ENGLISH EXAMINATION PROPOSAL

This is Why You Need to Live in Bandung

Made by:
Azzam Alfatih 502211039
Diani Damayanti 502211052
Hafidz Mirza Prambudi 502211086
Salira Restu Gusti 502211290

SMK Telkom Bandung

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 PREFACE
Praise be to Allah, Rabb of the worlds. There is no god worthy of worship
except Allah. Thank God, for the blessings of Allah SWT. who has given His
servant the opportunity and enjoyment so that the author can finish this article well.
This proposal have a title named “This is Why You Need to Live in
Bandung”. Without helps morally and physically by all parties, this proposal can’t
be done at time. Because of that, author would like to thank you very much to:
1. Rosyanto, M.Pd, as head of the principle SMK Telkom Bandung who has
give a chance to author to have this useful task for author future.
2. Mrs. Primayanti Agustya Sofianti and Mr. Aep Rahman as a teacher that
teach us in the field of english language, also the teacher who gave author
this quality assignment.
3. All parties that helps smooth the process of making this proposal.

There is no perfection in this world, except the perfection of Allah SWT.

We, as ordinary people, open ourselves to constant criticism and suggestions that
can make this research even better.
 PART I
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of Proposal
Every human in this world, this country always have a place to live and do
their life as usual. Currently, based on data presented in 2021, there are
approximately 7.909.295.151 humans on planet Earth (World Population
Clock: 8,1 Billion People (LIVE, 2024) - Worldometer, 1950). Every human
being must have their own purpose in life, as a humans, as a parents, as a
students, as a teacher, and other else. Beside their own purposes, they also
have a place to live and have a place to take refuge, named home. Home is
a one’s place residence; domicle; house. But there’s another description
about home, home is the place that the owner lives there with a secure
feeling at home, and it’s where we retreat when times are tough and where
we depend on family and the familiar to restore our sense of peace, also their
home certainly have a nature beside it.

There are many reasons to live in various places, every places have their
own unique. We as a student mostly live in Bandung, also Bandung have a
various things that make us feel like a “home”. Because of that, we can feel
each other within circle of friendship as a senior high school students at
SMK Telkom Bandung. Every student in SMK Telkom Bandung have a
various places called home like in Ciwastra, Cibaduyut, Baleendah,
Bojongsoang, Buah Batu, and others.

In many of that places, there are usually many reasons why they live in there.
They definitely pay attention to several aspects around them, such as the
atmosphere of the place, the people, the cullinary, the facility for students
like us, population density, the proximity of the important places such as
mosques and malls, and other many reasons. Because of that reason, it
makes them more comfortable living in their respective homes.
 PART II
THEORY AND DISCUSSION
2.1 What is Bandung?
Bandung City is the largest metropolitan city in West Java province,
and the third largest in Indonesia. as well as being the capital of West Java
province.

The location, area and boundaries of the City of Bandung are located
at 107º36' East Longitude and 6º55' South Latitude. The area of Bandung
City is 16,729.65 Ha. This area calculation is based on the Regional
Regulation of the Level II Regional Municipality of Bandung Number 10 of
1989 concerning Changes in Regional Boundaries of the Regional
Municipality of Level II Bandung as a follow-up to Government Regulation
Number 16 of 1987 concerning Changes in the Regional Boundaries of the
Regional Municipality of Level II Bandung and the Regional Regency of
Level II Bandung. Administratively, Bandung City borders several other
regencies/cities, namely:
a. To the north it borders Bandung Regency and West Bandung
Regency;
b. To the west it borders Cimahi City;
c. To the east it borders Bandung Regency; and
d. To the south it borders Bandung Regency.

Regionally morphologically, the city of Bandung is located in the

central part of the "Bandung Basin", which has an area of 233,000 hectares.
Administratively, this basin is located in five Regency/City administrative
areas, namely Bandung City, Bandung Regency, West Bandung Regency,
Cimahi City, and 5 sub-districts including Sumedang Regency
(Bandung.go.id, n.d.).
2.2 What Kind of Person Can You Meet in Bandung?
Every country and regency must have some characteristics, one of them
are the uniqueness of its people. People in Bandung have characteristics and
habits of the Sundanese people, because in Bandung, most people are
sundanese. This is the characteristics of the people:
a. Friendly and polite
Sundanese people are known to have a friendly and polite character
to everyone. It's not surprising that Sundanese people like to socialize
because of their adaptable nature. The term in Sundanese for this kind
of friendly and polite nature is “Someah”.

b. Humorous
Many comedians in Indonesia are Sundanese. This cannot be
separated from the nature of Sundanese people who like to joke and be
humorous. The Sundanese people's great sense of humor makes many
people happy to be friends with Sundanese people.

c. Handsome and Beautiful, called “Kasep and Geulis”

It is said that Sundanese women are famous for their beautiful,
charming looks. As described in the Mojang Priangan song. Many then
make Sundanese women their target partners because of their famous
beauty.

d. Likes spicy and vegetables

They say you're not Sundanese if you don't like spicy food. Just take
a look, if we visit a Sundanese restaurant, various types of chili sauce
will definitely be served. This is because most Sundanese people don't
like eating with chili sauce and of course lalab (Yulianti, 2022).

All of these characteristics, can meet you at all of the Bandung regency,
so don’t worry if you want to meet these people, Sundanese people are so
Friendly and polite, it said on point “a”.
2.3 Culinary Delight
After we focus on the characteristics of the Bandung population, it
seems there is still something missing, namely the food in Bandung. If you
go to Bandung, don't go home again if you haven't met or eaten the food in
Bandung with its unique food characteristics that are cheap and delicious.
You can find it on the side of the road when you are walking in Bandung,
so if you feel hungry or thirsty, you can immediately go to the side of the
road to buy snacks or delicious food there.

There are several delicious foods there, such as the following foods:
a. Batagor

(Source: orami.co.id)
The first and most famous typical Bandung food is batagor which is
paired with siomay. The batagor recipe comes from fish mixture and
starch added with peanut sauce and lime juice.
b. Mie Kocok Bandung

(Source: orami.co.id)

This shaken noodle is a typical Bandung regional food with soup in

the form of flat noodles mixed with various kinds of vegetables, bean
sprouts and topped with beef kikil.

c. Bakakak Hayam

(Source: orami.co.id)
Bakakak Hayam is a typical Bandung food, especially Sundanese, West
Java. This food is used as a side dish and complementary food. It is
called Bakakak because it looks like a person sitting cross-legged. In
Sundanese, someone who sits cross-legged is called bakakak or bekakak
(Putri, 2023).

Above are typical foods from Bandung, and all of these foods can be
eaten anytime and anywhere according to when you want to eat these foods.
2.4 Nature
The nature of Bandung is no less interesting than other areas, here
there are lots of places where you can chat with nature and enjoy its beauty.
The nature here is clean, the air is fresh, the atmosphere attracts the attention
of tourists outside Bandung. Examples of places you can visit, such as:
a. Taman Hutan Raya Ir. H. Djuanda

(Source: klook.com)
b. Tebing Keraton

(Source: klook.com)
c. Gunung Putri Lembang

(Source: klook.com)
 The natural scenery above is very eye-catching, so that anyone who sees it
will definitely want to come to that place. If you want to know more about the
nature in Bandung, you can visit https://www.klook.com/id/blog/tempat-wisata-
alam-bandung/

2.5 Educational Hub

Apart from the diverse atmosphere and food, Bandung has its own
reasons why it is a good place to study. Bandung is a place where famous
universities gather, such as ITB (Institut Teknologi Bandung), Unpad
(Universitas Pasundan), Telkom University, etc. In Bandung there are also
many comfortable places to study and meet friends, such as cafes and malls.
 PART III
SUGGESTIONS
 LIST OF REFERENCES
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https://www.bandung.go.id/profile
Putri, A. R. (2023, November 26). 22 Makanan Khas Bandung, Wajib Mampir Saat
Liburan! From orami.co.id: https://www.orami.co.id/magazine/makanan-
khas-bandung?page=all
World Population Clock: 8,1 Billion People (LIVE, 2024) - Worldometer. (1950).
From worldofmeters.info: https://www.worldometers.info/world-
population/world-population-by-year/
Yulianti, T. E. (2022, September 19). 12 Sifat dan Kebiasaan Orang Sunda, Bener
Enggak Nih? From detik.com: https://www.detik.com/jabar/budaya/d-
6300115/12-sifat-dan-kebiasaan-orang-sunda-bener-enggak-nih