gotta love nik

When things gets a bit stressful and out of hand in the office, we do get a bit cranky. It was such a draining and tiring day for us (myself and Nik, in particular) - we were out almost half the day doing site recce and buying some stuff for an upcoming project as well as of course, our Halloween party! A visit to our favourite gift/toy store never fails to pick up any damp spirit. The shop is always equipped with the most up-to-date toys, gadgets and notebooks! (yes, I am a total sucker for pretty notebooks!) Look at what we picked up today (and see how excited Nik is with our purchase)!

Boo!

blast to the past

We were doing a site recce today in Petaling Street when we stumbled upon this tiny little cafe called "Old China". It was a rather small cafe drown by many big colourful sign of its neighbours. We decided to stop for a cuppa, and of course, to check out this very unique cafe. The entrance of the shop has this old cowboy town type of door - where you push it and it will swing back. Very antique indeed. The place was very dimly lit and there was only a table occupied by a group of Japanese tourist, having their late lunch. Chinese classic song was being played (I remembered a song by "Ge Lan" - as I am quite a fan of these classic old song myself) - and the walls were filled with old pictures (in sepia), chinese words and vintage posters. We quickly scanned through the place, caught the attention of the waiting staff and ordered our drinks. Food menu was pretty decent and intensive from fish head curry, assam fish, stuffed tofu to many other nyonya-style cuisine. It was quite an experience for us all - after all, it is quite hard to find a cafe with such character nowadays.

I thought it would make quite a nice place for a private small event for a hens night, birthday party or even a Shanghai night theme party. Whilst we send our Hunter & Gatherer team to package up something amazing with this unique place, do contact our Pleasure Team should you wish to have an experience there either for yourself or for someone who has the soft spot for all things old and vintage.

Lovely, isn't it?

Red thinking cap

As we are fast approaching 2012, I can't help but to wonder what lies ahead in 2012. So much prediction for the end of the world come Dec 2012 - but how many of us are actually taking this with a pinch of salt? Come what may, life goes on and doesn't help to just sit around for the whole of 2012 and wondering if it is going to be the end of humanity. So for me, life goes on like normal - and of course, more growth and expansion plans for RedRibbon Days®. Come June 2012, RedRibbon Days® will be 4 years old - and like a toddler of that age, RedRibbon Days® is now walking steadily and is even starting to run. So much to think about for the next course of growth - that I've been putting on my red thinking cap for the past 2 days at work. Of late, I've been thinking a lot. About my team of people, the performer, the letdowns, the next promotion, the next person who will be taking over Nik's responsibilities and duties (while she goes on a sabbatical leave - but my money is on she's trying to conceive).

Things are slightly slower around here on a Monday morning...which gives me some time to dwell deeper into my thoughts and the future direction for the company. Later peeps. Happy Monday.