MEGANTARA


The 10th of September 2016 was the day I looked forward to. It was the day Megantara was held. Megantara was the name of SMAN 3 Bandung's cultural festival of 2016. That event was very popular among students of every school in Bandung: from junior high to senior high, even you can find a few elementary students and university students. The ticket was sold for IDR30.000 for pre sale and IDR35.000 if you buy on the spot. I already bought about 5 tickets for me myself, my twin brother Rizky, and a few old junior high school friend.
I left home at 1 p.m and hit the road by ordering GoCar(an application quite similar as taxi) with my twin brother Rizky. There's a heavy traffic jam on the road and it almost took us about an hour and half to arrive at Lapangan Bali(where the event was held). I finally arrived there at about half to 3 afternoon by sheer of luck because we can't go in after 3(close gate). I waited outside the gate for 10 minutes for my junior high school friend Kekey. We all came in together when she arrived with her friends. I met with many of my old friend from my junior high school. It was very thrilling hearing their well being after such a long time not meeting.
The event started at 4. It was started with a indonesia traditional clothes fashion show that was modeled by presentative of every class in SMAN 3. Those traditional clothes are very pretty and graceful with a touch of Indonesia's history. After that I bought food and drink for Kekey and the others and saw many other performances of Indonesian traditional music and many other. They were very good even if it was not in my taste of music.
The main performances are The Changcuters and RAN those areguite famous local band and were really good. I liked The Changcuters more because their music is more fun and I'm more familiar with their music so I can sing along with them. We watched until half of RAN's performance because It was very late and Kekey has to come home since she's a girl.
It was a very interesting and memorable night for me and maybe for many other. I earned many experiences about Indonesian culture and valuable memories there. I hope the next cultural festival will be even greater.