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Nick the Promoter
Nov 28 -
Nick the Bookman is doing his very best to promote my Lamma calendar.
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Calendar on Sale
Nov 27
- "This is an amazing calendar, excellent
quality and stunning photographic art!"
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Antique Aquabike?
Nov 20 -
I've been suggesting to use it as perfect statue for the Bike Park, raised
on a pedestal.
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Triple Jabbed
Nov 19
- [COVID-19 Vaccination Appointment
Reminder] Vaccine: BioNTech (COMIRNATY).
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Typically Lamma!
Nov 12 -
Send me your photos for addition to this long-running photo gallery.
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Nov 28:
Nick the Bookman
is doing his very best to
promote my Lamma calendar in
which he's featured on the
cover:
It's kind of amusing to see
"Nick the Luddite" promote this
digital art calendar. He hasn't
touched a computer or even a
mobile phone in years, still
uses a home landline phone with
answering machine and his gmail
has been dormant for years. I
built a
website for him,
handle only his forwarded urgent
emails, and post
some of his photos & stories on
Facebook and in this Lamma-zine
occasionally. "Volunteer Digital
Media Assistant" to VIP Nick, that's me.
My "creative process":
This Lamma calendar has been
entirely digitally designed on
my PC, using text prompts and
occasionally my own digital
photos as input to generate
semi-abstract, digital
illustrations with help from
highly complex AI neural net
programs (VQGAN+CLIP) on a
commercial website.
To keep me motivated the website
awards badges and free
generation credits when reaching
some of their "milestones":
After months of trial and error,
many late nights, only the
"best" digital dabblings &
creative experiments (out of
1,000+ generated images)
survived.
I Photoshopped them heavily,
designed the monthly calendar
online, paid by debit card
online and submitted it
virtually to the printers for
on-demand printing.
It only became a non-virtual
item a few days later when I
picked up a single calendar in
town. Only one printed copy
exists so far and I gave it away
as a present to a good friend.
Awaiting just a handful of more
orders till I'll get more
printed.
Email me!
Nov 27:
Click above if you'd like to
learn more about this A4-size
monthly wall calendar.
P.S. 40+ years
of creating digital art:
Nov 20:
Bike for sale @ YSW ferry pier,
a real antique!
Or is it an art
installation, aged naturally
underwater and then exhibited
open-air to the commuting public
on the pier?
This is what happens if a bike
gets tossed off the pier into
the shallow ocean below and
hoisted out a few years later by
a magnet-fishing resident.
Posting my photo on Facebook
attracted a lot of great and
"Typically Lamma!"
comments:
"Aquabike. Permanent
Resident. Great garden ornament.
Any oysters in the basket? Maybe
an occasional octopus under the
seat?"
I've been suggesting:
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Using
it as a statue on a pedestal
in the Bike Park.
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Placing it atop the
clock/temperature display in the
nearby sitting-out area.
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Signature exhibit for an
upcoming "YSW Under the Sea"
exhibition in the new YSW
Library just behind the Bike
Park.
Nov 19:
"B02 [Centre Code] [COVID-19
Vaccination Appointment
Reminder]
Vaccine:
BioNTech (COMIRNATY)
ID Number:
KXXXXXXX
Reference Number:
V99XXXXXXXXXXX
Group:
Others (Persons who do not
belong to any of the above
groups)
Third Dose:
19 Nov 11:00 AM, Community
Vaccination Centre, Sun Yat Sen
Memorial Park Sports Centre
Please remember to bring
your identity document and
supporting documents of your
priority group (as appropriate)
for vaccination and you may
refer to
(booking.covidvaccine.gov.hk/forms/note)
for the information notes for
successful booking.
[Do not reply]"
Nov 16:
My latest calendar
Hong Kong Impressions 2022
is ready now! A4 size wall
calendar available for HK$200
(printing cost $168), printed
individually on demand, includes
Chinese calendar and HK
holidays.
Email me for more details.
Gillian writes:
"This is an amazing calendar,
excellent quality and stunning
photographic art! I am truly
delighted with mine!
Just
bought a pile to send to friends
and family."
Free printed calendar when buying one of my NFTs
of the same pictures:
https://opensea.io/collection/hongkongimpressions
P.S. For examples of my former
calendars since 1980:
http://www.compunicate.com/calendars.html
Nov 15:
1,000+ flora & fauna species
have been recorded, photographed
and confirmed on iNaturalist's
Lamma database so far. Add your
own discoveries!
Nov 12:
A few more
Typically Lamma!
photos.
Send me yours for
addition to this long-running
photo gallery.
Nov 11:
"3 bands making the trek over
the vast ocean to rock the shit
out of the tropical paradise
island that is Lamma!
... and
get this! At Lamma Grill!
Eating, drinking, and unbridled
fun are the required attire.
MEATGASM -
Thick cuts of Heavy Meat Rock
served up at high volume, seared
on the outside, and rare as F in
the middle!
MONGCOCKS -
Hong Kong punk band that likes
to drink beer and play fast!
BALLYCHUNDER -
Folk punk songs of rebellion,
beer and whisky!"
Nov 10:
"HK Electric announced today
that the upsurge in global fuel
prices and a worldwide shortage
in supply have resulted in a
higher Fuel Clause Charge for
2022, leading to a 7%
increase in the Net Tariff, or
8.9 cents per unit of
electricity.
Mr. Wan Chi-tin, Managing
Director of HK Electric,
attributed the tariff increase
wholly to the rise in
fuel prices which is
beyond the Company's control.
To further alleviate the
tariff impact on the general
public under the current
economic climate, HK Electric
will set aside $63
million from three existing
funds to provide
support for the underprivileged,
promote energy efficiency and
conservation and strengthen
education on low carbon living.
In support of the
Government's long-term goal to
achieve carbon neutrality, HK
Electric has achieved good
progress with the
"coal-to-gas" transition.
The installation of a new
gas-fired unit L11 has been
completed with testing in
progress and commissioning
scheduled for the first quarter
of 2022 after that two
coal-fired units will cease
operation. The installation of
another gas-fired unit L12 has
also begun and is on track for
commissioning in 2023.
By then, the proportion of
gas-fired generation
will be increased to about 70%
of total output. At the
same time, the Offshore LNG
Terminal currently under
construction is scheduled for
commissioning in mid-2022."
HK Electric 2022 Tariff
Adjustments
HK Electric 2022 major relief
and energy-saving promotion
items
Oct 7: HK Electric
Pledges Full Support for
"Net-Zero Carbon Emissions for
Electricity Generation"
Oct 21: Beware of Bogus
Emails with Malicious Links or
Attachments
Nov 7:
My
2nd NFT Collection has just
gone online for sale at only
0.05 ETH each; including a free
printed 2022 monthly calendar of
all the images, plus an A3-size,
signed, high-resolution print of
your image, for HK Residents
only.
"A collection of AI
generative art pictures inspired
by the beautiful city of Hong
Kong. Created by Lamma-Gung, a
Swiss living happily in an
island forest in Hong Kong. He's
been cheerfully messing around
with creating digital art in
numerous styles for over 40
years, exhibiting in real-world
art galleries, creating printed
calendars, posters, etc."
Nov 4:
Art-OUR in situ
writes:
"To celebrate the Moon Festival,
we initiated the
'Mid-Autumn
Fest @ Sok Kwu Wan' for
islanders on Sep 18.
There
was a lot going on that night,
include screening and revolving
lantern workshop. There was also
a parade along Sok Kwu Wan with
spectacular lanterns created by
artists, Brandon and Humchuk.
The islanders also enjoyed our
Riddle Guessing Game Booth and
Old Photos Exhibition. What a
wonderful night!"
The Loop HK: Lamma Mia:
Four Months of Events
and Exhibitions on the Island's
History and Lifestyle
Nov 3:
 
"Make at least one person
happy per day!"
My motto, but
very hard and challenging to do on a regular
basis.
Well, I hope to have succeeded
today, judging from Nick's face
after receiving my own
AI-assisted digital illustration
"Psychedelic as Hell"
(Nick's website motto:
http://Lamma.com.hk/nick).
Signed by Nick and Yours Truly,
by my usual digital watermark
and rare hand signature.
Maybe a monthly picture for my
printed Lamma 2022 calendar?
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