Wedding at Tanarimba Janda Baik
I’m not a very sociable person, close friends of mine knows that I am awfully quiet in a crowded environment, such as party and gatherings, same goes for wedding dinner, things are made worst with those typical Chinese wedding. What annoys me in a typical Chinese wedding is the way they dine, duel for food with their chopsticks and once they’re done with the food and extremely loud burps, they tend to spit the bones and left over on the floor and table – uncivilized and disgusting.
My relatives wedding on the other hand is what I called a contemporary Indian/Chinese wedding, where east meet west. I actually like the environment, calm, peaceful and quiet. The band that performed on the wedding day was awesome, professional singers with lovely voice; on the other hand, a typical Chinese wedding allows anyone to sing on the stage, goodness, it is not a karaoke session, its Kara-No-Okay. William Hung – American Rejected Idol can sing better that those aunties and uncles in any typical Chinese wedding.
The wedding ceremony ends with a big bang – technically. I heard the fireworks cost about RM30 – 50K. There goes a brand new car up in the sky.
The Hindu Wedding Ceremony was held next to the lake, whereas the dinner and all the other events we had was held in the house on the hill top. Photos taken with my Sony T10 compact camera, only images of the architecture are shared, the entire development is known as Janda Baik, designed by my Uncle, an architect.
The retreat was constructed from pine trees found on the site, The Aga khan Trust for Culture has a digital collection of the construction process.
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The Seresin House, by Pete Bossley Architects, encompasses a house, guest house, shed, and boatshed in Waterfall Bay, part of the Marlborough Sounds, at the northern end of the South Island of New Zealand. This is the type of architecture I love, a little bit of Renzo Piano and a little bit of Tadao Ando. I’m definately not a Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid fan.
Contemporary residences by Australian and New Zealand architects share several common themes, most notably a sense of environmental stewardship and a desire to blend with the surrounding landscape, whether it’s a historic urban street or a protected coastline. These architects favor indoor/outdoor rooms and often zone houses into pavilions. “Green” features abound, including natural ventilation, use of natural materials, photovoltaic panels, and rainwater collection systems. And often, the location itself is spectacular and framed in views from the interior.
The Seresin house reminds me of my Uncle’s project in Malaysia – Tanarimba Janda Baik. I’ve been there once and I would say it is something different in Malaysia. Located above sea level, the temperature is cooling but not cold. The best part is how the retreats are being build, from recycle timber found at the site. The Aga khan Trust for Culture has a digital collection of the construction process.
The image above one of the many retreats in Janda Baik, the overall design is more or less the same. What makes the whole place stands out is the environment – eggcorns are all over the ground. Yes, there are eggcorns in Malaysia, but the size is half of those found is colder countries.
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