Comparing & Contrasting Essay

LIVING OUTSIDE THE CITY

           

            To spend 4 years of my life outside Denpasar is not exactly my dream from the beginning. Growing up in such a big city made me think there is no place to live in better than Denpasar. And yet, here in Singaraja I live to obtain my first educational degree. It has been 2 years –more or less- I lived here, and there are plenty of things that differentiate Singaraja, and Denpasar -my birthplace.

            As the capital city of Bali, Denpasar is such a crowded city. It is even said that Denpasar is the second Jakarta, a metropolitan city. You can find traffic jam everywhere in Denpasar, especially at working hours. Differ from Denpasar, Singaraja is far more quiet. Although Singaraja is also a capital city, the traffic is not so crowd, which is very relieving if you want to travel around. Morever, the food price in Singaraja is rather lower than in Denpasar. It is very beneficial for students who are still dependent.

            Located in the northern part of Bali, Singaraja city is considered more rural if it is compared to Denpasar. There are a lot of things which you cannot find in Singaraja, but exist in Denpasar. A huge department store, a complete bookstore, city club, or even cinema can be easily found in Denpasar, but not in Singaraja. In addition, TV Broadcast is a rare thing in Singaraja. Since Singaraja surrounded by high mountains and hills, TV broadcast is so difficult to be obtained, unless you use parabolic satellite or TV cable. In the other hand, Tv Broadcast would not be such a problem in Denpasar.

            Even though Singaraja and Denpasar have several differences, apparently both of them have several similarities too. Both Singaraja and Denpasar have a very intense sunlight that could burn your skin. Even Singaraja is located near mountain; it has a very irritating hot air just like in Denpasar. Not only that, both Denpasar and Singaraja also share a common majority tourism object: beach. You can find plenty of beaches on the southern part of Denpasar as well as on the northern part of Singaraja.

            Every city has its own characteristics, good things or bad things. We cannot judge whether one city is better than another one. It always depends on what the subjects that we compare. One thing that is undeniable is the statement “East, west, home is the best”