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Did you grow up listening to Michael Jackson’s music like me?

Then you probably feel the same way like I do.

I remember how shocked I was the day I learnt that Michael Jackson had passed on  It was just like any usual morning where I was checking my Yahoo mail and a news headline caught my eye “Michael Jackson dies at 50″.

What?  My heart was racing faster than normal. Although I am not a crazy MJ fan, but it hit me like a brick.  I felt an immediate sense of loss, just like how one would probably feel when a childhood playmate moves away to another town.  Hubby messaged me about the news not long after and was equally caught by surprise.

I don’t know why I feel that way though as I am not a die-hard Michael Jackson fan.  I have never watched his concerts in Singapore, but I grew up listening to Michael on radio.  His most famous hits like “Billie Jean”, “Beat It”, “Black or White”, “Heal The World”, “You are not alone”, etc, were my favorite songs of that time too.  Even till now, whenever these songs come up on radio, I just find myself humming to it naturally.  They have accompanied me through my teenage years, and have unknowingly become part of me.

Although MJ has been the object of scrutiny among many over his cosmetic surgery, his marriage and his kids, he is still well loved by many.  Actually to me, I didn’t even care about what gossip and criticisms the world is saying about him.  How he looks does not matter to me at all.  I just love the music he has been doing over the years and of course his talented dancing.  Who can forget about his trademark moonwalk right?

Everything has come to an end now.  But Michael has left a music legacy and his songs will live forever in our hearts.  To me, he is still the greatest king of pop of our time.

Lighting is a major part in home renovations.  One of the first things that we had to consider when renovating our home is planning what type of lighting we should get and where to place them.

We worked the lighting in our home towards our first decision of having cove lighting in our living room.  This means that with a false ceiling, we also need point-down lights around to light up the TV and platform area.  We decided on white light bulbs for the platform area as this is where we lounge and read our papers and do some work on our laptops.  On the other hand, we created a warm lighting effect for the TV area so that it feels more cosy.  It was a good idea because when we have to switch on all the lights, our living area does not look so “industrial” white.

For the kitchen, toilets, bedrooms and study, we stuck to conventional white ceiling lights as it is more practical and easier to replace.  We added a small chandelier light though to our short corridor walkway for a special touch.

Planning the light switches is also interesting.  For our false ceiling lights, we decide on having two lights controlled by one switch so that we have the flexibility of illuminating different part of the living area.  Usually there is no need to switch on everything and we can save electricity in the long run. And for our chandelier light, we had a double switch that works both ways.  This means we can flick on the light at one end of the walkway and switch it off when we reach the end of it, which is near the main door.  This is very useful actually as I can switch it off just before leaving the house.  Cool huh?

Do discuss with your renovation designer on how you want your lighting planned so that you can customise it to your convenience.  You will be glad that you did it right the first time!