The puppies have moved on
When I started Puppylab studio 2 years ago, it was mainly a big cover-up plan for myself to get away from having to establish a one-man studio on my own. I hated the idea of doing everything by yourself and showing it to the world - it was simply too narcissistic for me. I still hate it. So I pooled together 3 of my close friends and asked them to do this with me. We collected our portfolio and put together a website to show everyone we are the next best thing since Internet Explorer. But in truth, Hui Nee, Ryan and Joyce, being as nice as they have always been to me, were just trying to help me get over my silly self-absorbing phobia.
Puppylab was launched to a relatively huge success. We received quite a number of project inquiries and proposals. But I have to reject most of them due to the combination of various reasons - mainly because all four of us just didn’t have the time to firmly commit ourselves to this whole freelancing gig. The idea of having to work after my 8-5 session certainly didn’t appeal to me either. I was this close to being burnout.
Fast forward two years to 2007, Ryan, Hui nee and I still live in the same building. All four of us are still good friends (as far as I know :P). Life’s good. Ryan has finished his master and is currently working for UNL. Hui Nee will finish her master this fall and will work for _ _ _ (she refuses to let me mention the name of the company) after graduation. Joyce is doing pretty well back in Malaysia too, last I heard. So it’s all good.
It is only appropriate to bring down the curtains if you have a happy ending. I have decided to not seek a domain renewal when puppylab.com expires this coming October. The janitor has retired, leaving the codemaster, artist and ladybird to seek their newfound life somewhere outside of the puppylab’s realm (too much WarCraft here).
Thanks guys.
