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Here is my unforgettable experience. One day I joined a story telling contest. Two of my friends
and I had been chosen to take a part in the final round at the district level. I was very happy
and eager to win the competition.

For preparation, I had to memorize and understand the story well. My teacher guided and taught
me pronunciation, facial expression and gestures. One day, before performing, my friends and
I were busy to prepare the props and costumes for the competition. Thing that made me sad
was my teacher rented the props and costumes for my friends but not for me.

My two friends had beautiful costumes and luxurious props. Although I just wore the simple
ones, I performed my best to win the competition. The competition started. I got number 29
and my friends got number 5 and 10. I was nervous but I showed my best performance on stage.
Lots of people took photos and videos of me.

Finally, anxiety was gone after I had finished performing. And then, the announcement came
which made three of us very uneasy. Luckily I was chosen as the first winner. I went to the
stage and all the judges congratulated me and gave a plague, trophy, and money. I was very
happy.
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If you have an opportunity to trave to Europe, especially Germany, then take your time to visit
Berlin. Many places are worth visiting, such as the Reichstag.

The Reichstag is an internationally recognizable symbol of democracy and the current home
of the German parliament. Every year, thousands of guests visit the Reichstag-and with good
reason: it is not often that you can enjoy such an amazing panorama while, just beneath your
feet, the political decisions of tomorrow are being made. Both as an architectural wonder and
a historical testimony, the Reichstag has an important role to play in Berlin.

The original building was designed by Paul Wallot and modelled after the Memorial Hall in
Philadelphia. Decorative motifs, sculptures and mosaics were contributed by the artist Otto
lessing. The Reichstag was completed in 1894 although it didn’t acquire its iconic dedication
to “the German People” until 1916 when the words Dem Deutschen Volke were inscribed on
its facade.

The Reichstag is easily accessible by public transport as it is situated just a short distance from
Berlin’s main rail station, the Hauptbahnhof. The number 100 bus, which provides an
unrivalled sightseeing opportunity along its route between the Zoo Station in the West and
Alexanderplatz in the East, also stops at the Reichstag, as does the M41.

The nearest U-Bahn station to the Reichstag is the Bundestag. It is the middle station of only
three stations on what is surely Berlin’s shortest U-Bahn line which runs between the
Hauptbahnhof and Brandenburger Tor.
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My Busy Holiday

On February 8th, 2016, I thought this would be a great holiday for me because that was Chinese
New Year holiday. I didn’t celebrate the Chinese New Year as I’m not Chinese but I guessed
that it was a good time for me to get full refreshing. I was so tired to studying. However, the
unpredictable fact broke everything up.

First like an ordinary daughter, I had to get up early morning to help my mother, of course after
I prayed. Then I did the dishes, cleaned up my room, and did my bed. I was really in danger if
my mom knew that my room was messy. So, I made it as soon as possible. After finishing
everything, my aunts called me in the afternoon. I did not meet them for a long time so we kept
for hours to talk about some up to date gossips. Not long after that, my neighbor who is also
my schoolmate visited me. She asked my help to finish her homework. At last, the time was
running and the homework was successfully finished. An unpredictable moment happened
after that. To my surprised, I just remembered that I had a lot of homework too. I got confused
and regretful why I did not check it. As the consequence, I did my homework until late night
and it was hardly finished. Since then, I always check my home work before having a holiday.

I did not feel this was holiday instead of I had to work hard and got a long ship with my
homework.
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My Vacation with My Beloved People

One day, my sister named Putri said to me that she really wanted to go to the beach. So I
promised her that the next week we would go to Mutun beach in Lampung.

The next week, we prepared everything needed in the morning. We brought some foods and
beverages, such as chocolate wafers, potato chips, water and orange juice. Before going to the
beach, I ask our brother, Bayu, to join us. He agreed to join and we went there together with
our parents. We went there by car. It took 3 hours to arrive there. Then, we bought tickets in
the entrance gate. Before swimming, we changed our clothes first. We swam there for more
than one hour. We felt so tired that we decided to eat the foods that we had brought. Next, three
of us created a very big sand castle, while my parents were enjoying the beautiful scenery there.
After that, we decided to go home because it was getting dark.

On the way home, we still felt hungry. So we stopped at a restaurant to have dinner. I ordered
sruit, Lampungnese traditional food, while my brother, my sister, and my parents ordered fried
rice. After finished eating, we paid our bills. Then, we went home. We arrived at home at 9
o’clock. We were tired but we were absolutely happy.