Me and Kevin at Babe18

This week was filled with craziness from clubbing to bar hopping to club hopping to lounge hopping to more drinking. Yes, it was a very productive week for my liver. I went out probably 5 nights in a row- Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, and Sun.

Wed- Jazz lounge near Shi Da with Kiyoshi, Ray, Doug, Christina from HK, and a few others.
Thurs - Babe18 with Kevin. The only night I really get pretty messed up. The other nights I did take a little easier.
Fri - Room18 followed by Primo with Kevin and Max.
Sat - SOHO with kev, sarah, monica, kiyoshi, followed by good food place with Ma La spicy ass food and then Sarah going crazy and still wanting to go KTV at 5am and me wanting to pass out.
Sun - Barcode and then Babe18 again with Jeff and Charlie. Jeff just flew in from the US that morning I believe.

So anyways! FRIDAY I lost my precious casio exilim digital camera which I have been using to document my trips around the world and specifically documenting tons of stuff here in Taiwan. =( I was sitting on the curb with Kevin and Max and I was making some video commentary. Then I set the camera down to relax for a bit. After a while we got up and walked 20 feet to go get our hands stamped at Room18. Not more than 10 minutes pass and I realized I left my camera on the curb. I run up to find it and lo and behold… its gone! It’s obviously my fault for leaving it there, but it was snatched up pretty quickly by someone looking to slang my camera for a few bucks probably. At this point I am pretty bummed because I just lost my digital camera along with my memory card that has pictures and videos on it!

I still make the most of our outing and have fun. Max gets a call and has some friends at Primo so we head on over. It was lightly raining this day so we had our umbrellas. Long story short, at the end of the night, I get in the cab to go home and realize I left my umbrella at the umbrella check-in and forgot to pick it up so in one day I lost my camera and umbrella. Losing the umbrella just tops off the night.

I am and have a been a believer that whenever bad things happen that means something good is about to happen. It’s my own personal idea of karma or a circulation of energies. Also, having a positive outlook on negative situations tends to help turn the situation around anyways so whether I’m right or wrong, it’s been working for me. Also a quick interjection – whenever something good happens I don’t believe something negative will necessarily happen because that “good thing” is probably the result of hard work, energy put in, or positive attitude that helped cultivate that positive situation. Additionally, I do try to repay any super awesome good luck by giving back in some way or helping others in some shape or form. (This is my random tangent on positive vibes.)

The night after I lose my camera, I wake up to find a fantastic surprise in my gmail inbox. In fact the email was justly titled “got a little surprise for ya.” Well to me, it was much more than a little surprise. A friend who I recently got to know through common interests in wushu, entertainment, and business knew that I was going to HK in a few weeks and decided to reach out to some Hong Kong actors/stuntmen. This act alone, I am already really grateful for. It means a lot that someone has faith in your abilities and capabilities that they would refer you. However, on top of this, Les also helped me make this incredible resume package! I have a few headshots and a film resume in a word document. I was just planning on cleaning up my resume and making something a little more professional looking when I got back to LA. I was so surprised when I opened this attachment and found this:

Alfred Resume. Thanks Les!

You can click it and see it in slightly higher resolution. It is a professionally done alfred hsing entertainment resume package! I’m pretty excited about everything and how this turned out. I’m not going to go into all the details, but I know a lot went into making this. You should see my old resume. It looks so wack compared to this. In the midst of all the hectic cool and crazy things that have been going on, I think this really stood out and surprised me. I honestly can’t express my thanks enough so I just wanted to blog about this and share it with everyone. Hope that’s cool. It means a lot to me!

Other good news that I need to report on.
* Angels Tea SOLD OUT in the 2 stores that they are being sold at in LA. In the process of restocking them. It would be easier if I were in LA, but not a major problem.
* Cirque du Soleil contacted WushuKicks and made an order with us. We at WushuKicks are very excited to work with Cirque du Soleil because it is such an awesome show and I have friends in Cirque! Cheers!
* Randomly found this article online on 2 sites.

http://www.cn.chinareviewnews.com/doc/1011/1/9/3/101119381.html?coluid=49&kindid=972&docid=101119381&mdate=1030102106

http://big5.chinanews.com.cn:89/hr/hr-mzhrxw/news/2009/10-30/1938857.shtml

I can’t really read it that well, but I think the reporter thought there was another gold won in female sanda in the past. The US sanshou coach said there were no sanda golds in the past so I’m not sure where the reporter got her info. In any case, cool article. I am glad I am getting myself out there in Asian news.
*I was interviewed by CTV and on the 7 oclock news in Taipei. They had me demo and talk about wushu at Bei Ti Sport University. Been on TV in Taipei twice within my first week here!

US Wushu Team with Taiwan Wushu Team

I have a few more videos to upload for Taiwan Adventures part 2, but until I get a new camera… I won’t have any more awesome picture updates. This is the new camera I plan on getting to replace my old casio exilim.

Hopefully my new camera soon.

Do you guys know if it would be cheaper to get this in the US, Taiwan, or Hong Kong? =P
If I get this camera I will probably do a mini review on it and let u guys know what I think of its functionality.

Time to get some chong you bings now. I haven’t eaten all day and its 3:50pm.

Chong you bing's on yong kang jie

Nucleus Gallery

Angels Tea Inside Nucleus

You can now find the deliciously sensual Angels Tea in stores at Nucleus!

Aside from sexy tea, Nucleus also sells some really cool shirts, drawings, and toys! Check them out!

Nucleus is located at:
210 East Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
http://www.gallerynucleus.com/

Nucleus is a great store known for their art gallery, unique products, and collection of artwork. Nucleus offers an extensive collection of original contemporary, illustrated, graphic, commercial, and narrative art. They have exhibited both local artists and artists from abroad, and catered to an international customer base. Here are 3 of our favorite pieces.

Titled: .02 Seconds

Titled: Off Duty Ninja

Titled: Cup of Teas

by Marguerite Sauvage

Cup of Teas piece is by Marguerite Sauvage. You can get this artwork at Nucleus.

If you are around the area remember to stop in and ask to smell the heavenly aroma of Angels Tea. =)

Nom Nom Truck and I

Nom Nom Banh Mi - Photo Courtesy of NomNomTruck.com

The day started off not being a Nom Nom day. I was responding to emails, updating content, and making some tweaks to various sites. A little after noon I took a shower after teaching a wushu class. When I got out I saw a missed call from David. The day suddenly became Nom Nom. David is my partner on PokerBling.com and also one of the founders of nomnomtruck.com. He was going on a dinner run with the Nom Nom Truck for the first time at USC and wanted to see if I wanted to join. It would be fun and I had already done some light training for the day. I was there.

Co-founder Jen aka Maestro of Nom Nom

Here is us in the nom nom truck.

David and I had just brought a ton of baguettes to the truck and then we proceeded to slice, dice, and grill! Then when we finished. We headed out to the forbidden land – USC! (Kidding! – Joke cuz I went to UCLA)

Here is a clip of us driving to USC. This is why I titled the post A Nom Nom Angels Tea Kinda Day. There’s all kinds of things going on in the car. There is Tiger Beer, Sexy Tea, Monica in the backseat, a green nom nom truck. It was just too fun.

Monica seemed to really like the tea blend back there. =P Made me feel good too! =) Had to turn the camera off because I was doing a little thing called driving.

Finally we served the delicious banh mi, grilled pork tacos (a personal fave), lemongrass chicken tacos, and spring rolls. Bryant from wushu saw my twitter and came on out! Thanks for dropping by Sky and Bryant!

Bryant and Sky at Nom Nom Truck

Another satisfied customer!

Nom Nom Satisfied Customer

Afterward we wrapped up and headed back to the truck drop off point. It was a fun experience for me taking customer orders, packing food, making sandwiches, talking to customers about the nom nom truck.

Angels Tea in Stores Now

JUL head NOW OPEN

Our 4 delicious flavors of Angels Tea can now be find in retail locations! Our first shop JUL head located conveniently on Main Street in Alhambra just opened and was happy to have the beautifully designed Angels Tea tins featured on their counters as a stylish and healthy product to sell.

If you are around the area you can visit:
109 W. Main St.
Alhambra, Ca 91801

…and of course ask for Angels Tea. =)

Me and Miss Teen Taiwan

Here is a pic with the Miss Taiwan Teen winner. (Their event was before we got there so we got there in time to just snap a picture with the winner – Michelle) (Also, have a pic with Kelly who was Miss Taiwan USA reppin some Angels Tea)

Miss Taiwan Worlds 2009 Pageant
Saturday I went to a 2009 Miss Taiwan Pageant because my roommate had 2 tickets and 2 of his friends were in the pageant. It was close by in El Monte so I said hey I like places that are close by and Taiwanese models so why not. The pageant was cool and I’ve never been to one of these things so I got to see them go through different outfits, answer different world peace type questions, and then get crowned and such. It was a nice event except it was 3-4 hours long I think. I thought they just did one aisle strut each and then the judges voted, but it was a much longer process. In the middle there was a break sorta and Eliver and I went to get In n Out burgers FTW. I also liked hearing their speeches which were in half Chinese/Taiwanese and half English. Most of these girls were from UCs or other respectable colleges so it was good to see educated, talented, beautiful young ladies representing. Overall good event and congrats to all the winners!

Angles Tea
Made our first sale August 24th! Yay!! Thanks for the support everyone!

Then on Sunday.. I worked out and worked on the tea site all day and had another product photoshoot. I been workin harder now that I am jobless than when I had a full time job. haha, but I am LOVING my life more! I was up photoshopping until 5am.

Here is one of the pictures I shot/photoshopped. Notice the AngelsTea T-Shirt she is wearing. =)

Angels Tea Fitness Model

No more Job Celebration

Friday was my last day in the corporate world! Here on out its acting and being an entrepreneur – carving my own path – working for myself and towards my passions.

All my best buddies and pals came out to eat Manna Korean BBQ with me! It was super fun. I got SPRAYED with champagne like a mofo because some punks told the staff that it was my birthday when it totally wasn’t.

How’s everything else going?
Angels Tea - Site (www.angelstea.com) has been pretty active. A lot has been going on and I have gotten really good feedback as far as flavor and design. One of my coworkers is interested in getting a few cases of Angels Tea to give as party favors for a bachelorette party so I am super excited. Also beginning a few talks with some restaurants in downtown LA.

Film - Signed up for some extra services recommended by Eliver and Tess.. so maybe next week I’ll start going out to get some work.

Wushu - Still having average practices. I did make it out to LA Wushu once last week and did 3 whole forms just to make sure I still got it. I was getting a little gassed out in my last section.. but as training starts ramping up I know endurance wont be a problem for me. It never has been. I just need to clean up a little of the choreography and then sharpen my moves and I will be set!

To be honest, I been a little “blah” this week because I had a few happy hours with co-workers since it was my last week and also I’ve just been waiting to quit so I haven’t been able to concentrate on other things.

Goals/To Do:
Hit up some wholesale/retail accounts to hold Angels Tea products
Train wushu twice a day
Handle personal and business taxes
Clean my house / find a cleaning lady
Take car in for maintenance
Redo WushuKicks website
Set up merchant accounts and merchant services
Real Estate – Continue property research and go visit broker
Work on creating own short film

AngelsTea.com goes live August 18th, 2009. Our teas have arrived. Our chocolate truffles are in (and they are delicious with the tea I might add)!

Angels Tea has actively been in the works for the past 12 months from designing, to labeling, to finding the perfect blend of teas, to creating a site fit for our image, and to having our products ready to be tasted by everyone out there! It has been a fun process and many people are to thank for making their individual contributions to getting Angels Tea to where it is now.

I want to let you guys know that other flavors are in the works, but right now we have four unique flavors that each stand out very boldly: Exotic Orange Oolong, Sensual Berry Rooibos, Seductive Jasmine Green Tea, and Naughty Masala Chai!

To give you a little background and insight to how the concept for Angels Tea came to be, we jump 12 months back. I was sipping on some warm tea after a hard workout and felt so relaxed and soothed as I drank my fresh loose leaf tea. I thought about it for a second and realized – even though tea does seem to be gaining popularity in the states, the teas we drink are mainly sweetened, chilled, bottled beverages. A lot of these drinks are tasty and good, but there still seemed to be a perception that loose leaf teas where you sit down and boil water and steep teas was a thing for older people. At the very least, it’s not the first thing you think of when you imagine the “young” “cool” “wild” party vibe. I wanted to change this perception and create a movement to promote health and delicious loose leaf tea in a young fresh light.

Angels Tea comes in silk tea sachets, which is the highest quality material for tea bags, so that you can drop it in your water and enjoy a delicious healthy cup of tea. Our selection of teas taste wonderful without needing to add any sweeteners or additional ingredients. Typically the tea is served warm, but you can enjoy cold or warm!

…and that’s the story behind Angels Tea. It started out as an idea and came to life this August 2009. I know that we will be working out some kinks as we first launch and that we will go through various stages of new product development and growth so bear with us and thank you for your support.

We hope you will support Angels Tea’s movement of promoting health through proper diet and exercise by remembering “It’s Sexy to be Healthy!”

- www.angelstea.com

Angels Tea Berry Roobios

Angels Tea Chocolate Truffles