Elle - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Well, hello there and welcome! I'm Michelle (or Elle, Kookie, Ate or Button depending on when you met me and whether or not we're related!) I'm slightly insane but I have my heart in the right place. Generally happy but... can be a miserable cow under pressure and I won't pretend that I'm in a good mood if I'm not so I'm sometimes misunderstood... I'm just your average girl really!I'm married to Phill and we have just welcomed our son Tate into the world and he is an angel, a blessing and a joy! I can't imagine life without him and he has only been here 6 days as I write this. I am so grateful for the blessings that life has given me and I'm just enjoying the beauty of each day with my new family right now. Im one lucky girl and have gorgeous friends who are ALL beautiful inspirational strong women and true gentlemen.I'm a London girl who moved to Plymouth for lurve... it's been a very steep learning curve but I've met some really nice people and the way of life here is much more chilled out... HOWEVER, the cost of living is NOT cheaper contrary to popular belief! Still REALLY miss all my beautiful London and Surrey friends, Aunty Rose, great West Indian restaurants, the night bus after a good nights clubbing at 10 Rooms, Corks, Ministry or The Coronet, Trafalgar Square, ALL the museums and galleries, the madness that is Oxford Street, Topshop OC, Faith OC, any shop in Oxford Circus actually...mooching around SELFRIDGES and spending FAR too much time by their chocolate fountain... oh the memories, feeding the squirrels in Regents Park, ice skating in Streatham, Brixton market, Spittlefields market, Camden market, Hampstead Heath, the CREPES in Hampstead high street, the buskers at the Trocadero, theatre land, red buses, moody cabbies, road rage, Pret a manger, going for walks in pj's with Nat and watching sad films, NANDO'S(PLEASE SEND ONE TO PLYMOUTH FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!! UPDATE!!!! They have JUST opened a Nando's in Plymouth (Nov 06), thank you so much to all those who supported me during my plight) going to screen test after screen test and last but certainly not least, my favourite hang out the 606 Club... as Phill says, you can take the girl out of London but you can't take London out of the girl!V proud of my roots! My dad is English and my mum is from the Philippines making me a mestisa - whoop whoop - we ROCK! I'm lucky enough to support a beautiful little girl, Joy Marie in the Philippines who is my star and has taught me SOOO much about strength and the real value of life!Here are some 4d scan pics of our baby boy at 27 weeks in utero! It was such a blessing to be able to get his first photos before he even arrived! Weird to think I might be showing these to his future girlfriends one day!Me & Mine...Our Wedding Day Get Your Own! | View Slideshow

My Interests

MY AMAZING SON TATE!!! I am also VERY interested in and constantly amazed by my husbands artwork and that is why I spend my days promoting him. He is a huge talent, here is some of his recent stuff... if you are interested in buying any of these pieces or commissioning something for your single/album cover, advertising or for your conference room or living room wall - get in touch with me or directly with Phill (he is my number one friend on my friends list) ahhhh! I'm also a singer, a vocal coach and I love a good boogy!

I'd like to meet:

In my dreams I would love to have a cup of tea and a chat with Bob Marley, The Dalai Lama, Robert De Niro, Brandon Bays, Audrey Hepburn, Tyra Banks, Jade Goody (bet she's great fun!)& EDDIE IZZARD and my guardian angels all at the same time!!!!Other than that, I would love to meeting anyone spiritual, cool people with a positive outlook on life. Smilers. Laughers... my husband over and over and over again!...I would love to get back in touch with people I've lost contact with over the years - that would be BRILLIANT!!! I'd like to meet good souls!

Music:

Hip hop, old r&b, rock, ragga, ska, meditation CD's, reggae, drum & bass, breakbeat - whatever - if it's conscious or I can shake my tush to it I'm all over it! I LOVE LOVE LOVE India Arie, Floetry, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Stevie Wonder, Anita Baker, Kelly Price...anything I can relax to that makes me think, anything that brings back memories (good ones) of days gone by, Fulle Blunt (british hip hop - check them out, they are inspired and awesome!) The Dukes (check them out - my brother in law Simon is the lead singer), Mutya Buena (look out for her solo career!) and Skinny Man.

Movies:

House of D, Nottinghill (yeah... I know but it's SWEET!!!), Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, The Sweetest Thing, Two Brothers, Life is Beautiful, The Green Mile & Casino Royale ROCKS!!!

Television:

My Wife and Kids, THE TYRA SHOW, Boston Legal (MY FAVE), Planet Earth.

Books:

The Prophet, The Celestine Prophecy, The Art of War, Om Baby!, The Alchemist, Who Moved My Cheese... any girly novel for snuggling up with (when my husband is at work)...lots but can't think of them all now! Duh... sorry!

Heroes:

MY SON!!!! Joy Marie Caricungan. My Dad and my mum, my nan, my husband who inspires me every day with his spirit, his heart and his art, The Dalai Lama - need I say more?, Aunty Rose who has brought up the most wonderful family, retained her identity and remained strong, honest, straight down the line and beautiful inside and out, my friends for being such strong, independent and courageous young women and last but certainly not least, KEITON KNIGHT - the bravest little boy on the planet! www.keitonknight.com

My Blog

POPSKOOL!!!

Hi guys, My good friend Carol runs Popskool - a performance academy which gives 7 - 17 year olds the chance to have professional training at an affordable cost. They have well known and establi...
Posted by Elle on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 04:38:00 PST

Phill exhibiting @ Thinkspace, Los Angeles!

Phill will be exhibiting at Thinkspace Gallery in Los Angeles in April (around the time the youngster is due to make an appearance!) as part of the "Picks of the Harvest - Batch Four" Exhibition ... i...
Posted by Elle on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:49:00 PST

Phill Exhibiting alongside Banksy and Ghostboy!

Phill will be exhibiting at The Red Propeller Gallery in Kingsbridge Devon as part of their "Urbanista" show from 15th February. The exhibition has got loads of publicity in the national media lately ...
Posted by Elle on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:44:00 PST

Phill Holmes - the artist to watch!

Just in case you don't already know... I spend my days promoting my husbands artwork which is, if you hadn't noticed THE BOMB... so... If you haven't already, could you please add him to your friends ...
Posted by Elle on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 06:43:00 PST

Rules for being human

1. You Will accept your BodyYou may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period this time around. 2. You Will Learn LessonsYou are enrolled in a full-time informal school called Lif...
Posted by Elle on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 07:57:00 PST

Being Yourself

You can't be all things to all people.You can't do all things at once.You can't do all things equally well.You can't do all things better than everyone else.Your humanity is showing just like everyone...
Posted by Elle on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 11:55:00 PST

Keiton Knight - Pls read!

Keiton, aged 7, was first diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia but in the last month of treatment the disease turned into Acute Myeloidblastic Leukaemia and now he must have a Bone marrow Tran...
Posted by Elle on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 09:35:00 PST