Koh Samui... Here we come!

  Hi! You know I went to an island called Koh Samui! It was soooo fun! My family and I went there and came back with many transportations! Here is a story what I did on the night before the trip day.
 
  On the night before the trip, my brother and I were so excited. We were only talking about the trip to Koh Samui. Even when my mom and dad tucked us into bed, we were still talking about the trip. They said we have to have enough sleep on the trip but we still couldn't sleep. I think we almost stayed up all night talking to each other about the trip.
  
   On the next day we rode on a Taxi to Hua Lamphong Train Station because the bus we were going to ride on was going to pick us up there. The bus we slept on the had two floors. We went onto the second floor and found four chairs to sit in. I looked out the window for a while, but I fell fast asleep when I was bored.
 
  My dad woke me up on the next day around 6:00 A.M. in the morning. He said to look out the window and see the sunrise. I looked out the window. I saw the most wonderful sight. I never seen the Sun rise up before. It was my first time to see it. The Sun was cool red and the sky was shimmering blue. The sky was filled with the sound that the early morning was about to come. The birds were quietly singing as they built their nests. My brother was still asleep. It was very quiet in the bus upstairs except for my dad's voice and my voice. We had to be very quiet so we wouldn't wake anyone up. Slowly, sunlight filled the bus. Soon many people woke up and started talking to each other. I told my brother I saw the sunrise. He said I was so lucky to see it. We reached the port in the morning around 9:00 A.M. in the morning.

  We played together and took pictures while waiting for the boat to come.  We lined up to get onto the boat. When we got onto the boat, we sat near the window so we can see the fish in the water. I only saw tiny fish in the water, so I got bored right away. An hour later, I heard my brother shouting,"Look! That's Koh Samui! We're here! We're here! Yippee!". As we reached the port, my brother was so excited he was squealing so loud and pulling my hand so hard to run there and line up with him until I almost fell down......

Here is a video above of the first part of the trip. If you want to see more, go to the post title that says,"Let's explore... Koh Samui!" Bye Bye!

Perth! Where are you?

  I had sooooo much fun in Perth! My family and I went there by a plane. We played games and watched movies on a game pad in front of our seats. I played Bejewels game and watched Toy Story 3. I kept playing Bejewels until around 2:00 A.M. in the morning. I slept at around 2:20 A.M. and woke up around 7:00 A.M. in the morning. I started playing Bejewels game again. When I got bored of playing it, I went to the map to see where we were. Then I looked for other places on Earth. We reached there at 10:00 A.M. in the morning. We waited for the Taxi to come. It was very windy. My hair was whooshing past my face. My brother was running around and around in circles. He was very excited and wanted to keep warm by doing that. Luckily, we brought our jackets. It was warm inside our jackets. We saw the Taxi and clambered into it. Then we zoomed off to the Mercure hotel in the Taxi.

  As we reached the Mercure hotel, we had to wait for my mom and dad to check in. While waiting, we stayed near the entrance where people go in and out so we can get used to the cold. Inside the hotel was V-E-R-Y  H-O-T but we stayed near the entrance, so we didn't feel hot anymore. Our parents called us so we can look around in our new room. We went upstairs and put our stuff in our room. My brother and I took off our shoes and jumped onto the two beds. First, I showed my brother if he could jump from one bed to the other. He was scared at first but a while later he was able to do it. Then we got ready to explore P-E-R-T-H  spells Perth!

Hua Hin Holiday! (H.H.H!)

  Yippee! Yay! Woo! It was so fun in on my mid-term holiday last last year! We got to make sandcastles! The sandcastle was with water surrounding it. I found a twig and I stuck it to the top of the castle like a flag. My brother Brandon and I named it "The Biggest... Largest... Greatest... Gigantic... Humungous Sandcastle In All of Our His Story (History)!!!!!!!!!!" We also collected many sea shells. We made a contest of who collects the most sea shells, WINS!!! I found 20 and more. My mother found 15 and up. My brother found 10 and up. So who was first place? Comment it below and I'll just tell you yes or no. I sat down on the shore near the waves and then I saw a big wave coming. I was getting ready... putting on my goggles... taking the sand out of my swimming clothes... I was ready... then... SPLASH!!! The water splashed to my face as I spitted out the salty water. But we had a lot of fun you know. We even made a contest who will be the fastest runner on the sand between my brother and I at the end. I ran, and ran, and ran and then I reached the finish line... FIRST!!! I WON!!! I even learned how to swim in the hotel's pool with my dad and my brother. After that we played fish torpedoes in the water. I got at least 50 points. My brother got at least... Hmmm... let me think... 10?... No... 25?... No... YES! He got 35 at least. My dad was throwing the torpedoes and my mom was taking a video out of the water, so they didn't play or catch the torpedoes. We brought our beach ball and my brother, my dad, my mom and I all jumped in the water and played volleyball in the water. I had so much fun, plus, it was a great holiday.

Sepak Takraw (SouthEastAsian Game)

 

  Sepak Takraw is a game when you use any part of your body except a your hands, to kick a ball to another side of the net in a court. The ball has holes in it so it will be lighter for people to pass it to the other side of the net. The only time you can only use your hands to pass the ball to the other side of the net if you are the first person. They count the points the same way they count it in volley ball. They use a net in a court, just the same as badminton. I learned how to play this at school. I'm South East Asian (Indonesian), and that is my kind of game that I will surely play whenever someone gives me that choice to choose from. Here is a video of a Sepak Takraw game in the S(outh)E(ast)A(sian) Games 2011.

Ba"D"minton not ba"T"minton!!!

 Sometimes my friends get mixed up in one game, but with two names (not really). The first name is "Badminton" and the second one is "Batminton". Which name is the real one? Some people think you spell it "Batminton" because you use something like a bat (which is called a racket) that's why they think it is "Batminton". We spell it "Badminton", I don't know why. Here are the instructions how to play badminton. You have a racket and a shuttlecock. You play in a court with a net in the middle of the whole court. You serve the shuttlecock to the other side of the net to your opponent(s). If the shuttlecock fell dow on your side, the other team will get one point. If the shuttlecock falls down on your opponent's side, you will get one point. Here is a picture of what the shuttlecock and the badminton together looks like.
The shuttlecock is the one with the white feathers on the top. The racket is the one with a net and a handle to hold it to use it for hitting the shuttlecock to your opponent(s) side. Here is a video clip below the shuttlecock and the badminton racket picture. It is about two women. One from Singapore and one from Indonesia.