English
This is a memoir, a autobiography from some event of my life.
Aditya
09/11/2010
7.2
Memoir Essay
The Word That Ruined My Day
That day was very special day for me; the day when I was on the way to go to Sekolah Pelita Harapan Cikarang, where the 2009 spelling bee was held (among the 3 SPHs, SPH Cikarang, SPH Karawaci and SPH Sentul). I was very excited because I wasn’t elected to the spelling bee 2 years ago (when I was at grade 5). But last year, when I was at grade 6 (now I am at grade 7); I was! Before the spelling bee there were 2 prequalification (for the spelling bee)at my school, Sekolah Pelita Harapan Sentul City.
The first qualification was a spelling test for each grade, we were tested some words and 8 were chosen for each grade. After the 1st qualification there was like a mini spelling bee for each grade in my school.
After participating the mini spelling bee, out of 8 students; 4 were chosen and I was included! Right now, I am in the car with my 3 other companions, Axel, Tiana and Joshua. I am very excited to compete with other spellers. My friend Axel won first place last year. Maybe I could win.
Before the spelling bee, my teacher asked the 4 of us to stay after school on Thursdays to practice. My teacher also gave me a list of words. Those lists consist of 4 pages, which was a lot of words to study. Despite the fact it was difficult, I kept reviewing the words everyday to succeed.
As soon as I arrived at SPH Cikarang, there were countless students that looked intelligent, and those who look like they’re lost. I was starting to get nervous. Especially when Axel told me about this genius kid named Gregory. This Gregory kid scared me because his face looked very smart! Axel also said that Gregory was out with a very difficult word and he managed to get 3rd place 2 years ago.
It wasn’t time yet for grade 6 to go to stage. We waited for like an hour, and it was finally time to enter the stage. We reached the front and we did a lucky draw to know who will go first. I got 12, the last one! I was so lucky, I was so relieved; but my hands haven’t stopped trembling. We started off with practice words such as crayon, pencil, etc. I passed the practice round; it would have been a disgrace if I didn’t. Then the spelling bee started. My first word was “eraser”. I managed to spell the word. I was beginning to feel at ease because the words weren’t hard yet. As the words got harder, students were getting eliminated. Then a terrible event occurred. Axel the best speller got out for some reason with the word “quartet”. My hands trembled, I had great hopes for him to win, but he was out! Gregory, the other genius was also out with “personal”; I couldn’t believe he couldn’t spell that. My hands kept shaking and I felt cold. The spelling bee continued, some of the remaining students were out because of misspelling difficult words. Then Joshua was out by “pronunciation”, my hands were starting to sweat! I was really nervous, it was only me and Tiana left for SPH Sentul. I realized then there were only 5 people left including me and Tiana. I only needed 2 more people to go out. I had hopes for Tiana to win because she was the smart. Then another terrible event occurred, Tiana got the word “emission”. I thought she could get it right because she was the “smart type”. But no, she got it wrong! I wanted to faint of being nervous and worried, because I realized that I was the only hope for SPH Sentul.
You people would never understand the sensation I was having. It would be like you being the only one to defuse a massive bomb that could destroy the universe. If you cut the wrong wire, everybody dies. That is exactly how I was feeling. But I had to go on with the competition; the judge said the word “excursion”. My hands were sweating and I started to snap my fingers. I didn’t know that word! I panicked and didn’t know what to do, but wasn’t like crazy in public; my thoughts were panicking. I didn’t know what to do, I decided to ask questions like “Could you repeat the word?”, “May I have the definition?” or “Could you put it in a sentence?” I was just buying time; I knew sooner or later I had to spell the word.
I didn’t know what to say and I was out of time. I just tried my luck out, I said “E-X-C-E-R-S-I-O-N”. I was wrong! Even though I missed only one letter, I was wrong. The judge said I can no longer compete in this competition. I bet everybody from Sentul was depressed. I went off the stage and came to my parents; just like Axel, Joshua and Tiana. My parents said it was ok and they comforted me. I felt my eye bags were heavy and watery, I wanted to cry; but I didn’t because it would have been embarrassing. I bet my friends also experienced the same thing. After the spelling bee ended, we bought some food and talked with the other grade level teachers. In turns out that for each grade there was a winner except for grade six. I was so depressed, after we ate some food; we headed to the car to go back to school.
When we arrived atthe school, therewere students at the lobby hoping we won. They had really high hopes for Axel. We told them the bad news, they were disappointed and shocked; but they said it was ok. As I went home, I kept thinking about the word “excursion”. If only I had known that word, SPH could have succeeded. When I had dinner with my family, I didn’t talk much. My father said that I achieved 4th place, even though there wasn’t really a 4th place. I’m glad that they thought it that way. Ever since that day, the topic about me missing the word “excursion”, and the fact we lost the spelling bee was rarely talkedabout and discussed again.
Reflection
This is a memoir, some sort of autobiography of my life. If you have read this task I have made, you would know that the event was about me joining a spelling bee. If you read it, you would know that I loss and it was very depressing. I hope you have understood what I wanted to send as a message. My result was also satisfying so I guess I feel proud
Aditya
09/11/2010
7.2
Memoir Essay
The Word That Ruined My Day
That day was very special day for me; the day when I was on the way to go to Sekolah Pelita Harapan Cikarang, where the 2009 spelling bee was held (among the 3 SPHs, SPH Cikarang, SPH Karawaci and SPH Sentul). I was very excited because I wasn’t elected to the spelling bee 2 years ago (when I was at grade 5). But last year, when I was at grade 6 (now I am at grade 7); I was! Before the spelling bee there were 2 prequalification (for the spelling bee)at my school, Sekolah Pelita Harapan Sentul City.
The first qualification was a spelling test for each grade, we were tested some words and 8 were chosen for each grade. After the 1st qualification there was like a mini spelling bee for each grade in my school.
After participating the mini spelling bee, out of 8 students; 4 were chosen and I was included! Right now, I am in the car with my 3 other companions, Axel, Tiana and Joshua. I am very excited to compete with other spellers. My friend Axel won first place last year. Maybe I could win.
Before the spelling bee, my teacher asked the 4 of us to stay after school on Thursdays to practice. My teacher also gave me a list of words. Those lists consist of 4 pages, which was a lot of words to study. Despite the fact it was difficult, I kept reviewing the words everyday to succeed.
As soon as I arrived at SPH Cikarang, there were countless students that looked intelligent, and those who look like they’re lost. I was starting to get nervous. Especially when Axel told me about this genius kid named Gregory. This Gregory kid scared me because his face looked very smart! Axel also said that Gregory was out with a very difficult word and he managed to get 3rd place 2 years ago.
It wasn’t time yet for grade 6 to go to stage. We waited for like an hour, and it was finally time to enter the stage. We reached the front and we did a lucky draw to know who will go first. I got 12, the last one! I was so lucky, I was so relieved; but my hands haven’t stopped trembling. We started off with practice words such as crayon, pencil, etc. I passed the practice round; it would have been a disgrace if I didn’t. Then the spelling bee started. My first word was “eraser”. I managed to spell the word. I was beginning to feel at ease because the words weren’t hard yet. As the words got harder, students were getting eliminated. Then a terrible event occurred. Axel the best speller got out for some reason with the word “quartet”. My hands trembled, I had great hopes for him to win, but he was out! Gregory, the other genius was also out with “personal”; I couldn’t believe he couldn’t spell that. My hands kept shaking and I felt cold. The spelling bee continued, some of the remaining students were out because of misspelling difficult words. Then Joshua was out by “pronunciation”, my hands were starting to sweat! I was really nervous, it was only me and Tiana left for SPH Sentul. I realized then there were only 5 people left including me and Tiana. I only needed 2 more people to go out. I had hopes for Tiana to win because she was the smart. Then another terrible event occurred, Tiana got the word “emission”. I thought she could get it right because she was the “smart type”. But no, she got it wrong! I wanted to faint of being nervous and worried, because I realized that I was the only hope for SPH Sentul.
You people would never understand the sensation I was having. It would be like you being the only one to defuse a massive bomb that could destroy the universe. If you cut the wrong wire, everybody dies. That is exactly how I was feeling. But I had to go on with the competition; the judge said the word “excursion”. My hands were sweating and I started to snap my fingers. I didn’t know that word! I panicked and didn’t know what to do, but wasn’t like crazy in public; my thoughts were panicking. I didn’t know what to do, I decided to ask questions like “Could you repeat the word?”, “May I have the definition?” or “Could you put it in a sentence?” I was just buying time; I knew sooner or later I had to spell the word.
I didn’t know what to say and I was out of time. I just tried my luck out, I said “E-X-C-E-R-S-I-O-N”. I was wrong! Even though I missed only one letter, I was wrong. The judge said I can no longer compete in this competition. I bet everybody from Sentul was depressed. I went off the stage and came to my parents; just like Axel, Joshua and Tiana. My parents said it was ok and they comforted me. I felt my eye bags were heavy and watery, I wanted to cry; but I didn’t because it would have been embarrassing. I bet my friends also experienced the same thing. After the spelling bee ended, we bought some food and talked with the other grade level teachers. In turns out that for each grade there was a winner except for grade six. I was so depressed, after we ate some food; we headed to the car to go back to school.
When we arrived atthe school, therewere students at the lobby hoping we won. They had really high hopes for Axel. We told them the bad news, they were disappointed and shocked; but they said it was ok. As I went home, I kept thinking about the word “excursion”. If only I had known that word, SPH could have succeeded. When I had dinner with my family, I didn’t talk much. My father said that I achieved 4th place, even though there wasn’t really a 4th place. I’m glad that they thought it that way. Ever since that day, the topic about me missing the word “excursion”, and the fact we lost the spelling bee was rarely talkedabout and discussed again.
Reflection
This is a memoir, some sort of autobiography of my life. If you have read this task I have made, you would know that the event was about me joining a spelling bee. If you read it, you would know that I loss and it was very depressing. I hope you have understood what I wanted to send as a message. My result was also satisfying so I guess I feel proud