Beautiful Japan

Beautiful memories of my trip to Japan. I left exactly 2 days before the disaster happened...

I had only been to Japan once before several years ago. My biggest impression of my first trip was the beautiful culture, incredibly friendly people and the amazing food. I had been wanting to repeat that experience and I was able to do that very recently!

One of the best ways to get to know a culture is through the food!

The first meal upon arrival was with Mio at "Sakura Sakura" in the Ichigaya area.

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Happy 2011!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY AnD FRIENDS!!!

May this year be a fabulous one for you all!!!

I have taken so many pictures since the last time I blogged so I'll just stick to sharing the most recent ones.

I went back to Holland right before X-mas. I hadn't been back in over a year!!!

It was good to see my family!

It just started snowing when I arrived which was a beautiful sight, but also very cold!

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HK shoot and more!

I was in HK quite recently for the shoot of a TV show. It's the Hong Kong version of a show I've been hosting in Shanghai. We shot at lots of locations around HK.Read more

Mark of A Rising Star video

Hello my AnD friends! Here's a video that I would like to share with you! If you're in China you can watch it on YOUKU: I was part of an event that featured 4 rising stars in Shanghai and here's a pic of the press conference. It was held at the Ritz-Carlton Flair bar in the new IFC building located in Pudong.

As you can see, the Flair bar has an amazing view, especially at...Read more

Cebu!

I'm working on some projects in Cebu and have been here for over two weeks now and been having an amazing time! How can you not when you're surrounded by so many beautiful things!

I'm preparing for an underwater shoot and one of the requirements is able to hold your breath for a long time. So everyday we're doing underwater breath hold training. On my first day my record was 2 min 45 secs and now I can already hold my breath for more than 3 minutes!

During the weekend I took a took a trip to Bohol with Alex, Andrea and B...Read more

Muay Thai and Italy Pavilion

One of the episodes of Shanghai A-Z had a Thai theme, so one of the things we featured was the Thai cuisine:

I learned how to make Thai papaya salad...You don't use a cutting board, instead you have to hold the papaya and chop away! Read more

Lan Kwai Fong Beer Festival

Hi Everyone!

I will be performing at the Lan Kwai Fong Beer Festival today, the 17th of July!

My performance time is at 4pm on the stage near LUX.

Swing by if you can!

CCTV News!

This clip was broadcasted on ICS and CCTV NEWS:

http://english.cntv.cn/ program/cultureexpress/ 20100621/100836.shtml

Shanghai World Expo buzz!

I hope everyone had a great Duanwu festival and was able to eat lots of yummy Zongzi!

Here's a little clip on Dragon Boat racing during the Duanwu festival:

http://www.icshanghai.com/html/2010/06/17/1635.html

There is a real buzz in Shanghai since the world Expo opened here. I was able...Read more

MUSIC MATTERS 2010

I will be performing two shows at the upcoming "MUSIC MATTERS"!

The first one is on the 26th of May around 8:10pm at the Grand Hyatt!

My second show will beon the 28th of Mayduring the AnD showcase at LUX, 11:30pm!

Hope to see you there!!!