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I had shifted once from wooden house to the terrace house.
The most impressive home of mine is the wooden one in shipyard. It stands on stilt like a malay house. The different parts of it are the louvre glass panel window in wood frame, instead of the malay house's window at body level. And the galvanized steel roof, instead of thatched roof. It becomes noisy in the rainy day.

Everyday when i came back from school, i ran into the house through the steel staircase. The wall is made by timber panels that attached to the timber frame by an angle about 10 degree to get rid of the rainwater penetrate into the house, and painted in light blue. The favourite thing of mine in that house is the timber floor. I like to sit on the floor eventhough we had couch in the house. The floor is cantilevered from the ground, thus i feel safe to lay on.

Small proportion but warm, simple layout can fit the main furniture but no extra space for else. How do this space really influence me on my design and perception later in my life?

I prefer timber construction more than others likewise. And i found that i'm likely to design something cantilevered from the ground, it's for ventilation, hygiene or purely my preference?

Talking about the lighting in the house. On the day, the main light is the natural sun light come in from the louvre window and the open door of balcony. There is no artificial lighting on the day as the mother taught us to be green since i was very young. So later in life, also under world's appeal, we are likely to produce building with so much natural lighting and ventilation. Nobody want a dwelling without window anyway.

And u will find i talk nothing about my second home. That's also as warm as like the previous one because we as a family are still living together. But undoubtedly, it doesn't really impress me. The floor with tiles is too cold and hard for people to lay on, and the brickwall as well. Rigid and square. no more noise from the galvanized roof. No more "catch a chill" on the balcony facing towards the river. No more noise of the steel staircase telling the mother i'm back.

I guess i miss this place so much as i wish to create another same ambience of dwelling in the later life, carry out the same soul, however, definately not the noises it could make. Even it's part of memory, it lives eternally in my heart.