DIARY: On the spot - Farah Cowan chief marketing officer, FotoAsia (Singapore)

<p>What's the best part of your job? </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>When I know I have the exact stock image for my client. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>And the worst? </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>The waiting period is the worst part. It usually takes a long time for </p><p>confirmation of accepted images or the agencies simply forget to tell us </p><p>the status of the account. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Favourite film and why? </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>'The killing fields'. I know how it is to be a war correspondent and get </p><p>caught on the wrong side. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Favourite book for business? </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Loyalty.com by Frederick Newell. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Your favourite book for pleasure? </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Any book by John Grisham. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Favourite CDs? </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>I am an opera nut. My favourite is Norma, by Bellini. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Favourite restaurant? </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Dirty Duck restaurant in Ubud, which is in Bali, Indonesia. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Any hobbies? </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Travelling, photography, art hunting. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Who would you want to play you in a movie? </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Emma Thompson. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>How would you title your movie? </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>'My travels with Floyd'. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Finish this line: "I wish I could ... </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>I wish I could have known then, what I know now, I would have lived my </p><p>life to the fullest ... </p><p><BR><BR> </p>