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Lui Cheng Thak's old time-warp straits architecture in the glow of warm coloured patina is full of nostalgia. The heady mix of old colonial facades with the carved pilasters, balcony balustrades and louvre entrances tell of a bygone era of the Pre-War days. The architecture is typical of the more populated Straits Settlement enclaves in Penang, Malacca, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore in the early eighteenth century. They are residences and even the old shophouses, with the ground floor rented out for businesses. The building is filled with memories, of laughter and dreams, of those who have lived, stayed and worked there. Cheng Thak has been a fulltime artist ever since he graduated from Kuala Lumpur College of Art in 1989. His forte is with extolling the architectural heritage as livable abodes and in his own inimitable style of lush grandeur and romance. He also paints about the disappearing trades such as the itinerant roti man or pasembur hawker. He held his first solo called As I Was Passing at Hotel Istana, Kuala Lumpur in 1997 and among recent, Jalan-Jalan 2, was held at PinkGuy Gallery in 2022. His works are held in the collection of corporations, hotels and private collectors.