I am not sure if I should even be doing this, but I’m gonna “push the envelope” a bit here and share with you the upcoming issue for the Sunday Inquirer Magazine in the Philippines with both Team Philippines…Jess, Lani, and the Richards…

This magazine won’t be out until September 19 so don’t forget to pick one up if you happen to be in the Philippines.  You can tell me whether the article is good or not too!

I’ll plan to toss up some more press stuff once I get my paws on them, and get ready for “The Ride of a Lifetime!”

With a Sunday rainy day to chill out, I remember completely unplugging last weekend in Lombok at Qunci Villas.  Lombok is an island in Indonesia next to Bali, and this charming venue is still relatively low-key compared to its ultra-popular neighboring tourist destination.  I like to describe Lombok as “Bali from maybe a decade or so ago.”

So with few crowds and no kids around, it was certainly the antidote to civilization (Wasn’t that the catch phrase to some other resort?) as Li Lin and I totally chillaxed to the max in our one bedroom villa with personal pool.

With uncongested streets and lush green all around us, it was just too easy to spend a lot of time doing nothing and not worry about the next task on hand…

The food was good and inexpensive, and I had a good time exploring the nearby beaches and just lappin up the stunning sunsets.

Overall, Qunci Villas was a nice place to stay.  However, they really gotta do something about their room service cuz no food is served after 11 Pm when the restaurant closes so be prepared to bring some snacks or go on a personal fast until breakfast begins at 7 AM the following morning!

Still, just the mere fact that we could totally relax (and not worry about the kids for once) was enough to slap some smiles on our mugs!

Last night, I had the pleasure of attending the charity gala premiere for the Singaporean movie “Love Cuts” at Vivo City.  Instead of the usual “red carpet” affair, the event decided to roll out a “pink carpet” (although I still think everything looked pretty much red).  With my “Number One fan” by my side…

…it was time to hit the stage and answer some questions regarding my role in the film and breast cancer, which is the primary topic of the movie.

Once I finished reminding everyone that early detection is critical to the successful and effective treatment of breast cancer (or any type of cancer for that matter), I got to pin my congratulatory wish to the Breast Cancer Foundation of Singapore…

With all the formalities out of the way, it was then time to chill out with the cast and crew before the movie begins…

If you do get the chance to catch the flick, let me know what you think!

Last night, I had the pleasure of attending the new boutique store launch of Italian menswear luxury label Canali at the Paragon Shopping Center in Singapore.  Quite frankly, it’s been a while since I last wore a nice suit so thank you Canali for slipping some fine Italian craftsmanship on me.  Yesterday was a jam-packed day of running around endlessly on top of keeping the kids entertained at the pool so you know I was looking for some “Big People Time.”  When I arrived, I had a good laugh with the emcee for the evening, Junita Simon, who was also happy to have a short break from the little one…

Before the evening’s festivities kicked off, I did a quick interview with E! News Asia…

Funny…every time I’ve done an interview with E! News Asia, I haven’t seen the actual hosts of the show.  Guess it’s difficult to be at so many places at once to get the latest entertainment news.

Once that was done, it was time to meet the Canali family who flew in just for the event…

Elisabetta Canali noticed that I hadn’t cut off the label tag on my sleeve so I had to get that resolved before the ribbon cutting ceremony in a few days.  I told them I purposely kept it on to give them a little more “coverage”…

…Truth is I was in too much of a rush to get ready after dumping off the kids at home after swimming.  Luckily, I don’t have to spend “too much” time putting on makeup or anything, which is one of the few perks of being a guy.

And once I am formally “delabeled,” it’s time to cut the ribbon and officially open the new store…

After that, I take my seat next to actor Pierre Png for the fashion show and catch up on the “good old” days at Channel 8 and doing Chinese drama ;-P

And once the event’s program has come to a close, I figure I can squeeze in one more interview because TARA4 Racers Revealed officially airs tonight on AXN across the region so check out the teams…if you haven’t already done so at the AXN website!

And just like that…the ten new teams for the upcoming fourth season of The Amazing Race Asia were announced last night in a press conference conducted at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.  I was on hand to lend a hand in the festivities, and it was fun to see how excited all the teams were, especially now that they could finally “come out” and tell the world that they’ll be racing soon!

For anyone who has tried to apply to be on the race, they already now how difficult it is to be selected.  So whether these teams end up winning or losing, they should all congratulate themselves for even being selected thru the grueling TARA admissions process.

Last night’s event was short and sweet, and it was all about announcing these ten teams to press and media from around the region.  I had a great time catching up with all of the racers on stage…

Now normally, I’d give you all the fun facts related to these teams.  But since AXN will be airing a special episode of Racers Revealed on September 2nd, I figured I’d let them do the honors.  Of course, if you can’t wait another week for the show to air on television, then be among the very first anywhere to learn more about the teams and the race starting tomorrow on the AXN website where you can see the entire episode!

Click on here to watch Racers Revealed tomorrow!

Hope you enjoy the show and get ready for “The Ride of a Lifetime!”

I hoped you enjoyed watching the second episode of The Amazing Race China Rush.  While this show is now up and “racing,” I’ve been spending a bit more time doing what I can to get the good word out about that other “Amazing Race from Asia.”  Along with the photoshoot for New Tide and New Icon last week, I also had a great day with Lennard and his magazine M2.  After spending a good part of the day in a studio, it was nice to go outside and pop off an outdoor shoot with a Ducati…

As much as I wanted to take this sweet ride for a spin, it’s probably better that we stayed stationary cuz the streets of Kuala Lumpur were jam packed around 4 PM.  And since I couldn’t and wouldn’t be going anywhere on two wheels, we quickly moved inside for some more pics after that shot was done…

…and before I knew it, I was all changed out and sitting down for an interview.  Quick and painless…just da way I like it!  If all goes well with the shoot (and M2 is happy with the pics), you should be able to locate my mug on their upcoming October issue.

With the media and marketing machines beginning to rev up, it’s time this week to soon reveal the newest batch of contestant in the upcoming fourth season of TARA.

Watch out for more details soon!

Did you miss last night’s episode of The Amazing Race China Rush on ICS?  If so, you can watch it on their official website for the next few days before it’s removed so enjoy!

http://www.smgbb.cn/2010/tv/live.html?220-1282478400

Due to copyright agreements with Disney, this streaming will only be available for this week so catch it soon cuz if you snooze…you lose!  ;-P

Hello again!  It’s been a pretty hectic coupla weeks, but it’s good to be back here.  Along with spending some productive time in Shanghai to get things rolling for The Amazing Race China Rush, I returned to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for a power-packed day of getting covered (or uncovered) for various publications including New Tide, New Icon, Health Today, and M2.

Once all the filming for projects have been completed, it’s now time to do the post production work which includes voice dubbing and also promotions with all sorts of media from magazines to newspapers to online media to radio interviews to television appearances.  Although it get a little tiring having to rush around from one place to another to “spread the good word,” it’s always more than worth it to hear people enjoying the shows.

Although the featured shoot for New Tide and New Icon won’t be coming out until the end of the year, I got my always helpful publicist to take some behind-the-scene shots of the fashion spread…

…you should get the idea by now so it’s time for me to sign up and take these kids out to lunch.

And if you happen to be in Shanghai, don’t forget to watch the second episode of The Amazing Race China Rush at 8 PM tonight on Channel ICS.  Otherwise, I’ll let you know where you can watch it online once I find out the website!

The day has finally arrived.  After spending countless days in preparation, production, and post-production, The Amazing Race China Rush will make its premiere telecast later this event at 8 PM on Channel ICS (International Channel Shanghai).  Even better, CCTV International (English channel) will be airing the show starting next Saturday night at 1115 PM worldwide so you can all still catch it if you have CCTV.

Since I will flag off the teams only a few hours later this evening, I’d like to share some of the production still we took during the first day of filming.  I remember the first day of the race was surprisingly frigidly cold, but everyone was a good sport about getting in position for my opening speech…

Of course, we cannot forget to line up the bags after I say “Go!” to the racers…

Our crane shots are a tricky beast.  But once you’re able to master it, the reward will be some nice “sweeping” shots…

It’s now time to see what the director sees…

All the teams are jumping out of their pants and ready to race so it’s now time to crouch down and assume the position…

And once I flag off all the teams, it’s time for me to start doing my diddy to explain what the the teams are getting themselves into!

Hope you enjoy the show!  Once I find out where we can watch it online, then I will let you know too!