Tuesday, March 21, 2006

don't mess with her!


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.

Monday, March 20, 2006

I shot the Queen!


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.

Saturday, January 21, 2006

a moment in time to remember


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.

Friday, January 20, 2006

lost in translation

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.

Friday, January 13, 2006

new year new hope

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.

Wednesday, December 28, 2005

i want my mama


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


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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.

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

想当年


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

Thursday, December 15, 2005

uncle boi saves the day


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.

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

simple fatty meal


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!

Monday, December 12, 2005

boring


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


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.

Friday, December 09, 2005

why its good to buy a land rover


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

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.

Thursday, December 01, 2005

white christmas


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.

Sunday, November 27, 2005

shifting again


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

Saturday, November 26, 2005

so bored


conjoin.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.




funny man.jpg
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.




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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

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...

Friday, November 25, 2005

meow


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

Tuesday, November 08, 2005

Life story

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?