four answers is correct. You have to select the correct answer. In the final part of theListening Section you will hear longer pieces of spoken communication such as lectures, radio talks, TV announcements or other broadcasts. Each of those talks lasts between one to two minutes and it is delivered by a single speaker. After every piece of information you have listened to, you must answer four to five questions. There are also some questions that require you to re-arrange or match objects, phrases or words.

- Structure Section of TOEFL

            In the Structure Section of TOEFL you have to demonstrate your knowledge and skills in vocabulary, grammar and proper usage of standard North American written English. You will have to recognize vocabulary items of an academic nature, this means, there will be subjects related to science, the arts, literature, culture and history. To answer the questions correctly it will be sufficient if you have an average level of knowledge of those subjects. You will find two types of questions in the Structure Section of the TOEFL test. The first question type is a sentence containing a gap. You must select a word or phrase that fills in the gap appropriately. The second question type can be called "Errors in Sentences". Those questions consist of complete sentences with four separate underlined words. You must select which of the four underlinded words or word combinations contains an error in grammar or usage.

- Reading Section of TOEFL
In the Reading Section of TOEFL you will find short passages similar to the sort of texts used for academic purposes in the US, Canada or other internationally recognized universities. For example there will be texts about the arts, literature, biography of important people, science and scientific research as well as history related to North America. Even if you know a lot about any of the subjects covered in the Reading Section of TOEFL test, it will not necessarily be to your advantage in answering the questions correctly because the TOEFL measures your English language proficiency rather than your knowledge of a specific area. After all, you take the TOEFL test before you actually start your study program at university. So, your success on the TOEFL Reading Section depends on how well you understand the text passages and the attached questions. In addition there are also a number of computer-specific questions that either require you to match a particular word, phrase or paragraph from the text with a definition or to insert a sentence in the text where it is most appropriate.

- Writing Section of TOEFL

            In the Writing Section of TOEFL you have to compose an essay based on one single assigned topic. Your essay should include such elements as original thought, analysis, examples, evidence and organization in English. You can choose between composing your essay at a computer or using the traditional hand-written format. Because computer-adaptive testing is not possible on the paper-based TOEFL test (PBT), the PBT has three question difficulty levels. Thirty percent of PBT TOEFL test questions are categorized as easy, forty percent are medium and thirty percent are difficult. At the beginning of each section you will find easy-level questions which are followed by medium-level questions and difficult questions at the end.

My Autobiography

My name is rianto benny usually called benny, I was born in Jakarta, January 2, 1994, I was the fourth of five children, my father name is Ngadiman worked as a self-employed and my mother name is Sumiti as a excellent housewife. My first sister named Aika Sulistia pendonor, the second sister name is ani silvia, the third is  my brother and his name is anang tri saroyo, and my younger sister name is Atikah where Hanani.

My primary school is in SDN SETU 02 PAGI graduated in 2006, my junior high school graduates in the SMP 259 Jakarta in 2009, and my high school SMAN 58 Jakarta graduated in 2012, my hobby is playing badminton and always follow the existing championship, although not always win it.

my goals when I was a child I wanted to be a pilot, because that is coolest goal on that time. but my goal now wanted to be an entrepreneur because my study program  lead me to there.

Accounting majors is my option now because in this majors I can understand about finances, because I want to manage about finance problem around me. I wish when I graduate, graduate majors would be beneficial for the future.

LIBURAN TAMAN WISATA ALAM MAGROV

Finally, kesampean juga mengunjungi Taman Wisata Alam Angke Kapuk, setelah ditunda dan gagal berulang kali.
 

Singkat cerita, saya berhasil ngomporin teman-teman. Bahwa di Jakarta tuh ada lho tempat yang bagus banget dan belum banyak orang yang tahu tempat tersebut. Wisata alam yang cocok buat menghilangkan penat jika tidak punya cukup banyak waktu untuk keluar kota, dan yang pasti murah.

Jam 8 pagi pada tanggal 4 oktober, kami janjian di Sunter rumah salah satu temen kita yg paling kelimis rambutnya yaitu Rama Adipura. Dan karena saya yang ngajak, jadilah saya ditunjuk sebagai guide. Tapi ya gapapa deh, asal bisa kumpul bareng. 

Mereka semua sebenarnya anak gundar teman tingkat 1 saya berhubung waktu yg selalu memisahkan kita ya dari liburan singkat ini kita dipertemukan untuk berkumpul.

Tettttt… jam 8 pagi, dan belum ada yang sampai ditempat janjian. Ada yang masih ribet sama perlengkapannya, ada yang bingung sama rumahnya rama.. hahha..benar benar menghibur.. :mrgreen:

Akhirnya jam 9 lebih semua sudah berkumpul. Voiiilaaa..terkumpullah pasukan dengan jumlah 6 orang. Karena ada yang belum sarapan dari rumah tentunya mereka harus sarapan dulu, untungnya ada penjual soto di pinggir jalan didekat rumah rama tersebut.

Dan kamipun berangkat menggunakan 3 motor sepiring berdua haha saling berboncengan maksutnya. Dalam perjalanan kamipun menikmati perjalanan sampai pada akhirnya kebiasaan lama orang indonesia yaitu pergi tanpa arah wkwk.

Ohhho.. maaf kepada teman-teman karena guidenya kurang teliti untuk menuju PIK kita berputar putar layaknya bukan orang jakarta setelah berjam jam lamanya mengendarai motor. Akhirnya kami mengikuti opsi : “jalan sekitar 500 meter dari pintu masuk PIK maka teman-teman akan menemukan hutan mangrovenya jakarta.”

Taraaaa….ketemu. Didepannya tertulis “bla..blaa..blaa Muara Angke..bla..bla..”

“Yayyy..kita sampai”

“Owh..ini tho hutan mangrovenya. Ayo kita kemooon”.

 Kami terlalu bersemangat! Pada awalnya agak heran, kenapa tempat itu amat sangat sepi.. ya setidaknyakan ada petugas penjaga pintu masuk, ada pengunjung yang lain. Ini tidak, kami disambut oleh sekawanan monyet. Pintu kayu yang sudah agak usang dengan posisi dirantai, digembok. Padahal sudah hampir jam 10, masa sih belum buka. ha? haa? haaa?

 “Ini Balai Konservasi, kalau mau ke taman wisatanya masih kesana lagi, sekitar 2 km dari sini. Tapi kalau adek-adek mau masuk disini, nanti bapak masukkan, biaya administrasi Rp 10.000 per orang.” Jelas, si bapak menerangkan dengan sangat jelas. Tapi balik lagi, kami terlalu pede.

“Owh..ya gapapa Pak. Kita masuk dari sini aja, nanti di dalam bisa nembuskan ke taman wisatanya? ya gapapa, masuk sini aja Pak.”

 “Ya nanti Bapak masukkan, tapi taman wisatanya masih 2 km dari sini.” Si bapak, saya kira selain mengharapkan uang masuk, juga bingung bagaimana menerangkannya pada kami. Bahwa taman wisata masih 2 km dari sini, BUKAN DISINI MASUKNYA. Haha..astaga.

Singkat kata, kami berhasil masuk – HUTAN MANGROVE. Aroma asin air laut bercampur sampah dikiri kanan jalan setapak menyambut kami dengan ramah. Sepanjang jalan kami bercengkrama ria, tergelak karena harus ekstra hati-hati menapak langkah demi langkah pada jalan setapak yang mulai lapuk termakan usia.

Yapss… tempat ini sudah tua dan tidak terawat. Jalan setapak yang terbuat dari potongan-potongan papan itu terlihat usang, rapuh, dan bolong dimana-mana. Di tempat-tempat tertentu, kami tidak boleh berkumpul disatu titik agar tidak terperosok ke rawa. Setelah agak masuk kedalam, ternyata tak cukup pohon yang bisa melindungi kami dari sengatan matahari. Sangat panas. Namun kami masih menyimpan segenggam asa, semoga tempat ini terhubung ke taman wisata yang sebenarnya -koplak banget gak sih? Maka sampailah kami diujung jalan, jalan setapak terputus Kapten.

Ahhaha..saya sendiri cuma bisa mesem, nyinyir nyengir gak jelas. Karena medan yang cukup melelahkan, kami putuskan untuk beristirahat sejenak sambil merundingkan langkah selanjutnya.hahha

 A : “aaa iii uuu ee oooo…bla bla bla?

 B : owhh…bla bla laaaa laa laa..

C : haaa…?? (kira kira seperti itulah perundingannya). Ditengah perundingan itu saya putuskan menelpon pengembang TWA langsung (kebetulan tertera di brosur yang bapak kasih).

Kemudian, “Oke fix, kita salah tempat. Kita harus keluar dari sini lalu naik angkot lagi buat kesana. Anggap saja yang ini sebagai pemanasan.. ahhaha..” untung ga ada yang menuntut kegagalan saya sebagai guide #lapkeringat.

“Kan kita udah masuk nih, nanti disana bayar lagi gak?” tanya satrio. “Uuuumm…sepertinya sih bayar lagi deh, kan beda tempat.” saya mencoba memberikan informasi yang semoga tidak salah. Maka kamipun beriringan menuju pintu keluar.

Dan AKHIRNYA JENG,, JENG,, JENG,, sampai juga di TAMAN WISATA ALAM MAGROVE. Masuk TWA, kita dikenai biaya sebesar Rp 15.000,-/orang. Yang mau sholat tidak usah khawatir karena disana ada mushola yang bisa dibilang cukup apik. (Aslinya saya sangat senang dengan musholanya).

Memasuki area mushola kita harus membuka alas kaki. Dan siapkan mental untuk melewati hamparan papan panas yang menyengat di area tersebut. :mrgreen:

Dari mushola ini kita bisa menikmati teduhnya suasana. Air di bawahnya cukup bening sehingga bisa untuk mengawasi gerombolan ikan yang sedang mencari makan. Dari sini juga kita bisa menikmati indahnya jingga – senja.

Lanjut, kita menuju gerbang masuk. Disana semua makanan dan minuman harus dititip. Jangan khawatir kelaparan atau kehausan karena didalam banyak yang jualan. Oya, kita tidak boleh membawa kamera digital. Hanya kamera HP yang diperkenankan dibawa. Tapi kalau memang berniat hunting photo, kita dikenai biaya masuk 1jt.

Saat itu kami kurang beruntung. Hujan lebat bercampur angin mengguyur TWA dan sekitarnya padahal kami belum sempat mengeksplore hutan mangrove. Alhasil waktu satu jam terlewatkan dan ini beberapa photo kami bersama ketika hujan belum mengguyur kami ...

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Dan disini kami terlihat konyol walaupun kekonyolan itu yg kami cari ...

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Selvy MAHABARATA pun akhirnya menjadi pose terakhir saya dengan begitu banyaknya pose-pose, disini saya lebih terlihat seperti ARJUNA hehe ...

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Saat hujan agak reda, kami memutuskan langsung menuju pantai karena waktu yang tersisa tak lagi mencukupi. Untuk mencapai pantai hanya butuh waktu kurang lebih 15 menit. Kita dikelilingi lebatnya pohon mangrove dikiri kanan jalan setapak.

Lembab, sepi, hujan dan hutan, otomatis memberikan efek damai yang dramatis bagi setiap pengunjung. Untuuuuung tempat ini belum terlalu populer dikalangan masyarakat Jakarta dan sekitarnya. Karena apa? Sebab jika terlalu banyak pengunjung, efek suasana alaminya justru akan terkikis.

Di tepi pantai dibuatkan semacam saung untuk berteduh. Dari sini kita bisa mengamati pemandangan pantai yang cukup “menarik”.

Sebagian lahan yang tidak jauh letaknya dari saung itu kita dapat menyaksikan alat-alat berat yang sedang menyulap lahan gambut itu menjadi bangunan elit. Bagaimana bisa? #jujur saya lelah bicara tentang birokrasi negara ini. Apapun bisa jadi asal ada uang, kekuasaan, negosiasi lalu balik lagi ke uang. hufffhh

Dan mengenai air laut yang keruh, sampah berserakan dimana-mana juga merupakan hal yang melelahkan untuk dibahas. Melelahkan, bikin greget sendiri.

Tapi, setidaknya masih ada sisi alami yang masih tersisa, yang masih nikmat untuk dinikmati. Bahwa Kota metropolitan Jakarta masih punya hutan mangrove. Jauh lebih baik dibanding kebisingan jalanan ibukota [yaiyaaalah..hahha].

Baca juga Hutan Mangrove, untuk info lainnya mengenai TWA.

Note : yang saya bicarakan disini merupakan sisi yang mengarah ke pantai, sesuai petunjuk plang yang ada di TWA. Masih ada sisi lain yang jauh lebih indah, terdiri dari hutan mangrove, gardu pandang, rumah rumbia dan yang lainnya – yang sayangnya kami terkendala waktu sehingga tidak sempat mengeksplore. Lain waktu pengen main kesana lagi.