After 40 years, the elderly couple behind TPY 177 Furniture are considering throwing in the towel. Their furniture shop, located at Block 177 Toa Payoh Central, was started in 1984 by Lin Hechang (transliteration), 77, and his wife Zhuang Miaozhu (transliteration), 73. When interviewed by Shin Min Daily News, Miaozhu shared that they had opened shop in another part of.