The Little Penang Street Market was fun. We’ve got lots of inquiries and exposures but no sales, which is a bummer. LOL! Anyway, it was a fun one. And you can’t imagine what questions people will ask – even though the answer was obvious. Had good laugh and good time, and oh not to mention meeting two Etsians there too. Thanks Flying for the soap! ;)
And then some time over the weekend my brother received a parcel from the U.S for me. It was the 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse book! Don’t ask me how I got it. I don’t know either. I remember canceling the order and placing another order at the local bookstore. Oh well.
Here is our wallet on the book cover!
And our card holder – which was sold. LOL!
And more!
2010 is just so around the corner! What’s my new year’s resolution? Work HARDER and HARDER and HARDER, and rest MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE! :)
Remember I was saying about the book that we were featured in? Several weeks later, after contacting the author, the publisher FINALLY contacted/replied me about my contributor’s purchase (first bad experience, boo). That was in the beginning of November 09. After checking locally and comparing with the price and shipping that we are getting from them, although the price is almost the same, but we should be getting it earlier if we order from them (about 1 month+ to get it in local bookstore, or 10-14 days if order from them). So I proceeded to order from them and asked if we could pay via PayPal instead of cheque or money order, since it’s easier for us as international buyer, and was told yes, we can.
So we waited.
Now it’s already at the end of the month and where is my book? I was only receiving an invoice on 20 November 2009 after numerous emails asking for it (second bad experience, boo). And today, I received another email, after I kept asking how do I pay via PayPal since there was no instruction in the invoice, saying that she doesn’t know and was hoping that the person issuing me the invoice knows (third bad experience, boo). And the person issuing me the invoice replied and said that she thought the PayPal portion was already done and hence the invoice has a prepaid on it (fourth bad experience, boo).
Still not getting to the point and tell me how can I pay via PayPal (totally a bad experience, double boo!). What kind of publisher or company is this? I thought this only happens in Malaysia where the government servants are so used to bring you all around to everywhere but not to where you want to go.
So this is common? All over the world?
OK relax. It’s my off day today. :)
I woke up early this morning, remembering that I had a few emails that I haven’t really read through. I had the impression that those were Twitter notifications or some similar emails, that I usually only check when I’m free.
But I was SO, SO, SO, SO, SO wrong.
I almost skipped an important email as I can’t relate the title of the email to myself. 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse? What’s that?
Luckily I read, and OMG! Our work is being featured in a book! A book! And the title of the book is, of course, 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse!
And then I remembered where this is coming from. It was early this year that I saw a post somewhere else calling for submission of related artwork to this book, by the author Garth Johnson, who runs Extreme Craft. It was so long ago that I thought we were not selected. And you know what’s the bonus? Our wallet is on the book cover!!! See the image up there? It’s the second item on top!
The book will be released on 1 November 2009 in the U.S, followed by other international versions. According to what I understand, our website links and contact info will also be available in the book, as well as on Garth’s website.
Cool? I think this is WAY TOO COOL!!! :D
P/S: The book is also available on Amazon. Go check it out if you are interested! ;)
