Kastil Bambu 37

So, this is another task that was given by Mrs. Wewin. It is to describe about our school life. My choice is to tell about my extracurricular. It is KPA 3! 

KPA 3 is the shortness from Keluarga Paduan Angklung 3. KPA 3 is one of the most popular extracurricular in my school. Of course it is popular, because KPA 3 always did an outstanding performance. From the hit pop songs until the classic songs. I was really amazed by them. KPA 3 had made my hair stand with their stunning performance when extracurricular introduction. That's one of the reason why I decided to join KPA 3. Another reason why I join this extracurricular is because it's fun. I mean, we studied for almost 8 hours. We have to get refreshed. And I got refreshed while playing angklung. My first impression to KPA 3 was "They are great". And they really are. 

My first practice in KPA 3 was delightful. Here's the brief story. 

It was 2 days before the first meeting. My friends who also joined KPA 3 and I got a letter. It was written "Kastil Bambu 37". We had no idea what was that mean. My friend thought that the first meeting would not be held at school since it said "Kastil" or Palace in English. But I don't think so. 

It turned out the first meeting was held in a twelfth grade classroom. We were told about many stories about KPA, from the history, succesful alumni, regular events KPA attends, and of course, practice schedules. And, Kastil Bambu 37 was not a place, but it was a shortness from "Keluarga Angklung SMAN Tilu Bangga Menyambut 37". I think it's really cool. (By the way, 37 is the number of generation. So, 32018 are the 37th generation of KPA 3.) 

We ate yummy snacks that had been prepared for us. We played some games in order to break the ice and to start building our solidarity. After that, we practiced for the very first time. We played Taylor Swift-Shake It Off. It was my first-time experience and I was excited. And time was ticking so fast, the first meeting came to an end. My friends and I were happy and have no regrets at all. After that, we began to practice every Tuesday and Friday until now. I am always happy when it's time for playing angklung. 

Being in KPA 3 makes me feel relaxed and forget about the stressful moments from homeworks. We played interesting songs and we have to concentrate to do well, but it's a lot of fun. Also, the people that join KPA 3 are really friendly. We always smile at each other, and respect each other. KPA 3 is like my second family. I hope it would be like this forever.