Wishing everyone Health, Wealth, and plenty of Happiness this Chinese New Year of the Dragon!!!

恭喜發財 + 身體健康 + 龍馬精神!!!

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vZjoojHyxc

Video: http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/u7VLNAYJ8K4/

Haven't wrote an entry for quite some time now, so I do think it's time for an update here on my favorite blogging site - ALIVENOTDEAD.com. 

I had just spent two months in China filming  "笑功震武林" (a kung fu comedy in which I'm not very funny but I do beat a lot of ass) and as soon as I returned to HK a couple of weeks ago, I began filming 火速救兵2 (a RTHK television drama about HK fire-fighters).  Though I have been quite fortunately busy with work recently, I did get to meet up with some old friends (whom I have not had a chance to sit down with in a long while) at a BBQ gathering.

Pictures below tell a better story than I ever could.

With my boss, Wong Jing, during the traditional pre-production 'bai-sun' ceremony.

On location with Action Director, Philip Kwok.


making movies...


On the set with production assistant, Noel Chan, and co-star, Rose Chan.


With my buddy, Timmy Hung posing for a photo on the set.


With kung-fu cinema legend and co-star, Yuen Wah!


Countless productions film simultaneously in Hengdian World Studios, so one can be sure to always bump into old friends while working there. During my shoot I was fortunate to run into —個對我很好的前輩, my good friend and action cinema legend, Yuen Biao!


After a couple months of hard work, I must say I had a great time working with new friends and old colleagues on this project. Thank you to every member of every department as well as my fellow actors for all of your combined efforts. Can't wait to work together again!


some 'preview' photos from the poster-shoot...


Back to Hong Kong and on location for my next show for RTHK...


Got to work with my good friend Miki on the RTHK show :)


Outside the set on the RTHK show...


BBQ!!! Woohoo!!!


With long time friends, Leila and Mon at the BBQ :)


One more pic with Leila, my first good friend in the HK film and television industry :)

While I was filming in China apparently some newspaper articles regarding yours truly was published...

http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/entertainment/20111118/00282_080.html


http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/entertainment/20111210/00282_067.html

Until next time... God bless, be safe, and be happy :)

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!

Function versus aesthetics;  the two deciding factors of my own physical training routine.  From a martial artist standpoint, training for function will always supersede working out solely for an outward aesthetic appeal, while the opposite is true for someone wishing to mainly to maintain a sort of physical attractiveness.  With that said, I truly believe exercise on any level is healthy as long as it is approached progressively. Before I entered the film industry my training routine was intended to help me acquire the explosiveness, flexibility, and specific muscle-memory needed to complement my martial arts studies.  During this time, I did mostly exercises that required my own body-weight (while I did lift weights during this period, I focused on more repetitions as opposed to more weight).

Currently much of my training time is spent in the weight room building a bit more bulk as I am prone to appear  a little thinner than I would like to be on film.  However, my martial arts studies is still very important to me, so I will spend at least two days out of my weekly training schedule to build power and explosiveness utilizing specific weight-training methods.  But since I would like to maintain a specific physique for work, I have reduced repetitions slightly and added more weight when I lift.  In addition, I like to keep limber and work on specific martial arts movements, exercises, and drills to reinforce my muscle memory in that field.

Mind, Body, and Spirit.  In my humble opinion, all three are important and I believe a person can reap great benefits if all three are trained properly.

And a thank you to adidas for the new set of training clothes.  I especially like the cut and material of the training pants as they are comfortable and truly do not impede any movement at all during any portion of my exercise routine. Thumbs up! :)

A big thank you to everyone who spent their valuable time to put together celebrations and celebrated my birthday with yours truly this year.  I'm also very touched by all the birthday well-wishes that everyone had left for me here and everywhere else.

Now that I'm another year older, let's pray that I'm at least a bit wiser :)

God Bless!

some of the things I've been up to...

Terry Richardson exhibition!  Extremely happy to be part of it doing what I know best - jumping around and kicking people in the face!

My boss (the legendary Wong Jing) and I at a promotional event for his new film.  Article from which this press photo was taken - http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/entertainment/20110530/00470_043.html?pubdate=20110530

Supporting the Kowloon Brazilian Jiu Jitsu club's new location grand-opening.  My favorite grappling club in the world! Can't wait to train with you guys again soon!



Great food and Great friends, what else can one ask for?  A big juicy thank you to Ben and Jaime!  Your restaurant (Lily & Bloom - www.lily-bloom.com) is AWESOME! Great atmosphere and great food! Thank you for a happy day!



FINALLY! The "three musketeers" (though some might prefer to dub us "the three stooges") are back together again in Hong Kong!



Happiness is a warm puppy, in this case, Onimal's puppy - Charlie!

God Bless