Habitat 67, The New Way of Urban Living

Every years, population of humans are highly increasing. This occurrence makes us happy because we get to see new little fluffy babies. But, on the other side, the governments worry about the insufficient space in this world for those newly born babies. To prevent this, or maybe just to slow it down, humans came up with the idea of flats and apartments. 

An architect from Canada, Moshe Safdie, came up with his extraordinary idea of apartments. He was inspired to make the design of the apartment so that all inhabitants have a garden. Then, Habitat 67 was born.

Its unusual appearance as an apartment drawn many people's attention. Habitat 67, or simply Habitat, is a housing complex in Montreal, Canada. It was originally conceived as Moshe Safdie's master's thesis in architecture at McGill University and then built as a pavilion for Expo 67, the World's Fair held from April to October 1967. It is located at 2600 Avenue Pierre-Dupuy on the Marc-Drouin Quay next to the Saint Lawrence River. Habitat is widely considered an architectural landmark and one of the most recognizable and significant buildings in both Montreal and Canada.

Habitat comprises 354 identical, prefabricated concrete forms, arranged in various combinations, reaching up to 12 stories in height. Together these units create 146 residences of varying sizes and configurations, each formed from one to eight linked concrete units. The complex originally contained 158 apartments^, but several apartments have since been joined to create larger units, reducing the total number. Each unit is connected to at least one private terrace, which can range from approximately 225 to 1,000 square feet (20 to 90 m²) in size.

Moshe Safdie tried to combine the benefits from suburban living, such as fresh air, gardens and privacy with the economics and density of modern urban living. The trial to create such apartment was a success, but the trial to make it an affordable housing was a big fail. The high per unit cost more expensive than originally envisioned, approximately C$140,000 (about Rp1,4 billion).

Even so, during the year it was open, Habitat had gained world-wide acclaim such as a "fantastic experiment" and "architectural wonder". This experiment was and is considered as both success and failure. In spite of all the problems, however, Habitat's fame and success helped him in his career. Moshe Safdie has designed over 75 buildings and master plans around the world. 

Sky Habitat in Singapore is one of Safdie's design for Capitaland. With his concept in reimagining high-density housing and improving social integrations through architecture, he succeeded in creating a stunning design of a housing and also, an affordable price. 

Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_67

First Holiday

December 23th

Today, we had to go to school to receive our report card. We came to our class early in the morning, around 7.30 am and wait for the result with anxiety. Finally, the report card was given. And we could go home with relaxing feeling. This holiday didn’t feel like any other school holiday. It felt like it’s a holiday after a national exam to me because the pressure, is real.

December 24^th

So, I was finally happy that today I didn’t have to go to school. Although I only stayed at home, I was still happy. No homeworks, no late nights, no presentations. I decided to spent my first day of holiday to watch movies I downloaded. I watched many cartoon movies, such as Inside Out and Hotel Transylvania 2 ,because I like cartoons. I also watched action and fantasy movies. And I could watched it as long as I want. So, my first day of holiday went fine.

The next day, I went to my grandmother’s house with my family. We spent our time in grandma’s house from morning, until night. We always do that because we hardly seeing each other. Suddenly, one of my cousins spoke up. “Hey, let’s go to Dufan!” Without thinking much because we really want to play, we all said “Yes! Let’s go!” Fifteen minutes later, when our parents have allowed, we already decided about the transportation, where we stayed, how many clothes we had to bring, and how much money we had to asked our parents J.  We decided to go to Bogor first  at December 30^th evening and stayed in one of my cousin’s house. Then the next day, we take a train to Jakarta City to go to Dufan.

December 30^th evening

It’s D-Day! I was really excited and couldn’t wait to go to Dufan! But, I am quite sad because some of my cousins couldn’t join due to family appointment. But, what could I do? So, we finally got into the car to go to Bogor. We arrived in Bogor at 11.30 pm with a sleepy head. Then, we hurried to change into our pajamas and got some sleep for the next day.

December 31th

We were on a tyrain for maybe 3 hours long. We arrived at Dufan around 11.00 am and it was already burning hot. We bought tickets for us and finally entered. We decided to make an annual pass, so, in sometime when we want to go to Dufan, we could enter without paying. But the line was soooooo long. So, we made a deal to come back at 7pm after we played.

So, our first destination was Hysteria. The line was long too, but we could hold it. In the middle of waiting for the ride, my friend texted me said that Salwa was here in Dufan too. I was surprised and got really excited so I texted Salwa. She got excited too  and said that she was there with her cousins. She then told me that if I saw her, I had to scream her name really loud. At first, I really wanted to do that, but then I was thinking maybe it would be really embarassing for me. So, I didn’t do that. Unfortunately, we didn’t meet although we all in Dufan until the closing time. But, we had a really fun time with our own cousins. We made a plan in the next holiday that we would go to Dufan together and spent another fun quality time. 

So, it was actually only half of my holiday, but I think that’s enough. J Oh, and why did I choose the title “First Holiday”? Because it’s the real first holiday of the semester after I got in this high school.

Kastil Bambu 37

So, this is another task that was given by Mrs. Wewin. It is to describe about our school life. My choice is to tell about my extracurricular. It is KPA 3! 

KPA 3 is the shortness from Keluarga Paduan Angklung 3. KPA 3 is one of the most popular extracurricular in my school. Of course it is popular, because KPA 3 always did an outstanding performance. From the hit pop songs until the classic songs. I was really amazed by them. KPA 3 had made my hair stand with their stunning performance when extracurricular introduction. That's one of the reason why I decided to join KPA 3. Another reason why I join this extracurricular is because it's fun. I mean, we studied for almost 8 hours. We have to get refreshed. And I got refreshed while playing angklung. My first impression to KPA 3 was "They are great". And they really are. 

My first practice in KPA 3 was delightful. Here's the brief story. 

It was 2 days before the first meeting. My friends who also joined KPA 3 and I got a letter. It was written "Kastil Bambu 37". We had no idea what was that mean. My friend thought that the first meeting would not be held at school since it said "Kastil" or Palace in English. But I don't think so. 

It turned out the first meeting was held in a twelfth grade classroom. We were told about many stories about KPA, from the history, succesful alumni, regular events KPA attends, and of course, practice schedules. And, Kastil Bambu 37 was not a place, but it was a shortness from "Keluarga Angklung SMAN Tilu Bangga Menyambut 37". I think it's really cool. (By the way, 37 is the number of generation. So, 32018 are the 37th generation of KPA 3.) 

We ate yummy snacks that had been prepared for us. We played some games in order to break the ice and to start building our solidarity. After that, we practiced for the very first time. We played Taylor Swift-Shake It Off. It was my first-time experience and I was excited. And time was ticking so fast, the first meeting came to an end. My friends and I were happy and have no regrets at all. After that, we began to practice every Tuesday and Friday until now. I am always happy when it's time for playing angklung. 

Being in KPA 3 makes me feel relaxed and forget about the stressful moments from homeworks. We played interesting songs and we have to concentrate to do well, but it's a lot of fun. Also, the people that join KPA 3 are really friendly. We always smile at each other, and respect each other. KPA 3 is like my second family. I hope it would be like this forever.

Asia-Africa Street

Asia-Africa Strret is one of the most popular streets in Bandung City. It's one of the most frequently passable street in Bandung. Many important buildings are standing in this street.It is a very well-known street for Bandung people.

Asia-Africa Street is a really old street. It was build during the Dutch colonialism era. At first, this street was only a part of the Anyer-Panarukan street. Then, after the city location was moved, this street became a witness of Bandung's development.

I think that Asia-Africa street is a very neat street. It is a large and long street which is always full of people and their vehicles. Not only at day, but also at night. When an event occurs in this street and the road is blocked, people are still coming without their vehicles. This street is just never gets sleep.

In their right and left side, there are many historical buildings. There are Savoy Homann Hotel, Preanger Hotel, 0 km point of Bandung, Merdeka Building, Alun-Alun, a building which was a hotel(I forgot its name), and more. It is a great spot for photographers, or for people who just like to take photos. The architecture is beautiful. For your information, Preanger Hotel was designed by our first president, Ir. Soekarno. And look how amazing the hotel is!

While Savoy Homann Hotel, the oldest hotel in Bandung, does not lose its pride for its 4 star-rating. Savoy Homann is one of the most comfortable and beautiful hotel for me. Its look from the outside is really fancy. But, when you are inside of the hotel, everything is more fancy. The chandeliers, the wallpapers, the furniture, the interior design, everything. I am amazed when I first come to the hotel. Savoy Homann Hotel was also a hotel in 1955 that's used for delegations of Asia-Africa Conference to stay for the night.

Savoy Homann Hotel

And our main building in the Asia-Africa street is Merdeka Building. It is a really cool place for me. It has a lot of tall flag poles in the front of the buildings. Really, a lot. Those flag poles are used to hang various countries flags. And when the flags are all up, it looks really beautiful. Well, the flags are hung when there is an inportant event held. For example, last April, we are proud to be the host of 60 Years Remembrance of Asia-Africa Conference. The street and the sidewalk are decorated nicely by our lovely mayor, Mr. Ridwan Kamil. The flags are all hung up which is an amazing view for me. And there are stones, many "ball-shaped" stones, and are carved with the countries names who participated in the conference in its surface. The stones are placed in the sidewalk of Asia-Africa Street. Oh, and the delegations? They rest in our oldest hotel, Savoy Homann Hotel.

Merdeka Building

60 Years Remembrance of Asia-Africa Conference

So, I think that Asia-Africa street really holds many histories of Bandung. Even the street's name itself reflects one of the histories, which is about Asia-Africa Conference.

I think that's all that I can share with you guys. Thanks for reading, I hope it's useful. :)

It's time to sing along but you're hungry?

See the microphone makes your mouth watery?

Well, hold up and get ready!

By placing your feet in the line

You can handle your belly with no whine

With delicious foods of all time! 

SMAN 3 Bandung proudly presents

"GAMARVANI FOOD FEST"

#17 Food Stands, such as :

• Caian's Blend & Shake
• Passion of Chocolate
• Pio soft pudding
• Lick Over Lips Ice Cream
• Bitebox "Mix Your Bites"
• Kabut Salju
• Baso Dorr
• Agro steak
• Wingz O Wingz
• and more

# 6 Foodtrucks!!!

 

 

 

 

So, what are you waiting for?

Join us at Gamarvani Food Fest

19th of September 2015

Bali Field

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filling your tummy with delicious foods is not a crime :)

My New Friend

Hello people! 

In the last post, I talked about myself. Whose child I am, things that I like, and what I want to. This time, it's all about my friend. One of my new friends in school. I hope that I don't mess up :S

So, she's a girl. Her name is Salwa Mazaya Nuraisyah. But, not many people know about her last name, she said it herself :/ .She often called A.W (read:awe) by her friends since elementary school. I don't know why but I find it a little funny. Why? Because it's like a western-style restaurant's name :D (hehe, don't be mad Salwa). But still, I called her Salwa. She was born in Bandung at March 4th, 2000 so she's 39 days older than me. She is a daughter from Mr. Pepen Triana Adhikara and Mrs. Rosita. She has one younger brother. His name is Haitam Taqi and was born on July 24th, 2005, so he's a 5th grader. His hobby is to fight with Salwa:"D .

Salwa has a round chubby face, a small posture, and a pair of big eyes. She wears veil since the kindergarten, and wears glasses. When you see her, you will think that she's a quiet and cute girl. But actually, she can be really crazy sometimes( '_' ). Just kidding. Salwa is really smart, especially in Math. She takes a math lesson twice a week that you may know, KUMON. She's already in the high level in KUMON and she's going to be a completer soon. Good luck, Salwa~!

Now, let's talk about her favorites. Her favorite food is spaghetti. She loves the pasta and the sauce so much. While her favorite drink is sweet tea. She said that it is a simple drink that tastes incredibly delicious:9
Her hobby is reading, eating, and sleeping. She likes reading because it helps her improve her knowledge. She likes eating because it makes her happy and sleeping because it feels great. :))

Things that she loves the most are traveling, reading time, and free time, of course=)) . She loves to read wattpad. Wattpad is an online app that contains many stories that other people wrote. We can also post stories in Wattpad. Cool, right? Well, she loves to read teenage stories in Wattpad. She also likes to watch a Korean TV Program, but since she entered 3 Senior High School, she couldn't watch it often:')

What I find funny in Salwa is that she's afraid of turtles=)) When I asked why, she just doesn't like it:/ She also doesn't like watermelon. She said she doesn't like the texture of the fruit. She doesn't like cats either:( .Once in canteen, there's a cat beside my friend. Because my friend like cats, she put the cat on the table. Salwa began to step away from the cat, even sat on the farthest chair. When the cat approached her, she began to whine and changed seats again. Poor cat, I mean, Salwa._.

The last is, her dream. She wants to enter Institute of Technology Bandung. She's still not sure, but she said she wants to enter pharmacy. She wants to be a successful person and be in heaven. Aaamiiin. Her dream jobs are to be a lecturer and a good wife=)) You have to and I will pray for you to be the best one, hahaha:D (thumbs up).

This is a description about Salwa. Many things that I still don't know about her, but I hope I can get to know her better from now on. Thank you for reading, sorry if I was boring, I'm lacking of humor:")
See you in the next post!

Dialogue

Salwa : (knock knock knock)
Malva : "Who's there?"
Salwa : "Salwa's here!"
Malva : "Oh, come in Salwa."
(Walking along the living room)
Salwa : "Hey Malva, is that your painting?"
Malva : "Umm yes"
Salwa : "What a beautiful painting!"
Malva : "Wow, really? Thank you! Do you like painting?"
Salwa : "I love to see paintings, but I can't paint."
Malva : "Why is that?"
Salwa : "Well, I'm allergic to the paints."
Malva : "Oh, is that so? I'm sorry to hear that. It's quite unusual, actually."
Salwa : "Yeah, I know. My mother said that someone who's allergic to paints have high intelligence."
Malva : "Oh yeah? That's really amazing!"
Salwa : "Thanks. Should we do our work?"
Malva : "Yes, we should!"
(Both of them are heading to Malva's room)