Amazing Places: Jeju Island

Jeju Island or also known as Jeju-do (a short form of Jeju Special Autonomous Province) is the only special autonomous province of South Korea and the country’s largest island. It’s situated southwest of Jeollanam-do Province in the Korea Strait, a sea passage between South Korea and Japan. Although the island isn’t a famous destination for the western people, the Asians are very familiar with its amazing geographic and cultural potential. In the last few years, its popularity has grown, especially for the young couples which seem to consider the island a mystic  and romantic place. In time, it became one of the most visited places in East Asia, with more than four million visitors from mainland Korea, Japan, and China every year.

Jeju Island is a volcanic island created entirely from volcanic eruptions approximately 2 million years ago and is dominated by Halla-san (Halla Mountain): a volcano 1,950 meters high and the highest mountain in South Korea.

Because of the relative isolation, the people of Jeju have developed a culture and language that are different from those of mainland Korea, with many local legends and mystic beliefs. They even named it the “Island of the Gods”, taking after a legend that tells the story of demi-gods that lived on the island, considered to be the progenitors of Jeju people. Distinct cultural artifacts and stones with different shapes that are considered protective for the locals can be found here.

With a huge variety of landscapes, from long beaches to mountains and waterfalls, Jeju Island could turn out to be a thrilling experience. Cheonjeyeon and Cheonjiyeon waterfalls, Mount Halla, Hyeobje cave and Hyeongje island are just some of the popular sights on the island.

Depending on the season, Jeju hosts unsual festivals such as a penguin swimming contest in winter, a cherry blossom festival in spring, the midsummer night beach festival in summer and Jeju horse festival in autumn. Aside from these events, many activities can be done in Jeju such as horse riding, hunting, fishing, mountain climbing, hiking.

Announcement Text

Anyeong Haseyo! 

For all of Kpopers in our school. We will held a Kpop Gathering. This event purpose to make  

all of the kpopers in our school could share an information about kpop each other. The excellent event for the Gathering is a Dance Competition and Parody of Korean Drama.

The Kpop Gathering will be held on 27 December 2013 at School yard.

For more information contact our Korean teacher or Osis chairperson 

How tornadoes are formed

TORNADO

 Tornadoes are one of the most powerful and deadly weather phenomena on land. They can destroy entire town and fling debris over great distances. However, how does a tornado form? The answer lies in the atmosphere and air pressure.
Weather is created by changes in the temperature and pressure of the atmosphere. Tornadoes are formed when both high pressure and low pressure air interact. A tornado happens in the same way a whirlpool in your sink or bath tub happens. A low internal pressure draws in high pressure air to form the vortex and eventually the tornado.
Tornadoes are normally formed when a thunderstorm occurs. The most common type of thunderstorm for forming tornadoes is the supercell. This is because this type of storm already has rotation occuring within it called a mesocycle. The tornado starts forming when a downdraft brings the mesocycle down near the grown starting the creation of a vortex.
The next step of the cycle starts when cloud wall is formed. This happens when the vortex starts drawing down the cloud into a funnel. The most dangerous part of the tornado is not the visible part its the winds created by the high pressure air being sucked into the tornado. This is what creates the destruction path scene after a tornado passes.
The next step is the maturation and strengthening of the tornado. Like any major storm phenomena, a tornado needs energy to increase in strength and sustain itself. The source of this energy is the moist warm air that is drawn into the tornado. The maturation part of the tornado’s life cycle is the most destructive since it not only increases in intensity, but also can last a long period of time.

Fortunately the down draft of air has cooled so it start to shut down the funnel it created by cutting off its supply of warm air. This begins the end phase of the tornado. The tornado begins to thin and become less well developed. Eventually it completely loses energy and the funnel completely disperses.
Tornadoes don’t just form singly. They can also form in groups called families or outbreaks. These are often weaker tornadoes created by the intense rotation of a strong and larger tornado. While weaker the biggest tornado ever can create a lot of damage.
There is a lot of great articles on Universe Today that you can enjoy. There is a great article about how the biggest tornado can be determined. There is also an interesting piece about a lightning storm generated by a volcano in Chile.

Summary and moral value of narrative story

The Fox and The Cat

 
Summary:

One day a cat and a fox were having a conversation. The fox, who was a conceited creature, boasted how clever she was. She said she knows a lot of tricks to avoid their enemy, dogs. But the cat only know one trick, so she want fox to teach her.  But the fox was arrogant. Suddenly they heard the barking of dogs in the distance, the barking grew louder and louder! And come close to them! The cat, use her trick, climbed the tree and the fox was hiding behind the tree, thinking which trick she should use.
Before she could make up her mind, the dogs arrived. They fell upon the fox and tore her to pieces.

 

Moral Value:

Moral value of this narrative story is we shouldn't be an arrogant person, because it's not good for us. We have to willing to teach something we can do to other people.

My Holiday

My Holiday in Bali

 

Last Holiday my friends and I went to Bali. We were there for three days. I had many impressive experiences during the vacation. we really have a great time!

First day, we visited Sanur Beach in the morning. We saw the beautiful sunrise together. It was a great scenery. We took a picture of the scenery, i haven't see a beautiful scenery before. Then, we checked in to the hotel. After prepared our selves, we went to Tanah Lot. We met so many other tourists there. They were not only domestic but also foreign tourists. I often talking to them about the scenery.

Second day, we enjoyed the day on Tanjung Benoa beach. We played so many water sports such as banana boat, jetsky, speedboat etc. We also went to Penyu island to see many unique animals. They were turtles, snakes, and sea birds. We were very happy. In the afternoon, we went to Kuta Beach to see the amazing sunset and enjoyed the beautiful wave.

The last day, we spent our time in Sangeh. We could enjoy the green and shady forest. There were so many monkies. They were so tame but sometimes they could be naughty. We could make a close interaction with them. After that, we went to Sukowati market for shopping. That was my lovely time. I bought some Bali T-Shirt and souvenirs.

In the evening, we had to check out from the hotel. We went back home bringing so many amazing memories of Bali.

Announcement: School Reunion

SMAN Englishindo will be having a Grand Alumni Homecoming on December 7, 2012 at 2:00 pm at Gajah Mungkur Hotel and Restaurant as the celebration of 10th Foundation Anniversary of SMAN Englishindo

On this regard, we are cordially inviting you to attend the said affair to meet your old friends, classmates, acquaintances and teachers, reminiscing memorable experiences and sharing stories of success and most specially to renew our commitment to the noble ideals of our beloved Alma Mater.

The registration charges are Rp. 250.000,- per person payable at the venue. These charges include Alumni T-shirt, Alumni ID, Alumni souvenir, dinner, live band and raffle draws.

For further inquiries, please contact our Alumni Secretariat at (021) 237-2383 or text us at 08173445631.

We look forward to your presence in this once a year celebration.