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Lots of fun and a broken bone
Saturday, Oct 31, 2009 10:37AM / Members only
Hey there peoples.. it's been a busy couple of weeks for me... work, more work, a holiday, and broken bone and some more work...I know I haven't been on in a few weeks, but I haven't been around... and for a long time I didn't even have access to the internet..It all got started off with hosting Carrie Underwoods press conference here in Singapore.She came in to perform live on Orchard Road in celebration of the opening of Orchard Ion... the ridiculous new mall (though don't say mall to the people that own it). They must have spent an absolute fortune to bring her in... but it was my pleasure to act as host to her here. It was my first press conference and it was a good laugh actually... I was allowed to have some fun, and even made a few jokes with and at Carrie... and she was really cool about it actually. I wish I could have got a few minutes with her... but she's a superstar surrounded by angry looking people who control every second of her life... She always looks so tall on TV... but she's actually a tad bit Hobbit like. But she had some awesome boots on with immense heels
So that was fun.... that night our good buddy Marc Nelson came into town for an audition, so he came and stayed with us at the apartment which was a good laugh. We all got some time to talk about our new venture The Collective (www.thecollective-asia.com). It's a sort of co-op where all of us members help each other out. We're all really good friends anyway, so it's good fun at the same time. We'll see how it goes
The next morning I was off the airport on the way to San Ya in China - the beach resort. I was there to be the international host for the Elite Model Look World Finals 2009. Another great honour for me to be a part of. My Sony Style Stylist was the Choreographer, and he helped me get the job, so thank you RS Danny! It was a monster event and it took days to get put together once i got there... but the production crew had been there for a MONTH!!! They were so ready to leave by the end of it! Poor them.We stayed at a pretty nice hotel (5 star supposedly).... it had nice rooms, with a great view
But i didn't spend all that much time there... I was on location rehearsing. It was one of the bigger venues I have ever hosted in. It was called the Beauty Crown... and it's where they had Miss World and Miss Earth too.
There were 67 contestants who were all super tall, and super young. I have never felt so old as when I was sitting around chatting to a group of girls... and it took 2 of them to be the same age as me. Some were very sweet, and I did my best to give them advice and make them at ease - they were very nervous.The event was great... it went off awesomely and I had a great time doing it. There was a huge crowd, 8 cameras and no script... I had to make it up, something I do enjoy doingThere was some great music, including Cyril Niccolai from Paris, who spends a lot of time in Singapore - hope to see him soon
.and there was last years winner and one of the judges Louise Maserlis - can you believe she is only 16!!! It's crazy
After the event, we all piled into the buses for the after party by the pool till the early morning. I had an epic hangover the next day.... EPIC.
We all partied hard... because we'd worked hard... and it was totally worth it. I love work like this.The day after I flew home... for 6 hours... and then I flew to Phuket with my family for a holiday. It was great.... I was meeting more family and even some university friends there... and THEN..... I broke my foot. sigh.Stupid Flip Flops..Never the less, I had a great time, and my foots okay. I may be on crutches, but this month is a quiet one, and I'll be up and around in no time at all.I put a pic of my cast up soonsee you guys soonOli -
More AXN, Ferrari and Porsche parties
Wednesday, Sep 30, 2009 11:34AM / Members only
The Red Carpet Soiree wasn't the only event that I've been to the last week or so - not by a long shot!Just before the whole F1 weekend kicked off I actually hosted an event for AXN to celebrate to milestone episode for CSI Miami and LOST.Essentially it was a fun BBQ/Piss up on the beach on Sentosa - and one of the easiest jobs I have ever had. I hadn't been at the location for 5 mins before I was handed a beer and just told to have fun with it. So I did.I have to admit I love live hosting, because I so rarely stick to the script and just end up trying to make people laugh. The crowd was great fun, and we had some great prizes to give away.There was a group of DJs from Power 98 who were great fun to hang with... and we spent most of the night eating hot dogs and drinking beer.... it's a tough life!
MMM yummy, a cake in the shape of a dead person..... nice.
This photo is of the lovely Tanya - who joking gave me a hard time about winning her the Grand Prize of a trip to Phuket..... weirdly enough I pulled her name out the box... now that's weird. Also note the CSI hat... which had me the target of everyone at the event begging me for it.HELL NO! It's mine... ALL MINE!AFter the success of the launch of the Collective I talked about last time, we managed to wangle invites to all sorts of events...First up was the welcome event for the Porsche Carrera Cup drivers at Society Bar.. which was great fun. Marina from the PR agency had been one of the Best Dressed winners at the Red Carpet Soiree along with my wife... so we hung out with her and got to know her better while relieving the bar of wine and yummy mini hamburgers... mmmmmmmOnly 3 of us could make it that night... Linda, Sarah and me... but it was still great fun!
The next day was the first day of the Grand Prix (pics of that to come next time) and that evening I was supposed to go the Lambourghini party... but was just too tired, and saved my energy for the Ferrari party the next morning:-
We snapped that pic on the way in.... by the end of the event there were about 30 more ferraris filling every space... it was NUTS.The event was to launch the new Ferrari California (pic below)
which is a sexy car to say the least - almost as sexy as my lovely wife..... almost
well after a brunch of cakes and a bottle of champagne (it wasn't even 2pm) it was time for me to hit the Grand Prix again... and then I made an appearance at the official Formula One Lounge at Sterolab (no pics from there - sorry - I didn't stay long I was KNACKERED). Everyone else was watching Beyonce that night... all I saw was the Hobbit that is Bernie Eccleston (owner of Formula 1). He's like 3 feet tall. weird.Okay... up next I'll have a short blog and loads of pics from the GRAND PRIX... 3 days of AWESOME -
E! Networks and AXN Red Carpet - The Start of the Madness
Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009 2:30PM / Members only
Alright y'all. It has been a truly awesomely exhaustingly supreme week of insanity.I've tried to go through the pics and pull out the best to show what I've been up to... it's not easy though. There's millions of them.So things got started off last week with the AXN/E! Networks Red Carpet Soiree to celebrate the new union between the two.Of course, me being part of the AXN stable I got an invite for me and my group - and what an invite... it was a great party.This was the night that we launched a new group here in Asia- The Collective.Essentially The Collective is a brand that represents a group of 8 hosts/actors here in Asia who all have an international connection (and just so happen to be mates). You can find out more about it at www.thecollective-asia.com. I'm sure you'll recognise a lot of the faces on there from all over cable and local TV. We've all got where we are essentially separated from the agency system (a system that doesn't know how to deal with us), so we decided to get together and make a stand.So we launched it at the party - and it went down great... so much so that we woke up to invites to every event over the F1 weekend. It was time to network like crazy...Here's some pics from the night:-
Three of the Collective Members above:- Sarah Davies (Miss World Australia 2004/TV host), Mohini Sule (TV host HBO + Lonely Planet) and Linda Black (HBO Signature/HBO) - all looking SMASHING!
The three proud husbands - Me, Ron and Ben
The girls pull a Colgate advert..
Linda and I either listening intently, or drunk on champagne..... one of the two
Linda's 6th sense for a camera kicks in
Linda wins best dressed in Jayson Brunsdon! A-woo-hoo!
50% of the Collective (thanks to Gucci for the threads!)There are like 4 more parts of the blog to come.... I will get them up ASAPOli -
Coming soon.... 8 million photos from 8 million events
Monday, Sep 28, 2009 1:02PM / Members only
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All Play And No Work Makes Oli a Dull Boy
Saturday, Sep 12, 2009 2:58PM / Members only
HI there y'all,So it's been all quiet on the western front from me recently. To be honest it's to do with the fact that one of my shows, Sony Style, has just wrapped it's 3rd season. So for the rest of the year I am left bouncing around, not doing much.Sure, I have some events here and there, and next month I head to the Chinese beach resort Sanya to help host the Elite Model Look World Finals... but I'm just not as busy as when producing 24 episodes of a weekly show. It all goes so FAST!The response to the show has been great, and I have to thank all of you guys for supporting the show. I still have Epad on MAX going... So I am by no means disappearing from you screens... I've just got a lot more time to spend with the wife and son, which is great.Well the other night I was attending an event my wife was hosting. It was for the restaurant 'Bobby's' birthday, but also to raise awareness of a Breast Cancer fundraiser which is coming up soon, and which my wife will be taking part in.It was nice to get out, especially around a good cause too. A whole bunch of us went down:-
Here is my wife Linda, Supermodel Thallyta, Mohini Sule (who works at HBO with Linda and me) and finally Sarah Davies - an Aussie who is a former TV host and Miss World contestant who just arrived in SIngapore and is looking to get into the industry.... so we're helping her out if we can.Here's me and the lovely Zurina Bryant, who shot all my latest shots for me... she was also covering the event - and is fast becoming a friend of the family.
my lovely Mrs was hosting the event to help drum up some support... she did a great job... even though the Mic kept cutting out! Poor thing!
But a good night was had by all... especially us boys!
So while I continue at home, playing the crap out of Batman Arkham Asylum... I'll be thinking of you guys, and of interesting things to tell you about........ if I ever do anything!laters!
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- After plunging into the modeling business in 1999 in Hong Kong, Oli began his career appearing in ads for a number of renowned international brands that culminated in a year long Levis campaign and a...
- Occupation: TV/Radio Host , Model
- Gender: Male
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