During my last holiday, I made a lot of handcrafts. At that time, I was crazy about art and creativity.

Many ideas had come to my mind three months before. All of the ideas were written on my note book so I could
read them again. Also, I searched other ideas from internet. Yap, I googled it. I watched tutorial videos and
read many art blogs.

My parents helped me to prepare the materials. They also gave me money to buy things I needed. On the first
day, I painted on some rocks. People call it rock art. It was so fun. My siblings joined me on the third day.
Then, my siblings and I made paper crafts from used newspapers and magazines. The papers were rolled,
shaped and glued together to create decorative designs. Many beautiful crafts were created.

The last activity was sewing. My mother is a tailor so I learn how to sew from her. My mother helped me
too. Sewing used clothes and towels was very fun. We produced many useful things. Finally, I really enjoyed my
last holiday.

New Year’s Eve celebration

On New Year’s Eve 2015, my big family and I celebrated New Year’s Eve together. We held a big dinner
planned by my father and my uncle in my house. Before the celebration, we all prepared what was needed
such as ingredients of food, fireworks, trumpet, and sound system.

The weather on the day was not so bright. Drizzling rain which flushed the earth since the morning did
want to not stop. But it did not dampen our spirits. My cousin and I went to the market to buy fireworks. We
bought quite a lot of fireworks on that day to enliven our big event. After getting fireworks, we helped my
father and uncle to prepare karaoke appliance and sound system at home, while my mother and aunt
prepared chicken meat and seasoning to be in roast tonight.

Precisely at 18.00 everything we need was ready. We were just waiting for 22.00 o’clock. We deliberately
postponed the dinner time so that we could enjoy the food we made later. While we were waiting, I and my
big family joked and laughed together in the living room. We also did karaoke together; each of us had to
sing a song. My uncle who was good in singing did not want to miss to entertain us. At 22:00 we started to
prepare the food. My father, uncle, cousin and I prepared the chicken meat to be grilled, while my mother,
aunt and sister prepared rice, side dishes and drinks. After the chicken meat was cooked, we ate together
while waiting at 12.00. We ate with gusto at that time and we fell so happy to eat together.

At 11:45 we started to prepare the fireworks to be burned. After the time was closed to 12.o’clock, we
counted down to set off fireworks. We immediately set off fireworks right along with the turn of the year. We
also blew the trumpet to add to the excitement of the evening. It’s amazing to see the fireworks show
together with my big family. I hope we can hold this event again next year.

Perayaan Malam Tahun Baru

Pada malam tahun baru 2015, aku dan keluarga besar ku merayakan malam tahun baru bersama. kami
mengadakan acara makan besar yang direncanakan oleh ayah dan pamanku di rumahku. Sebelum
perayaan, kami semua menyiapkan apa yang dibutuhkan seperti bahan bahan makanan, kembang api,
terompet dan sound system.

Cuaca pada hari itu tidak begitu cerah. hujan gerimis yang mengguyur bumi sejak pagi tidak juga berhenti.
Tapi hal itu tidak menyurutkan semangat kami. aku dan sepupuku pergi ke pasar untuk membeli kembang
api. kami membeli cukup banyak kembang api pada hari itu untuk memeriahkan acara besar kami. setelah
mendapatkan kembang api. aku dan sepupuku membantu ayah dan paman untuk menyipakan sound
system dan alat karoke dirumah. sementara ibu dan bibiku sedang mneyiapkan daging ayam dan bumbu
yang akan di panggang nanti malam.
tepat pada pukul 18.00 semua telah siap. kami hanya tinggal menunggu jam 22.00. kami sengaja untuk
mengundur jam makan malam agar kami bisa menikmati makanan yang kami buat. selama menunggu aku
dan keluarga besarku saling bercanda dan tertawa bersama di ruang tamu. kami juga berkaroke bersama-
sama, Masing masing dari kami harus menyanyikan sebuah lagu. pamanku yang pintar menyanyi pun
tidak mau ketinggalan menghibur kami. pada jam 22.00 kami mulai menyiapkan makanan. ayah, paman,
sepupuku dan aku menyiapkan daging ayam yang akan di bakar. sementara ibu, bibi dan adik
perempuanku menyiapkan nasi, lauk pauk dan minuman. setelah daging ayam matang kami makan
bersama sambil menunggu jam 12.00. kami makan dengan lahap. senang sekali rasanya bisa makan
bersama.

Pukul 11.45 kami mulai menyiapkan kembang api untuk dibakar. setelah waktu mendekati jam 12 tepat
kami menghitung mundur untuk menyalakan kembang api. kami segera menyalakan kembang api tepat
bersamaan dengan pergantian tahun. kami juga meniup terompet untuk menambah kemeriahan malam itu.
sungguh menakjubkan sekali melihat pertunjukan kembang api bersama-sama keluargaku. aku harap kami
bisa mengadakan acara ini lagi tahun depan.