KPI

KPI (Kebaktian Penyegaran Iman) is an event which is held by SMPK1 BPK Penabur for its students. KPI was run on Tuesday, 16 February 2016 in GKI Anugerah. KPI was aimed to praise and glorify God with lots of prayers and worships. Song and worships on KPI was performed by SMPK1’s band, choir, ensemble, and a special drama play by the theater group.

During the sermon time, the priestess told us a very touching story of her own past life, which was crumble and messy. But with her friend’s help, she could find God and repent for what she has done. Now that she is becoming a priestess, she always grateful for what she has in her life.

Through this event, we as students are expected to be grateful for every second of our life. Remember that God will always there for you, even in your hardest times.

Have a blessed life, people! :)

Happy Easter!

Easter is a festival and holiday celebrated by Christians, in order of celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Easter is celebrated after a forty-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance. Some people also called Easter as Pasch, Passover, or Resurrection Sunday.

Easter for me is not just a time for decorating eggs and eating chocolate bunny. Besides its long holiday (yeah, straight from Thursday to Sunday), Easter means a lot for me. Jesus had sacrificed His life for us. We as human beings are rightly thankful and grateful to God. Easter eggs represent a new life, and Jesus’ resurrection is expected to bring a new hope for all of us.

I hope your Easter this year is egg-celent. Happy Easter! 

SMPK 1 BPK Penabur

Singapore Study Tour

Hello!

I just came home a few weeks ago from my Singapore study tour. It was pretty fun to meet new friends there and having a pleasant experience to study there.

Departure – Saturday, February 20^th 2016

I went there on February 20th 2016. I went there with my friends from 7A and Mam Mel, Mam Liani, and Mam Hartati. Our plane will take off at 9.20 am, so we have to check-in at 7.20. At 7, I have been in Husein Sastranegara Airport with some friends. By 7.20 a.m, everyone have already come to the airport. We were ready to check-in. Unfortunately, one of my friend, Valen was sick and had to go to the hospital so she can't join us to attend the study tour. Nadya also can't go with us that day. She said she will come late. So we checked-in and then waiting to board to the plane. While waiting, we played cards. There was an announcement for us to board to the plane, so we did. Our flight was Air Asia QZ365.

The flight was fun! I sat next to Alicia D, near the hallway. We landed safely in Changi International Airport at 11.56 a.m. Singaporean time. We picked up our baggage and some of my friends bought sim cards. At 1 p.m, we went to our hostel by a bus. We stayed at Anderson Junior College Dorm.

Science Center

 After we got our room key, I went to my room, unpacked my clothes from by suitcase, took a rest, and charged my phone. At 2.30 p.m, we took a MRT to Jurong East. We were going to Science Center.  We had to walk from Jurong East MRT station to Science Center. It took about 15 minutes to reach Science Center. We haven't eat yet since we landed in Changi Airport. Thank God, there was a McDonald's so we could have our lunch there. After Maam Mel gave each of us a ticket, we went into the Science Center. I have ever been here before, you can read my experience here. We had such a fun experience there. We went out from the Science Center at 6 p.m, then we were given free time to spend at JCube. We had our dinner at Nando's. 1 whole chicken was enough for 7 peoples. We came back to our hostel and took a rest. Tomorrow is gonna be a great day.

Day 2 – Sunday, February 21^st 2016

I woke up at 6.15 a.m. Then I took a bath and got dressed. I texted my friends whether they want to have a breakfast together downstairs. They agreed, so I went down with them_. After breakfast, we were gathered with our teachers for briefing. We were ready to go, so we went to Yio Chu Kang MRT Station across the hostel. Our today’s destination was church and Universal Studio. We were heading to Bras Basah by MRT. We had to walk and used Google Maps to find the church. Finally we found the church. We got in and attend the service. After the service, we went back to Bras Basah MRT Station to go to Harbour Front MRT Station. The MRT was located inside Vivo City Mall. We took a Sentosa Express to Sentosa Resort. Yeay! We took a photo together in front of the famous Universal Globe. Mam Melina gave each of us a ticket, and since that, our adventure in Universal Studio Singapore, began.

One of the roller coasters
(of course I didn't ride it)

We ran into the entry and got in. We took so many pictures there. We started to explore every ride there. We first went into Mummy Revenge. It was an indoor roller coaster. I don’t really like roller coasters, so I decided not to get in. I walked alone around the USS, and finally I met Will and Caleb. They were sitting in a bench and holding some bags. We were very bored. So they put those bags in a locker that we rent. Then we walked around to find a childish ride with short queue (bcs most of the rides had a very long queue). Finally we found a spinning cups ride, with 5 minutes queue HEHE. We got into the ride together, and before the ride started, we opened up chips, so we could eat while in the ride. Then we got into Madagascar and Transformer 4D ride. We tried almost all childish rides. When we finally can’t find other childish rides,  

we joined the others to have lunch.                              

At 5 p.m, I went out from the USS. Actually we had to get out at 6, but I wanted to buy some chocolates outside. So I went to Hershey’s to buy Hershey’s chocolates and Reese’s. Then I went to Garret and bought 2 packs of caramel and buttery popcorn. It was finally 6 p.m, and we went back to Vivo City mall. We had our dinner there and I bought chocolate (again) in Candy Empire. After we finished, we went back to our hostel. I had to take a good rest that night, because the next day another great day will come.

Day 3 – Monday, February 22^nd 2016

Walking to the school

The alarm in my phone rang at 5 a.m. I immediately took a bath and went downstairs to have a breakfast. Some of my friends have already been downstairs. I took my breakfast and joined them. At 6, everyone had already have breakfast and was ready to go. So we walked off our hostel to Anderson Secondary School. Yes, today is our first day of school in Singapore. We will meet new friends and teachers there. It took us about 15 minutes to get to the school from the hostel. When we finally got there, we were amazed. The school was pretty big and very amazing. School started at 7 a.m. We first attended the flag ceremony. After Anderson’s principal speech, Mam Har as our principal also did a speech. Then we were taken to audio visual room, where Mrs. Tan as Anderson’s principal told us about the school. All the students there are called Andersonians. Once she was finished, several Andersonians came to pick us up to study with them. I was in the same class with Gabriella, William H, and

Anderson Secondary School

Jason. Each of us had our own Andersonian partner. My partner was Hui Ying. She used eyeglasses and as tall as me. She was very kind. Gabriella’s partner was Jenna, Jason’s was Luey, and William’s was Marco. We were taken to the same class, 2/3. The first lesson was Mandarin. It was pretty hard that I didn’t even understand what did the teacher say. After Mandarin, the next lesson was Geography. We attended every lesson untill the last one. At 12 p.m, we went to invention room. There were foods outside the room. They said it was our lunch. So we took them and ate inside the room and chatted.

We went back to the hostel to change clothes and took a short break. After we were all ready, we walked to the MRT station and went to Chinatown. We were given free time from 3 to 7 p.m. I bought some stuffs there, such as a charger adaptor because I didn’t have one and I was suffering all night to charge my phone. There was also a Tintin Shop. Last, I went to Fragrance and bought some pork. At 7, we all went back to the hostel.

Chinatown

                 

Day 4 – Tuesday, February 23^th 2016

Soccer field. Pretty big, yes?

Oh God! I woke up very late that day. But fortunately, I can still go to school. School was fun as well as yesterday. There was Physical Education. We went to the soccer field which was very big. 

Walking to the bus station to get
to Marina Barrage

After school, we took a break in the hostel. Today was our time to go to Marina Barrage and Gardens by the Bay. We took an MRT and a bus. We went to Marina Barrage first. It is a place where sea water distilled into fresh water for daily life. We can’t go into the museum because it was under maintenance. We took so many pictures there. Then we took a walk to Gardens by the Bay. Some of us and also me decided to go to the Skywalk. I went up with Will, Owen, and Myshella. We could see almost whole Singapore from there. When it was getting dark, we watched the light show. The combination between light and sound made up the perfect atmosphere. It was our time to go back to the hostel, but some of us were hungry. So I and some others with Mam Liani went to Ang Mo Kio Hub to find a meal for our dinner, then we went back to our hostel.

Day 5 – Wednesday, February 24^th 2016

Eating Breakfast

Based on my yesterday’s experience, I set my alarm at 4.40 a.m. then I took a bath, ate my breakfast and went to school. Today, we were going to Bugis. So when the school end, we went back to the hostel and then we took an MRT to Bugis. We walked around Bugis Junction. I bought a pair of shoes and some clothes there. I also bought a gift for my partner, because tomorrow is the last day of school. At 8 p.m. we went back to the hostel and took a rest.

Day 6 – Thursday, February 25^th 2016

It was my last day of school. On the last lesson, I gave my partner a gift that I bought yesterday and thanked her for her kindness & friendliness all these days. I also wrote her a letter. Then we took some pictures together and had our lunch. She had to continue her lesson, so we said goodbye to each other. Fortunately I have already got her Instagram account. So we could stay in touch with each other. We went back to the hostel to change our clothes.

Orchard Road

At 3 p.m, we went to Orchard. We were very happy. This is what we’ve been waiting for since we got to Singapore. We scattered and began to explore the Orchard Road. Me and some of the girls first walked around Ion Mall. It was a great and big mall with branded stores in it. We bought some clothes there and other things. Then we went out from the mall and went to Lucky Center and Takashimaya. We went to Kinokuniya Bookstore there which is very big. It’s probably the biggest bookstore I’ve ever been on my entire whole life. For me and Laurell, who love books so much, it was feel like heaven. We ran into the bookstore and started to choose the books. I bought An Abundance of Katherines by John Green and Laurell bought The Fault in Our Stars by the same author. After that, we went to Somerset Mall to have our dinner there. We went back to Ion Mall which is our assembly point. At 9 p.m, we went back to our hostel.

Tomorrow we will be going back to Indonesia, so I started to pack some of my stuff and charged my electronics. Today was a long day. I was pretty tired so I closed my eyes that night.

Last Day & Arrival – Friday, February 26^th 2016

Flying back to Indonesia

The clock in my phone showed it was 7.13 a.m. I took a bath and packed the rest of my stuffs. Then I cleaned my room and put everything back to the way it was. At 7 I locked my room and went downstairs with my suitcase and bags. I took some pictures with my friends while waiting for the bus to pick us up. Finally the bus came. We made our way to Changi International Airport and checked in. We still have some minutes before boarding, so I went to Giordano and Cocoa & Co. Ibought some chocolates and Jelly Belly there. There was an announcement for us to board to the plane, so we came together and do so. I sat next to Caleb and Adriel. The plane started to take off. The flight was felt very fast. At 12 p.m. West Indonesian Time, the plane landed safely in Husein Sastranegara International Airport Bandung, signify the end of our study tour. We took our baggage and came home. 

Gallery

Other side of Marina Barrage

Gardens by the Bay at night