Holiday

                                             My Holiday

    In last holiday, I was just in Bandung. I only enjoyed my city, because in Bandung I am not too know very well. In Bandung, I enjoyed the condition when holiday. When holiday, Bandung’s people spend the time on another place, like hang out on another city. But, I only stayed in Bandung. I wanted a calm city. In my age, I like a calmness.

    When people go away from Bandung, no jammed in Bandung’s street, no pollution like everyday, not very noisy like everyday. When a half of Bandung’s people go away, I hanged out with my Junior High School’s friend. I surrounded Bandung with motorcycle. I so free when we hanged out Bandung. I am so happy have felt fresh air (not like everyday), and I can enjoyed Bandung more free than everyday when not on holiday.

    But, I can’t enjoy shopping in this holiday. Because, a half of market is closed. Yeah, a half of people go away from Bandung to enjoy the holiday. I think, they must enjoy other city to refreshing mind, because in Bandung is so stress. But, I think holiday in Bandung is nice too. Because to in my city we can learn what happen when my city on holiday.

    On last holiday, I helped my parents to clean up the house. And this work make me happy, because when all member my family is meet and worked together. I so happy when I am on my family.

Holiday in my city is so happy. On holiday, not always to go away from my city. Because, in my city is happy too.

Amazing Building

                                         30 St Mary Axe

    30 St Mary Axe (widely known informally as "the Gherkin" and previously the Swiss Re Building) is a skyscraper in London's main financial district, the City of London, completed in December 2003 and opened in April 2004. With 41 floors, the tower is 180 metres (591 ft) tall and stands on a street called St. Mary Axe, on the former site of the Baltic Exchange, which was extensively damaged in 1992 by the explosion of a bomb placed by the Provisional IRA.

    After the plans to build the Millennium Tower were dropped, 30 St Mary Axe was designed by Norman Foster and Arup engineers, and was erected by Skanska in 2001–2003.

The Gherkin’s famous bulging shape can be clearly distinguished from beyond the City and as far away as the M11, 20 miles to the east. In 2004 it won the UK’s top architectural accolade, the Stirling prize, with judges hailing its unique design as “elegant and impressive”.

   Yet the tower’s powerful and enduring wow factor is not just a bonus: it is an essential part of the building’s function, as the companies that occupy the Gherkin use it to promote themselves. For many tenants, the building’s appeal to clients is what justifies the annual rent of up to £750/m2 a year, nearly 15% higher than other top-grade City offices.

    “Why did we move here? Because of the prestige of the building,” says Fiona Eldridge, office manager of Primus Guaranty.

    “Every seminar we hold here is a sell-out,” adds Linda Felmingham, administrator at City law firm Hunton & Williams. Half of one of its two floors is filled by four meeting rooms that can be opened out into one large conference suite for more than 100 people, with its own fully equipped kitchen. “It’s amazing how everyone wants to come to this building. As a result, many doors have opened for us,” says Felmingham.

    The Gherkin is still promoted as “London’s first ecological building” on Foster + Partners’ website, which claims that it “will use 50% less energy than a traditional prestige office building”. Yet Stead, the building’s property services director, admits that “40-50% energy savings are a bit over-ambitious, because Swiss Re is the only tenant using the efficiencies of natural ventilation through opening windows and no internal partitions to block the air flow”.

    The building was designed to admit natural ventilation through windows that open right up to the 32nd floor, when the wind speed is below 10mph and the external temperature is between 20°C and 26°C – that is, up to 40% of the year.

    “We try to sell the whole energy package to every new tenant through their M&E consultant,” says Steve Brown, the building services manager. Unfortunately his exhortations have so far fallen on deaf ears, as all tenants except for Swiss Re have opted for full, all-year-round air-conditioning.

    “M&E consultants want maximum comfort for their clients and air-conditioning is more controllable than natural ventilation,” says Brown. “In addition, legal, financial and insurance companies want maximum confidentiality, so they have put up glass partitions round their offices, and that leaves nowhere for the fresh air to go.” The financial savings to be made by reducing air-conditioning is little incentive for firms that pay up to £750/m2 a year in rent.

    Other than trouble with natural ventilation, occupants find the internal environment comfortable. “We don’t suffer from too many hot or cold spots,” says Campbell. “And the noise level is very good.”

    Felmingham says: “The air-conditioning is always superb, and I’ve never said that about the other buildings we occupied in the City.”

Natural Phenomenon

                                              Acid Rain

   Acid rain is a rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic, meaning that it possesses elevated levels of hydrogen ions (low pH). It can have harmful effects on plants, aquatic animals and infrastructure. Acid rain is caused by emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, which react with the water molecules in the atmosphere to produce acids. Governments have made efforts since the 1970s to reduce the release of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere with positive results. Nitrogen oxides can also be produced naturally by lightning strikes and sulfur dioxide is produced by volcanic eruptions. The chemicals in acid rain can cause paint to peel, corrosion of steel structures such as bridges, and erosion of stone statues.

    Acid rain is rain consisting of water droplets that are unusually acidic because of atmospheric pollution - most notably the excessive amounts of sulfur and nitrogen released by cars and industrial processes. Acid rain is also called acid deposition because this term includes other forms of acidic precipitation such as snow.

    Wet deposition refers to acidic rain, fog, and snow. If the acid chemicals in the air are blown into areas where the weather is wet, the acids can fall to the ground in the form of rain, snow, fog, or mist. As this acidic water flows over and through the ground, it affects a variety of plants and animals. The strength of the effects depends on several factors, including how acidic the water is; the chemistry and buffering capacity of the soils involved; and the types of fish, trees, and other living things that rely on the water.

      In areas where the weather is dry, the acid chemicals may become incorporated into dust or smoke and fall to the ground through dry deposition, sticking to the ground, buildings, homes, cars, and trees. Dry deposited gases and particles can be washed from these surfaces by rainstorms, leading to increased runoff. This runoff water makes the resulting mixture more acidic. About half of the acidity in the atmosphere falls back to earth through dry deposition.

      Because of these problems and the adverse effects air pollution has on human health, a number of steps are being taken to reduce sulfur and nitrogen emissions. Most notably, many governments are now requiring energy producers to clean smoke stacks by using scrubbers which trap pollutants before they are released into the atmosphere and catalytic converters in cars to reduce their emissions. Additionally, alternative energy sources are gaining more prominence today and funding is being given to the restoration of ecosystems damaged by acid rain worldwide.

Inspiring Person

                                   Prophet Muhammad

     Muhammad was a man from Mecca who unified Arabia into a single religious polity under Islam. Believed by Muslims and Bahá'ís to be a messenger and prophet of Allah, Muhammad, with the exception of Ahmadi Muslims, is almost universally considered by Muslims as the last prophet sent by God to mankind. While non-Muslims regard Muhammad as the founder of Islam, Muslims consider him to have restored the unaltered original monotheistic faith of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets.

         Born in about 570 CE in the Arabian city of Mecca, Muhammad was orphaned at an early age; he was raised under the care of his paternal uncle Abu Talib. After his childhood Muhammad primarily worked as a merchant. Occasionally he would retreat to a cave in the mountains for several nights of seclusion and prayer; later, at age 40, he reported at this spot, that he was visited by Gabriel and received his first revelation from God. Three years after this event Muhammad started preaching these revelations publicly, proclaiming that "God is One", that complete "surrender" to Him is the only way  acceptable to God, and that he was a prophet and messenger of God, in the same vein as other Islamic prophets.

         Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, is the man beloved by more than 1.2 billion Muslims.  He is the man who taught us patience in the face of adversity, and taught us to live in this world but seek eternal life in the hereafter.  It was to Prophet Muhammad that God revealed the Quran.  Along with this Book of guidance God sent Prophet Muhammad, whose behavior and high moral standards are an example to us all.  Prophet Muhammad’s life was the Quran.  He understood it, he loved it and he lived his life based on its standards.  He taught us to recite the Quran, to live by its principles and to love it.  When Muslims declare their faith in One God, they also declare their belief that Muhammad is the slave and final messenger of God.  

          What is it about Prophet Muhammad that inspires such devotion?  Is it his gentle and loving nature, his kindness and generosity or is it his ability to empathise with all of humanity?  Muhammad was a selfless man who devoted the last 23 years of his life to teaching his companions and followers how to worship God and how to respect humanity.  Prophet Muhammad was acutely aware of just how much responsibility had been thrust upon him by God.  He was careful to teach the message just as God had prescribed and warned his followers not to adulate him the way Jesus, son of Mary was praised

            Who is Prophet Muhammad?  Quite simply he is the man who will stand before God on the day of Requital and beg God to have mercy on us.  He will intercede for us. Muslims love him because he is the slave and messenger of God, he is a mercy to humankind and his gentleness, and devotion to humanity is unprecedented.

Summary

                                                  Summary of Lake Toba

      Once upon a time, there was a man who was living in north Sumatra. He lived in a simple hut in a farming field. He did some gardening and fishing for his daily life.

       One day, while the man was do fishing, he caught a big golden fish in his trap. It was the biggest catch which he ever had in his life. Surprisingly, this fish turned into a beautiful princess. He felt in love with her and proposed her to be his wife. She said; "Yes, but you have to promise not to tell anyone about the secret that I was once a fish, otherwise there will be a huge disaster". The man made the deal and they got married, lived happily and had a daughter.

       Few years later, this daughter would help bringing lunch to her father out in the fields. One day, his daughter was so hungry and she ate his father’s lunch. Unfortunately, he found out and got furious, and shouted; “You damned daughter of a fish”. The daughter ran home and asked her mother. The mother started crying, felt sad that her husband had broken his promise.

        Then she told her daughter to run up the hills because a huge disaster was about to come. When her daughter left, she prayed. Soon there was a big earthquake followed by non-stop pouring rain. The whole area got flooded and became Toba Lake. She turned into a fish again and the man became the island of Samosir.

Announcement

                     English Speaking Club
There will be a program to develop our speaking skill next Sunday. We'll practice guiding tourist in Borobudur Temple.
Please enroll soon since there are limited seats.

Departure : Sunday, July 6th, 2014
Time : 07.00 a.m.
Chief : Fadhlan
Contact Person : Nadya 081578616473

Dewa Athena VI

Opening Dewa Athena VI

                In my school, SMAN 3 Bandung, have event on sport. That’s event called Dewa Athena VI, this event in coordination OSIS and PK. Because this sport’s event, I think is can make SMAN 3 Bandung have fun. This event only for X and XI grade. XII grade can’t follow this event, because they must focus on UN. In this sport’s event, have a lot of sport, like a futsal, badminton, running, etc. But, in this event, the most prestige on sport is futsal.

                Beside Dewa Athena event, SMAN 3 own playing ball’s event, is called BM Cup. This event is difference, because only playing ball’s match. And in this event, the coordination is member of BM and all of student who want. But the participant is same, X and XI grade. Time and place is same too. Time on return home, and place on “Lapang Bali”.

                On 15^th February 2014, all of student invited to Lapang Bali to opening Dewa Athena. But not all be present. Because, they think only opening, then not be fun. But I think, is can be fun if you social with another and watch the match together. I think the match is interesting. On opening, own reception, the reception for SMAN 3 head master, Chairman of OSIS, BM, and Dewa Athena.

                On opening not only reception, in opening have a match. And I only watched, because I haven’t a match on this day. My class only one match, and I not played, this match is relay running. In relay running, only 4 person can be play. And I can’t be play because, I gave my friend chance to win, besides my run is fast. I feeling affection to my friend, because my friend have full spirit.

                And the match is started, first, my friend is left behind. And my friend on third area was fall. And on the last, my friend can’t be win. I so shocked. Then, I watched another match. And after Ashar, I go home. This my story.