I was born in a village called Dusun Ciduging on 25th May 1996. It is twenty one years ago. I don’t come from a wealthy family, just a common family like the others. My father was a farmer and my mother is just a housewife. My parents were blessed by the God to take care four daughters and two sons included me. It was not easy for me as the last child. By this situation, I always had to share everything with my siblings: foods, drinks, bed, and even education. I am so thankful because the only one child of my parents who has the best education degree is me. I passed the senior high school degree while my siblings just passed junior high school or primary school.
I was included into one of the cleverest students in my school. I only got the second rank in primary school once! I used to get the first rank in class. Moreover, when the result of National Examination was published, I got the best score. I brought that cleverness to the junior high school. Although I rarely get ranked 1, I always go in the top 3 ranks.
When I was in junior high school, I had to accept a bitter fact that my father must face The God. Stroke was the reason. That was a huge punch for me although I was just a kid. For a week, I fell in depression and hopeless. That is the best word to describe my condition at that time. However at the end of my depression, I realized that show must go on! I cannot dissolve in my grief.
I chose SMK Informatika Sumedang as my high school. I tried to follow my passion in Information and Technology (IT) field. Computer has been my hobby since the first time I knew about it in junior high school. Because of this passion, I change the goal of my life: I want to be a programmer (I want to be a teacher before). By this passion also, I became a winner of National Website Competition that held by UPI Bandung in 2012. That was not the only one of my achievement in high school. Surprisingly, I got a perfect score of Bahasa Indonesia subject in National Examination. Yes, I got 10! It seems crazy, but that achievement is my pride until now.
At the end of my study in SMK Informatika Sumedang, I said to my mother that I want to go to college. Honestly, I already accepted by Padjadjaran University in Information and Technology department before (I did not tell my mother).
That was so amazing! For a few moments I thought that my dream will come to reality until my mother ruined it into pieces. She said that she cannot let me go to college because of the financial problem. She also said that this is the time for me to work. I had to earn money as soon as possible.
That was hurt! I could see my dream disappearing in front of my eyes. Just like when my father passed away, I got depressed.
This situation forced me to bury my dream deeply. Like my mother said: I have to work, get a job and earn much money to help her financial. I thought that God supported my mother’s wish. I accepted by a technological based company in Bandung as an operator. The first day of working is very nice. I worked in a small room with a friendly mate.
But still, I could not forget my dream to go to college. Every night, after working, I always think about it. This was not the time for me to earn money yet. I want to go to college! One night, I prayed to the God and asking to make me a higher student.
It seems like God took my wish. After a couple week working in Bandung, someone called my suddenly. She was Mrs. Sulyati, The headmaster of SMK Informatikia Sumedang. She called me to ask where I am now. I knew that she was disappointed with my decision: working and leaving an opportunity to study in Padjadjaran University. I tried to explain her that I had a financial problem. I could not believe what I heard. She offered me a scholarship in STBA Sebelas April Sumedang! Of course I took it. This was my last opportunity to study in college.
Now, here I am! Studying English literature in STBA Sebelas April Sumedang. Maybe I have to bury my goal to become a programmer but I think that I already have a better one. I go to college and I have a scholarship. However, I still have a passion in computer. While studying literature and writing poetry, I am still studying about graphic design in self-taught. Thanks God! Now I have two special abilities: writing poetry and designing. Thanks God! Now I know how to be thankful in life. Everything in comes with reason. Every single tear in my life has made me stronger.
I still have a mission to make my own kingdom and become a king in it. Maybe, it is easier to continue my father’s kingdom but I cannot. I am not a prince, I am a King!
MY DREAM
For now, my dream is very simple. I just want to be a person who is very useful for my community. One day, I will be a people who involved in gaining the salary of the people in my village. Dusun Ciduging recently has a beautiful tourism object called Jatigede Dam. I will make my village become a special tourism object in Sumedang. There will be a clean and beautiful tourism attraction which can be very interesting for international tourist and a good transportation to reach it. There also will be a souvenir center which can make the tourist more interested with Sumedang especially my village, Dusun Ciduging. The people will not be depended to farming sector anymore because their rice fields have become a dam. They will have a great salary from tourism sector.
MY EXPERTISE
To make my dreams come true, I always improve my skill in tourism, English acquisition, and graphic designing. I will keep being consistent to promote the tourism object of my village. Jatigede Dam must be known by people internationally. Thus, I have to improve my English skill. It will be easier to promote tourism object using English to the foreigner rather than using Bahasa. Moreover, I want to share my knowledge that I have gotten from college to the people. It is better to do it together rather than alone.
My Commitment
I will keep moving forward, no matter what! I will study harder in STBA Sebelas April Sumedang. I will get a bachelor degree at the end of my study. If God give me a chance, I will continue to get a master degree. I will buy a new book every time a get my salary. Someday, I will make a private library. Furthermore, I have a commitment to finish reading Koran.
CLOSING
Dear God, I wrote this proposal just for You. It is not perfect but I think that it is good enough to apply. Honestly, I have a lot of dreams that I cannot write in this proposal. I just write a good dream; a dream that can be very useful for other people. I hope that you can accept my proposal. I realize that I cannot make my dreams come true without any help from you. I think that it is very easy for You to make my dreams become reality. You are the Powerful! You crate this universe. You create my fate. Make it into a good fate, please! Make me the King of my own kingdom!
May 25th 2017
APEP WAHYUDIN
A.K.A Wanga Putera
A.K.A Wanga Putera
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