One of the best-est trips I’ve ever been on: Salsa Cruise 2009.
Check out the Event page here http://www.salsacruiseasia.com/
…or check out future cruises here 
http://www.singlescruiseasia.com/
This is interesting.
During the Salsa Cruise that happened about a month ago, one of the ground tours involved a day trip at Phuket Island. Us being the dedicated crew who were crazy busy while sailing..the moment we had the chance to escape the ship, we took it. Only lazy / old people would wana stay on board! haha.
We are DA POSIERS (as usual). I guess we attract some, if not a bit, of attention when we do this.
Sometimes I think we camho too much for our own good.
Like in this pic, Tim, myself, Steiner, Shu Shan and Pauline are happily shooting ourselves…
….And little did I know.. that someone was snapping pics of us!
Wah this fella. You think we camho for your entertainment ah?? Think it’s free ah?? Cheh wah. Until now I have no idea who took this pic of us lol.
But the kicker about this pic is that I found it while I was browsing pages in Facebook just now.
Click here to view the actual FB page.
Our ‘spy’ actually took this shot and posted it up for a Rev-up with Revive Isotonic contest (I think). You know, I’m actually starting to like this guy…methinks that he thinks that I’m a celebrity lol. I just hope that he/she/heshe wasn’t part of some Thai Stalker syndicate or I’m gona be a paranoid guy the next time I enter Thailand @.@
Spy-guy aside, here’s a heads-up for you on what this Contest is all about. It’s called Rev-up with Revive Isotonic.
Whatcha gota do?
Simply put, you have to post a Picture or a Video of yourself in a Revive ‘Rev-up’ moment.
What’s a Revive ‘Rev-up’ moment?
It’s about ordinary daily activities performed in an extraordinary way, and must involve some form of physical movement.
An major poser good example is something like this (Rames’ contest entry):
Just remember to include a can or bottle or mention of Revive. then Post!
And the prize?
A weekly cash prize of RM1000, and a Grand prize of RM5000.
No shit man I’m so gona do this. And because I’ve seen people do just pictures here, and here, I’m gona make a video instead. Puts me far ahead of the pack because I’m money-minded and want RM5000 to prove that I can cut it as a good videographer.
To see a video sample to help kick you off, check it out here. Or if you’re just gona do a sample picture post, check it out here.
Once you’re done taking your photo / shooting your video, go to the actual Rev-up contest application, post, then get your friends to vote for you!
I’ll have my video done soon, so be sure to vote for me 
I’ll vote for you too…so remind me when your contest entry is up!
Cheers!
EVo
It’s December everyone!
Needless to say, and like everybody else, it’s my favorite month of the year. Christmas, holidays, weather gets cooler, bonus, and of course, annual leave.
Except for me who used up probably my 2009, 2010 and 2011 annual leave for the past few months travelling like a nomad. I’ve been away so long that I kinda forgot how blogger events were like. Whatever Nike Run la, All American Rejects concert la, Fashion parties la, movie screenings la etc. Suma sudah hilang.
When I was back a few weeks ago @reneetay said ‘I spend more time in a plane than I do on my bed’. She’s right, except that it wasn’t just a plane that I spent my time in….it was a cruise ship instead, the Legend of the Seas.
Salsa Cruise Asia was too awesome to be described in just words.
So let’s see some pics ok?
Eh, sorry supposed to be bus picture. Ah, here. The bus! 
A whole solid 6 hours from 1U bus station to Singapore.
I was the first photographer to move with the crew down to the hotel, and being labelled as the ‘Official Photographer’ (one of) for Salsa Cruise Asia, memang kembang sikit lah.
It didn’t take long for few of the international artists to notice me with the big-ass camera, and within 10 seconds, I was given a chance to do what I loved the most:
CAM HO!
Score one with sexy Lidia Mcmahon of Australia!
Lidia and Ulysses were definitely one of the favorites among the cruise goers. Accommodating, great dancers with always a smile on their faces. Awesome people. The coolest thing about Ulysses is that he’s a 6’4” Electrical Engineer, with a body that almost made me drool. Almost.
The Ritz-Carlton is a 6-star hotel with classy rooms and classy service to match.
The only trouble was that I’ve been staying in 2 to 3 stars hotels too often while I’m travelling that I have no idea how to compare 4 or 5 or 6 star hotels. You can tell me this is a 10 star hotel and I WILL believe you. Me village boy haha. I just know that I like the bathroom a lot.
If you have enough alcohol in your blood and have the balls to bathe in this bath tub, there is the option of leaving the blinds wide open to display your ding-dongs for the passers-by below to check out. I’ve checked, and it IS possible to see from outside.
Maybe this special feature is what makes a 6-star hotel, a 6-star hotel. I don’t know.
Crew Makan time at Bao Jin Tian at Marina Square! This restaurant’s got a Bao in its name, but I didn’t see many Baos around. Mostly Hong Kong styled dishes.
The first night was just crew and artists. Guests were to arrive only on the second day for the performance in the grand ballroom. The best part about being the photographer is that you get to do what you like doing best : Shoot. And it don’t even feel like work at all yo! Best!
The crew themselves were a young (young by my definition is below 35 years) and energetic (energetic by my definition means sleeping just 3 hours a day) bunch of people. Really good to work with. I think being Mr Hensem Photographer helped to improve communication across as well xD
DJ Steiner, Angela, Tamie, Audrey, Vanessa, Shu Shan, Pauline and Jason. Awesome people. You can see here who’s the person older than 30. Buahahhaa.
This is Tim, one of Salsa Cruise’s directors, posing with Jordan and Tatiana, who:
…Specializing in West Coast Swing, Jordan Frisbee & Tatiana Mollmann have been a successful partnership for five years. They are the 2000, 2001, & 2004 US Open Champions, 2-Time NASDE Champions, Grand National Champions, and have won every Classic event in 2004 & 2005. At 2004 UCWDC World’s event they were given the Star Award for the Couple with the Most Impact on Swing. – http://www.sunnysidedancecamp.org/en/node/21
Damn good dancers. Inspiring!
Here’s a preview of what happened the next day…
And tomorrow Psychkin and I will be going for my first blogger event in MONTHS:
Oh it’s been a while. Can’t wait to reconnect with everyone else! I’ll be a noob blogger again…LOL!
Also I wana give my very very very x 1000 best congratulations to Andrew and @EveYeo who had their wedding dinner last night at Sunway Hotel Ballroom.
And guess what? Love grew for this couple during salsa classes. Not bad eh?
P.S you both have to start your night engines. Fast. Haha.
Cheers!
EVo
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