WengsWorld - You Always Need Help

Between Jan and Feb 2012, in between work and stuff, I was trying to think about the next round of jigsaw puzzle activities I could do. Somehow, I encountered roadblocks in the 2 key aspects of putting together an activity.......I couldn't find a venue to hold the activity, and I couldn't get hold of any puzzles to do the activity with.


For the venue, the good folks at Tiong Bahru CC had committed the use of the hall to other activities conducted at the CC, while the other rooms were also heavily utilised.


For the jigsaw puzzles, I unexpectedly ran into a situation where the company from the States where I order the puzzles from, 'suddenly' took a long time to answer my queries about possible orders. I subsequently found out that the person whom I had dealt with previously had left the company, and that the company was also having some difficulty coping with a lot more orders. Well, good for the company......but not so good for me. The nice thing was, the person who left the company, saw that I was having difficulty getting what I wanted, and helped me get in touch with others in the company to place my orders etc. So I'm very thankful to Lynn from the USA for helping me in my journey.


The other nice thing happened on the venue aspect. While I was still working with Tiong Bahru CC on some suitable times and rooms, someone from Eastpoint Mall called me. Eastpoint Mall was intending to organise some jigsaw puzzle activities and wanted to ask me for some advice. Talking become asking and then more talking, and Eastpoint Mall very kindly allowed me to have my jigsaw puzzle workshop for kids as part of their overall promotion programme for the Mall. They even gave me some publicity on their collaterals, like the one shown here:

Hence I'm also very thankful to Sharon from Eastpoint Mall for helping me.




SO............after a 1+ month hiatus............WengsWorld is back! I'm back!! But I couldn't do it completely on my own, without Lynn and Sharon. They didn't really need to help me, but they did, just like Tiong Bahru CC helped me previously. Thanks!


Thus far, the response for my 2 advertised kid's workshops on 11 and 18 Mar 2012 hasn't been good. But there are still a couple of days left, let's see what happens. Will blog about the kid's workshop the next time. Look out for that.


Oh by the way, I don't mean to imply that Tiong Bahru CC is not helping me anyone. They have their priorities, but I'm still working with them on further dates for future events.