Youngest Niece and Nephew

Meet Azman and Aflah, the youngest nephew and niece in our big family. They are cousins each other. Captured when we had last family lunch together.

The Weekend in Black and White

Exterior Steps

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Steps are essential on sloping sites but they must complement their surroundings. Concrete is a visually unsympathetic material; timber tends to deteriorate. Stone, however, does have much to recommend it. The stylish example shown here uses a combination of sawn stone treads and edges with random stone infills. Laying these steps is not difficult.

 

Calculating the number of exterior steps. Drive a peg in at the top of the rise and fix a string line to it at ground level. Drive in a long peg at the bottom of the steps and using a line level, fix the string line so it is horizontal. Measure this distance and divide it into 150 mm increments – this is a comfortable step height.

 

The number will equal the number of steps. The width of the steps is optional but wider is better than narrow, with a meter being reasonable. You must be able to step up or down taking a comfortable stride. The depth should be 300 mm minimum, 450 maximum.

 

Chicken Porridge Vendor

Every time I want to eat chicken porridge for breakfast, I always visit this vendor. His chicken porridge is really yummy. I like mine is without sweet ketchup but lots of pepper. How do you eat your chicken porridge?

 

Shadow of the Fence and Dried Leaves

Captured at the front of our home. Nothing special; I just like the clear shadow of the fence.

 The Weekend in Black and White

5 Different Types of Kit Homes

When kit homes were first introduced, there was very little choice and they looked like something that robots would live in. Nowadays, kit homes are as elegant and stylish as any home, and can be custom built according to your needs. The following are some of the main types of kit homes that you will find on the market these days.

Timber VS Steel Fame

Most people go for either timber or steel frame kit homes, though there are also pre fabricated panelling options, as well as pre cut log cabin choices. Steel frames are the most popular of kit homes for a number of reasons, such as being termite proof, fire resistant, and 100% recyclable. Steel framed kit homes also last significantly longer as they won’t rot or be undermined by weather or termites, making them a better investment in the long run.

The big benefit of using timber frames in kit homes is that they require fewer resources to make, compared with the lengthy procedure involved in making steel fames. Timber frames also cost a little less than their steel framed counterparts.

Holiday Homes

Most kit homes are built as somewhere to escape to on holidays, such as a country escape from the city. Rather than pay for accommodation each and every holiday, having your own place to take off to that has all of the luxuries of home, is a significant bonus and something that has made the kit homes a favourite holiday house choice. You don’t need a particularly large house to spend your holidays in, though you want it to be comfortable and spacious too, making kit homes the perfect way to have a great holiday spot without having to spend a fortune. 

Log Cabins

These are the most old school of kit homes and are constructed simply of rows of pre cut logs that can be easily fastened together. For those who want the classic country getaway, this type of kit home is perfect for creating that cosy shelter out in nature, and can provide the ideal escape for those looking for time alone to write or think.

Granny Flats

As families have begun to try and care for their aging parents and grandparents for longer, granny flat kit homes have become increasingly popular as a way to have your loved ones living near you, though not with you. This often extends the period of time that elderly relatives can live autonomously, greatly improving their quality of life, as well as allowing the family to stay living in the same area together for longer.

Enviro Kit Homes

As people have started to become more concerned about their environmental footprint, kit homes have grown in popularity, as not only do they use fewer resources in their construction and building, but they can also be made of totally recyclable materials. You can even get kit homes that utilise solar power and grey water systems, making environmental kit home far superior to ordinary houses in terms of their impact on the planet.

A Single Car Accident

I captured the accident this morning, on Jagorawi toll road that lead us back home. We didn’t guess before that there’s an accident ahead, I thought it’s just a common traffic jam in a busy Monday morning.

So, it’s just a quick shot as I still held my camera. I had no chance to open the car window. There’s no other car besides the box truck. I didn’t see a bad damage on this box truck; several toll road officers were trying to pull the truck.