House of My Dream

You'll probably laughing at me while reading this post. I may look like some crazy-18-years-old that knows everything a little bit too much about what she wants and what she doesn't want. Frankly speaking, I love to imagine the future in details.

Have you guys ever watched "It's Complicated"? It's one of the random romance film cast by Meryl Streep - one of the greatest actress of all time. I won't talk about the movie script because what amazed me was nothing but the set of the film. Her perfect house with perfect garden and a small but warm bakery and coffee shop - oh my God, can it be more perfect?
I grew up in a small family, and since then I'm dreaming of having a big family of my own. One big and warm family to where you run to when the world makes you too tired. And the scent of wood, green garden, and hot tea are definitely the best scent to complete the picture. I'm a non caffeine person, so yes I will enjoy all kinds of tea or even martini instead.

I used to imagine living in a flat/apartment where the architecture and interior design is minimalistic, just ideal to picture a life of modern woman. All things are painted in black white or red, or even pale colors - it's just so me. I never go with striking colors, it hurts my eyes and gives me too much attention. Well, with eyes watching you when you're inside the room - I found it a flatter and quite disturbing.

Not to mention, I hate metals. Even just the scent of it even after I touch it in a bliss - like my door key or even coins, I always wash my hand - dear, that's happen. I bring zwitsal everywhere, in case I don't get to wash my hand properly. Say I'm a sanity freak but yes my nose is very sensitive of all kind of scents. I can even smell the different between clean water, water with high level of metals, or water with high levels of caporit. Sounds like a freak much?

Getting older, makes me realize that I do need green spaces for my house, a big one. It's more luxurious to have a big green space then just to make it big and painted with gold - yucks. People should find peace in their house, don't you think? And the green scent always can makes you relax.

I'm not really a brand-minded person. But I know a good one when I see it, or even one that will be a great something someday. This happens for things and people, of course. My mom always told me that the best thing about fashion, is not how expensive your clothes are - but how you wear it and eventually makes it look hundred times more expensive. And that's why I always go with the simplest thing. I really think the simplest things are the most precious ones.


See what I'm talking about? The porch is saying, "Please come in, I'll keep you safe."


And this is showing you the picture perfect of the house, from above.




Imagine you're waking up every morning and be able to smell the wet green grass and the smell of jasmine in the morning? Godness.

Remember I told you about having a beautiful green-garden? This is what I'm talking about. Well actually I'm not a garden-person since I can't enjoy gardening at all except to sit down on a bench in it and enjoy afternoon reading. All that makes me excited is when it's time to harvest or to water those plants - and that's it. I just don't enjoy gardening, I really prefer cooking. But you see, her garden in the picture is so simple and neat and colorful - it will be such a cosy rendezvous because people in the suburbs today rarely pay attention to space for garden at their house.

Besides, my mom loves gardening. Means she'll love to visit me and got stuffs to do in the garden than just sit down and watch tv - that's not how my family does it.


Isn't that looks like such an aisle to heaven?
Morning sun trying to get through the hallway, beautiful.






And that's...the heaven. Nah, I'm kidding. That's the kitchen part of the house. and I can't ask for any better kitchen than that. In the movie, Meryl Streep's hobby is cooking so practically the room is enough for the kitchen and the details placement is just perfect (ps: you gotta say "perfect" with the British accent this time). The composition, of the bar, the cooking lot, table for breakfast and table for big supper is just the exactly the way every house should be. Morning calls in the kitchen and family prime time on the dinner table - enough to describe warmth.

It's such a paradox, I mean - I am that person who you see running in the morning for her work and maybe come home late because her work will asked her to be so. But I think it just will be the-again-simplest lovely way to wake up in the morning, spend quick breakfast at the bar and I'm making lunch for the little boys and girls before they go to school. Maybe I don't get to cook the dinner - that's positive but there's always weekend when you can spoiled your family through their stomach. Dining out at a restaurant always fun but sometimes you just not to happy to deal with traffic right? Although yes, culinary travel is a must to do - especially when you meet my Dad.

Besides, imagine a friend of yours, the neighbor, or a friend of the children come visit in the afternoon then the best place to have the fun chat is at this kitchen bar - instead of the living room.



Have I told you I enjoy cooking, a lot? Well it's still part of the learning - and this December off I will definitely cook as much as I can, taking a course if it helps. But I prefer bakery cakes and pastry instead cooking Indonesian food - I will kill myself to cook it. I was talking about culinary travel and such exotic foods like Indonesian, Indian, and peranakan should be eaten in one dining out. Haha well I don't know later when it gets me professional, but I prefer american european foods to cook - frankly speaking. Blame my half culture still comes from Eastern Europe.







You should visit Harvey Nichols 'The Social House' at Grand Indonesia. That's...just the best place that can also describe my little bakery dream-oh-dream. The scent of woods, homy but still looks modern and clean - that's one thing. People can meet someone they know or they don't, old friend and new friend. A cup of coffee or tea with a pastry or cake always helps the conversation, through morning to afternoon. The air is moist and definitely not air-contidioned, ergh I hate air-conditioner. Children running here and there - you know how much children loves cookies and how much I love children, so they maybe screaming and pointing "Mom I want that, Mom I want this" but that's just such a pretty picture to enjoy.

Here they can do breakfast or afternoon tea or even zip for a wine. My Dad is wine admirer so if I can put a giant shelf for the wines, I bet he will spend every weekend at my place. Sounds a dreamer enough? Oh please, you have just only heard the tip of it.


You may ask what is this for? Well enjoying the sunset on this wooden swing or a quick chat with your neighbor that's passing by, or even giving the children place to get closer to their boyfriend/girlfriend one day. I mean, "hey, they will grow up and be young and fall in love - then to make them play behind your back, better to make the space right?" True story.






Cheerios.