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Rumah Gadang.. i miss u so much… i will coming insya Allah next year.. postpone for this year coz i m pregnant.. dunt worry rumah gadang…

The Story about “Rumah Gadang”

‘Rumah gadang (Minangkabau language: ‘big house’) are the traditional homes (Indonesian: ‘rumah adat) of the Minangkabau. The architecture, construction, internal and external decoration, and the functions of the house reflect the culture and values of the Minangkabau. A rumah gadang serves as a residence, a hall for family meetings, and for ceremonial activities. With the Minangkabau society being matrilineal, the rumah gadang is owned by the women of the family who live there – ownership is passed from mother to daughter.

The houses have dramatic curved roof structure with multi-tired, upswept gables. Shuttered windows are built into walls incised with profuse painted floral carvings. The term rumah gadang usually refers to the larger communal homes, however, smaller single residences share many of its architectural elements.

^{Actually, keturunan asal saya dari sana, so selalu jugaklah balik sana.. best kat sana… tahun lepas dah pergi dah, tahun ni tak dapat coz pregnant, pastu cik abang kata tahun ni raya kat kampung dier lagi, SARAWAK…  lagipun 2nd baby ni kecik lagi, nak bawak pergi jalan-jalan pun tak bley jugak.. (… iyer ker… sabo jelah…) tahun depan insya Allah klo rejeki dan Tuhan mengizinkan bonda nak jalan-jalan kat sana… jalan-jalan & shopping sakan beb…}