Ampera Bridge

The Ampera Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge in the city of Palembang, Indonesia. The Ampera Bridge is the landmark of the city and use for connecting two regions of the city. It connects Seberang Ulu and Seberang Ilir that was separated by Musi River. For a few years after it was opened, the center span could be lifted at a speed of approximately 10 meters per minute to allow ships of up to 44.5m in height to pass underneath with a mechanical system and 500 tons ballast weights. However this only occurred a few times, and after 1970 it could no longer be opened. The official reason for this was that the 30 minutes needed to raise the bridge is too long for a delay. Now, only a 9 m ship that can pass under the bridge. However, according to architect Wiratman, who acted as a consultant before the construction, the design of the bridge was flawed from the outset because of the soft mud on which it was built. He maintains that his concerns were ignored for political reasons, and that as the towers' foundations shifted, the bridge deformed to the extent that it could no longer be opened. The ballast weights needed to balance the wight of the bridge were removed in 1990 to prevent possible accidents were they to fall.

It lengths for 1.117 m (the center is 71,90 m) and 22 m widths. It was the longest bridge in Southeast Asia in 1965.  It height is 11,5 m tall above sea level or 63 m above ground level. The distance between the two towers is 75 m. And it weight is 944 tons.The bridge was planned during the era of Indonesia's first president, who wanted a bridge that could open and be a match for London's Tower Bridge. The funds for the construction came from Japanese war reparations, with the Fuji Car Manufacturing Co. Ltd being given responsibility for design and construction. It was cost for about USD 4.500.000 at that time. However, at the time, Japan had no bridges of this type, and Fuji Car had no bridge-building experience. The official opening was carried out by Minister/Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Ahmad Yani. At first, the bridge was known as the Bung Karno Bridge, after the president. It was renamed the Ampera Bridge. Now the bridge is one of the tourists destination for photo, it has some colourful lights and look beautiful with the Musi River in the night and they also come to eat many traditional foods located near the bridge.  

Source:Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampera_Bridge

https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jembatan_Ampera 

Experience at Megantara, SMA Negeri 3 Bandung Festival Culture

On Saturday, 10th September 2016 I went to Megantara. Megantara is an acronym for Mega and Nusantara. It is a cultural festival for everyone to enjoy. I went to Lapangan Bali at 7:30 AM to participate in the parade before the event. I wore pangsi, a traditional Sundanese clothes. There were a lot people join the parade, we went from Bali Street to Belitung Street, Sumatera Street, Merdeka Street, Jawa Street, then back to Bali Street promoting Megantara. After the parade, my friend and I went to school to change our clothes. After changing our clothes we waited for dzuhur prayer in our school before going to Megantara. After dzuhur prayer, at 12:30 AM we went to Lapangan Bali. It was the place for Megantara, then my friends and I gave our tickets and went in. We got a drink at the entrance, then we walked in. The places were divided by many sections and a large stage, the sections is named after Indonesia Islands. The places were decorated with a lot of  traditional patterns. Each section represented their traditional cultures such as traditional food. Then I went to the food stand and bought fried rice for my lunch, it tasted really good and the size is big. Then I went near the stage to watch the traditional groups performed. They were Kelompok Paduan Angklung 3 (an angklung orchestra from my school), Jaipong Dancers, Bali Dancers, and many more. Then, I bought some foods and drinks. I met a lot of my friends when I was in Junior High School. They also wanted to see the festival themselves. In the afternoon the people started to come flooding the place, around 4:00 PM. When the stage was empty, I went for ashar prayer then went back to saw the performances. There was traditional fashion show that was done by SMAN 3 grade 10 students, wearing traditional clothes from each provinces. After that, there were speech from Bandung mayor Mr. Ridwan Kamil and wayang performance. After that, my school theater performed with a cultural theme. The performance was unique and funny. Then, I did Maghrib prayer and went home by myself

Experience At World Tournament and Techno Fest (WTTF)

On Saturday, 20th August 2016 I went to the school for parcitipating in the event called "World Tournament & Techno Fest 2016" also known as WTTF. I went to Lapangan Bali wearing black t-shirt and red handband to differentiate from the other class. I met my classmate there, before 6.30 a.m.. Every student from 32019 (my year) and 32018 (senior) must join or participate in the event. This event was organized by OSIS so we can try to speak english for one day. If we spoke bahasa Indonesia we got reduction or minus in our score. At 6.30 p.m. the event started with a speech, and we were matched with our seniors (XI IPA 2). Then, we listened to the introduction of this event. In short, our galaxy has been destroyed. We must go to post or planets and play challenges or games there, if we win we will get a piece of our galaxy (puzzle piece) to restore our galaxy (complete the puzzle). There was also other things, The Aliens. If we hit them with water balloon, we took a puzzle piece from them. But, if we get hit by them, we must gave a puzzle piece to them. The aliens wore raincoat. After that, we went to SMAN 3 Bandung for clues like a map.

Our first clue from the map was to go to the historical building, so we went to the main building of SMAN 3 Bandung. In front, there is the first post/planet. The contestants must ate a plate of spicy noodles as fast as possible. Unfortunately our class lost the first post. Then, we went to XI IPA 3 in the big hallway. The contestants of this planet must played Tekken, a fighting theme video game. Each class represented by 3 persons. It was a close fight, but we lost again. Then we go to Taman Musik (Music Park) in Bali Street. In that planet we played "Ranking 2" or second rank. It was a parody of the famous TV show.  Our goal was to be the 2nd rank. 5 persons from each class must answered general knowledge. Our class won because everyone eliminated except one person from our class. After that we went to the next planet located in the indoor field in Lapangan Bali. There, 5 persons from each class played soccer game called (Pro Evolution Soccer) for 5 minute. My class lost 1-0. After that, we went to basketball field to play quiz about technology. My class representative won. In the soccer field, we played some flappy bird. I also played with some of my friends, 15 seconds each. I score 10 points, then we won the game. Then, 10 persons from each class played protect the queen. We must take the opponent scarf shaped like armbands to win. My class lost again, but we get a piece from hitting an alien. Then we walked to Tongkeng Park, for 20 minutes. There, we made a robot using trash. Our creation wasn't great but good enough to make us win. Then, we took a break to eat and pray in the mosque. After that, we go to photography park and 2 persons from each class play twister. They were told to follow the instructions. My class won this game very quickly.

After we finished, we went back to SMAN 3. I walked with some of my friends, the other used public transportation. When we arrived at SMAN 3 we were told to go to Lapangan Bali because of Alien Attack! Because time's almost up, we just need to took the pieces from the alien. We only got 1 piece. Then, we put together all the puzzle pieces. I think we cheated a little because some of the others puzzle pieces that belong to our seniors were kept by us. So they had missing pieces. So, 32019 was victorious. And there was also prizes for the best class and giveaways. It was a fun and unique experience.

            

It's Me

Hello my friends! My name is Muhammad Furqon. My surname is Furqon. I was born in Palembang on 12th march 2001. But, I moved to Bandung when I was a baby. I am 15 years old. I live with my family at Sarijadi block 23 number 84, Bandung. My home located near Cibogo Traditional Market. Both of my parents are lecturer. I also want to be a lecturer too, eventhough i still don't have any subject I really like. I am the only child in my family. I studied at SDN Sarijadi Selatan and SMPN 1 Bandung. Now I am a student at SMAN 3 Bandung. My school is located at Belitung Street, I go to my school using the public transportation. In my school I join pramuka (scout) because I also join pramuka when I was still at SMPN 1 Bandung. I can play drum because I take private lesson every sunday in my home.  

 I like to read books, fantasy or science fiction to be exact. My favourite books are the series of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I also have read other books like Harry Potter, Lord of The Rings, and many more. We can read books with our handphone application. Reading books in English also can improve our ability. In my free time I also play computer games. Usually I play games at Friday,Saturday, and Sunday with my friends. We make appointment and play online game together (DOTA2). I usually play for about 3 hours with my friends.  Playing game make us still in touch with each other. I also like to play other games alone. I think playing games is allright if you don't play for too much. You can also play with me if you want to. That is all I can say for now. Thank you for reading.