Amazing Place

Hello, I'm going to tell you about an amazing place. There are so much amazing places on earth, which were made by human or nature. I really want to travel the world! One of my destinations is France. Some part of girls want to go to Paris, France because it's romantic and the first place they want to go is Eiffel Tower. But I don't. The first place on Paris, France I want to go is The Louvre Museum. So this is my research about The Louvre Museum :)



The Louvre or the Louvre Museum (French: Musée du Louvre) is one of the world's largest museums and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, France, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement (district). Nearly 35,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are exhibited over an area of 60,600 square metres (652,300 square feet). The Louvre is the world's most visited museum, and received more than 9.7 million visitors in 2012.
The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace, originally built as a fortress in the late 12th century under Philip II. Remnants of the fortress are visible in the basement of the museum. The building was extended many times to form the present Louvre Palace. In 1682, Louis XIV chose the Palace of Versailles for his household, leaving the Louvre primarily as a place to display the royal collection, including, from 1692, a collection of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture. In 1692, the building was occupied by the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres and the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, which in 1699 held the first of a series of salons. The Académie remained at the Louvre for 100 years. During the French Revolution, the National Assembly decreed that the Louvre should be used as a museum to display the nation's masterpieces.

The museum opened on 10 August 1793 with an exhibition of 537 paintings, the majority of the works being royal and confiscated church property. Because of structural problems with the building, the museum was closed in 1796 until 1801. The collection was increased under Napoleon and the museum renamed the Musée Napoléon. After the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, many works seized by his armies were returned to their original owners. The collection was further increased during the reigns of Louis XVIII and Charles X, and during the Second French Empire the museum gained 20,000 pieces. Holdings have grown steadily through donations and gifts since the Third Republic. As of 2008, the collection is divided among eight curatorial departments: Egyptian Antiquities; Near Eastern Antiquities; Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities; Islamic Art; Sculpture; Decorative Arts; Paintings; Prints and Drawings.

The Collection:

That's all. Thank you for reading. But don't forget to help me to go to this place one day by pray for me. HEHE :D

(source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvre)

Matswapati's Parade

Hello everyone! Now, I'm going to tell you about my school's event. My school, 3 Senior High School held a cultural festival called 'MATSWAPATI'. Matswapati is one of the wayang in West Java. We held this even because we want to preserve our culture as the people of West Java. Matswapati held on Saturday, 27th September 2014 at Lapangan Bali from 08.00 to 19.00. Before the opening, there was a parade. And now, I'll tell you about the parade.
The parade attended by elementary and secondary scholers and the 10th graders too. We competed to win the prize! My class, X-3, we wore headbands written '#Matswapati' with feathers which was from feather duster. We wore black t-shirt and batik wich was tied onto our waist. Before we started the parade, we lined up in front of Matswapati's gate and waited for elementary and secondary schoolers. We talked and took so much photos there. Soon, after they came, the parade begin. We started to sing our chants loudly with a lot of spirit. We waved to people around too. The route was from Lapangan Bali head to Taman Musik, then 5 and 3 Senior High School, Taman Lalu Lintas, Hyatt Hotel, then to Merdeka street, passed St. Angela and Banjarsari school, then we turned to Java street to Bali street back to Lapangan Bali and we welcomed by Kuda Lumping show. We were tired but we're so happy!
Then at 1 pm, there was an announcement to declare the winner. The winner from elementary school was Karang Pawulang elementary school, it was Diana's elementary school. Hehe. And the winner from 10th graders is........ X-3!!! We won the parade! We got one million rupiah! The boys were so happy they danced and the girls cheered! Yeay! Our effort has paid off! It was really surprising! What a dayy~
Well, i didn't watch the festival until finished, cause i was sick:( so sad i can't watch until the night... But I'm also happy for it :)

ISAH BELLA

Hello everyone! I want to tell you about my new friend in English 'Lintas Minat' class. Her name is Isah Bella, she can called Isbell. She is in grade X Science 5. I remember the first time I know her. She asked for my biotesti when PLIST, but she doesn't remember it. That's sad actually...
Isbell was born on 15th of February 1999 in Banyumas and she has a brother who studies at STFB ( Sekolah Tinggi Farmasi Bandung). She lives in Jl. Bojong Koneng no.25, she usually goes to school with her mother. Her previous school is 14 Junior High School and Cikutra 5 Elementary School. Her dream is to be a doctor because her parents want her to be. So does she, but she doesn't know why. I think it's maybe a call from nature or somewhere out there....
Isbell favorite drink is plain water, maybe because it's practice, healthy and good for our body, and her favorite food is everything that included chickens, that's one of my favorite kind of food too :9. When she's home and has nothing to do, she chooses sleep or slicing something. It's creepy. When i asked her why she likes to slice something, she answered 'So, i have something to do." Fortunately her hobby isn't something  that creepy but amazing. Her hobby is playing guitar and she learned how to play guitar by herself! That's awesome, right?! She has good taste of music too, her favorite musician is Sung Ha Jung, Thomas Leeb, and Yiruma. I don't know them well but her sense of music is so much better than me... Her now favorite song titled 'You And Me' by Lifehouse. Because she was writing a story based on a true story and she thought that this song is suitable with her story. I'm not sure what story it is but I guess it's a love story;))
Well, that's some things about Isah Bella, my new friends. You know i have typed this twice, why? The first one is somehow deleted!! And i have to retype this.. So thanks for reading, have a good day or night:)

ME

Let me introduce myself,  I am 15 years old, just an ordinary teenager and my name is Maya Larasati. Usually I am a shy person, at first. But, once you know me well, maybe 'shy' is really far from me. I live in Bandung since I was born. FYI, my date of birthday is March 4th, if you ever want to know...

I study at 3 Senior High School Bandung which is the best school in Indonesia. Well, there are so many smart people here and I have to study hard so I can get good grades and continuing education to a great college. But actually, I don't even know my passion yet. It's sad, really. My class is at X Science 3. Science is hard, but i don't even understand the subjects on Social, so i prefer Science. Some said that I am smart, but I just study when there are homeworks or exam. Sometimes i don't study at all... HEHE but I'm trying to always study now.

They said that I'm a cheerful person, and annoying though, but in a fun way (maybe, I hope). I can be the most desperate person too.. And I am the kind of person who sometimes is so panicked. And my friends said I am scary when I'm mad. But if i have to act that I'm mad, I can't and end up laughing. I'm bad at acting. Which means that I'm a honest person (or maybe no). I love scary stories! But, I end up scared to death when I'm going to sleep, but I'm curious....

Well, this is my second blog for English 'Lintas Minat'. Maybe you're wondering why my new blog title is 'XXX'. If you aren't, I'm going to tell you anyway. It's because XXX sounds mysterious and aluring (it was the only title on my mind actually). There's no other reason except that, please don't get it wrong:)). Well thanks for reading my introduction:) have a good day!