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00:05 Hello OG!
00:07 I'm Toots Ople.
00:08 I'm Fort Jose.
00:09 Come, join us. Let's go inside the house of Kubuk.
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00:19 Welcome to our house of Kubuk.
00:21 This is Susan Ople's working place.
00:25 In the morning, she's here. She's here to zoom. She's here for all her meetings.
00:30 She's here to work. She's here to make columns.
00:33 The idea for the Kubuk is also an attribute of our culture.
00:40 At the same time, I feel that it's very refreshing and relaxing.
00:45 It's not like the concrete jungle of Metro Manila.
00:49 So, the house of Kubuk is really a tribute to the simple joys of the past.
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00:58 The Kubuk, the roof, the ordinary iron.
01:02 We didn't make a roof. It's a bit difficult.
01:05 But the ceiling and the ceiling.
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01:11 The materials are wood, ceilings.
01:16 I put a roof that's long-span so that it lasts longer.
01:23 Especially since we know that it's the time of the storm.
01:26 I also put a mural.
01:28 I also designed it so that our dog is also in the corner.
01:34 It has a bathroom inside.
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01:37 We have a kitchen at the back.
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01:42 We have a room outside.
01:44 And it also has its own bathroom.
01:47 And then we have a jacuzzi for those who want to relax.
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01:52 The lot is actually 750.
01:59 But there's also an empty lot there.
02:02 A vacant lot that we will put someday a swimming pool.
02:07 The size of the Kubuk itself is 7.5 by 4.5.
02:14 The balcony is quite big.
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02:20 When you enter, there are two beds.
02:25 One queen size and one double.
02:28 This is our coffee corner.
02:31 Tea.
02:32 Then the mural that Susan mentioned earlier.
02:37 And then our dog that is included in the mural.
02:44 This is our kitchen.
02:47 A small sink.
02:49 And then just two burners.
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02:56 I struggled with the bathroom.
03:00 Because my initial idea was that it's a spa-type bathroom.
03:07 But the way the Kubuk was built, there are space limitations.
03:15 We also struggled with the air conditioning of the house.
03:19 Because of course, there are spaces in between the bamboo slats.
03:23 Especially on the flooring and on the sides.
03:26 Sometimes, the cool air escapes from the air con.
03:30 So those are the technical problems.
03:34 Because I don't have an architect or contractor.
03:38 Just us and the construction of the Kubuk.
03:43 Maybe, lesson learned.
03:44 It's also good to have a professional to guide.
03:48 But the good thing here is that the vision that I have in my mind was carried out.
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03:57 We constructed this early part of last year.
04:02 I was expecting, because it's just a house, I thought it would be finished in one month.
04:08 But we also reached three months.
04:11 Maybe, it's also affected by the pandemic.
04:15 Our vision is very simple.
04:19 No partition.
04:21 Just a sanctuary.
04:24 And our idea is that we are more often in the garden than inside.
04:30 But because we also put a jacuzzi for our friends and family.
04:38 They can relax.
04:40 So the original idea is just a modernized Kubuk.
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