"Shalou" is derived from the Romanized Pinyin of the Chinese word "沙漏" (shālòu), which means hourglass.
Hourglasses are a significant collection of my father's, with an entire wall dedicated to them in my parents' house. He used to say, "Life is like an hourglass, brief and fleeting; one day, we will reach the end."
Inspired by this philosophy, shalou aims to explore more possibilities within the limited time of life.