The red-brown roofs of this large Malay complex were tiled in the shapes of pyramids and truncated ones. It must be very cool inside because the big slanting roofs provided plenty of room at its ceiling for air ventilation. In the past, I had an impression that a Malay house must be one with a roof made of straw or leaves and the other structures of bamboos and wood and was built high above the ground to avoid flooding, but this one was very different. Maybe this was the Malay-style in the twenty-first century.
The grass lawn before the house was big enough to house a thousand people.
A few coconut trees growing at the corners and sides of the house made it look very comfortable and people around knew very well that they were in an equatorial country.
In Islamic countries, towers are common. This one was no exception. The sceneries from the top of the tower must be very nice. The crescents at the roof tops symbolized that the people living inside this house were Muslims.
This big house was surrounded by roads on all sides. The side on
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Hey, what we say now is not about this article but that we have come across the article on "secret revealed" (22nd Oct.) while checking on the archives. We are glad that Philip had fixed your camera professionally, alleviating any disappointment and enabling you to take good photos again. Good on him.
Hey, also not about this article but the 27th Oct. ones.
1. Modern Sculptures-- can't fight your imagination, we haven't got a clue if not your explanation.
2. The test is too complicated for us but Abby looks very pretty and attractive on the first photo.
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