I saw my friend Zhao-Yi's post about her ideal room quite a while back, and then it suddenly occurred to me that I could probably talk about mine here too.

The thing about living with five family members in a five-room flat is that there isn't enough room for everyone to have their own room (we have one for each of my sibling, one for my parents and me, and one for our religion). And that sucks, especially since I'm past the age of sleeping in the same room as my parents. You can simply say, "why not sleep in the same room as your brother?", but it's not mutual.

Anyway, I don't exactly have an arrangement thought out, like what goes where, but I have a very clear idea on what I want in my room when I get one.

1. A beanbag chair. I'm not going to sit on it all the time because it'll probably at a very inconvenient height. But, a beanbag chair makes a room look more cozy than it otherwise will. That's really important. Besides, the more places to sit, the better.
2. A rocking chair. Ever since I was in secondary school, I've dreamed of having my own rocking chair. The idea of sitting on it and just moving back and forth without purpose delights me.
3. A window. Or else I will suffocate.
4. Aircon. It's unenvironmentally-friendly, but it's cooling and comfortable. This isn't that important though.
5. An eating corner by the window. This corner is made up of a table meant specifically for me to eat, drink, and relax. Maybe the rocking chair can be part of this corner. It's the kind of space for me to just read something and drink coffee at the same time. The reason why I want such thing is because if I'm only going to eat at a specific spot, then I just have to focus on cleaning this spot, and nowhere else. Of course, it will be ideal to eat in the living room, if there's a window that's not facing the corridor and stuff.
6. The normal stuff. A bed, a wardrobe (I don't have one now :S), and a table lamp sort of thing, although it can be something else, as long as it gives the "I'm suppose to sleep but let's read" feel.
7. A full-length mirror. This is to feed my slight vanity and self-consciousness.
8. A chair with wheels, so I only need one chair besides the beanbag and the rocking one. That's actually three chairs in a room.
9. ABC mat. Everyone needs to feel like a child. Just let me, okay? If I do have them, I'll consider pasting them to the wall by my bed.
10. Pile-of-paper box: It's simply a box for me to dump all my papers in - assignments, portfolio stuff, self-done stuff, documents for memories... It's kind of pointless, but I still want it there.
11. A productive corner. I foresee myself working from home from time to time, and after transcribing and looking for sponsors from home, I realise that I'm the sort who needs to be in an office to make myself work. When I can't, a productive corner should be helpful. This corner consists of a table that doubles as a whiteboard, which I already have. It's an awesome table. I can put my box underneath. And there's space for me to put my collection of childhood toys and other random stuffs on top, like a display.
12. Drawers. Unfortunately, I have no drawers on this awesome table. I'll need some. Either that, or I can reuse shoe boxes to put my stuff. That sounds pretty nice actually.
13. Colour-coordination. Of course, I'll want my furnitures and wall/ceiling to be of united or complementary colours.
14. Speaker. It may not seem like it, but I love playing music as I sleep, and the phone just isn't working well enough without earpiece. Notice the singularity. One is enough.
15. An empty wall for me to hang random stuffs. These include posters, that one painting I've done with my classmates, etc.
16. "Wooden" floors. That's a typical cosy room setting for me.
17. A place to dump my "I'll pack it later" stuff. That's self-explanatory :D
18. Lots of hooks. I want to hang my keychains, caps, and other stuff.
19. A TV. That's impossible actually.
20. An exercise mat and maybe some dumb-bells of different weights. I actually do exercise, but I seldom do sit-ups because I'm a whiny kid who doesn't like it when my backbone rubs against the floor, so, exercise mats.

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