give that boy a tiger

i was speechless.

i couldn't count to five.

ONE apple

TWO oranges

THREE fishes

FOUR flowers

FIVE...

FIVE... beers????

i was speechless.
who makes books like this for juniors?
i can't count on these educators to
teach my nephew to stay sober.

FIVE beers???
i just couldn't count pass five

while you were dreaming

lamps
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i couldn't sleep without having the cd delivered to fotohub. so at half past two in the morning, i took the bike out for a ride. on the way back i decided i will work on a little project, journaling my travels on the bike. 79km after, i am still in one piece and ready to get out there for more. i got to sleep now. haven't done something like that in a while. it just started raining and the morning traffic is building.

its time for me to dream

happily settled

yum
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paws has decided to come out of the closet, literally.

yup there is no hidding
the cat is finally out of the bag.

my 3 year old tabby has since become more adventurous, scaling desks, window sills, balcony railings and the fridge. while at it she's been all coy and flirtatious with our visitors that past through. first sniffing a little at her new found alien, closing in next to rub her coat on you, finishing up by sitting next to your feet- a signal for you to start patting her.

if you are good enough, she might even purr.
let's just say she is here to stay, for a while. happily.

she is fat.

friends

a friend is a person whom one knows, likes, trusts. a friend could be an acquaintance, a comrade, one who could sympathize with or patronizes. the word history search i came up with defines a friend as a lover, literally. going back a millennium, the old english word friend was simply the present participle of the verb fréon, “to love.”

i am glad i have a healthy circle of friends who "friend" me.

i have had some lousy experiences this past year with people who aren't so friendly or wish not to "friend" me anymore. a good friend of many years and i had a disagreement earlier this year. when confronted by another friend who thought he might know me, he answer plainly "ahh.. dont know him that well, but his works are not that great". well, he is damn right, he is not a friend anymore.

forget it, give him a call. kiss and make up already. people tell me. well, for the record, i think he said some pretty nasty stuff and i think people don't forget about things like that move on without any reaction. i decided that i could no longer befriend him. i don't befriend hypocrites.

thankfully, the world is kind enough to have kinder people. true friends. friends who say what they do, and do what they say. and yes i am very thankful for their existence in my life. many i have encounter of late just like to promise but could never deliver.

kiss and make up already, i am letting all this out of my system and yes life goes on.

i found myself again

wedding by the sea
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wake up
work
eat
work
eat
go home
sleep
wake up
work...

life was getting a little too routine one day. meeting friends up, that i that i cherish but its getting difficult since most of my pals are attached and need time out with their mates. i must say its tough make good friends these days. for a while i was happy with just talking to PAWS, seeing PAWS in the morning, and coming home to PAWS. if she could talk back and kept me company not just with her presence, i would be all fine but we just don't live in a fairy tale.

i had to find something to do when i am free. i just got to find a distraction. something new to do.

i have been wanting to own a bike since i lost mine at grandma's eons ago. so finally, something click this week. after much temptation from checking the bike shops out, i have finally settled for a SCOTT Yecora. got some opinion here and there but after a couple of afternoons out with terz, i finally made up my mind and nail down a purchase. its a beauty. i think i just wanted a ride badly. all that technical jargons just didn't mean much to me before i made the purchase. now that i have ridden on a serious mountain bike, i am beginning to appreciate and making conscious efforts to find out the mechanics of the bike.

i have also started making a new photo project with my little ixus. i will photograph the places the rides bring me.
breakwater
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

well hopefully i will make that bike trip from perth to ayers rock this spring. love the outdoors. yes its very me and i found me once again. something to do apart from the mundane of the everyday rountine.

PAWS, doggies have them too

PAWS
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i had a cat when i was a boy. i can't really say that she was mine. she was more like a stray that hung out at grandma's.

i don't hate or dislike dog, i just prefer cats though i have forgotten the reason for the choice. its only PAWS's first week here and i have learned a little more about them.

dog lovers would claim that dogs are more attentive, affectionate and responsive. i believe that that is mostly true.

just constantly being aware of PAWS at home had me understand more about cats. she isn't affectionate, not yet, but i do remember cats being coy, flirtatiously shy but not insociable, generally. she hasn't been the most attentive little cat but i do find that she has become more responsive in my presence over the days.

give it a couple of weeks i was told and she will be a cool companion to have. i once told a friend that maybe i should look for a girl who prefer cats to dogs. my exs been dog lovers so far. Jean just got a miniature schnauzer, whiskey, he is a boy.

yes the pussy cat is harder to handle but i believe patience pay.

misunderstood

blurred paws
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

"i am sure you have no lack of babes to ask for help" said lav.

i was upset when she said that. i believe that i have been misunderstood very much. i replied lav saying " i must have a know-no-lack-of-babe-face then".

sigh. i have been misunderstood so many times. what is it about this face of mine? why did my ex think i was checking out other girls when all i ever think of was to spend every moment of my life with her?

i love my cat. well, she must have mistook me for a bad man. "he must be a know too many cats kind or man."

PAWS is just not very happy with me for now.