There is "little forest" next to the family home and Erwin Parengkuan Jana. From rerimbun leaf banyan tree, dozens of sparrows chirping every morning and evening to accompany the life of the couple who live in harmony.

We have a small forest you know ...," said Erwin Parengkuan (40) as he led us up to a small terrace on the second floor of his home also in numbers Pegangsaan Park, Jakarta.

The so-called minor forest is a small page size of a badminton court with leafy trees like bamboo, banyan, and Angsana. The atmosphere was very shady terrace and refreshed by green foliage. In shady leaves tens of nesting sparrows.

"They were very busy since five o'clock in the morning chirping. Until ten o'clock they were still noisy chatter. After that they get something to eat. Around five o'clock they were coming back home and come back really crowded, "Erwin told me about a sparrow that has become part of everyday life.

According flying sparrow, the house owner had to leave home for work. There are a stack of agenda every day of Erwin who works as host of the show, television presenter, and manager of Talk-Inc: This kind of institution include television presenters prepare personnel to the host.

Erwin and his wife, Jana Parengkuan (34), most prefer to sit on the terrace overlooking the little forest. They are often invited his friends to come enjoy the afternoon or evening on the patio while enjoying cuisine prepared Erwin or cakes made Jana. "This small forest is a friend to eat in the afternoon. We also like to mingle here in the afternoon, "he said.

From the small terrace in a small forest with birds chirping and Jana Erwin church often gets inspiration on everyday life. For example ever blaze to make a cake sales business via the Internet at www.partyathome.co.id.

Just a note, the pages into a small forest area was an overage of land at the corner of the block-house accident Erwin is located at the end of the block. Excess land was not owned by Erwin, but he helped take care and be shaded area in the neighborhood of settlements.

Art and kitchen
From the second floor, Erwin took us up to the third floor. "It's called art area," said Jana explains the function room on the third floor which is full of canvas painting.

There is a rural landscape painting in Europe. That painting Jana, Indonesia-blooded woman who was born in Prague Czechoslovakia. Jana loves to paint.

That day, we were accompanied by their four children, namely Giulio (11), Marcio (8), Abielo (4), and the youngest new Matacha year old. Matacha is the only daughter of Erwin-Jana. Her children also come to like a scribble, and that all given space in the truest sense of the family-Jana Erwin partner.

On the floor there was also a piano that seems to have long-stem or not in tuned. Giulio played keyboards and sound piece of riff from "Smoke on the Water" Deep Purple's property.

Houses are also a reflection of a hobby occupants. Erwin and Jana who both love to cook to make the kitchen as the most pleasant place. From the living room, we can quite freely look at the kitchen are quite spacious and clean, together with the dining room.

There's more clean kitchen or pantry next to the living room, overlooking a small forest. With living room, pantry just separated by the swinging door (swinging door) small. Erwin took to cook every weekend or every time there is time.

"I was raised by a mother who had a restaurant business. So since I was exposed by a small healthy meal. At home there are baseball fried foods, soft drinks, MSG (monosodium glutamate). Our children become contaminated. The tradition that we bring into this house, "Erwin said a skilled cook Western dishes or Indonesia.

"That's why a special kitchen in this house," Erwin said that putting the kitchen as a gathering place for family and friends. They could stand to linger around the kitchen and dining table.

Kitchen, art room, and small forest plus the chirping of sparrows had become full-color Erwin family life.

I wish close to old
Erwin Parengkuan more than 20 years active in the world of communications. That includes a radio announcer gave birth to the birth of Geronimo and join some radio stations. He also became a television presenter to guide a variety of events from wedding anniversary conglomerate until the national sports week.

Communication apparently had its roots in his home. Three-story house was designed so residents could communicate well from one floor to another.

"From the first floor, two and three, people want to talk what his voice sounded as well. So the house must be open so that children's activities can be monitored, "said Jana Parengkuan while carrying the youngest Matacha.

The stairs on each floor located in the left corner of the room. Access from one floor to quite relieved and allows communication freely from one floor to another. For Erwin family, home is where families gather in the relaxed atmosphere. What's in a house whose residents fragmentary though shelter under the same roof.

"We wanted the house warm, cold lifeless baseball, baseball is spirit," said Erwin.

"Houses do not like a regular gallery-paced but distant," said Jana replied as he brought the lemon poppy seed, homemade cake that was sweet-sweet lemon.

Warmth was realized by putting the bedrooms on one floor, which is on the second floor. Separate but adjacent, not adjacent but separate.

"If the weekend, we all even sleep together as a family. For me it is a luxury, "said Erwin.

Erwin-family closeness partner Jana is also seen from dozens of photos that were displayed along the wall to the second floor. As he climbed the stairs, we can see family photos that seem compact, warm, loving. At least that narrative is read from the row of family photos.

Expression of the children pair-Jana Erwin could not disguise the family's closeness. They are children of the brave, free, show attitude, self-expression, and familiar with the parents and guests.

"We wants closer. In fact, if you can until old age we always do, "said Erwin.