Field Trip to Prambanan

Two weeks ago, my class had a field trip for Speaking class in Prambanan temple. The temple is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia and also one of the largest Hindu temples in Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its tall and pointed architecture, typical of Hindu temple architecture, and by the towering 47m high central building inside a large complex of individual temples. The temple is located approximately 18 km east of Yogyakarta city on the boundary between Yogyakarta and Central Java province. Prambanan is one of the most majestic temples in the Southeast Asia and it attracts many visitors worldwide. Because of it, we chose that place.

Our field trip held on Monday, April 30^th 2012. We went there by motor cycle. We arrieved in Prambanan Temple at 10 am then we bought tickets. We had an assignment to do there. Our lecturer, Miss Iryna, gave an assignment to interview many foreigners and made an essay from the interview. We had to practice our speaking ability and learned how to speak fluently from the foreigners. So, after we entered the temple, we started to hunt bule. Bule is an expression which means foreigner in Indonesia.

I did that interview together with Kikik, Fajrul, and Adit so we did not feel nervous. We worked together and helped each other to do it. When I got my first target, I still had butterflies in my stomach. I lost my train of thoughts. In the end, I told myself to walk closer. I introduced myself and asked to have an interview. My first target was a girl from Italy named Rosalina. Actually she did not want to have an interview but finally she said yes and gave us a chance to ask two questions only. I prepared my note and my handphone to record the interview. My first question was her opinion about Indonesia culture. She answered, “It is mixed. The culture is very different in each island like Java, Bali, etc.” My second question was about her first impression about Indonesia. She told us that she was really surprised by Indonesian because they were very kind, open-minded, and polite.

Our first foreigner, Rosalina from Italy

First target done. We continued our walk around the temple to find another foreigner. Getting bad luck, many foreigners rejected us. It was not easy to get a foreigner. Many of them considered us as stalkers. We knew that from their expression when we were getting closer to them and from what they said. We felt very upset until we saw an old man sitting under a tree. First time I saw this old man, I wanted to have an interview with him and I got the chance. We got closer and introduced ourself one by one.

Adit, Kikik, Mr. Peter, Lissa, Ajul

From the interview, I got many information about him such as his name, his job, his hobby, his opinion about Indonesia, his story about New Zealand, etc. His name is Peter. He came from New Zealand. New Zealand is an island country located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmasses, that of the North and South Islands, as well as numerous smaller islands. New Zealand is situated some 1,500 kilometres east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly 1,000 kilometres south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga.

According to Mr. Peter, New Zealans weather and climate are of paramount importance to the people of New Zealand, as many New Zealander make their living from the land. New Zealand has mild temperatures, moderately high rainfall, and many hours of sunshine throughout most of the country. New Zealand climate is dominated by two main geographical features: the mountains and the sea.

New Zealand is a land of unique birds. The best known is the flightless kiwi, New Zealand unofficial national symbol. Kiwi are blind, shy, and usually nocturnal. They dig the ground to get some insects. Mr. Peter told us a funny story about Kiwi. There is a Kiwi House in New Zealand which protects Kiwi from extinction. In that house, the day is transformed into night when the most famous native bird, the kiwi, wakes up. Here, the visitors will see a kiwi foraging for food as it would in the wild. Because Kiwi is a nocturnal animal, Kiwi House is kept dark so that visitors can see the bird in its natural environment. Day and night are exchange. It is amazing, isn’t it?

I was curious to know about New Zealand food and Mr. Peter explained about it. New Zealand food is close to European and Australian food. This blend of influences has created a mouth-watering range of flavours and food in cafes and restaurants nationwide. For dishes that have a distinctly New Zealand style, there's lamb, pork and cervena (venison), salmon, crayfish (lobster), Bluff oysters, whitebait, paua (abalone), mussels, scallops, pipis and tuatua (both are types of New Zealand shellfish), kumara (sweet potato), kiwifruit, tamarillo and pavlova, the national dessert. It sounds delicious for me.

Mr. Peter was travelling to Indonesia for a month by himself. He came to Indonesia to work with NGO (Non-Governmental Organisation) to make wooden educational toys . He wanted to apply that wooden educational toys in a pre-school where he taught. His occupation is a teacher and he teach young children (the age between 3 until 5 years). He also came to Indonesia for backpacking.

When I asked about his hobby, Mr. Peter explained a lot about hobby. His hobby is gardening vegetables. From his explanation, I get that there is a slide different between hobby, pastime, and relaxation. He suggested us to open our dictionary and searched it in thesaurus part.

He smiled when we asked his opinion about Indonesia. He told us that Indonesia is a very great country with a great culture. He interested with the temple and the culture. But, there is one thing that he does not like. Indonesia is crowded country. It is very different with New Zealand. New Zealand is sparsely populated and Indonesia is densely populated.

In the end of the interview, we asking his advice which country we should go for vacation. He suggested us to go to New Zealand. New Zealand has many great destination such as Kaikoura, Coromandel Peninsula, Tongariro National Park, Westland National Park, Mt Cook National Park, Bay of Islands, Rotorua, Queenstown, Abel Tasman National Park, and Fiordland National Park.

What a great interview! I was very happy because I could have an interview with Mr. Peter for more than a half an hour. I learnt many things from him. After interviewing Mr. Peter, we walked and searched for the next target.

We got a chance to interview Marco from Montreal, Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the fifteenth largest in North America. Montreal is defined by its location in between the St. Lawrence river on its south, and by the Rivière des Prairies on its north. The city is named after the most prominent geographical feature on the island, a three-head hill called Mount Royal, topped at 232 m above sea level.

Marco was travelling to Indonesia for three weeks by himself. In his opinion, Indonesia is a very nice country with hot climate. The climate is different with Canada. Indonesia also has many delicious food that he likes so much. Not only the food that he likes, but also the culture.

He was an anthropologist and he was retired now. He come to Indonesia just for vacation not for working. His hobby is photography and travelling. He had ever visited Maluku many years ago and he had been snorkelling in Bunaken. Snorkelling was the most interesting activity he did in Indonesia. According to him, Indonesia and Mongolia were the best countries he had ever visited. When I asked about things that he dislike from Indonesia, he answered ,”It is very expensive to enter this temple.” We just had a short interview with him because he just gave us 2 minutes for asking. That’s why I can’t write a lot about him.

Our last target was Gijs, a foreiger from Holland. Holland is a region in the western part of the Netherlands. The term Holland is also frequently used as a pars pro toto to refer to the whole of the Netherlands. This usage is generally accepted but disliked by Dutch people in the other parts of the Netherlands. 

Ajul, Kikik, Gijs, Lissa, Adit

Gijs came to Indonesia by himself for 2 months. He came to Indonesia to teach in SMA 2 Denpasar Bali. Not only in Bali, he also teach in Lombok. In his point of view, Indonesia is a country with friendly people and nice culture but the weather is too hot for him. Indonesia has many delicious food such as Nasi Campur and Bakso. He loved that food. I suggested him to eat Gudeg Jogja. There was one thing that he did not like from Indonesia. Indonesia had a bad traffic jam.

I asked him about his hobby and he answered that his hobbies were travelling, visiting temples, climbing mountain, and playing football. He usually went to visit many destinations with his friends. He had visited Borobudur temple, Boko temple, and other temples around Yogyakarta. He also had climbed Rinjani Mountain.

Gijs told us that there are no mountain and temple in Holland. Indonesia and Holland are very different. We can see the difference from the culture, the people, the climate, the landscpae, etc. Indonesia was the best country he had ever visited. He hoped that he can come back to Indonesia someday.

From 4 foreigners that I had interviewed, there are two foreigners that I like. First, I like Mr. Peter. He is kind and polite. He also gives me a lot of information about his country and makes me wanna go there someday. Second, I like Gijs. He is very handsome, kind, polite, and he can speak Indonesian. He is also a smiling person. He did not reject me to interview him although he was busy taking pictures.

The field trip was really amazing for me. I could meet many different foreigners with different character and learnt many things from them. I also could practice my English ability. I hope that I can have another amazing field trip in Speaking class next semester.

Other pictures *o*

my friends, my native lecturer, and me

 

with Gijs from Holland....what a cute picture :3

miss Iryn's sister and us

miss Iryn, her sister, and us

ayayayya...Mr. Peter here

say cheese :D

 

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The 50 Most Common Phrasal Verbs

1. Go on – continue; stop saying those things; not so; I don’t believe you. (Also literal).

I wish class would finish, but my professor’s lecture just keeps going on and on and on!

Jenny: I saw Seung-min steal 40,000 won! Tim: Go on! I’ve known Seung-min for 5 years and I know he wouldn’t do such a thing.

2. Carry out – to perform a task; to perform an assignment. (Also literal.)

The next step involves staff learning complex commands to tell the machine to carry out a sequence of tasks.

Grandma, let me help you carry out the boxes to the car.

3. Set up – to establish someone as something; to help establish; to provide something for someone to start up something

After the dictator lost control of the country a new government needed to be set up.

My father gave me some money to help me start up my new business.

4. Pick up – to clean; to learn/obtain; to get busy; to go faster

The truck picked up momentum as it rolled down the mountain.

I picked up the toys from the floor and returned them to the toy box.

It took me 3 months to learn to play that song, but my brother picked it up in 2 days!

5. Go back – to return to one’s origin/previous location; to break a promise

He was an artist and his only dream was one day to go back home and paint.

I'd rather die than go back out the way I was.

My friend really hurt my feelings when he went back on his promise and told everyone my secret.

6. Come back –to (have) return(ed) to one’s origin/previous location; to retort; a return success

The Yankees were losing by 5 points, but they had a great come back in the last inning

and beat the Indians.

I'll wait until you come back, and then we can do it together.

Whenever someone says something rude to me I can never come back with a good

comeback.

7. Go out – to try out for something (usually sports); to go out of fashion; to go out with someone for entertainment; to date someone. (Also literal.)

When couples start dating they usually go out on the town and have dinner, watch a

movie, or other such activities.

When I was in 10th grade I wanted to play for the school soccer team so I went out for it and made the team.

I hated the mullet hair style. I am so glad that it has gone out of fashion!

8. Point out – to select or indicate someone or something (from a group).

Most of these rules, I should point out, were created to protect you.

The victim pointed out the criminal from a police lineup.

9. Find out - discover; learn of; to discover facts about someone or something; to learn a fact

She will find out whether or not KNUE has accepted her as a student.

One of the best ways to learn is to find out how other people do things.

Korean health insurance covers basic dental work unlike American health insurance.

10. Come up – to happen unexpectedly. (Also literal.)

I planned on visiting you last night, but something came up and I was unable to visit.

When snorkeling I can only stay underwater for 1 minute and then I must come up for air.

11. Make up – to put makeup on oneself; to repay or redo something; to create a story or a lie from no facts at all; to compensate for

The actress was made up to look like a doll for the horror movie.

I thought I could make up for all those times I cancelled dinner with my wife by taking

her on a cruise.

We made up class on Saturday because we didn’t have class on Wednesday due to the

national holiday.

12. Take over –to take charge; to assume control

The competition was in 1 hour so there would have been no time for another member of the crew to try to take over the controls.

When a president dies the vice-president usually takes over as leader of the country.

13. Come out – to become; to turn out; to be presented/released to the public. (Also literal.)

If it were, I have a hunch that Fox would come out on top.

I am baking my first cake. I’ll just have to wait and see how it comes out!

14. Come on – to hurry up; to follow; to flirt aggressively

Come on, we’re waiting for you and the show starts in 3 minutes!

Come on, Matt, I insist that you go with us to the concert.

Won-mo came on to me during our major’s MT, but I have no romantic feelings for him.

15. Come in – to receive or acquire something. (Also literal.)

Don’t just stand outside in the snow; come on in and sit by the fireplace.

Much feedback from Korean citizens will come in if Namdaemun is to be rebuilt.

16. Go down – to be accepted; to happen. (Also literal.)

Joining the Army won’t go down well with Dad. You know he dislikes the military.

In-kyung: When did that go down? Dae-han: It happened last night before the store

closed.

Tomorrow, for sure, I'll go down to the rock and keep my promise to Dad.

17. Work out – to settle/solve a problem; to turn out/to happen. (Also literal.)

Because there are always right answers, I love to work out difficult math problems.

When I told the truth everything turned out for the best. I didn’t have to lie and everyone could trust me.

18. Set out – to begin a journey or course; to define/describe; to design/plan; to undertake/attempt.

She set out to start a new life in a new country.

He has failed to set out a schedule which would be quick and cheap.

19. Take up – to accept someone’s offer; to begin to deal with an issue; to shorten a skirt, dress or pants.

Jeong-min took up Jin-hwa’s offer to go to Cheju Island.

An increasingly popular way of starting a new business is to take up a franchise.

I have such short legs so I always have to have my pants taken up so they aren’t too long.

20. Get back – to return; to repay one for a bad deed; to continue communicating with someone at a later time.

Brandon pranked me last Halloween, so this year I am going to get him back.

We'll get back to you later.

I can’t wait to get back my car that is in the shop.

21. Sit down – to encamp or besiege. (Also literal.)

Sit down and stop your noise!

The military sat down around all entry and exit points of the city.

22. Turn out – to end satisfactorily; to send someone out of somewhere; to manufacture/produce something; to be present/attend; to turn off/extinguish

You never know how they'll turn out. Some will be good, and some will be bad.

Baek-cheol turned out some very good writing.

Even though it rained all night many fans turned out at the concert.

23. Take on – to undertake/assume; to employ; to acquire; to show great emotion.

She might also take on the role of mother, wife and teacher if she wants.

Samsung will take on an additional 1,200 employees at the Asan plant.

24. Give up – to quit; to surrender; to abandon hope

If you smoke, make every effort to give up. If you don’t then it is probable you’ll get

cancer.

If after my 4th try to pass the teachers’ exam I will give up and work in another profession.

25. Get up – to arise; to ascend; to dress (as in costume).

I put on a different outfit each time I get up out of bed.

Bryan got up the nerve to ask Stephanie out for a date.

For Halloween Breanna got herself up as a witch.

26. Look up – to search for information; to become more prosperous. (Also literal.)

Sometimes when I reminisce I look up old friends on the Internet.

You can always tell the tourists from the locals, because the tourists are always looking up at the skyscrapers.

27. Carry on – to continue with something; to make a great fuss over sby or sth; to cry and become out of control about sby or sth.

The doctors said they didn't know how I managed to carry on in such pain.

Young children often carry on when they do not get what they want, which almost always irritates the surrounding people.

28. Go up – to increase; happening; to be in the process of construction. (Also literal).

Her total tax bill could go up sharply.

Several new KNUE buildings are going up in 2007 and 2008.

I went up to the top of Namsan Tower to get a good view of Seoul.

29. Get out – to get free/away; to produce or complete.

Most inmates can’t wait until they get out of prison.

I must get this work out before the deadline comes!

30. Take out – to take someone on a date; something made to be taken away (as in food)/a restaurant that performs this service. (Also literal.)

When a man dates a woman he traditionally takes her out to the movies or a restaurant.

When I do not have enough time to cook dinner I sometimes order take out on my way

home from work.

31. Come down- to drop; to descend to someone through inheritance; to attack/scold vigorously. (Also literal.)

I can’t afford the new TVs so I’ll wait for the prices to come down to a more reasonable

price.

When I turned 21 my father gave me a ring that has come down from generation to

generation.

When I stole a toy from store my mother came down on me harshly.

32. Put down- to write down, record; to attribute; to mercifully kill an animal.

Whenever I have to do something important I put it down on my “To Do List.”

Most loving owners put down their pets when the pet has an incurable and painful

disease.

33. Put up – to provide lodging for someone; to display or show; to offer something; to build/erect something.

During Chuseok many families put up their relatives for 1 or 2 days.

When people need money they sometimes put up their valuable items for sale.

Many stores put up mannequins with their most popular clothing styles to help sales.

34. Turn up – to appear; to search for and find something; to intensify or increase; to happen/occur.

I lost my puppy yesterday and he hasn’t turned up yet.

I can’t hear the radio so I’ll need to turn up the volume.

35. Get on – to make progress; to agree or be friendly; to advance in age. (Also literal.)

Although my grandmother thinks she is young she is getting on in age.

Stop chit-chatting and get on with playing the game!

Bill and I have been friends since university so I guess we get on quite well.

36. Bring up – to mention a person or thing; to raise a child; to vomit; to (cause to) stop quickly.

Dustin still owes me 50,000 won. Next time I see him I will bring that up.

My parents died when I was a child so my grandparents brought me up.

Babies often bring up their food, but that phase soon passes.

37. Bring in – to yield as profit or income; to present (for consideration) formally; to submit. (Also literal.)

Fishermen always try to bring in a large catch.

Most part-time work does not bring in much money.

To be accepted into some clubs you must be brought in by a current member.

38. Look back – to review past events; to return in thought. (Also literal.)

As we get older we sometimes look back on our life with fond memories.

When I looked back I saw that my dog wasn’t following me anymore.

39. Look down – to regard with disdain or scorn; have contempt for. (Also literal.)

When people think they are superior to everyone often look down on others.

When I got to the top of the mountain I looked down at the village.

40. Bring back – to return; to return to consciousness.

Whenever you borrow a book from the library you must bring it back.

Sometimes when people die they are able to be brought back to life.

41. Break down – to fall apart; to have a physical or mental collapse; to itemize; to decompose.

I bought a cheap car and it keeps breaking down on me.

If people suffer too much stress they are likely to break down and cry.

42. Take off – to leave the ground and begin to fly; to become popular and successful; to begin to chase something; to take a break from something; to withdraw or remove from; to deduct.

When birds are startled they always take off as fast as possible.

When the Noraebang was introduced to Korea the concept took off very quickly.

The police took off after the bank robbers.

I am going to take Monday off from work and enjoy some time with my family.

43. Go off – to explode; to leave; to happen (as planned).

At track events a pistol goes off to signify the start of a race.

Explorers usually go off to find new lands and treasure.

The surprise party went off without any problems.

44. Bring about – to make something happen.

The politician introduced new laws that might bring about some positive change.

45. Go in – to take part in something; to make an approach, as before an attack. (Also literal.)

I went in on a bet with some friends that our teacher would cancel class.

John went in for a kiss, but Tina denied his advances.

46. Set off – to cause to be ignited/exploded; to anger someone; to begin.

When setting off fireworks you must be very careful not to get injured.

So-la set off to prove her mother wrong by showing her that she could do the work.

My brother really set me off when he said that I didn’t love my parents as much as he.

47. Put out – irritated, bothered; to extinguish; to publish; to exert/apply.

Jessica was very put out when her boyfriend forgot her birthday.

One of the firefighters’ main duties is to put out fires.

When publishers put out a new book series they often publicize by various methods.

48. Look out – to be vigilant or on guard; to afford a view (Also literal.)

Animals in the wild must keep a look out for predators.

Look out! There is a hole in the sidewalk.

I bought my apartment because it looks out on a beautiful mountain.

My puppy always looks out the window hinting to me that she wants to go outside.

49. Take back – to withdraw or cancel one’s statements; to regain ownership; to cause to remember. (Also literal.)

I know I told you we would go, but I have to take that back because I have to work.

I lent my friend my PSP, but I took it back before she went away to university.

Whenever I see children play soccer the images take me back to when I played soccer as a child.

I decided I didn’t want the DVD so I took it back to the store for a refund.

50. Hold up –to rob someone; to offer; to expose; to support; to hinder; to wait. (Also literal.)

My parents visited Canada and were held up by gunpoint.

Jin-woo is always the last one to get ready and he always asks us to hold up.

The child held up her mother as an example of a strong and loving woman.

Whenever we were stuck in a traffic jam my father would say, “What’s the hold up?”.

When politicians lie and steal the public must hold them up to criticism.

Source : Mr. Stoakley’s KNUE Courses

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