MEGANTARA

Hi, everyone!
This been a long time since my last post about my intoduction. Now, I want to tell you about my experience a few days ago.

On Saturday, September 10th, 2016, my school, 3 Senior High School Bandung held an event. The name's is MEGANTARA. MEGANTARA is an Indonesian Culture festival from 3 Senior High School from sumatra culture until papua culture were displayed in this festival.

In the morning, there was a Megantara's parade.10th grade student of 3 senior high school (excluding the committee of MEGANTARA) should joined a MEGANTARA's parade. We gathered in Lapangan Bali on 8 a.m. We must wear traditional clothes from West Java. The girls should wear kebaya and the boys should wear pangsi. I wore white kebaya and black samping. I arrived at lapangan Bali on 7.30 a.m..I waited at my car because it was still early. I waited my friends long enough. When my friends arrived, I came out from my car and gathered with my friends. Then, I found out that not only 10th grade of 3 Senior High School that will joined the parade, but actually, the student of  some kindergarten also joined. They wore costum such as traditional clothes, animal costums, and many more. I was happy to see them because they were very energic and adorable on that costums.

 Source : MEGANTARA's Photography

At 9.00 a.m., we started the parade. We walked around from Bali street to Merdeka street and then to Java street and went back to Bali street. We made a line. In the front, there was a Reog Ponorogo dancer accompanied with their musician that played a traditional music instruments. One of the traditional music instrument was a gong. The second line is the student of some kindergarten with their cute costums. and the last were the student of 3 Senior High School. Some student of committee of MEGANTARA also joined us. We under the guard of the police so it was safe.

In the beginning, it was cloudy and little rain, but it turned later to a sunny day. We walked around together and promoted MEGANTARA. The dancer danced really hard under the sun and the musician were energic to play their instrument to made a beautiful music to accompanied the dancers.The student of some kindergarten also shouted their kindergarten's yel - yel. after that they also sang some children song. my friends and I joined them to sang a children song. in the middle of our parade, my friends made a yel - yel to promoted MEGANTARA.It sounded really good. they put the date and also the place of MEGANTARA. So that, people could know and went there. They shouted really loud. My friends and I joined them, the boys and the girls shouted it louder. For me, it was quite embarrassing because we became a center of attention but later, I really enjoyed this because we did it together.

We finished the parade at 9.30 a.m.. Then we rested for a while. Some of my friends, Qinthara, Maisa, Karina, and I went to Karina's house to rest and waited for MEGANTARA's open gate. Megantara's open gate was on 11.30a.m. So, we changed our clothes and rest in Karina's house in Java street because her house is the nearest from Lapangan Bali. Two of my friends, Hanny and Qori also joined us. We chatted a lot especially about Bandung and its story because Karina and Hanny were not originally from Bandung.

After we prayed, at 12.00 a.m. we went to Lapangan Bali, which was the place of MEGANTARA. we went there by Karina's car with her parents.After that we went in the entrance gate, we got a stamp in our hand. then, our bag was checked. we didn't allow to bring perfumes and food or drink from outside. After the check, we went in the festival area. We got a free fruit tea.

The festival had amazing decoration. It was like I travelled around Indonesia. The first thing that I saw was a miniature of Gadang Clock from West Sumatra. beside the miniature, there was a sate padang stand. After that, we went to Java's area. In this area, we could see many traditional food of Java and Batik stand.there also Kalimantan's area and  Sulawesi's area. And the last was Papua. there was a ghost house. Then in the back,there was a huge stage. in the side of the stage,there were many food stands.

 Source : MEGANTARA's Photography

The first thing that I did after I looked around the area of MEGANTARA was eating. I ate Sate Padang as my lunch.Iit was my first time to eat sate padang. It was delicious eventhough a bit spicy. After that I walked around the festival with my friend. We visited many stands there. Karina, Maisa, Fathya, and I wanted to go to ghost house but it was really crowded. We should waited for a long time in the queue. Then I decided not to go to ghost house. As a replacement, we sit on the field and enjoyed a performance from Musik Klasik 3 and other performances.

I went home at 3.00 p.m. because my brother returned to Bandung from his study in Malang. I wanted to meet my brother and played with him, so I decided to go back home early. Actually, I wanted to join my friends to play in MEGANTARA until night because the guest stars like The Changcuters and RAN would perform on that night. Eventhough it was a pity but I think my family will always become my first priority. So, I still felt very happy to joined MEGANTARA and met my brother.

I hope there will be a festival again like MEGANTARA and I can visit it together with my family.

So, that's the end of my story. Thank you. See you.