Wednesday, December 28, 2005
i want my mama
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
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.
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
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
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
Sunday, November 27, 2005
shifting again
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.
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
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?
Thursday, November 03, 2005
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
user manual
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.
thankfully, something's here to rescue mao mao from the muzzle!
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
i cried.
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!
Friday, October 21, 2005
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
he 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.
Friday, October 07, 2005
maybe i spoke too soon
nandos dinner coming up at 8. i want some chicken tonight, chicken tonight.
Thursday, October 06, 2005
perth holiday
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
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
sunset
cottesloe
Originally uploaded by elisabeth montgomery.
one good reason to shift to perth, western australia
Friday, September 30, 2005
bliss
instant mee poh downunder
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!
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
meowmeow and wuuwuu
Monday, September 26, 2005
Monday, September 19, 2005
what would i be?
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.
Sunday, September 18, 2005
today in picture
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.
Friday, September 16, 2005
happy
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.
Thursday, September 15, 2005
off day
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.
Monday, September 12, 2005
just hacked it!
i am happy.
Sunday, September 11, 2005
copy cat
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!
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...
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
i will be back
ps: maldives, i will be back.
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
high tech low tact
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!
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
day 5
Monday, August 29, 2005
a moment lost in translation
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...
Sunday, August 28, 2005
day 3
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
Saturday, August 27, 2005
day 2
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
Thursday, August 25, 2005
land of the raising sun no more
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!
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
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Attack of the kan cheong spider
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
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.
Monday, August 22, 2005
interesting things i've learned over the weekend.
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.
Saturday, August 20, 2005
only need to lather once
Friday, August 19, 2005
MIA
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...
Thursday, August 18, 2005
what you do when you are sick playing tennis
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... ... ...
Friday, July 29, 2005
what a great way to fly
what a mimi and momo campaign.
what lies beneath?
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.
Thursday, July 28, 2005
the unthinkable happenings
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.