Ruang Rindu

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Ruang Rindu

Di daun yang ikut mengalir lembut
Terbawa sungai ke ujung mata
Dan aku mulai takut terbawa cinta
Menghirup rindu yang sesakkan dada

Jalanku hampa dan kusentuh dia
Terasa hangat, oh, di dalam hati
Kupegang erat dan kuhalangi waktu
Tak urung jua kulihatnya pergi

Tak pernah kuragu dan selalu kuingat
Kerlingan matamu dan sentuhan hangat
'Ku saat itu takut mencari makna
Tumbuhkan rasa yang sesakkan dada

Kau datang dan pergi, oh, begitu saja
Semua kuterima apa adanya
Mata terpejam dan hati menggumam
Di ruang rindu kita bertemu

Uuhh
Uuhh

Kau datang dan pergi, oh, begitu saja
Semua kuterima apa adanya
Mata terpejam dan hati menggumam
Di ruang rindu kita bertemu

Bertemu
Uuhh


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Peek Inside Swedish Homes In My Home Viewing Exhibition

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My Scandinavian Home Partnership*: One of the things I love the most about Swedish architecture and design is that it's made for the many - and designed to be used, day in day out, time and time again. When I first moved to this Scandinavian country many moons ago, I was mesmerised by people's homes - and as you very well know, I still am! Swedes take so much pride in creating a practical home that's also a feast for the eyes. In essence, every house and apartment in Sweden is like visiting a wonderful exhibition!

Photo: Mattias Vogel / Skeppsholmen Sotheby's

That's why I was really excited when the Swedish Design Museum invited me to curate The Home Viewing Exhibitions last year. The curation resulted in a series of public open home viewings in regular Swedish homes across the country. 

And now, we invite you to virtually discover the wide variety of handpicked homes - from country houses to city apartments - online. Head on over to the Home Viewing Exhibitions to take the tour and read about a Falu red summer cottage on its own island, a 'funkis' (functionalist) townhouse from the early 30s and a show stopping property packed with Swedish design classics - and many others!   

Oh, and there's more. 

Photo: Tim Bohman / Fastighetsbyrån

Add a touch of Swedish Design to your home:

This year it's all about video conference calls, and I'm sure I'm not the only one fussing over the background before each call (and selecting a great top to match my pyjama bottoms!). 

How about creating a Swedish design backdrop for your calls? Pick from one of three beautiful Swedish rooms and instantly transform your home into a light and airy living space, a villa overlooking the archipelago or a cosy log cabin - no tidying required! 

Background photo: Tina Stafrén / imagebank.sweden.se 

Background photo: Patrik Svedberg/ imagebank.sweden.se


Photo: Patrik Svedberg / imagebank.sweden.se



So fun! Loving the roaring fire! 

Here's how to create a virtual Swedish design background on Zoom:

1. Select your favourite room from this image bank and save it to your desktop 

2. Open your meeting in Zoom and click on the arrow beside the video icon. Select 'choose virtual background' from the drop-down menu. 

3. Click the plus icon and choose 'add image' from the drop-down menu

4. Select the image you would like to use for your backdrop. 

And that's it! 

I look forward to seeing you over at The Home Viewing Exhibitions at the Swedish Design Museum! 

Niki

*It was an honour to be curate this exhibition and promote it as part of a paid partnership with Visit Sweden. 

Visit My Virtual Home Viewings Exhibition This Christmas!

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Sponsored*: 

With all that's going on right now, it's not the easiest to find things to do over the holidays, don't you think? Gaaah! I do have one idea for you though (although I might be a little biased!) - have you visited my online exhibition at the Swedish Design Museum yet? In case you missed it, the Home Viewing Exhibition is a celebration of everyday Swedish design and architecture - shown through a selection of real homes. Last year, I ran a series of real open home viewings across Sweden. And now, I invite you to virtually discover these handpicked homes online. 

Here are a few of my favourites:  

Funkis Townhouse


This functionalist-style townhouse in Stockholm was designed by modernist architect Paul Hedqvist. Built in the late 20s / early 30s, it features many if the common characteristics of Nordic 'funks' architecture such as simplicity, flat roofing, light-filled rooms. Take the full tour here. 

Former Railway Station


The final departure from Norra Vram station was in 1966. Now this lovely yellow and brick building, which belongs to the first generation off iconic Skåne railway stations has been carefully modernised into a beautiful home. Take the tour here. 

Bohuslän Summer Cottage


Built in 1909, this former farm in Bohuslän on Sweden's west coast has become a charming costal summer cottage. The pretty farmhouse near the picturesque fishing village of Mollösund (which I have visited many times by boat and features in my Swedish west coast island guide) bears many of the signature architectural characteristics of the region and a perfect spot from which to wile away a summer. Take the tour here. 

Feel like seeing a few more homes? Pour yourself a coffee (make it extra strong to get into the Scandi spirit), put up your feet and click here. 

I hope you enjoy the exhibition as much as I did curating it! 

Niki

Photo credits: 1. Tim Bohman / Fastighetsbyrån 2. Mattias Hallestrand / Diakrit / Fastighetsbyrån 3. Fredrik Ahlbäck / Valvet 4. Mattias  Vogel / Skeppsholmen Sotheby's

*It was an honour to be curate this exhibition and promote it as part of a paid partnership with Visit Sweden. 

Bojomu Semangatku

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Voc. Happy Asmara

Bojomu semangatku
Ojo nganti melayu ning aku
Jogoen rumaten ojo di loro ati
nek gak kepingin ku ambil kembali

tulung jogoen bojomu kuwi
ojo nganti ucul neng ngendi ngendi
ojo sampek ketemu ro aku
ben ra ciloko uripmu

Kowe tak kandani yen bojomu kuwi
Tau ngikat janji sehidup semati
Karo aku Nalikane mbiyen
waktu sek jamane pacaran

Bojomu semangatku
Ojo nganti melayu ning aku
Bojomu semangatku
Ojo nganti kerasan ning aku

Bojomu semangatku
Ojo nganti melayu ning aku
Jogoen rumaten ojo di loro ati
nek gak kepingin ku ambil kembali........

Konco Turu

     

Nella Kharisma

Sayangku, aku butuh konco turu
Yang 'ku peluk ning sandingku
Cintaku, aku butuh konco turu
Sing tak sanding ning kamarku

Bukan bantal, bukan guling
Tapi guling yang ada nyawanya...

Aku ra biso turu yen ra nyanding sliramu
Remuk rasane ati tansah ngelayung suwung
Rino kelawan bengi uripku tansah sepi
Tanpo sliramu wong bagus gantilane ati

Aku mung biso dedungo marang kersane Gusti
Mugo kowe lan aku bakal iso nyawiji
Urip sesandingan bebarengan bangun katresnan
Dadi konco turu nganti tekan anak putu

Telah lama aku sendirian
Hidup sepi tiada berteman
Rindu ini telah lama terpendam
Kapan bisa 'tuk dapat meminang?

Jangan bimbang dan jangan kau ragu
Cepat kita pergi ke penghulu
Aku akan datang melamarmu
Kita berdua jadi konco turu

Aku ra biso turu yen ra nyanding sliramu…

Best Web and Hosting

     

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The hosting services your business can choose from will usually mean making a decision whether a shared, dedicated or cloud based server is right for your business.

Very small businesses will usually opt for a shared or managed service as these are sometimes called. Costs are low, but your business will be sharing its server with several other enterprises. You can always move up to a virtual private network (or VPS) if needed.

A dedicated server as its name suggests is just one server reserved for your business. Dedicated servers are not as expensive as they once were and can make economic sense if you want your business to have its own server platform and not have to worry about other businesses on a shared server impacting your online business if they have problems.

It is important to look closely at the service level (SLA) that will be attached to your dedicated server. Look for any additional costs such as maintenance, or other 'extras' that are not covered in the rental cost.

And lastly, try and buy server space that you can expand into. You don't want to find after a few months that you have outgrown your server and need to move to a new one.

Lastly as the cloud has made a major impact right across the business environment, business website hosting has also been touched by the cloud and now offers an alternative to the traditional hosting methods. The power of cloud hosting is the flexibility it offers. In effect your business can buy just the space and hosting services it needs now and expand at anytime with no disruption to business.