Pontianak

About Pontianak

Pontianak is a city/town which is exactly located on the equator line. This town mostly dominated by Chinese people who works in trade. Many people of Chinese descent live in the city. The economical growth is very depending on trade ( because of the domination of Chinese ) and industries ( palm oil & rubber). Much of Kalimantan’s original civilians called “Dayak” lives in or near coastal areas.. The Shown here is a small village near the port city of Pontianak & the face of the city.










Exactly i was born in Jakarta, and I’m originally from Jakarta. In 2000, I moved here and I found many interesting matters. One of them is Kapuas River. This beautiful river has a really deep sense for all of the civilians in Pontianak. Even, they have a song about this river. A little part of the lyric said “Sungai Kapuas punye cerite, bile kite nak minum aik’nye”.( In English, Kapuas river has a beautiful story if you drink its water ).It means when you look at this river, you will never forget it wherever you go. Otherside, it has a famous place to visit, equator monument. This monument become an icon for Pontianak, because it is located preciously in the equator line, so when the sun is in the culmination spot, we don’t have our shadow if we stand near to this monument. I love this town more than the city where I come from and I identify my self as a Pontianak’ers because i grew up here.
This town still have an area covered by forest. So, eventhough it is hot because of the equator, at the morning we still can enjoy the fresh & healthy air which is free from smoke and pollution. Then, we can enjoy the peace and relax by visiting the beach, but we have to keep the throttle on for about 3 hours to out of Pontianak. There is a beach named “Pasir Panjang”, which is still very pure as a beach. Pontianak, the best hometown which obliged to be visited.

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Medan, City with a myriad of reminiscences

Medan is the capital city of North Sumatera,Indonesia. It is the biggest and the most sophisticated one in the Island of Sumatera. Medan is an interesting multi-ethnic city, the native citizens of Medan are the ethnic of Malay and Batak. Then the rest are the Javanese, Chinese, and India who came as the outsider and stayed there. Medan was first a village founded by Guru Patimpus at around 1590, people named it The Village of Medan Putri or The Village of Medan-Deli. Medan officialy became the capital city of North Sumatera province at around 1915.

Now, Medan has become a metropolitan city. The Centre Business District of this city is located at Balai Kota Street. There are many attractive old building with the touch of the Dutch that surround the CBD, like the Post Office, the London-Indonesia company, the Tjong A Fie mansion, the Titi Gantung (a place where people could bought second-hand book and mags), and the famous Tirta Tower (the icon of Medan). Other fascinating sites are Kampung Keling with the Hindunese temple and Brigjend Katamso Street with its Maimoon Palace.

The weather in Medan is quite hot. You may sweat all day the time although you don't do any activities. Medan also facing the crisis of electricity supply, but the local-National Electricity Company with the aid of the mayor of Medan 'Abdillah' has been taking some worthwhile maintainance effort to solve this crisis. Under the governing of the local governor, Medan is on the right way to develop. It is dawned on me that Medan is moving forward to become the greatest city in Indonesia. With its potential human and natural resources, Medan may possibly fulfill that dream.

There is a unique thing about Medan, if you notices, you can perceive that there are a lot of beca, toyoko(bemo), and sudako(angkot) operating through the city-streets. Those means of transportation are ubiquitous in almost all of the road in Medan. Thoseare the things that make Medan lively and busy all day long.

Medan is a beautiful picturesque city, especially at night, with its colourful light. It’s also a great place for a shopping-spree to wander around and then until late night you can still see people strolling around seeking for supper and entertainment, especially at the Kesawan Square and the Selat Panjang Street. Plazas, malls, and shopping centres are a lot here in Medan, . Food are easy to find too and guarantee a taste of delicacy, one of the outstanding food that preferable as a gift by the tourists is Bika Ambon. That's all the brief explanation about the uniqeness of Medan from my point of view.



That’s all about Medan, my beloved hometown.

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home town

I was born in Curup city, one of cities in Bengkulu province. Since I was a baby until I graduate the Senior High School, I lived in this beloved city. In accordance with it's motto, "Curup Kota Idaman (Indah dan Aman)", Curup is a clean, beautiful, and peaceful city. We can see many trees here. Most of the sides of roads are planted by the trees. The yard in front of the houses are also planted by trees, and some garden are built in some spots in the city. The polution level in Curup is still low, that causes the air here is absolutely fresh. Curup is such a peaceful city, the criminal acts are rarely happen here. This peacefulness can be reached because the citizen have a high solidarity and sense of belonging. There are always some patrols at night. The men take turns in doing patrols.
Curup is also relatively free from disasters. The flood and landslide never happen in this city. besides, Curup is far from the sea, so there's just a little possibility of getting tsunami. When earthquake happened in Bengkulu in 1999, Curup just get a little shaking. The disaster that possibly happen in Curup is eruption, in view of the location of Curup that near a volcano called Kaba Mountain.
The last thing I will tell you about Curup is the food. The taste of food in Curup is so different from the food in Bandung. The people in Curup love hot food very much. There are some of my favourite food that I can't find in Bandung, such as empek-empek panggang and miso (a food resemble bakso, but the meatballs are replaced by chicken). This food makes me miss Curup so much. Hmmm... think of peacefulness and the food in Curup makes me can't help seeing Curup again.. I am sure you will feel the same way i do if you ever come to Curup.

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HOME TOWN (task 1)

Please write 2 or 3 paragraphs about your home town. To see some examples from last semester, just to get the idea please click here.