A just like that, another season of The Amazing Race China Rush is all wrapped up.  Of course, it’s not always fun and games when it comes to filming one of these seasons, but we definitely made the most of it as we always do.  Here’s a few pictures to share with you before I unleash the mother load after we inch closer towards the premiere date…

Of course, this first pic is for all of our Spartacus fans out there…and you know who you are!

As you can see, there’s never a dull moment for me during the course of the race.  In the picture above, I even get to explain what the contestants will be performing next with a few birds perched on my arms.

Now, with the race all completed, what is a tired, undernourished, and homesick host supposed to do?  I immediately buy the first ticket out to Singapore to catch up with my family.  Unfortunately, I decided to try out Cathay Pacific this time, and I cannot emphasize how disappointed I am with this airline.  First, I never received any confirmation for my internet booking after the Cathay Pacific website took my credit card information, charged it, and ran.  Both my wife and I tried incessantly to get a hold of someone from the airline to confirm the booking, but we never got a hold of anyone in China, Hong Kong, and Singapore.  Why does Cathay Pacific even give a customer service number when no one even attempts to answer your call throughout all hours of the day?  To top it off, my family’s flight to Singapore was delayed for a few hours, but that’s something I’ve come to accept flying in and out of China.  However, the lack of customer service on the part of the airline is completely unacceptable.  Cathay Pacific, your airline’s customer service totally stinks!

Now that I got that out of the way, it’s time to do a 180 degree turn and pile on the praise for our wonderful hotel accommodations in Singapore at the Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel.  Located at 50 East Coast Road next to Parkway Parade, we had the privilege of being invited to experience their top notch hotel during our time back in Singapore.  Unfortunately, we didn’t get to spend as much as time as I would have liked in the actual hotel due to work and media engagements, but we definitely tried to make the moments count when we were there.  To top it all off, the food from the various restaurants were simply delicious, and I would go back just to eat the food in the future.  The gym is opened 24 hours, which was a huge plus because I definitely needed to squeeze in a quick “pump up” work out before my iFitness magazine topless cover shoot, and the swimming pool looked so very inviting throughout our time there.  I managed to snap off a few shots of our room, but please forgive the messy state because we were all in a mad rush at 545 AM that morning to catch our dreaded flight on Cathay Pacific back to Shanghai…

While Li Lin was busy tidying up our belongings in the photo above, Sage was a happy camper taking one last look at the kids’ room before we had to check out…

Once again, a big shout out and Thank You! to Jennifer, Tika, and Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel for going above and beyond on every front to take care of us during our most enjoyable return to Singapore!

I might have to call upon you once again because I just didn’t have enough time this trip to experience all of your amenities!

Now that it’s “Back to Reality” after completing my reality show, it’s time to take a look at some new scrīpts and prepare for my next job coming up in Hangzhou for Lancome as they prepare to kick off their own version of The Amazing Race!  Should be a lot of fun ahead  and have a great week yourself!

I just realized my latest article for the May 2012 issue of FHM Singapore is already out so I’d like to share it with you all.  I find this one especially funny because it deals with me being bullied…by a young little girl!!!  

Enjoy!

One thing I’ve learned from working in the entertainment industry is that no matter how hard I try, it’s always a challenge to plan too far ahead because work can have the tendency to just pop up…and also at the same time.  Even though I’ve had more than my fair share of ample down time to spend with family and friends, work seemingly prefers to coincide right in the middle of another project.  This past weekend was a perfect example of me scrambling to juggle my schedule so that I could basically be everywhere at the same time.

As you might already know, I am currently filming the newest season of The Amazing Race China Rush, which is going extremely well.  I sometimes wonder whether I might one day get sick and tired of racing everywhere and then standing around waiting for tired and motivated contestants at each of the respective pit stop mats.  As of now, I can say that the fun and excitement has not waned one bit even though all the contestants and crew are increasingly more and more fatigued.

Knowing full well that I would be racing on both Friday and Sunday this past weekend, I also committed to somehow making it back to Shanghai on Saturday so I could assume the hosting duties for the official kickoff launch for the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia 2012 season…

I still recall the days leading up to this weekend scrambling to figure out how I was going to somehow use planes, trains, and/or automobiles to ultimately how up for this exciting motorsport event in Shanghai.  Even though I was wiped out after another grueling day of filming all day a few days before the weekend, I woke up at 3 AM one morning because I couldn’t sleep and spent quite a few hours assessing the most viable option to return to Shanghai.  Before I knew it, the morning sun had arose to welcome and remind me that we would be shooting another leg of the race.  Fortunately, I was able to link up a few modes of transport to get me back to Shanghai so I could “suit up” for PCCA 2012…

Fortunately, the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia gala dinner was a huge success, and I know all the teams, drivers, media, sponsors, and fans involved are really revved up for the upcoming season.  I am really looking to watching the races in Ordos, Zhuhai, and Sepang (Malaysia).  Of course, I’m especially excited about returning to Singapore during F1 weekend for the PCCA 2012 circuit too.

With the PCCA gala event all wrapped up and completed on Saturday night, it was time to prepare to wake up at 430 AM so I could make my way back into the next leg of The Amazing Race China Rush, which I am proud to say I seamlessly slotted myself back into before any teams arrived on the pit stop mat that Sunday afternoon.

Needless to say, we’re back in full swing on the race and now it’s time to fly off to our next location so I’ll catch up with you all soon after we land again!!

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Should you give boot camps the boot or give it a try?  Here are my thoughts in the January 2012 issue of FHM  Singapore…

I know this isn’t the most recent article, but I’d still really like to share it with you all from FHM Singapore regarding personal trainers…