Essay Writing

Narrative Writing

By : Karolina Nurainia

Having a New Television

            One year ago, my mother grumbled to my father because of our television could not be used. The television channels were messy and the remote control was broken-down because it had fallen down repeatedly. Then my father had a planning to buy a new television for my mother and fortunately he had more money.

            That day, my father fetched my arrival by motorcycle in traffic circle on Sauyunan Street in Karawang City. Then he asked me to accompany him to look for a new television. “Teh, would you like to accompany me to look for a new television?” he asked me. “Yes I would. Where will we go?” replied me. “Hmm, we will go to Tuparev Street.” he answered. We visited two electronic shops. In the first electronic shop, we looked around  many televisions with the various of brands except Samsung, but we were looking for Samsung brand because we thought that Samsung had clear picture and it was best seller at the time. Then, we continued our quest to second shop. We found many brands of television in that shop than in the previous shop. There were two kinds of brands that we tried to see the quality of the picture. The trader showed us Samsung and Toshiba brands. We saw totally the differences of the qualities both of them. “Toshiba is better than Samsung Sir, it has clear colour and the price is not too expensive, you can see that!” the trader said. “Ouh, that is right.” my father replied. We were interested in Toshiba after we saw that Toshiba was better than Samsung because it had clear picture and extreme sound. “How much the price of this television?” my father asked to the trader. “It is Rp 2.000.000, it can be bargained sir.” the trader replaid. “How about Rp 1.500.000?” my father tried to bargain. “Hmm, I am sorry sir, it cannot. I take the midst, it is Rp 1.800.000.” the trader answered. “Okay, take it for me.”  my father agreed. Finally, my father decided to buy Toshiba 24 inches with the price Rp 1.800.0000. Not only bought a television but also bought an antenna to support the picture quality to be better. “Hmm, I want to buy the antenna also” my father said. “This is sir. It is Rp 80.000”  the trader offered. “I think it is free. I have bought a television and this is something for free.” my father bargained. “Okay, I give it for you. May it is durable.” the trader answered.

            I was happy after my father bought a new television and immediately we went home to give a surprise for my mother by carrying a new television. Upon arrival in my house, my mother welcomed our arrival and smiled after she saw us carrying a new television. “What is that?” my mother asked. “It is a new television Mom.” said me. “Are you sure?” she smiled. “Yes, of course. Are you anxious? But I am sorry Mom, we buy Toshiba because we think Toshiba was better than Samsung. “ I explained. “Hmm...” she was glum. I thought she was disappointed because my father and I did not buy Samsung brand like what she wanted. My father and I showed the television to her and tried to set the antenna and turn on the television. “Help me to set this antenna, Teh!” my father asked me. “Okay, where is the stairs Dad?” I asked him. “Take it in the kitchen and bring here!” my father asked me again. “Yeah, this is Dad, what can I do for you?” I offered to help him. “Hold this stairs bacause I want to go up to set this antenna above the roofs.” my father said. “Okay Dad!” I replied. After a few minutes, my father screamed on the roofs. “Finish, I want to go down. Please hold the stairs, Teh!” he ordered me. After that he entered to the living room and conected the television cable to the boster. Finally, the television turned on with the clear picture. My mother smiled and looked very happy. Immediately she watched the new television. My father and I were very happy because we had succeed to make my mother smiled and she was not grumble again about the television.

            Having a new television was a happiness for my mother, so my father and I endeavored to look for a new television for her. It was started from my father’s planning to buy a new television, looked for a new television in electronic shops, compared the qualities of the televisions, decided to choose Toshiba brand with the good quality, bargained the price of the television, and finally bought it in one of the shops on Tuparev Street in Karawang City.