Ztampfilicious

I’ve been so cranky the past few days. Hmmmh. PMS-ing? Probably! The weather has been awful which I guess somehow affected my moods too. But today it’s actually a fine day: it’s sunny! Yes, it is still humid and hazy, but the sun is shining! Compared to the past week, today it’s a grand fine day indeed!

And I went out today! Those who know me in real life would understand that this is a special happening as I very rarely go out. I am a certified hermit, you see! So! I went out because I’m in a dire need of extra space! Virtual, that is. I need to get an External Hard Drive pronto! I’ve filled up the HD space in my Mac Book Pro (which I named EmB – after a name given to a character in a book titled “Under the Glacier” – Undir Helgahnjúk – by Halldór Laxness, who happened to be Kjersti’s – one of my Z!Girls, grand-uncle from her husband’s side.) – and almost filled up my existing, 250GB EHD as well (Gee… what a long winding sentence this is! LOL!). Plus… some files in Maxsparkz (that’s the name I gave to my 250GB EHD – it’s a Maxtor one) don’t even have a backup! How scary!

So… last night I ran a search online for the best EHD within my budget. And I found this cute and yet powerful one from LaCie here. It has plenty of ports of various kinds which I’m sure will come in handy. Of course I didn’t order it there as I am in Hong Kong. I went to my favorite Mac shop in Central instead. Alas… that particular LaCie EHD that I want is out of stock. I have them checked their other shops for one, but none have it at the moment. Well, it’s not a new product as far as electronic stuff goes. And Hong Kong people is a faithful follower of all things newest and trendiest. However…, they could order one for me! Yipppeee…!!! And since I’ve been such a good customer (well, not really, I’ve never spent much there) – they gave me 5% off discount. The LaCie Mini HD 500GB will be available for pick up by Tuesday, Aug. 21st! Not bad eh! It costs me HK$ 2,260 – that’s about US$ 289, higher than the pricing in the US. But then again, if I ordered it online there’ll be some considerable shipping cost plus longer waiting time to get it. And I *really* need it! It’s ultimately necessary for my line of work. So… *sigh*, I just had to order it today.

And now I have to get back to work! I’m not as enthusiastic about it as I normally would because since I’m running out of HD space, Photoshop is running very slow :(. I do have 2GB of memory – but lacking of HD space does matter! Oh well.

I really look forward to Tuesday when I’ll get my LaCie EHD. I anticipate some kind of annoyance or frustration in re-organizing my files between EmB, Maxsparkz and the new LaCie (which, btw, I will named “Laci”. In Indonesian language, “laci” – pronounced “la – cee”, means drawer; like a drawer in a cupboard. So it is a storage system, an empty space to store stuff. Appropriate for an EHD, no?). My tendencies to be really organized sometimes could be annoying and impractical. LOL! Talking of paradox…

Oh I did have a new layout done last night! Here’s a tiny preview. Just click on it to see the larger version with detailed info – as usual :). Enjoy!

Anyway. I said I have to get back to work, didn’t I?

Yay! It’s finally out! After spending countless hours in front of my over-worked Mac Book Pro, Ztampfever #25 has been released earlier today. Have you subscribed yet? It’s not too late to subscribe now – I’ll requeque the newsletter a few times in the next 24 hours so you’ll still get a chance to get that special something tucked into the newsletter ;).

The series I told you about is done too! It’s quite a job to upload them all to the shop and I’m so happy now that it’s done! Here is a preview of the main kit:

This series is dedicated for my eldest step-daughter who is a bright student and is going to France for an exchange program this coming November. She is as lovely as this kit – if not more!

There are 2 matching Alpha Sets, an Ensemble Set and an Album Set to go with this kit! A Package Saving is also available – with a special bonus pack not available anywhere else.

And here is a layout I did while I was working on the kit above – I can hardly wait to scrap more now that I have completed the whole series with even more artsy elements. Click the image to see larger version and to read more detailed information about it.

Now I should take a break from ztampfing and pay attention to my dear man ;). More tomorrow!

The past week – especially during the weekend, Hong Kong has been assaulted by storms and typhoons. Fortunately most just skimming by although one particular typhoon went by quite close to Hong Kong. It was Pabuk Typhoon and it created quite a mess last Friday when the government suddenly hoisted the Typhoon Signal No.8 – sending everyone home from work and schools, resulting in packed MTR stations and bus stops. It took Timothy almost 3 hours to get home! Yiiikes! Not a weather to go out in, definitely!

Today there was a bit of sunshine – although in general it’s still very hazy and humid. Here’s a picture I took this afternoon: Hong Kong island was completely gone!

Compared with this one that I took a while ago when the weather was fine:

The weather forecast said there’ll be a new storm coming up on the 16th… Oh wellll… At least I’m working from home :).

I have been unable to access DST whole day today. I wonder what is wrong… Thought it might be my connection so I reset my modem but I still can’t get into DST site. I have no problem accessing other websites. Hmmm…

Anyways! I’ve had a pretty productive day today! I finally finished a new kit that I started working on while in Melbourne last month. And let me tell you… I really love this kit! It has plenty of unique elements and the papers are just… ztampfilicious! I’m making an album set with it now. Starting tomorrow, I’ll be creating several add-on packs for it. It’s going to be like a small collection – a series; like Soaring or Balinesia. All of these will be released on the newsletter day, Aug. 15th! Yay!

Today went by so slow… time dragged… and I didn’t get much done… By today I mean Tuesday, August 7th. It is midnight now – technically speaking it is Wednesday, August 8th already! Sometimes it feels like my time is stolen right under my nose – and I am incapable of putting a stop to it. Did you ever feel that way?

Anyway! I wanted to share with you about last night! Here is a layout I did featuring a snapshot I took of us on the DB ferry to Central.

<< Click to see the full size with detailed information.

So we had a nice dinner at a Vietnamese restaurant called “IndoChine 1929” in Lan Kwai Fong. It’s on the pricey side, but the portion was so generous we could have ordered less and would still be very well fed! It would be a great place for a big group dinner for sure!

This day 3 years ago we got married… The day started off with heavy rain and thunderstorm… By the time we had to go to the ceremony though, it has brighten up to a beautiful sunny day! We’re just so lucky in many ways :). Tonight we’re going to celebrate with a romantic dinner…

For now, here’s a layout I did about our wedding day:

– Papers: PassionateSouls PaperPack
– Glass & Rhinestones Heart Charm: Sparkling Hearts AccentPack
– Heart Stick Pin: Pin Me Down! AccentPack
– Fonts: Selfish and Prestige Elite Std.

To celebrate this with all of you, get 30% Off Discount when you purchase any (or all!) of these at Ztampf!Shop:Passionate Paper Pack, Sparkling Heart Accent Pack, Pin Me Down! Accent Pack 1 or 2 with the Coupon Code: f6cf346c86. Valid until midnight of Aug. 8th, 2007 (New York Time Zone). One use per person. Enjoy!!!

The beauty of full moon never cease to fascinate and fill me with wonders. I managed to snap some pictures of the full moon recently and am pretty pleased with the result. It’s a good thing that I have my tripod always on the ready for things like this. And I’m so happy to finally be able to do some new scrapping! It feels like ages since the last time I did one!

Just click them to view the larger version @ 600×600 px.