LETS DECORATE

The place that we all love is our bedroom. It should look beautiful and unique because bedroom also a place that we release our stress by sleeping, reading books, watching television and so on.

So, here some tips to make your bedroom beautiful :

• Make photo mural in your bedroom wall

          

    
The mural theme is depends on your wish because not everyone have the same taste and likes. So, it could be vintage, beach and tropical, landscapes, floral, modern art and many more. Your murals can be big or small and in different shapes. This murals make your room unique and make your mind relax when you look at it.

• Do photo collage or hang photo frames in your bedroom wall

You can do your own photo frames using recycle things and can place your favorite picture there. Otherwise you can paste your poster collections all in the wall. This will make your wall look beautiful and remind you your sweet memories as well.

• Place some potted plants in your room

This plants will add a bit nature on your room. So that it will give a soothing effect when you enter your room. This green plants can give you calmness and provide a peaceful environment.

• Add some colorful floor cushions in your bedroom

This colorful cushions make your room attractive and you wont feel bore that you always seating and lying on your bed.

• Add a cozy canopy to your bed

It will make you feel warmth while sleeping especially during raining. You can get a good sleep. You can use this to make your bedroom dark because some of us like to sleep in a dark room. So its suitable for them too. 

UNIQUE ARCHITECTURE IN NEGERI SEMBILAN-MALAYSIA

Seri Menanti Old Palace

This palace is a four storey wooden structure built between 1902 and 1908 as a royal palace for the rulers of Negeri Sembilan state. Its unique style and the fact that it was built without the use of nails make it worthy of inclusion on this list of architecture in Malaysia. It has been turned as Royal Museum Seri Menanti.

 

       History of this building is Negeri Sembilan translates as ‘nine states’ referring to the nine territories which made up the confederation from 1773 onwards. The rulers of this state are of Minangkabau origin having migrated from western Sumatra about six centuries ago bringing their distinctive customs and architectural style with them. This building was built by two highly skilled local craftsmen, aided by technical drawings provided by the British head of the Public Works Department. 

     

     

      Although the palace incorporates a sloping roofline, which is characteristic of Minangkabau architecture, the design is actually unique to Negeri Sembilan, perhaps with an element of colonial influence thrown in.

      This palace is also one of three Negeri Sembilan buildings that have been included in National Heritage registry.

PORT DICKSON

Port Dickson is a beach resort destination at Negeri Sembilan in Malaysia, about 90km south from Kuala Lumpur and 30km away from Seremban. Also called 'PD' by locals, this popular holiday retreat is located within easy reach from KL and Singapore by major highways and roads. From PD's town center, a coastline of warm beaches and calm seas stretches along a 10-mile strip towards Malacca.

FEW ATTRACTIVE PLACES IN PORT DICKSON

BEACHES 

  

Port Dickson is very famous for beaches. During holidays all beaches are crowded by people. Some of the Port Dickson beach activities are swimming, riding speed boat, snorkeling and many more. It is an ideal place for vacation especially for family members with kids. Beaches in Port Dickson are Teluk Kemang Beach, Tanjung Tuan , Saujana beach, Blue Lagoon and Cahaya Negeri Beach.

OSTRICH FARM
 

PD Ostrich Farm is a tourist attraction located at 9th mile along the main road, located near Pantai Purnama. The farm breeds and displays a large collection of ostriches with opportunities to feed, photograph and even race with them. The farm also has a petting zoo with domestic pets and farm animals, an interactive section with pedigree dogs and pony or horse-riding.

PULAU BURUNG

 

Pulau Burung is next to Pantai Cahaya State.Recreational facilities along the jetty was 181.7 m linking Bird Island Beach State Light thus creating continuity and convenience way for visitors to play.Pulau Burungis one of the coastal mangroves that exist in Port Dickson . There are three species of trees in this area , namely,Api-api putih,Bakau minyak and Bakau Kurap.The uniqueness of this swamp forests not only play an important role in conservation and environmental balance but also create a complex ecosystem of the coastal marine. It also suitable for recreation with family and suitable as a stopover to unwind after a hard day walking.


ARMY MUSEUM 
 

Port Dickson Army Museum is one of Malaysia's best museums and I would rank it alongside the Royal Malaysian Police Museum with similar style and presentation.It is located next to an Army base at Port Dickson, which has long been a military town as well as being a leading beach resort. The museum is housed in two old army buildings and comprises 9 galleries and a number of outdoor exhibits. The galleries include a look at the army through the ages from the 16th century Melaka Sultanate, through the Portuguese and Dutch eras and then on to the British era from which the modern Malaysian army can trace its roots.

WILD WEST COWBOY INDOOR THEME PARK

 

Wild West Cowboy Indoor Theme Park is located at Dataran Segar in Port Dickson. Wild West Cowboy Indoor Theme Park has several attractions in the building. It's totally uses 6 lots of 3-storey building which more than 30000 square feet . The main attraction is 5D motion cinema, awake escape (dinosaur theme), awake thrill (combination of 4 rooms: snow white, galaxy, haunted house, and mummy awake), skunk interactive show, souvenir shop, cowboy restaurant, amusement rides, arcade games and also AR Shooting games. Customers can purchase all-day pass or pay per attractions.

SEE THE WORLD'S GREATEST ENGINEERING MARVELS

THE COLOSSEUM



Rome's Colosseum was commissioned by the Emperor Vespasian in AD 72 on the marshy site of a lake. Here deadly gladiatorial combats and wild animals fights were staged free charge for public viewing. While practical in design, with 80 arched entrances to allow easy access for an estimated 55,000 spectators, the Colosseum is also a building of great classical beauty.

HAGIA SOPHIA 



The 'Church of the Holy Wisdom', Hagia Sophia is among the world's greatest architectural achievements. More than 1400 years old, it stands as a testament to the sophistication of 6th-century Constantinople, and had a huge influence on architecture in later centuries. In the 15th-century, the Ottomans converted it into a mosque: the minarets, tombo and fountains date from this period.

THE GREAT PYRAMID



Pharaoh Khufu's pyramid, commonly called the Great Pyramid of Giza, was built using only simple surveying tools but with such remarkable precision that the greatest difference in the length between its four 230-meter-high sides is just five centimeters. The pyramid is estimated to contain more than two million stone blocks weighing on average 2.5 tonnes, with some weighing up to 15 tonnes. Although the construction methods and purpose of some of its chambers are unknown, the architectural achievements is clear.

GREAT WALL OF CHINA



The Great Wall once snaked across Chinese landscape, over deserts, hills and plains, for more than 8851 kilometers. Yet, despite its seemingly impregnable battlements, the wall was ultimately an ineffective barricade. In the 13th-century it was breached by the ferocious onslaught of the Mongols and then in the 17th-century by the Manchu. Today, its dilapidated remains crumble across the rugged terrain of northern China and only selected station have been restored.

MACHU PICCHU



The 'Lost City of the Inca' in one of the most spectacular archaeological sites in the world. Perched high on the saddle between two peaks and often shrouded in cloud, it is almost invisible from below. A site of just 20 square kilometers, it was built in 1460 by the Incan ruler Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui as a royal retreat. About 1000 people inhabited the area and they were self-sufficient, being surrounded by agricultural terraces and watered by springs.

ORNAMENTAL PLANTS

LETS GAIN SOME KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ORNAMENTAL PLANTS !!!

WHAT IS ORNAMENTAL PLANTS ?

Plants grow all over the world in different sizes, shapes and appearance. Some provides us with food, shelter or building materials, while others provide us with only visual delight. Ornamental Plants are also referred to as garden plants has beauty as its main trait. They are usually grown in the flower garden for the display of their flowers.It is a plant primarily grown for its beauty either for screening,accent, specimen, color or aesthetic reasons. Common ornamental features include leaves, scent, fruit, stem and bark.

EXAMPLES OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTS

           

San Petro Cactus                              Hatiora Salicornioides                  Epiphyllum Oxypetalum

TYPES OF POTS TO PLANT ORNAMENTAL PLANTS

To plant the ornamental plants, can use different kind of pots apart from the regular pots that selling in nursery. It makes our garden and plants look beautiful and unique.  For example, can use coconut husk, old glass bottles, old wooden furniture to make pots. By this, can save money to buy pots and at the same time this pots can reduce the pollution. This is because coconut task and the tree trunks are biodegradable. 

         

BENEFITS OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTS

• Helpful to Cool Your Surrounding Environment - if the ornamental plants that can propel the front wall of your house, it will reduce the sun exposure. Thus the room in the house or the yard outside the house will feel cool with natural.

• Helpful to release tension - many ornamental plants are chosen because they appeal to the sense of smell, in addition to their visual appeal. So it can reduce tension and give soothing effect. Apart from that, ornamental plants and trees planted at the sides of the roads help drivers to reduce stress so it can protect drivers from severe car accidents by serving as a barrier to prevent cars from somersulting or other worse cases.

• They are grown for food -  Some chilies are grown as ornamental plants. An example is capsicums or Doret Nag, officially the hottest chili in the world.

• Used for decorations - during occations such as weddings and anniversaries. A common example is rose.