ming the lisa montgomery

Teh O best

2007-06-27T18:04:00.002+08:00

EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL- Tea, no milk. Adding milk to black tea cancels its benefits against heart attackes, reports a new study out of the University of Berlin. Tea contains compounds that help arteries expand, letting blood flow more freely. The women in the study had improved circulation after they drank black tea, but they showed no improvement when the tea was mixed with milk

2007-06-27T18:04:00.001+08:00

phew!

2007-03-12T16:10:00.000+08:00

recently, i introduced my german friend to tiger beer. been world acclaimed as they claimed, germans can too enjoy the taste of tiger just like us here. being the good singaporean that i am, i also introduced durians to him at about the same time. now, he had gone into an asian grocery in berlin and found both items. he tried tiger. not too bad he says. and immediately i thought. oh shit. i hope he hasn't tried tiger and durian together! he's not going to make it to SIFF if he does. ha.

lesson 2 driving

2007-01-16T02:15:00.001+08:00

my instructor felt asleep as i was doing my rounds in the circuit today. ha.

mao

2007-01-13T14:17:00.001+08:00

mao2.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

what a beauty. ooh.
i am almost convince i can be a pet photographer.
anyone needs shots of your cat, dog?
any guinea pigs?

final finish

2007-01-13T13:55:00.000+08:00

january 3. the year started with me passing my final theory. good. so 2 days back i finally got into a driver's seat and had my first driving lesson ever! everything went on well, it poured down so heavily. so on the way back MR LIM said, drive on the other side of the road. i guess, it must be all that good training the system has done to me. i just obeyed though i knew it didnt make sense. the lorry driving towards us must have though that this L plate fellow must be high on something. ha. turned out that MR LIM thought the road we were on was still closed and he could go in any direction he directed. i could almost hear him say "here no government. i government!" phew. good thing we came back in one piece.

the next big thing

2006-12-08T00:23:00.000+08:00

i thought its the size of a psp when i first saw the ad. then i went to the website. the video clearly showed how small the mylo is in comparison to the hands. ooh la la.

all the free wireless all around town is getting me excited. so i was looking for the right device for this but its too early for anything out in the market for my liking. this was of course before i saw the mylo. short for My Life Online, i believe its going to be the next big thing after the ipod. way bigger than the psp. way cooler. this things are all so PC. so what's mac going to do next?

kudos to the new mac ads

these guys are my heroes all over again!

2006-12-08T00:13:00.000+08:00

now, in motion, in real voices. very cool stories from the famous photographers themselves.

new sandwich joint in town

2006-12-07T01:36:00.000+08:00

Julian Metcalfe, the co-founder of Pret a Manger, was here for the opening of pret's first sandwich store in Singapore. check it out at 35 Robinson Road, The Ogilvy Centre, #01-02/06

2006-12-06T23:58:00.000+08:00

so i was on my way home. in the last stretch, right just before haig apartments, a woman walked towards me. i had a glance at her. she did the same. its denise. denise tan! so i bumped into my ex-classmate. she told me she's been back and working as a vet. that was quite a bit to handle for a moment. then she hits me on my shoulder going "wah! what happened to you, you put on weight ah." then i thought to myself how that was no longer news and then i replied, "hey, you are a girl!"

haha. you are talking about denise tan, the tomboy who just called herself black cat, the basketballer who had issues. she is so girlie now. and yes, she is no longer just denise. she is dr. tan. hahaha. cool man. i got to check out if i have a picture of the black cat from before.

:D

visit the opera house all over again.

2006-12-06T23:36:00.000+08:00

this is damn

cool!

es'cue me, are you a model?

2006-12-05T21:41:00.000+08:00

so ya. what's next? been wanting to shoot some babes. work with models. shoot some fashionable shots. sound so hum sup isn't it? it hasn't happen earlier since i can't bare the idea of having some gay man tell me how to take my pictures. so i thought i might be able to take a different route. strangely, when it comes to local photography, the household names are just those few photographers who attained celebrityhood, out of which, i dare say shoot fashion mostly or are known to be fashion photographers.

so what do i do? i have a dream. perhaps i might become a household name someday without having to be a fashion photographer. anyhows, i shoot fashion stuff too but i am not a fashion photographer.

what's next?

2006-11-27T23:39:00.000+08:00

"kitsch katsch! kitsch catsch!" she just couldn't stop saying that. this brazilian model meant to say kit kat, as she went balistic when saw it at the candy bar. she said it so much, its the only thing that got stuck to my mind. i can't even remember her name now.

it made me think of what i might go balistic for. i woke up this morning with considerable drama at home at my mum's. that made me think about my plans for my future. and so the question, what would i do next that will make me go "kitsch katsch!" what do i want my life to be like in 5 years time, in 10 years? interestingly, i was asked the same question 2 days earlier.

after came and i was just reflecting on the need of getting a car in singapore and i followed that by asking ernie his take on owning one here in singapore.

but what will i do next? what comes after singapore uniquely? walking home in that heavy rain this afternoon reminded me how i would like to shoot the rain again. put on my rain coat and a mini little ixus, i will be ready to photograph in the rain.

i remember that i have a GOD to turn to for all this. they are not worries. just good thoughts to reflect on and as some religious types might put it- to meditate upon these things. i shall ask for directions, and thank GOD for his abundant blessings.

drive

2006-11-27T01:12:00.000+08:00

just can't resist the change. upgrade to the new blogger (beta). its fun. it works for programming idiots like me. visual design. its great! technology has made so many things accessible to the common people. this reminds me of how photography was always expensive until kodak made a cool little camera so everyone could own one. perhaps steve jobs had that same vision when he thought it will be cool that every household should own at least one personal computer. now, even blog programming is for computer illiterates like me. wonderful!

life's been a little crazy around here since i have been trying to create "art" with this singaporeuniquely thing. since i have decided to shoot the subaru impreza wrx challenge, i havent stop shooting cars. after that came the annual motorshow and then some cool uncle taxi driver who zhng his car or rather cab to look like a KTV disco/karaoke ride. and the latest of them all is the honda car club stream meet up at kallang car park. yes, i now agree with randy, i too wonder why i do this things.

having seen all this cars, i figure its time for me to get one for myself. i have starting planning my route there. so, late last week, i decided to make myself a member of the comfort driving centre. i should be well aquainted withthe advance/ final theories and come the new year, i will pass the test and ready to roll. alright man!

i was never interested in cars until now. i guess i fancy bigger wheels to carry my gear around than my silly trolley bag which i walk up and down my old walk up apartment when there's a mega shoot. i too fancy the idea of not bringing this stuff up and down the walk up any more.

cool. lets hope car prices continue dropping.

rules of thirds

2006-11-24T03:08:00.002+08:00

its late and i cant sleep. this usually happens when i have some really strong tea at dinner.
so what do i do? some DVD to clear perhaps.

sometimes i read the daily devotion from church. sometimes i check out the car websites. not so much to look at what there is to buy, more like "dude you need a license first". i get motivated better with seeing what is to come first. reverse engineering works for me.

its also good time to catch up on some locoroco on the PSP.
read a bit of the murakami i started awhile back.
some bits of the bible routine to complete reading in a year.

lost 2 is on now on AXN. i am just totally lost at whats the story's about, the whole rave about it.
nip/tuck, house and 24 works for me better. maybe a bit of the 4400.

now, i really wish we have more than 24 hours a day.

so, the question is why does 60 seconds make a minute, 60 minutes and hour and 24 hours make a day.
and so what if 24 makes a day. sleeping a third of the day keeps us functioning better the other two thirds.
how does that work out? giving up one third to resting the body so that the other two thirds of our lives
could function properly. hmm. we work another third away and it certainly doesnt feel like there is a third
left to do whatever we fancy doing. does that add up?

life-sleep one third+work one third= all extra cirriculum one third

hmm. all extra cirriculum one third

do i really want to play locoroco, murakami, shoot cars, play with my cameras, see girlfriend, see mum and dad, eat, watch movie, write a blog, try to exercise, look at cars, feed the cat, chase clients who hasnt paid for ridiculously long time...
etc...

no wonder they say life is short.
i am happy though. i hope i can archieve more in life.
funny thing how that doesnt work in GOD's economy. perhaps i should give it a shot.

"Dear GOD, let me not do this by my own strength. i know i can't save enough in time for my wedding, for my car, my house and all that. i thank you for your providence. ps: i like a new tooth as well. would you fill that hole please. thank you Jesus."

:) i can sleep now. night.

2006-11-24T03:08:00.000+08:00

whose daddy now?

2006-11-15T23:50:00.000+08:00

"your daughter?" patrick asked. "ha.nope" i chuckled.

"she is so cute! your daughter?"asked kat. i shook my head.

i was really happy. there was a joy in me when my new friends asked if i was emma's daddy.
she is a really cute little girl. i like her. she must a bundle of joy for angel and john.
i was so happy when they asked, secretly hoping what they said was right. i wished
that i was emma's father.

then i heard in my mind "thats how i feel about you son."

i didn't cry then. now that i thought about it, i should have.

i never understood the meaning of GOD being the father.
of course, Him being my father never even crossed my mind ever.
growing up, i always here about how GOD is the father, he is our heavenly father.
i knew that very well. it was only yesterday that i understood that that was all head knowledge
and nothing else.

now, i really know what it means when i am His son.

cool.

what son's mother is this?

2006-11-14T01:18:00.002+08:00

it all seemed natural for his mother to do what she did when pharaoh ordered all male jewish babies to be killed.
the bible says she got a papyrus basket for him and put it among the reeds along the bank of the nile.
having seen the prince of egypt, my memory of it has always been moses floating away in the basket down the nile.
so when i read this again this evening, it daunted on me. what mother would do this to a child??? she must have a lot
of faith in that basket. well, its got to be GOD she has faith on.

then i asked GOD this same question: what mother would let her child float away in the river.

no i didnt hear a loud voice from above. reading further down, he reviewed it to me when i read the sentences carefully.

moses' sister had stood in a distance to see what would happen to him.
and so, it just so happen that pharaoh's daughter went down by the river for a bath
and saw the baby in the basket among the reeds. "this is one of the hebrew babies" she said.
she must have known what her father has ordered to be done to the jewish boys.

and reading the next verse, i got it. it says

7 Then his sister asked Pharaoh's daughter, "Shall I go and get one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?"

"his sister", moses' sister must have popped out from a distance to ask her if she could get one of the hebrew women to nurse the baby for her. hmm.

the girl must have been there for a purpose.

and of course, been the nice daughter of pharaoh that she is, she said yes!
and in the following verses GOD answered my question.

8 "Yes, go," she answered. And the girl went and got the baby's mother. 9 Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you." So the woman took the baby and nursed him.

the girl, meaning moses sister who was checking him out from a distance, went and got the baby's mother!
this is beginning to sound like a plot to me. she must have thought of this. she even got the compassionate pharaoh's daughter to have "ownership" of the baby boy for she asked the baby's mother to nurse him for her, and what's best
is she will pay the mother of the child to nurse her own baby!

this is really interesting. i must say images in a movie can be misleading. all this while, i thought how silly it was
of the mother to just let the baby go. what if he drown. so, the truth is out. moses' mother didnt let him be left
unattended. his sister was watching him all this while until the pharaoh's daughter had called them together
and reunited them.

hmm. i think i better read the rest of the bible to see if i have other not so right idea of the bible stories.
attached is the excerpt from the bible i read tonight.

THE BIRTH OF MOSES

1 Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman, 2 and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months. 3 But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile. 4 His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
5 Then Pharaoh's daughter went down to the Nile to bathe, and her attendants were walking along the river bank. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her slave girl to get it. 6 She opened it and saw the baby. He was crying, and she felt sorry for him. "This is one of the Hebrew babies," she said.

7 Then his sister asked Pharaoh's daughter, "Shall I go and get one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?"

8 "Yes, go," she answered. And the girl went and got the baby's mother. 9 Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you." So the woman took the baby and nursed him. 10 When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son. She named him Moses, [c] saying, "I drew him out of the water."

what kind of mother is her

2006-11-14T01:18:00.000+08:00

it all seemed natural for his mother to do what she did when pharaoh ordered all male jewish babies to be killed.
the bible says she got a papyrus basket for him and put it among the reeds along the bank of the nile.
having seen the prince of egypt, my memory of it has always been moses floating away in the basket down the nile.
so when i read this again this evening, it daunted on me. what mother would do this to a child??? she must have a lot
of faith in that basket. well, its got to be GOD she has faith on.

then i asked GOD this same question: what mother would let her child float away in the river.

no i didnt hear a loud voice from above. reading further down, he reviewed it to me when i read the sentences carefully.

moses' sister had stood in a distance to see what would happen to him.
and so, it just so happen that pharaoh's daughter went down by the river for a bath
and saw the baby in the basket among the reeds. "this is one of the hebrew babies" she said.
she must have known what her father has ordered to be done to the jewish boys.

and reading the next verse, i got it. it says

7 Then his sister asked Pharaoh's daughter, "Shall I go and get one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?"

"his sister", moses' sister must have popped out from a distance to ask her if she could get one of the hebrew women to nurse the baby for her. hmm.

the girl must have been there for a purpose.

and of course, been the nice daughter of pharaoh that she is, she said yes!
and in the following verses GOD answered my question.

8 "Yes, go," she answered. And the girl went and got the baby's mother. 9 Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you." So the woman took the baby and nursed him.

the girl, meaning moses sister who was checking him out from a distance, went and got the baby's mother!
this is beginning to sound like a plot to me. she must have thought of this. she even got the compassionate pharaoh's daughter to have "ownership" of the baby boy for she asked the baby's mother to nurse him for her, and what's best
is she will pay the mother of the child to nurse her own baby!

this is really interesting. i must say images in a movie can be misleading. all this while, i thought how silly it was
of the mother to just let the baby go. what if he drown. so, the truth is out. moses' mother didnt let him be left
unattended. his sister was watching him all this while until the pharaoh's daughter had called them together
and reunited them.

GOD is amazing.

hmm. i think i better read the rest of the bible to see if i have other not so right idea of the bible stories.
attached is the excerpt from the bible i read tonight.

THE BIRTH OF MOSES

1 Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman, 2 and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months. 3 But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile. 4 His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
5 Then Pharaoh's daughter went down to the Nile to bathe, and her attendants were walking along the river bank. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her slave girl to get it. 6 She opened it and saw the baby. He was crying, and she felt sorry for him. "This is one of the Hebrew babies," she said.

7 Then his sister asked Pharaoh's daughter, "Shall I go and get one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?"

8 "Yes, go," she answered. And the girl went and got the baby's mother. 9 Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you." So the woman took the baby and nursed him. 10 When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son. She named him Moses, [c] saying, "I drew him out of the water."

weekend

2006-09-16T19:06:00.000+08:00

reciept.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

i forgotten the time i could relak in the morning and take my time to get things done, enjoy my day, coffee and spend hours talking to friends over coffee. this week was quite crazy. so i looked forward to lunch. i wanted something nice. something to reward myself. '

so i walked into this new place down at a popular gaming centre in katong. when asked for recommendation, the waitress showed me me the menu and pointed to the dishes with pictures. i thought, ok. i think i will just think about it on my own since she gave no real recommendation.

fettucine with chicken green curry. cool. so i ordered that. this woman who took the other didnt wear a uniform like other servers. she must be the owner i thought. well then, she must be a very happy owner then.

the food was lousy. what was i thinking? fettucine with green curry?

so when this other waitress cleared the table, she asked if i like the food. i said not really that good. and she said that its inevitable, the cafe is quite new. and so i thought to myself, are all the people including the chefs new? so new that the service is crap, the food suck.

i got my change back. yet another waitress return with it. she came to me with a dollar and asked if i had 20 cents. she went on to explain that they havent any change. this had never happen before in my dinning out experiences. and TYM, the food at cafe cartel is still better, the servers at least not as clueless.

i gave the waitress 20cents. i wanted my change back.
for once i understood why the americans tip. this 10% service thing just don't work for me. there is usually bad service here.

in some ways, this cafe is very much like singapore.

expensive, bad service, fusion everything, strict boss and the servers working for the boss are clueless.

i love this country more everytime i come back from somewhere else though. what could it be that i dont like?

bald.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

as i left the cafe, walking down katong, i see something which made think again. would this scene look different if IMF meetings were held in katong? would they have budded sunflowers? i certainly hope not though. weird tree it would have turn out. the city hall area is like a fort. how could the delegates enjoy the art up in the biennale if there was so much fortification, so much security fusses. or do they just forget about going to the biennale all together??

r.c car.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

so i come home to mum's and remember what i think i treasure most. family. dad just came back all excited about his new purchase. its for titus. he got even more excited when he pull out the toy from the box. for a while, he really couldnt stop talking about how this toy car spit red light as it moves. he really look kiddy at that moment. and

meesiam.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

with all that excitement put aside, i sat down for dinner. now, i know what i missed. mee siam with hem. nope, i did not tell mum about mr brown or PM lee. i doubt she is informed about them too. so i just enjoyed my mee siam. want some?

i just cant control her

2006-09-14T00:56:00.000+08:00

supermao.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

this pussy cat is just weird. i just cant control her. she bites when she loves you. she licks you when she feels nice. i just cant control it when i blow up at her too. maybe i do have some little monster of anger inside of me. its just there waiting for something or someone to press the wrong button. that is why i feel so bad now having said things i did not mean to say.

"eh soldier! where is the exact location when you are going to have lunch??"

that did it. i dont know why but i went out of control. i must have said something harsh after that. thats why i am regretting now. what could the trigger be? was it because it was way pass bedtime and i just got a bit cranky and decided to let it go or was it really as bebe said- i am too sensitive and fragile. aaaaaaaaaaaaah. oh no.

well, i dont know. GOD, please help me with this. i also want a new implant to fill my tooth that got extracted. maybe He could make one grow. like how mao got super bright eyes that looks like it can shoot laser.

ok. its time to sleep. talk too much nonsense.

Sunny state of 4 million smiles

2006-09-14T00:37:00.000+08:00

National Museum of Singapore
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

Ooh. i am so happy.

i surely smile for our visitors!

if it not for IMF, we won't have all the constructions in the city all done and cleared up, cleaned up and beautified. now, i have to say that my personal favourite is the sunflowers outside the National Museum.
I wouldnt have recognise this, if i didnt see it for myself. I heard about it from friends working there and i knew i had to go see it. if someone put a sign and said its part of the singapore biennale, i would have felt for that.

sure, i belief.

i have also been aquainted with the art works on show now at the singapore biennale 2006. again, i am very happy we finally have a biennale. heard so much about some mok mok and mer mer thing. hmm. i got to track them down.

weekend in the west

2006-09-10T00:58:00.000+08:00

bigsmall.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

titus has grown again. i see what people mean by they grow up so quickly. well, in no time, he would be needing bigger flip flops. "uncle beng, what you shooting? i want to see." i am sure the kid is going to get quite confusing in time. the dad tells him i am uncle ming, the grandma says uncle beng. yup, grandma's confuse too, she calls me ming and she tells her grandson to call me by my other name.

cry.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

so ultra kid turn out to be not so ultra when i warned him not to stick the clothes hanger into the fan. dont quite remember raising my voice that loud. "eh lousy de" mum exclaimed while calming titus down, explaining to him that uncle meant good and not scolding him. when he had turn his back on me and decided not to friend me for a few moments.

turningback.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

this is where mums know best.

"orh la, orh la, ok la, dont cry, uncle beng bring you kai kai ok?"

looking out at his favourite playground instantenously calm titus down.

that same spot where this rubbery child friendly playground is used to be the playground i grew chasing other kids, play marbles. i was quite happy whenever i win some marbles and money. winning 20cents from your opponent was a big deal to me then. ha. that was the same playground that i met eva. ha.

roaring.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

and look how much she has grown and how beautiful she has turn out to be. i always wondered what she meant by how she would bite people she loves.this new camera is just so cool. its fun. makes me love my bebe even more now.

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Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

when this kid was back in action in not time. he wasted no time, forgotten he cried and friend me again. it helps that he has lots of energy to dispense, running from one end of the coffee shop to another, making funny sounds, making his presence felt.

so what else have i been up to besides...

2006-09-09T00:08:00.000+08:00

whatssssup?

apart from getting a new toy, the samsung NV10, and shooting pictures of my girls, i have been...

1. plotting to make a photography revolution through my crazy ideas.

2. spending money to make a photography revolution.

3. thinking how else i can make money by buying land in some ulu place in canada.

4. chasing people to pay up so i may buy land in some ulu place in canada so i can make a photography revolution.

5. cleaning up my office so i can think better and work better and so i can chase people for money faster.

6. finding time to clean up my office.

7. shooting alot and finishing up my work so i can find time to clean up my office.

8. shooting alot of funny art works at the singapore biennale before they disappear and can only be seen 2 years later again.

9. thinking about what i should do in 2 years time, like buying a house, or maybe finally have money to buy land in some ulu part of cananda.

10. thinking about what a house will be like if i get to live with my bebe for a long long long long long time.

and so,this is what i have been up to.

also. on MSN

ally: so how are you going to propose?

mingmingjiushi: propose what?

ally: get married propose??

mingmingjiushi: its not time yet, she won't like it, it probably not a good surprise for her.

and she went on to tell me how she hasn't been working since her boss is not in the office
and she isn't working since she is thinking about things that need to get done for her wedding

after dinner on the way home, darren went "so when are you and eva getting married?"

"huh?"

so funny, 2 questions in 1 day. people are proposing that i propose? its a matter of time now.
but when? its no secret now, i obviously can't propose at ally+co's wedding now can i?

i think darren will get married first.

need money for ring he says. and i thought "wow, already suffe-ring"

cool, i get to buy jade and not diamond. ooh hoo!

umkmm.

My week in 6 pictures

2006-09-08T23:36:00.000+08:00

my new toy
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

So just the other day, i got myself a new toy.

nia nia
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

so i pull it out to get a shot of bebe and she gave me this look "what is this thing you are holding?"

"erm, a new toy?"

i smiled.

bebe just had this look on her face

dinner
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

so at dinner, i shot my cutsy crispy bread.

we brought our new dutch friend to the mint cafe.

and, ya, we went dutch.

nia nia and me
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

and i shot nia nia again. sweet.

girls.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

and when i showed her this shot i shot in the camera a day before, she asked why she was under mao mao.

mao below
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

so i had to shoot this shot again. :j

what's in a photographer's fridge?

2006-09-07T18:21:00.000+08:00

fridge.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

well, apart from the occasional drinks and stuff, erm, there is film. lots of film. hmm.

its time to shoot some cars!

calling for all car lovers, if you have a nice ride, and you wish to have it immortalise on film, drop me a line.

of aberc and rombie

2006-09-06T23:27:00.000+08:00

girls.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

how blissful is this, two girls of my life in perfect harmony in one picture. lovely! this is just so perfect i got to have it documented. its really been a while since i had time to blog, reflect, think about life in a relaxed mode.

well, its not like work have gotten so busy. i just love heading out more now. less time in the office, less time indoors, less time on the computer and more time on the psp. after all, i am enjoying the company of the girls.

there is plenty of work now with IMF round the corner. all things seem to revolve around it. shoot the sg biennale, finish it and i can reward myself with shooting my CARS project. the film i ordered should be in tomorrow and i can finally shoot some cars!

speaking of which, i should really consider getting into the learn how to drive routine. its been so long after drive and dive 2003, some silly resolution i set back in '03 and i am still 30 dives and no drives.

ha

well, life is rich. GOD is good. there is more to come. smile for now, contribute to the 4 million and enjoy being singaporean. the world is watching. its really going to get quite crowded soon in the marina area. very soon.

prata downunder

2006-07-02T22:51:00.000+08:00

IMG_2569.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

its freaking cold today. somehow, i have managed to hybernate all my morning through. finally got out of bed and the apartment at 4pm. ha. its been a good 2 days so far. lazy. slow. boring.

I cant say i am missing food from home yet but it just so happen that i had prata for dinner. not quite the usual prata. chicken wrap. it may seem to be a not so innovative invention but i have to say that it tasted really good. i got to try to make it when i get home. mmm.

interesting idea to remember

2006-06-24T00:41:00.000+08:00

this is the best way to remember it.
i cant find my note book.
i need this recorded- work on stock!

interesting works coming your way...

steamy hot night out

2006-06-16T12:33:00.000+08:00

steamboat2.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

yes. it was hot.

there was chemistry.

we learned to say not yes but no. ( no more yes! yes!)

talked about food porno

had to go through all that ich spreche ein binschen deutch, I speak a little german. which he came back with

Hast du deutsch gelearnt???

Errr. i think we will meet up for more champagne next time.

nope. we didnt drink. 8 colas, and ice tea and 3 hours of steamy hot steamboat was what we had.

steamboat1.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

and this was all we ate.

i am committed

2006-06-15T13:35:00.000+08:00

mao goes to doc.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

"don't be silly dear, get back in there" exclaimed the doc. the vet also got to see how feisty my pussy cat is today.

she's been called names. puss in boots, CB cat, etc...
no one likes her. "how about putting her to sleep?" came one suggestion.

perhaps there is a reason for all this. like why her fur is dropping. maybe her unfriendliness is linked medically. so now, i am convicted to find out whats wrong with her.

daring again

2006-06-14T01:48:00.000+08:00

dancing fountain
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

i wished i could join them in their dance, their freedom dance. its as if they were oblivious about the people around them, staring, as they ran around the fountain. jets of water bursting periodically, monotonously. i got bored after awhile. how could they run around non-stop? i wish i have their energy, their boldness to do whatever they please whenever they please.

i had a vision for a moment.

i imagined that i was with them, not as a child but in my adult body, running around with nothing more than my speedos, screaming, jumping, enjoying.

come to think of it now, its a rather disturbing thought.

now, i see why i didnt people didnt want to grow up.

hey thats me

2006-06-03T00:09:00.000+08:00

Bali-Tulamben06
Originally uploaded by Col and Ally.

yes. its nice to have a break after all this work. i think i have too much break now. got to work!

another dive trip is coming up in august. anyone interested?

the good news: WC version

2006-04-24T10:23:00.000+08:00

good news
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

Thank GOD the good news did not come out of the water closet! well, for this restaurant, the piece of good news was very well communicated. wash your filthy hands and hear of this good news. now you can come back again for great food after church on sundays!

its good to hear. i am going to spread the good news.

sunshine over the rainbow

2006-04-24T09:40:00.000+08:00

BT.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

shot this picture when i was at the new budget terminal awhile back. i must say this is about the prettiest thing there. perhaps i might get to see how it is like beyond the customs and gates someday!

many good things to come

2006-04-19T21:51:00.000+08:00

luft.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

i finally nail down the date for the europe trip. picked up the tickets today. the trip was postpone as i had to stay for an important interview- one that might give me a fellowship award.

its been a crazy month. a shoot for a book, a website to maintain and now i have to worry about what i should be shooting half way around the world if they do pick me to go. it has made me cry out to GOD more often. i need help! not that i don't know how to get things done. more like, how do i get it done best.

to date, jo jo's pictures has got 27 views, the most viewed picture on my flickr. ha ha.

my mind is really scattered now. ideas are coming up and i know i should put it down quick before they disappear into nothingness. for one, i know that i want to do something really big, something really crazy, something that will make me look back and think that whatever i have done on singaporeuniquely.com is nothing really too great.

now that the website is up and running, i just can't wait to fill it up with goodies.

why this picture?

2006-04-18T11:57:00.000+08:00

jo jo
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

i just put this picture of jo i shot on flickr to see how many hits it will get. well, she's been complaining that i havent been updating my blog. so here i am presenting jo! she certainly dont look like an auntie. i wanted at get her to look auntie since i have this project with xindi on shooting singapore fashion. i know all the uncles will queue up to look at this. right jo? ha.

anyways, its been a good project. more will come up. i have suddenly become patriotic or something. or maybe it has always been inside me and something triggered this need to tell the world about who we are. i dont want to be known as the guy who comes from the country who has cute flight attendants in their natinoal airline when i visit some ulu part of europe. and i dont like to hear this "which part of china is singapore again" nonsense.

anyways, its my need to answer how unique singapore is when the singapore tourism board came up with their uniquely singapore campaign. i set out to answer that and that was how singaporeuniquely.com came to being.

i have to say that my love for my country has grown everytime i travel. there is more to come. watch out singapore!

don't mess with her!

2006-03-21T22:38:00.000+08:00

oh shit!
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

no that is not the map of indonesia. its a show of defiance, a mark of rebellion, a note left behind by my tabby to inform me of my negligence in keeping her kitty litter dry. somehow, the litter got all wet and that must have given her the thumbs up to paint my floor mat. what an artist she has turn out to be.

I shot the Queen!

2006-03-20T21:49:00.000+08:00

queen
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

she is indeed very well. so no one go setting off alarms at MI5 or CIA. i haven't murder the queen. I just shot her.

its been a very interesting week.

first, someone called asking to me to photograph a family portrait. it turned out that the father was dying and wished that they would have a family portrait together. so i shot them at the hospital bed.

the day before that i had a wonderful lunch at a celebrity chef's home. how cool is that? the perks of my job. the best is still shooting the queen of england and getting away with it.

a moment in time to remember

2006-01-21T14:38:00.000+08:00

winter wonderland
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

its snowing!

yes.its my first time ever to see and feel snow.

nice.

a nice hot bath would be nice.

lost in translation

2006-01-20T10:42:00.000+08:00

here i am siting in a internet cafe in akihabara, somewhat lost, relearning how to use the internet browser, pardon my punctuations, i simply cant find them on this japanese keyboard. everything on screen is in japanese too. free internet, cute jap girls at the service counter, hot coffee and crispy chocolate croissant, what else could i ask for?

with temperatures reaching near subzero at times, i have to say that i kind of miss the weather in singapore. it wont be long till i get home. came here and got my stuff done. bought all the goodies and ready to party the rest of the week away with old friends. dont know how japs take surprises though. no one knows i am here. ha

till then, i will have to rely on chicken and duck talk to get around whenever martin has wander off somewhere...

i am beginning to understand the japanese culture alittle bit more. i might just come back again quite soon. there is a nice little story i like to tell.

new year new hope

2006-01-13T11:03:00.000+08:00

13 days past and finally i got time to reflect. only 2 weeks have past and i already have many things to look forward to this new year. new projects, travels and plans for the future.

got to start looking for the zhng car people. thanks to jojo, things are moving with the zhng car project. there is just too many amazing cars out there. i can't wait to see this zhng city cab.

many more 搞笑 moments to come. tell me a joke and i will make you laugh.

i want my mama

2005-12-28T09:25:00.000+08:00

me.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

i havent seen my mum for more than a month. the phone rang, its mum. she wishes me happy birthday.

i must have been 5 when this photo was taken. it was then that i shouted at mum, always questioning her why other mum does nice things for their kids and she doesn't. likewise, she would ask why i wasn't as smart as those kids- never coming in tops in class. i grew up always feeling i wasn't loved. the truth is mum always showered me with love, she just did not make a big fuss out of it.

no one remembers my birthday year after year.

mum never forgets.

happily settled in

2005-12-28T00:37:00.000+08:00

puss-in-boots.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

with the new oven and new baking gear, all i need now is a good baking book and time for adventure in the world of cookies and cakes.

i am all happy now with this new hobby, along with my cycling- finally found a good pair of cycling shoes. thanks to mak. with the new year round the corner, i just can't wait for it to start.

just a week ago, i had a feeling that time is running out. it felt like the world is coming to an end. and now, i just can't wait for it to end so that the new year would bring many new hopes and dreams.

new year resolutions? someone whom i have never met called just to make some talk asked me. i said i have none, i live for the moment. and of course i was lying.

2006 is the year i will get my driver's license!
video girl will be back and that will put alot of things back into perspective. perhaps i will get to learn how to ski since Q has been pestering to go to melbourne to join him for a ski holiday. i shall make my first short film and become more involve in the arts scene again since i have been busy making money this year. well, if all is well, i might even get a car!

ha.

for now, i am just happy that everything is in place at home. more parties coming up real soon.

想当年

2005-12-21T03:17:00.000+08:00

results.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

2 more lousy chin ups and i won't have to go for remedial training. boring sia! better book another place where i can start off with the chin ups. tired myself too much before reaching the chin up station today.

my running was lousy like hell man.

i really need to exercise. good news is i have come to realise that exercise gives me the strength that i have been missing all this while. its been keeping me up. not bad, got alot of things done.

got to train! need to run. chin up. arggggggggggh

uncle boi saves the day

2005-12-15T00:38:00.000+08:00

boi washing
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

i thank GOD that i am alive.

i could have ended up in the hospital tonight for getting jigawatts of power run through my veins. i had put some laundry into the washing machine and gone into the room to catch CSI miami.

i had an impression that my phone rang, so i came into the living room. it did not ring but there was knocking at the door. boi and april finally got here.

the living room was flooded.

the water came from the washing machine water outlet which was not fixed properly after i have shifted it a couple of nights ago.

the water almost reached the extension cables on the floor. had boi and april come any later, i could have needed to buy another computer. worst, i could have ended up killing myself with the leftover water from the laundry.

thank GOD i am alive.

the couple came for coffee and i offered them to mop the floor. how terrible a friend i am.

simple fatty meal

2005-12-13T10:25:00.000+08:00

first breakfast
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

i have myself to blame for drinking too much tea for the whole of yesterday. i stayed up till 5 this morning, only then did my heart slow down a little so i could put my head to rest.

9am, call comes in from a client, returning a call i have made yesterday. done. can't sleep anymore. so i decided i got to have my stomach's fill. viola! nice breakfast on the balcony dining table, stacey kent crooning in the background, i wish bebe was here.

sms. home concept shoot 2.30pm AMK.
my brain is all system go in the morning. i know exactly what to say even when i pick up the phone in bed. such is work in my life. ha.

waga!

boring

2005-12-12T17:41:00.000+08:00

mao
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

this pussy cat can't stop running and jumping about all night the first night in the new house. just caught her cat napping in the middle of the day!

balcony

2005-12-12T01:38:00.000+08:00

balcony
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

day 2 at haig rd and mao mao moves in. i think she likes the place alot too. she just can't stop looking around, checking out where she could jump, how she could get out to play with the kitties in the hood.

i am glad she is settled. months before when we first had intentions of moving together, randy just had one rule: no animals. he came back this evening meowing back at the cat and asked me to brief him on mao's feeding patterns. ha.

why its good to buy a land rover

2005-12-09T13:38:00.000+08:00

truck/landrover
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

the truck kissed the landrover's backside. the back door was damaged but it only left a dent. i wouldn't vouch to say the same for a getz, a mini, or a piccanto and the likes.

good thing no one got hurt.

landrover
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

the drunkard lost his intergrity and probably his driver's license too. kai lost a door and i lost some sleep having dreamt that i ran into people, knocking down doors along the way. all that in a even more surreal dream than what had happened last night.

i am going to start learning how to drive soon.

surreal moment

2005-12-09T02:40:00.000+08:00

the last surreal moment i remembered was when i a friend had gone into a fit.

i had a surreal moment tonight. tired after a day's work, i had gone to get dinner after guan's wedding. kai drove. it was at the junction of sims and geylang. a truck travelling on the opposite of the road had skidded and ran over the road divider and propelled towards us. moments before the hit, i remember looking back and was surprised when i saw a truck with no driver coming towards the back of our car.

there was a big impact.

we got out. kai was pissed, i was puzzled. we approached the truck. the driver was lying down, stretching across on the passenger seat. he was drunk. so drunk that it was obvious that the police did not have to use a alcohol detector on him. he did not make sense in his words, babbling on, saying everything is ok and all will be ok, in his let's-shake-hands-and-lets-all-go-home-to-sleep-mood.

999. our friendly police officers arrived moments later. they were really friendly, especially towards our new drunkard friend.

all was settled. we were tired and wanted to go home. we saw mr drunkard being taken away in the patrol car as we left.
dont drink and drive. this came as something so real and yet surreal.

white christmas

2005-12-01T23:35:00.000+08:00

christmas
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

yes. a christmas party is in the making as we speak. the air conditioning is in and come tomorrow we will get nice sinks to wash our filthy hands. nope they are not gold plated. its countdown to christmas, to the day we shift into this neat and cool new place. all white is what its going to be.

shifting again

2005-11-27T19:33:00.000+08:00

going up.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

due to unmerited favour God has given me and my business, i am shifting again. yes, somewhere bigger. more better. more nicer. more quieter. more cleaner. no more cleaning up other people's mess. this new place isn't furnished by the landlord so randy and i happily went shopping for new furniture.

old school.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

my room.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

come tomorrow we will have furniture with a all white theme.

other new things i will be getting.

a bed room

a new office- that means i will be working in my room no more.

a new studio

a new computer possibly with a new part time staff.

a house warming will be coming up real soon. watch out for it. :D

so bored

2005-11-26T18:47:00.000+08:00

conjoin.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

funny man.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

ming burton.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

two lipper.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

bad news hit when my powerbook died all the sudden. good news is i bought the new imac G5. its really cool. the new imovie is really easy to use and with its processing power, i just edited a mini clip i shot at the car wash this morning.it comes bundled with a new software photobooth- takes picture of the user with the in built isight. what's cooler is it screws up faces.

finally a rest day

2005-11-26T10:48:00.000+08:00

it feels so good to wake up to no agenda. well, at least its not other people's agenda. with video girl gone i found myself attached to the sound that she always makes when she pats me on my back. umkmm! what kind of a sound is that? unusual. i found it very endearing. i got to say i really miss all the monkeying around with her absence. 2 months is not too long. i can do it. wait. mail. write love letters.

dear meow meow...

meow

2005-11-25T02:44:00.000+08:00

meow
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

i am writing this because...

1. i am very happy

2. i love this pussy cat

3. i am in love

4. i got a new ipod!

5. i have to blog more often from now on

Life story

2005-11-08T00:20:00.000+08:00

I'm lying on my bed back at my mum's writing this entry sms texting style with my mobile phone. I'm just too lazy to go out searching for a unsecure wireless network with my laptop. Its way pass my bedtime anyway. With too much work on hand and alot on my mind, its funny how i could still think so much while i was walking home from eva's. I saw a cab pulled over and i remembered how i thought it might be cool to be a cabbie for the hack of it, then i told myself i'll be the best cabbie i can if i ever land myself a job as one. It made me think of how i have been toying with the idea of expanding my horizons beyond my current business. Would i be a chef? An artist? Or even venture into the wedding videography business without having to do anything except provide the equipment and wait for money to grow. The possibilities are endless. Its not hard to imagine. Any one needs a job as a videographer?

zo si mi

2005-11-03T23:26:00.000+08:00

zo si mi???
what will i do if i am not a photo grapher? do i really work for myself or am i really doing what people want me to do? some years back, someone asked me if i will stay as a photographer for long. i simply relied "forever!" well, work is still work and i have come to a point where i ask myself- do i really want to do what people want me to do, or do i want to do what i want to do. will i be a photo grapher all my life? i know i wont run around shooting weddings at 50.

lately, i have been thinking how cool it will be if i am a game programer or a comic strip artist.

i did not grow up wanting to be a photographer.

other things i wanted to do when i grew up

1. teacher
2. pilot
3. artist
4. chef

all this watching jamie oliver and tony boudain on tv has made me dream of cooking and living happily ever after. perhaps i could start wtih being a little famous making blog appearances. doing anything else will be easier then.

how do i get that TT coupe, that house i always wanted, my life, my partner, my family, my life...? maybe i start illustrating my own life comic strip

troubleshooting

2005-11-03T00:29:00.000+08:00

user manual
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

thankfully, something's here to rescue mao mao from the muzzle!

i cried.

2005-11-01T12:34:00.000+08:00

in america
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

it became my favourite movie. its amazing. it wasn't really a sad movie but i do recommend it if you are feeling shitty. you will come out feeling much better after seeing what this family went through. got to see it!

cruel

2005-10-21T13:04:00.000+08:00

meow
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

this could just be the answer for all my pains.

bebe

2005-10-21T11:01:00.000+08:00

hola!

he is cool

2005-10-11T01:37:00.000+08:00

the dude is cool,
michael buble, no he did not give me a fever
but i am sure a lot of the ladies in attendance at the concert last night caught one.
i did not come home riding the bicycle all night as our performer suggested cheekily.
but i can say i am a really happy man at this moment.

something magical has happened.

i am in love.

GOD, thank you.

maybe i spoke too soon

2005-10-07T19:00:00.000+08:00

emperor's lunch
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

cheap and nice tim sum lunch on my last day in perth. last night young and the pilots brought me to have AUD$4.50 egg prata and AUD$3 teh tarik. i guess, its what you will have to pay when you are desperate for comfort food. i will be home in less than 12 hours- back to all the hustle and bustle- life goes on...

nandos dinner coming up at 8. i want some chicken tonight, chicken tonight.

perth holiday

2005-10-06T11:42:00.000+08:00

subiaco sunset
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

4 trips in 4 months after, i am finally enjoying my days resting, doing almost nothing in laid back perth. 2 days of work and 5 days holiday, not bad for a change. i am enjoying evey bit of it before i head back to the crazy schedules back home. clients are already calling, chasing deliveries, deadlines, etc, etc, etc...

the stay here is good. its not as laid back or slow as i expected it to be. i love the swan river, i just love water- there is so much life where the river flows. the city isn't really all that developed. thats probably good since there is so much potential with what the WA government can do.

a $3 million house with a river view, that is just not possible in singapore. on a more down-to-earth side, a house for $300k just unheard of back home. how about this- a ferrari for $300k? you can buy 3 here for the price you pay back home. ha. a hyundai getz for $18k, you can't even get a van with that kind of money.

its one thing to be holiday and another to be living in this city. its one lovely town to be in. perhaps i might live here someday.

retirement maybe? hahaha

sunset

2005-10-04T02:14:00.000+08:00

cottesloe
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

one good reason to shift to perth, western australia

bliss

2005-09-30T18:50:00.000+08:00

baby lauren
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

day 2. i should sleep much better tonight. just envious of baby lauren. it was good catching up with lena. got some shopping done and headed back to 23a mapstone. nothing much accomplished but i guess that is the way to go here in perth!

instant mee poh downunder

2005-09-30T01:58:00.000+08:00

instant mee poh
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

2300 touch down at perth international airport, being the singaporean that i am, i asked david where we could grab a bite after he picked me up.

nope, no supper place, at least not in the area where we were. he went on by saying that its not easy to move around here without a car.

after settling in, earn showed me around the house and pull out some instant-life saving-noodles.

i am officially happy.
all ready for perth this coming week!

meowmeow and wuuwuu

2005-09-27T01:52:00.000+08:00

doggy
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

i finally got the taste of sending video girl home. its like so near yet so far. a year ago, i was able to say i live next door, easy peasy. i go home to the west now and i'm not quite home. home is in the east now. ha. but i am happy...

beautiful perhentian

2005-09-26T03:52:00.000+08:00

perhentian
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

rested. happy. rejuvenated.

what would i be?

2005-09-19T01:09:00.000+08:00

1545
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

when i was a boy, i wanted very much to be a pilot. i was a very chubby little boy and that got many uncles teasing me "you sure you can fit into the cockpit or not?!" well, that did not deter me from giving it a shot. at least i flew 10 sorties and quit, 10 more sorties and i will get my private pilot's license.

years on, i still haven't regreted my decision to be passionate about my first love - creative arts.

somewhere along the way, i also got inspired by the cook shows, food fairs and BBQ by the sea on east coast park. i thought to myself, i could be a chef! i can't say i can cook.

so i thought, if i wasn't a taking pictures, i could be cooking. at least i can't say i am bad at eatiing.

today in picture

2005-09-18T01:21:00.000+08:00

soft
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

working weekend. felt unwell. still stayed up to finish up work though. feel very inspired. bebe came for supper. very happy. nice picture.

happy

2005-09-16T03:15:00.000+08:00

little
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

what a lovely evening out.
i am just so happy.
some say i am in love.
others say i am crazy.
i say i am just happy.

when i am happy i sing.
just like this picture. i was happy when i saw this shot.

You & I Both
words & music by jason mraz

Was it you who spoke the words that things would happen but not to me
Oh things are gonna happen naturally
And taking your advice I'm looking on the bright side
And balancing the whole thing
But often times those words get tangled up in lines
And the bright lights turn to night
Until the dawn it brings
A little bird who'll sing about the magic that was you and me

Cause you and I both loved
What you and I spoke of
What you and I spoke of
Others only dream of the love that I love

See I'm all about them words
Over numbers, unencumbered numbered words
Hundreds of pages, pages, pages forwards
More words then I had ever heard and I feel so alive
Now you and I, you and I
Not so little you and I anymore
And with this silence brings a moral story
more importantly evolving is the glory of a boy

you and I both loved what you and I spoke of
and others just read of and if you could see now
well I'm already finally out of

and it's okay if you have go away
just remember the telephone works both ways
and if I never ever hear it ring
if nothing else I'll think the bells inside
have finally found you someone else and that's okay
cause I'll remember everything you sang

you and I both loved what you and I spoke of
and others just read of and if you could see now
well I'm already finally out of words.

off day

2005-09-15T02:03:00.000+08:00

isabelle
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

finally-a day off after a long a chain of crazy happenings-
and i hit the water once again... looking forward to more zzz.

just hacked it!

2005-09-12T02:24:00.000+08:00

butcher
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

i have done many projects, gone through many ups and downs in my own career, even struggled and contemplated leaving the profession when business was bad. i now know why i stayed on. i have always known that- taking pictures makes me happy. the weekend ended with me picking people off the streets to shoot. its really an amazing project.projects i love doing always don't pay well. i must say God has been good to me- that i don't need to betray myself in order to survive in the creative industry,putting money before art.

i am happy.

copy cat

2005-09-11T22:07:00.000+08:00

P2
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

rand and i walked under the bridge next to roxy square, saw the penguin and laughed out loud after saying that there might be a human head in it. turned out that this has been a really bad case of vandalism. someone must have unrooted the penguin outside standard chartered bank from acrossed the bridge and lugged it all the way across. we stopped for photos. this thing has got a concrete base!!! guess, the vandals must have had a good laugh doing it.

copied amelie poulin

Oompaloompa!

2005-09-11T02:13:00.000+08:00

shark
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

i froze for a moment. it was my first encounter with a shark. to many more encounters! maldives was great! one more week to dive trip...

i will be back

2005-09-07T02:24:00.000+08:00

8 days tokyo, a few hours in singapore and a 7 hours flight after, i finally got to the maldives. tired and in need of sleep, i embarked on a new assignment fresh out of my holiday in tokyo. its like a roller coaster ride from then on. the trips made over the past 4 days probably earns me enough mileage to fly free back here again if the miles program covers travelling by sea in the maldives. so here i am 4 days after reaching here. tired but happy to know its the final day before i fly home to be reunited with my sick kitty. miss her. the saga of the photo boy and video girl continues too! its been a good time spend away from each other. that way, i can tell who and what is really tresured. a day off is all i get and all i need to recharge before i head back to the crazy world of photography again. its been crazy, nonetheless, a hell of a ride!

ps: maldives, i will be back.

high tech low tact

2005-08-31T02:29:00.000+08:00

homeless
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

day 6. akihabara was super high tech. great!

keio ticketing officer was very low tact when dealing with 2 non japanese speaking tourist trying to get bus tickets to go to mount fuji. not great at all!

day out with best pals. superb!

day 5

2005-08-30T10:50:00.000+08:00

raw horse meat
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

its been a shop-walk-eat routine these past few days. ernie's been wanting to go to mount fuji and so he and i might try to catch a bus up that mountain to station 5 and hike the remainding way tonight. the prize of the trip- the sunrise view of the city from the summit. of course there is no gurantee that we can even make it near that place. its worth a try at least. at least after all this exotic food we have been eating.

a moment lost in translation

2005-08-29T02:11:00.000+08:00

randy
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

lost in translation was one of my favourite movie for a while. it made me want to visit japan, particularly tokyo. so here i am in tokyo, ate, drank and am merry. lots of beers, all you can drink in that one hour spent in the karaoke. its time again to get some Zz. more walking tomorrow...

day 3

2005-08-28T01:58:00.000+08:00

fireworks 6
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

the psychic i never met predicted it was going to rain today. she was wrong. the day ended with big bangs- the highlight of the day was a firework display. if i could add up all the firework displays i have ever seen in singapore, it would still have been lesser than i saw tonight. over 90 minutes of psychedelic firepower.

yes, i am too tired to do anymore talking again.

where we went today

1. sushi lunch at shinjuku
2. window shopping at ikebukuro
3. fireworks at takasa

day 2

2005-08-27T01:06:00.000+08:00

PSP
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

the sun came back today. its been a really long day. i shall not attempt to write about it- think its best viewed

zzz

things done today

1. Good Design Presentation at tokyo big sight
2. Onsen

land of the raising sun no more

2005-08-25T23:42:00.000+08:00

toy2
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

it rained all day in shinjuku.
its the typhoon apparently.
my first meal in japan turn out to be some western food. the subway was really busy.
a tour in the "red light district" turn out to be disappointing.
sleepy now. can't think straight. more updates soon.

Konnichiwa!

2005-08-25T01:33:00.000+08:00

blood
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

with less than 5 hours to my flight to tokyo, i am all packed and ready to go. so excited i got a cut while shaking. sayonara singapura

Attack of the kan cheong spider

2005-08-23T10:22:00.000+08:00

I'm sitting in the cab searching through my bag hoping to find my mp3 player. Can't find it. Of course its not there, the headphones are on me. This will be my first mobile phone blog entry. Mobile telecommunications has made blogging while rolling over the sheares bridge at 100km/h possible. Perhap doing one thing at a time will help me concentrate and not forget where i put my things. Shucks! Its pouring in the west. Guess the shoot at the zoo will have to be postpone.

1206hrs

2005-08-23T00:06:00.000+08:00

i am really tired. i am here. not MIB(Missing In Blog)

no. i haven't wash my body with shampoo again. just as tired but not that blur this time.

i always have this feeling that time is running out for me just before i leave the country. be it for work or for play, i am always swamped with work right before i make my getaway. so the next 48 hours is just going to be packed. i love jack bauer in 24. i am not about to be the new character in 48.

TUESDAY

morning
red dot shoot

afternoon
tea with ah meng and other lovable characters at the zoo.

evening
dancer to be shot leaping into an "X" with CBD in the back
then tuesday group.

WEDNESDAY

morning
mitsubishi electric. hope they won't make me shoot the boss in the fridge.
then
shoot chinese, malay, indian, angmo kids pretending to be reading ABCs in class, smiling

afternoon
teachers. pictures might be blown up to live size.
my contribution to help students honour their teachers on teachers' day

evening
pack my bags.

i hope i haven't miss anything out.
then to be really forgetful these days.

guess this beats sitting in the office all day.

interesting things i've learned over the weekend.

2005-08-22T12:07:00.000+08:00

i did not look bigger on tv. therefore, i conclude that i am really big

i have friends who watch chinese channel documentaries on sunday nights

video girl aspires to be a mother since being a ninja is just not really practical

mojo jojo cannot be found

stacey kent does a cute little dance on stage.
she can look like a wax figurine like those from Madame Tussaud's
when people try to take pictures with her when she isn't looking.

Madame Tussaud's
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

(this couple look really loser)

a foetus in a mother's womb gets really excited when it hears fast music.

i didn't quite fancy the youth service in city harvest church. everything was just
done so quickly it made me feel i am either getting old or i am just too slow.

GOD's grace is still the way to go.

grace tan is doing very well designing clothes

and grace lee is going to get married really soon.

the singapore prime minister made a great national day rally speech

and he teared.

singapore will be a great place to live in 10 years time- a vibrant city, full of life, new developments
and striving to get better with its service.

and they will most likely to continue the chewing gum ban

i like to make a short film about how unique singapore is.

i should go get myself a driver's license.

move somewhere which is cable tv ready.

many boys wanted to be pilots when they grow up.

i haven't read up about tokyo much.

and its 3 days before i might get a culture shock there.

i like to expand my business in asia.

i could do 5 chin ups and i need to work harder.

only need to lather once

2005-08-20T01:28:00.000+08:00

shampoo
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

5 jobs, a gathering and a couple of drinks after, this friday finally came to an end. the thought of going to shower is just great. i know i am really tired when i used the shampoo as shower foam. yes. i shall finish up this sentence and get some rest.

MIA

2005-08-19T03:11:00.000+08:00

mojojojo+buttercup
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

MIA

i haven't miss blogging cos i was living in the adventures of photo boy and video girl. i was actually really busy rolling in the money, chasing clients for payment, starting new projects. that is just the consequence of not being inspired enough to get the work done on schedule, struggling to put things in place before i leave for tokyo. that was why i was Missing In Action on dear-diary-how-are-you-land. i have always intended this blog to be an online diary, not knowing what that might bring with people reading it. well, i found out that people can complain that i have gone MIB- Missing In Blog.

i am back for now.

so here goes-

dear blog,

i am happy today. not cos ida bachtiar suspects that i am gay but cos i have reconciled with an old friend. the friendship soured awhile back. i basically did not want to have any association with this guy. well, i was wrong. something happened earlier this week. i had a thought- life is so short. and so i thought- why not lose a foe and regain a friend. so the chance came today for me to send him a bottle of wine and flowers for his exhibition opening. well, that wasn't an excuse for my absence at the event. i was actually laughing my head off listening to a visiting pastor from norway on his take on the new convenant and the church around the world now. he was really funny.

i just thank GOD for his insight. the pastor's.

i also thank GOD for bringing two friends together again.

so what is this talk about the adventures of photo boy and video girl?
perhaps i will find time to tell you more tomorrow blog.

so the two friends live happily ever after...

what you do when you are sick playing tennis

2005-08-18T00:20:00.000+08:00

arrgghh
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

1. you could pretend to be boogey man.

2. you could think about what you like to have for dinner.

3. then you could think of where you could go to get that really nice dinner.

4. you could think of your girl.

5. you could try juggling for a bit.

6. you could think of what you like to do when you are in japan.

7. or about the dive trip after that.

8. or about the rest of the year.

9. even ponder about life- what is my long term plan coming up...

10. or simply stare into blank... ... ...

what a great way to fly

2005-07-29T00:38:00.000+08:00

a great way to fly
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

i never understood what they meant when they say- singapore girl, a great way to fly...

what a mimi and momo campaign.

what lies beneath?

2005-07-29T00:05:00.000+08:00

duckies
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

funny enough, i am going to be using water in my work again. i shot rain in '03, got my phone drown 3 days ago and now i am going to work with water again.

its been a very dry year. all work and no play. of course i have been resting, its just no play as in no fun doing work. i just haven't been actively doing my arts. perhaps i really did too many last year. well, it looks like its time for me to do some art again.

the intentions of having an underwater show staged popped up in '98. i think it should be materialised very soon. and what better way to do it then to go back to diving.

what happen to dive and drive 2002? got into diving and still i haven't booked the advance theory test since i thought about it last week.

resolutions are beginning to resurface again. life just can't get more interesting.

the unthinkable happenings

2005-07-28T00:13:00.000+08:00

k750i
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

sony ericsson has produced a winner. the results were unthinkable, superb. 2.0 megapixel camera in the phone, who would have thought of that 2.0 years ago? it unthinkable that i have own one now. it was even more unthinkable that i bought it because my bag decided to feed water to my nokia 6230 killing it instantly. it was of course also unthinkable that all my contacts were in it. yes, there was no backup, how unthinkable could it have gotten?

3 am. i saw the website and realised that martin parr is the k750i poster boy. perhaps that was why i decided to get a unit at 11.00am. unthinkable.

it was also unthinkable when i hear that the ex has been taking photography lessons of late.

it was unthinkable that j__e's number got drown with my phone too.

unthinkable that i have been working on an assignment since april. that was when i decided to break the corporate photography routine a little to check out the editorial scene.

$100 for 3 pix the editor confessed upfront.

unthinkable!

the remuneration after from the wining and dining industry could be unthinkable too.

everything could just be so unthinkable!!!

i am just glad i am a feeler and much less a thinker.

tired

2005-07-27T00:56:00.000+08:00

K.O II
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

this was how i felt today.

forgotten

2005-07-25T12:25:00.000+08:00

i forgotten how rejection feels like. its terrible.

aqua lungs

2005-07-23T14:22:00.000+08:00

mistral
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

Mistral
The new Mistral is a modern version of the original double hose regulator invented by Aqua Lung founder Jacques Cousteau and Emille Gagnan in 1943.

Modern single hose regulators release exhalation bubbles directly from the mouthpiece in front of the diver. These bubbles can obstruct the diver's view and have long been a complaint with underwater photographers. Double hose regulators have the unique advantage of releasing the diver's exhaust bubbles behind the diver's head and not obstructing the field of vision. Double hose regulators also perform very well in icy waters where single hose designs could freeze up and quit working. This is because the diver's humid exhalation doesn't pass over the moving parts of the regulator, which could cause ice crystals to form.

i haven't dive in a while. to be precise, i haven't dive in 2 years. reading this got me all excited. yes, fishy here i come.

A day of ABCs

2005-07-22T02:11:00.000+08:00

"dude, you got to do it. its now or never."

the boys were urging me to ask J___ out. we met nearly a week ago and i told her i would ask her out for a drink sometime. news came from amie that J just ended a relationship. i just don't think it wise to make a move now.

and then m sent " hey your _X is taking a basic photography course here with D_____."

i was upset. i was sick. then i thought for a moment and i decided that it wasn't her i was angry with. "why didn't she ask me a single question about photography when we were together?"

B____ was not feeling too well. She spoke to A___.

C___ ___ was furious, he probably didn't get my joke and decided that S____ might have been cheating on him.

what a day indeed.

turning thirty

2005-07-12T22:43:00.000+08:00

30. that is still awhile away for me. some want to make their first million by then. some worry that its the point of no return and yet others make fun of it that no right person in their minds should turn 30 being a virgin.

i believe life begins at 30.

i am just curious what will i do when i turn 30.

post it!

2005-07-12T01:52:00.000+08:00

postit
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.

i started my day this morning with a moment lost in translation. stepping out of my room i see a stranger, a japanese girl whom i later learnt had slept over in my housemate's room.

"akiha!" she announced her name as i shook her hand and before i could introduce myself, she went on "yes i akiha, you akira" i did not know what to reply at that moment, being just out of bed.

i asked if she would like some coffee and then i went into the kitchen to make us some. we sat on the tatami (how appropriate this household item came to be) and chatted over coffee. akiha pointed to the post it pad on the coffee table again saying "akira!" it was my name she was refering to. apparently that turned out to be my name translated to japanese.

"you mean like kurosawa?" i chuckled, amused that i share first name with the famous film maker. PAWS decided to show up and she got introduced on the post it pad too.

kinokuniya, seiyu, takashimaya, murakami all were involved in my efforts to make akiha feel more at home. she has come to singapore all alone to stage an exhibition with a singaporean girl this wednesday.

i know i won't leave home for japan without any post its.

akiha comes from a family of creatives. dad is a graphic designer, mum a copy writer, eldest brother is a painter and second brother a photographer. she is still training to be a printmaker and she lives with her family in tokyo, japan.