Runway Parting Shots (I)

More pictures over the last few days of my packing. Couldn't thank each and everyone enough for all the help. Must also thank those who paid lip service (haha! you know who you are) :p

I'll be freer starting next week, so all you people working in town ask me out for lunch ok?? Else, i might be based at some ulu place soon :(


大頭 aka 小胖 (where got fat?), me and 饭盒aka (Super) Vainpot squeezing in one pathetic corner when there is more space to stand.


So many shots with 大頭 cos himbotic Vainpot didn’t know if the cam had captured the pictures or not lor.




I don't know what's with this shot with my air freshener.


Handan Chewyan or 咸蛋超人 with the very few boxes he has helped pack.


Cute boys! Where? In the poster lar, a-ber-then?

And TADANG! I finally understand why I haven’t been able to give away the laptop bag...

Because the bag is destined to serve Brader Tua-jiak! And thanx to him, my dustbin, vase, stool, side table etc found new owner! See how safe they feel in his arms...wahahaha!


And my messy workstation one last time before I pack up the mess...

The Traveller's Checklist

While travelling excites me greatly, the packing sure doesn't. But here's a checklist to the rescue! Doesn't take away the painful chore but it's easier when you are organised.



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The Runway Journey

Strictly speaking, this entry won't quite fall into any travel-related category. But it's about one of my life's most significant journeys. Take it away with Runway :)

The FINALE Party: Sat, 23 Sep 2006, 11am to 3pm

Episode 4, also the final chapter, will see Runway vacating the attic on 30 Sep :( More on this later. Now, the fun moments first!

Pi boasting about her S$6 Number 5 tee (sorry, tee's not available for sale in Singapore..wahaha) while Bren and LYu looked on.

The FIVEsters posed. If you still dunno our thing for 5, you haven't heard enuff about Mayday from us.

Oh my gawd! All my frens are so pretty! What do they say about birds of the same kind flock together? :p

Me shouting lelong for all my barangs in "koyok" selling style. Dammit, I know I got flair for sales but my aspiration says otherwise.

Gotcha! Jo and Minty caught in their act of secret operation for my surprise birday celebration.

Presenting the lovely cake to me!

Thanx for the "moving on" prezzies. I'll be getting birday prezzies hor?

Angel and Shazz stole a shot with my cake.

Soon, there'll be at least 3 candles on my cake :S

Sparkling wine for the occasion, courtesy of Minty!

Pink! to kick in some kink...heh

Yum seng time.

And Daffy said, "here's to more bb for everyone!" I was shocked! My ma will kill me if a baby arrived before my wedding!

After some clarifications, I realised she said VB - variable bonus lar...chey... Now we can continue happily with our yum seng :D

The ATTIC in Memory

Office layout when we first started - messy wires all around and less space for moving around.

The stairway leading to the attic. I'll miss going up that 4 storeys of stairs, really.

The best thing about being your own boss? I can wear flip-flops and look lok kok ;)

The BIG Orange Studio...now let's take a look inside >>>

Not that big huh? :p

Now let's check out the BIG Cookie Studio...>>>

Has anyone ever noticed the postcards and decor near the brown door upon entering?

Our tiny office. It may look a little messy but I make it a point to housekeep at least once a month ok!

The Runway House Rules are a reflection of my work culture. I love noise, laughter and an environment that puts people at home the very instant you set foot.

The one and only Runway window view! When we were looking for an office, having a window was one of the criteria. We got our way except the view's not quite what we initially expected.

The Runway Journey: 26 Aug 2006

PACKING Up 2 Years 8 Months Worth of Asset


Didn’t know my packing up at Runway’s humble set up could take whole day. Thank goodness for XY, Minty and LYu in making the chore as fun as it can get!




Scheming XY declaring herself the official “paster” cum “rubbish” supervisor to save herself from the headache of deciding what to throw and what not.


And then there’s the official human shredder who refused any one of us to take over her role.


LYu “buay kam guan” we caught her eating snake.


One of our first few projects when we started way back in 2001.


Me looking at the stickers that LYu pasted on me.


Finally, the stuff at Orange studio packed after a day of hard work. But..but.. there’s still the Cookie studio…

And I Won't Forget...

The pow-wow Christmas parties we threw at the Attic…


...the High-5 celebration (too bad I dun have the pictures with me now)...
the countless moments of joy and toil that we’ve been through together.

Frenz, family, (ex)colleagues, landlords and clients:
Thank you for making this journey possible.
We are all aces going places.

Shanghai-Jiangnan Imperial Gourmet 蜻蜓点水Tour: The greens, scenes and dreams

Cities / Towns / Villages Visited:
Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Wuzhen, Nanjing & Wuxi

Patience required if you wanna follow me through my adventure in China - 10 parts in all but easy-reading I promise.

1. Greens and Water, Legends and Myths
I had enough of gardens and parks over the few days in Suzhou and Hangzhou. And there’s a story behind every one of those gardens with lakes and hills. But they all look the same to me! Willows by the lake, tall lalangs amid the grass, pine trees with some acorns, colourful flowers dotting the landscape, bamboos shooting out of everywhere…They all look the same to me :
















Some have interesting stories and background though: This is Leifeng Ta (雷峰塔), where Nezha(讷吒) was trapped and at a certain bridge of this lake, Madam White Snake met Xu Xian.

















Lei Feng Ta at the famous Xi Hu in Suzhou

This is the tea plantation of Mei Jia Zhuang (梅家荘) in Suzhou – almost all folks who work at the plantation are Meis. This is also where TVB epic Cha Shi Gu Xiang Nong (茶是故乡浓) filmed 2/3 of the drama location shots.


Young Mr Mei (promising new generation boss) introduced us to their famous Longjing tea and tickled me with his cutie looks and lame jokes. Too bad I was too shy to take a photo of him, not to say with him.