1 .

Amy Winehouse-I heard love is blind-Frank

Great ‘love’ song, she’s a brilliant songwriter. The song’s is about cheating on his boyfriend…and yet she sings it as if it’s a love song…totally unapologetic

2. Jamiroquai-blow my mind

old song, from their debut album i guess??but it’s easily sounds like something they’d done now …nuthin old skool about this one

3.

Scissor sisters-monkey baby

The song keeps playing in my head for months…can’t…get…it…out…

4. Mark Ronson feat Lily allen-oh my god

What will u get when u take a brilliant song writer’dj and add a little, snob, high maintenance, foul mouth b***h…??A brilliant record…that simple

5.

Amy Winehouse-just friends-back2black

no comment…the best jazz/ reggae ever…period!! 2date

6. Save room-john legend-once again

lush…lush…lush

7. Queen latifah-hello stranger

Again…lush…lush…lush

8. Alicia keys-no one

No one does it better than this girl here, gotta give her credit 4 that!

9. Chiwetel ejiofor-These Boots Are Made for Walking / Cha Cha Heels / In These Shoes / Going Back to My Roots-ost kinky boots

The best 2 minutes medley ever

10. Andezzz-aku jatuh-movin on

one of the the only locals that deserves to be in this playlist

It came out of nowhere…beside the fact that i don’t really have a room of my own…i’ve always wanted to have a room for a long time. See, the place i sleep in, isn’t necessarily a room. It’s an open space with only wood railings surrounding it. The idea was to have a room that similar to a tatami room or a gazebo. It was a great idea actually…and remains the same ever since.

The ironic thing is, i’m a big fan or interior designing, and yet i have no desire whatsoever to do anything with my room…err space.

So that day i designed a room that was up to my liking.

This is the plan for the room

This is the whole view of the room. The cabinet in front of the bed is for my stuffs such as magazines, cds, etc.

I’m a sucker for colors so i had to have a green couch…just to make the point that i’m an envious person .

I have a thing for artworks, and i’ve been doing artworks like these in every single one of my designs. I think i’m building up a signature style

here’s a look at the study desk. Still i put a big abstract artwork on the wall besides the desk. The cabinets can be used to stock books, magazines, etc.

It’s a small room in the front side of the house. We currently use it to have the guests who are coming over, and to put the piano ( which is by the way only being played by my dad).

He didn’t want to have a lot of furnitures so instead he only use one couch and a desk for consultation. And a corner desk for his works.

He design the desk to properly fit his notebook, practicality i guess, which i’m all for it. And he also designed a small book case beside the corner desk.

We got a small pond beside the room. So he put two small chairs and a small desk between and we put them beside the pond so that we can look over to the pond.

This is a view from dining area.
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Not exactly a small house, but the use of woods can also be applied to any other types of small houses.

The woods we’re using here are combinations of varied types of used woods.

At first we were afraid to the fact that we didn’t dry the woods, but it still standing now, for 5 years.

This is a concept of a citycar that was designed by my dad. He did this a while ago while memorizing the time when we use to have an old Toyota Cressida.

The car was a classic, but like any other vintage cars, it was a bit too needy. The  gas consumption was totally overwhelming.

And so he came up with this concept of a city car. That is not only economic, but also environmental friendly.

He thinks that the car should be lightweighted, compact, and is still comfortable even with only 2 seats.

Here are the specs:

- Using 4 tires…of a scooter that is

- Automatic transmission

-Using materials like the vw safari had

- U can look at those picture shown above for more infos lol.

Again, another post about small house. This time the property is about 13,2 – 15 m x 6 m. Not too big right? But with the right design, we can manage a 3,6 x 3,6 m of living room, and 3,6 x 2,4 m of pantry. The bathroom can be put under the concrete plate staircase. Don’t bother having a reception area, a terrace would do just fine. You can have small yard in the front and the back of the house. The carport is suitable enough for one car.

Put all bedroom in the 2nd floor. We can manage to have 3 bedrooms. Two 3 x 3,6 m beds and one 2,4 x 3 m bed. Put the living room right in the centre of the house.

U can also have a small pond next to the dining and living room. Make sure no space wasted, this include a small space under the wood board of the pond. This small space can be use to store stuffs for the ponds ( fish foods etc). Make as many as openings to maximize air circulation while minimizing air conditioner usage.

If possible put the washing machine in the pantry. Invest a little more on the washing machine.

With only 2,5 m x 3,6 m, this bedroom is already livable, even if it’s only 2 m wide.

The bed is put in the corner of the room. The room must be at least 2 m wide. The drawers were designed to be a part of the bed. So that the desk and the wardrobe can be put next to the bed.

The bed is put exactly in the 2,5 m corner of the room. The drawers can be seen here.

The box in the head area of the bed is a place to store pillows, blankets, etc. So the children can easily put them in every time they wake up.

The entrance is positioned in the centre. While the wardrobe is next to the door.

The room shown above is a bedroom for boys. If u look at the flooring, u can tell that these are wood board. You can easily get them for Rp 750,- per board ( minimum). These type of woods are available in sideways all the way in Bekasi. These are pine woods.

We can also use them for flooring, walls, furnitures, etc.

The picture shown above is a bedroom made for girls. It shows the study desk and wardrobe corner. The door is put in the centre so that no space is wasted.

The triangle cabinets should be installed all the way through the ceiling. Also to avoid the room from looking cluttery.

This bed can also be used as a couch. U can make drawers and storage rooms from each part of the couch.

Having your own mushalla at home would definetely make your praying more convenient. Besides, your guests wouldn’t have to bother using your rooms whenever they need to pray. You can start with a small room for a person.

Locate the mushalla in the west part of the house. Instead of having walls as a partition you can make it out of book cabinets, except when it’s next to the wudhu area or bathroom.

Make sure that the entrance is from the back or the side of the praying position.

And if possible make the wudhu area next to the mushalla, which is only about 70 x 70 cm.

Make lots of opening for circulation , Which can also minimize the usage of air conditioning.

Room Characteristics

- Located in the west part of the house

- massive flooring

- About 18-90 cm

- Light partition, can also be used for books storing

- Next to wudhu area

- Entrance from the side or the back of praying position.

This time we’re going minimalist all the way. Design wise, material usage, and room settings.

The main thing of building a house in a small property is to make priority of the rooms you need. In this house for example, there are only 3 bedrooms. ! master bedroom and 2 children’s bedrooms. They are put away from public areas in different floors. There are 1 bathrooms in each floors which is 2.

The dining area and kitchen is in the 1st floor. The terrace can be an alternative for a reception area, so you can have the guests there.

Materials

Not only design wise, the use of material should be minimalist also.

You could use used material for roofing, flooring or even walls. Try to choose used material that are still useable.

 Room organizing

The house is divided in 2 parts. The front house is a joglo type house, which are the children’s rooms. With a little lounge area for each room.

The lower part of the house is used for carport.

The next part is the main house. The public area ( pantry, dining, living area and bathrooms) is in the first floor. The master bedroom is in the 2nd floor, which includes a walk in closet. With little void towards the pantry. The two area is connected by a stair.

The back area is for services ( laundry, and storage) and is located next to the main house.It is placed separately from other part of the houses so that no one can see it.

Other people listed the great moments that happened to them this year. I don’t really have anything to brag about, so instead these are my lists of my guilty pleasures of the year, feel free to agree or disagree

1. TV shows: E news & The Daily 10

Not exactly a newbie on tv history, but gossip shows are never boring. These 2 are the exact reasons i go home every night at 10, every single night (minus the weekends of course). I know i probably should tune in to some other more important world issues, but watching the paps got hit by britney’s car over and over? painfully irressistable.

2. Music: Rihanna’s Umbrella

Anyone who ever said they never shook their heads evrytime they hear this song are total liars. How can u not sing along to this song??. This is exactly the kind of music u’d either hate to love or love to hate. It’s catchy, well made, and absolutely evrywhere. As much as i love to hate this song…i simply can’t get enough of it…ella, ella, eh…eh..eh

3. Movies: Quentin Tarantino’s Deathproof

It’s totally baseless. Others would even find it sexist. But i happen to find it rather entertaining…if not comforting. It’s about a retired stuntman , appropiately named Stuntman Mike, who obviously is a dare devil and enjoys dragging his car over the streets at night, picking up girls, and simply…kill them, just for the fun of it. It’s a typical tarantino movie, which involved lots an lots of chopped limbs, bloods and strangely named characters ( Jungle Julia everyone ??). All and all, a top notch latenight entertainment.

4. Web Thingies: Yahoo messenger

Again, not a new popular item. It’s just that evrytime i chat with total strangers…i just can’t resist the temptations to fake my identity. It’s like having an alter ego…except with this one u don’t have to bother having a multiple personality issues. lying is simply addictive…

5. Fashion Items : knock out stuffs ( A.K.A bajakan)

God bless taman puring and gedebage, Rp 50000 for zoo york tees?? yes please…

There i said it, my list of enjoyable embarrasments…at least i’m not the only one. Happy new year guys!!