Hi again!!!^^
Now, on this post, I wanted to tell you about my trip to Singapore with my classmates… It was really fun and refreshing, we got a lot of new experiences and visit a lot of new places…^^ hehehe
6th April 2010:
Firstly, we went to Jakarta by bus at around 8 a.m. After arrived there, we searched for lunch, we ate at Hoka Hoka Bento to eat some Japanese food. Then at 13.15, the plane departed from Jakarta to Singapore. Our plane arrived at around 3.00p.m local time. Then, we went to Anglo Chinese School’s (Independent) Boarding School to drop off the boy students to place their luggage. After waiting for a while, the boys had came back and we went to Rider’s Lodge Hotel for the girls to drop of their luggage. After done with those things, we went to dinner. We ate in a nearby restaurant, the food there was not bad. After dinner, we got separated, the boys and the girls I mean. We went to our hotel and went to sleep.
7th April 2010:
First day in Singapore… Ahhh… So happy to be there…^^hehehe
We woke up at 5 o’clock in the morning, got ready for our first day learning at ACSI (Anglo Chinese School Independent), after getting ready, we had our breakfast in the hotel. After done, we went to ACSI by a mini-van. When we got there, I was impressed because ACS is a really big school and it’s beautiful… hehehe… We met the boys in front of the school, waiting for us… After we all gather together, the ceremony which they held every morning started. The ceremony included flag ceremony, morning announcements, and other things. After it done, we got divided to several class, I got a class at 2.14 with Cynthia, Wianta, and Khrisna. Our first subject was Art, and we have to paint. It was a pretty fun class, because I had fun… hehehe… Then it was recess, we should’ve eat at that time, but because we were confused, so we just walking around and got back to class… After recess, our subject was PC, it is stands for Pastoral Care and Career Guidance. And at this subject that time, it was about Trust and Support (part 2). We had to listen about other person introduction, then we write about them on a piece of paper. After PC lesson, next subject was math, and we learnt about Linear Graphs. Unfortunately, after math, there was no other subject because my class had to support the tennis team who was competing in a competition. So, me with Cynthia just walked around the school for hours until I met Ma’am Lovanka, Ma’am Hartati, and Ma’am Liani. We rested for a while, had some meal then got back to class. But, on the way, we met the other students from my school, so we went back to canteen and accompanied them. Hehehe…^^. When all of the students from my school had done their classes, we went to Orchard to go shopping, we divided our-selves into many groups and went together. After shopping, around 6p.m we went to ACS again for dinner. After dinner, the girl students took taxis to go back to the hotel.
What happened today was almost the same as yesterday, because we learnt at ACS again. Our first subject was Physical Education, but instead of watching the students did that, the girl students went with the teachers to tell stories and share. After recess, our next subject was Geography, we learnt about plantation. After Geography, there was Science, we learnt about energy: Physical and Chemical changes and a lot of other stuff. After science, it was time for my favourite subject… MUSIC… hahaha… I really had fun in that class, we discussed about Gamelan, a traditional set of music played in Indonesia… hehehe… Then, it was time for History subject, on the middle of the lesson, some boys came and sold some cotton candy, we also bought one and ate it in class… It was really delicious, and the fact that we can ate it in class was really fun… hahahaha… And the last subject for that day was Mother Language, Mandarin it is… But, sadly, I don’t understand mandarin, so me and my friends requested for an excuse to get out of class… hehehe… After being excused, we all went to the canteen and had lunch… After all of the student done with their classes, we went to Bugis Junction. Me, with Michelle, Kenny, Josef, Vania, and Priscilla went to search a store which sold cute dolls… hehehe… I bought a Stitch doll which is sooooo cute…^^ After done at the store, we just walked around the Bugis Junction until it was time to go back to ACS. We went back to ACS to had dinner, after dinner, there was a service to praise God. After the service, we went back to hotel.
9th April 2010:
Last day studying at ACS…^^
Before we went to our classes, we took some photos in front of the school… Then the ceremony started, after the ceremony, we went to our class as usual… Our first subject was Language Art (B), then Mathematics, in Math, we learnt about Standard Forms… hehehe… Then we had Language Art (A)… After Language Art (A), we had Mandarin Language Lesson again, so we were excused again… hehehehe^^… Then we had lunch, after all of us gathered, we went to Orchard again, and we got separated into groups again… Me, Michelle, Josef, Ivan, and Kenny, firstly went to 313 @ Somerset to have dinner… We ate at Marché, it was really delicious… hehehe^^… Then we walked back to Takashimaya and Lucky Plaza… We went shopping there… hehehe^^… Then we all gathered together again at 9p.m. Then we got separated to rest for a night… The boys went back to ACS, when the girls went back to the hotel…
10th April 2010:
We didn’t study at ACS anymore, so we went to Chinatown to visit a temple… Then we went to see some history about China… Then we went shopping at Chinatown… hehehe^^… After that, we had lunch at some place which I didn’t remember the name… After lunch, we went to Merlion Park, we took many pictures there, we took picture of the statue and others… Then we went to Marina Barage, where we can see the big dam which separates Singapore River and the Sea… And in the building, there was also a demo showing the way to stop the problems happened… It was amazing, and modern… hahaha^^… We also went to Science Centre and to the Omni Max Theatre… I had fun at Science Centre because I saw many incredible things which were wonderful… hehehe… And I saw a movie in Omni Max Theatre which was incredible…^^ It was about “Under the Sea” which showed how beautiful the sea is… And to prevent us from destroying it… Then after went to so many places that day, we went home… We ate at Picotin, an Italian restaurant near the hotel… hehehe^^Then we went to sleep…
11th April 2010:
What a fun day today was!!!
In the morning, we went to Botanical Garden to enjoy the environment…^^ Then after gone to Botanical Garden, we departed to Sentosa… Firstly, we went to Images of Singapore, to learn and enjoy the history of Singapore… Then, we finally went to Universal Studio Singapore…^^ Hooraaaayyy!!! Ahahaha… My group: Me, Michelle, Kenny, Ivan, and Josef firstly went to Ancient Egypt section and rode an attraction called The Revenge of the Mummy…^^ It was really fun so we rode it few times… Then we went to Jurassic Park, when we wanted to rode the Rapid Adventure, the attraction was closed because of technical difficulties… Huuuhh… What a disappointment… L L L… So, we went for lunch instead…^^ After our stomach were full because of lunch, we went to Far Far Away section where we watched Shrek Show in 4D… hehehe… It was fun… hehehe… Then we went to the gift shop… After did a little of shopping, we went to rode the jet-coaster… hehehe^^… Then we walked around the USS and did some shopping… I also bought a photo of us when we were riding the Mummy attraction… It was really fun… hahahaha^^… After done with the playing, we went shopping… I really fond of shopping there, and it was really fun to be shopping there… hahaha^^… After whole day of playing at USS, we went home and ate noodles at the hotel…^^
12th April 2010:
Last day in Singapore… hiks… hiks… L
We went to Singapore Zoo… We saw many animals there and enjoyed a SPLASH Attraction… It was really funny and great… hahahaha^^… I loved it when I saw the sealion did his tricks… It was amazing, how the animal was trained…^^ Then it was time to go back home, so we went to the airport and flew back to Jakarta… We arrived at around 4p.m. and drove back to Bandung, we arrived at SMPK 1 BPK Penabur at around 10p.m… I was really tired, but I really had fun… And I wish to have a trip like this again in the future… hahahaha^^
At 27th February 2010, an earthquake with magnitude 8.8 stroke Chile at 03:34 a.m. local time (06:34 UTC), the earthquake lasted around 4 minutes. This earthquake was destructive, and the 2nd largest magnitude if it is compared to the 1960 Valdivia Earthquake with magnitude 9.5. The cities experienced the strongest shaking on the Mercalli intensity scale – were Talcuhuano, Arauco, Lota,Chiguayante, Cañete, Talca, Concepcion, and San Antonio (2010). The earthquake was felt in the capital Santiago at Mercalli intensity scal VIII (destructive). The tremor was felt by many Argentine cities, including Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, and La Rioja.
Because of the earthquake, many tsunamis warning sent. The sum of the warnings were to 53 countries, and a tsunami was recorded, with amplitude of up to 2.6 metre (8 ft 6 in) high at Valparaíso. It was confirmed that at least 279 people, while the others were missing.
Seismologists estimated that the power of the earthquake, it may have shortened the length of theday by 1.26 microseconds and moved the Earth’s figure axis by 8 cm or 2.7 milliarcseconds. It also moved the entire city of Concepción 3.04 metres (10ft) to the west. The capital Santiago, moved almost by 24 centimetres (10 in) west, and even Buenos Aires, nearly 800 miles from the epicenter, shifted 3.9 centimetres (1.5 in).
The earthquake caused by the movement of 2 boundaries, those are the Nazca Plate and the South American Plate. This earthquake was characterized by a thust-faulting focal mechanism, caused by the subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate.
According to Associated Press Television News cameramen, there were some buildings collapsed in Santiago and there were power outages in parts of the city. A fire was reported in a chemical plant in an outskirt of Santiago and caused an evacuation of the neighbourhood. Santiago’s International Airport apparently has been destroyed because of the earthquake and the airport authority has closed off all flight for the next 24 hours from around 12:00 UTC. The Fine Arts Museum also destroyed, and also 3 hospitals in Santiago.
In Valparaíso, a tsunami wave of 1.29 m was reported. The port of Valparaíso was orderd to be closed due to the damage caused by the earthquake. The port started to resume limited operations on February 28. In Viña del Mar, a touristic city and a part of Greater Valparaíso, several buildings were damaged structurally.
A tsunami warning, first declared for Chile and Peru, and a tsunami watch for Ecuador, Colombia, Antartica, Panama, and Costa Rica. The warning was later extended to a Pacific Ocean-wide warning, covering all coastal areas on the Pacific Ocean except the west coast of the United States, British Columbia, and Alaska. Hawaiian media reported that tsunami warning sirens sounded at 6 am local time. he U.S. Tsunami Warning Center issued advisories about potential tidal waves of less than 1 m (3 ft 3 in) striking the Pacific Ocean coastline between California and most of Alaska late in the afternoon or through the evening 12 or more hours after the initial earthquake. Although the earthquake killed far fewer people than the Haitian earthquake less than 7 weeks prior, it was still devastating. The tsunami warning was cancelled for all countries except Japan and Russia in PTWC Bulletin 18 of 00:12 UTC on 28 February 2010.
In general, tsunamis tend to come in several waves, of which the first may not be the highest.
The tsunami warning included Chile, Oceania, and North America.
Oceania:
1. New Zealand
2. Antartica
3. Australia
4. French Polynesia
5. American Samoa
6. Philippines
7. Hawaii
North America:
1. British Columbia
2. California
3. Guerrero
example of photos of Chile Earthquake
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_earthquake_2010
Alfred Bernhard Nobel was born on 21st October 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden. He was the third son of Immanuel Nobel and Andriette Ahlsell Nobel, their oldest son was Robert Hjalmar Nobel, and their 2nd son was Ludvig Nobel.
Alfred Bernhard Nobel was Swedishchemist, engineer, innovator, armaments manufacturer and the inventor of dynamite.
In the year of Alfred’s birth however, the construction business went bankrupt. Seeing nothing left for him in Sweden, Immanuel and his family moved to St. Petersburg in Russia, where a factory was set up, making mines out of gunpowder, for use by the Russian Army during the Crimean War. The demand for this product was high, the business was booming and Alfred Nobel and the other children received an excellent private education whilst in Russia. His father also insisted that he travel the world during his education, and by the age of seventeen, he was fluent in five different languages.
After having been educated in chemical engineering, Alfred Nobel returned to St. Petersburg to try and develop a safe way of handling the highly volatile liquid nitro-glycerine, which had recently been invented.
But back in Sweden, an explosion occurred involving nitro-glycerine resulted in the death of his brother, Emil. (3 September 1864)
In 1867 he patented the product, calling it dynamite. It was five times more powerful than ordinary gunpowder, and so very quickly became a sought after commodity in the world of mining and construction. Dynamite was used the world over, for work such as blasting the Alpine Tunnel on the St. Gotthard rail line and cutting the Corinth Canal in Greece.
These things were invented by Alfred Bernhard Nobel:
1. Dynamite 1866, he received the patent in 1867 Dynamite 1866, he received the patent in 1867
2. Firing Rubber (cotton powder dissolved in black), almost risk-free for transporting and handling firing Rubber (cotton powder dissolved in black), almost risk free for the transport and action
3. Firing Gelatin 1875 Blasting Gelatine 1875
4. Ballistit, noble gunpowder in 1887 (one was vague gunpowder, composed of nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin in equal parts) Ballistit, noble Gunpowder in 1887 (one was vague Gunpowder, composed of nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin in equal parts)
Alfred Bernhard Nobel died on 10th December 1896 in Sanremo, Italy when he was 63 years old.
