Sunday, March 23, 2008

News

So as i promised here i am writing. I'm alone in my room, it's quiet, the atmosphere is really nice, good enough for writing.

Experiencing Bangkok for me opened my eyes. I remeber the days i used to stay in my college bench, thinking about my future and taking a general picture of it. Studying to be a manager was not my goal. Unfortunately diplomas can be bought really easily in Romania if you have money and companies care more about diplomas rather than knowledge. Maybe that's why we can't just climb the coconut tree as other countries do. We want to be rich and famous but we don't want to put any effort into it. Travel has given me the opportunity to know myself better, to take life in my own hands. I have had the luck to be taken care of by two wonderful parents. They have given me the right education every single step of the way. They have invested time and money and after this i was on my own. After graduating high school, i was intensely preparing for my college exam. I remember my father saying after so many months of hard work: "Son i don't want you to do this college(which he picked in the first place), i don't want you to live like me, everyday with your nose caught up in papers, having great responsability over every move you make and over every signature your pen draws on papers. I want you to travel, to see the world, live you life, you only have one. I am sure i have raised a son which i can fully trust and know he will be responsabile every step of the way." Of course i was in shock hearing this. After so many months of mathematics and other stuff, he came about with this speech. He gave me some great books that day and so this is how it all started.

I struggled as much as i could getting out of the country. As i previously said, none of the agencies in Romania gave me a chance to live. Now as it seems, the wheel has turned, they found out i was gone and started to contact me.

This beginning path is for me the beginning of a wonderful life, a wonderful career in which i am fully aware i will bump into lots of obstacles i am ready to overcome. People are my thing i noticed. I've been here for two weeks and have 20 new contacts already. It's not so hard being nice. I wonder why everyone in Romania and Europe are so offensive all the time. Everybody is so nice in Asia, especially Thailand. They smile because they want to smile and are pleased to see and meet you, they don't smile for a reason in particular.

Parties are great here. The thing i have to get used to is ending them at 1am. It seems that until new year all clubs will close at 1 am. That doesn't stop thai people from partying though. There are after parties everytime at someone's place. I will post some pictures from one, two actually. One of them is a pool party at our model house and another one at a new friend's house.

What can i say more? I am truly enjoying life and you should too. Take 5 minutes of your time and think about what you really want to do in life. You may be doing something you hate but brings you good money. Raise enough money, continue working there and start you dream business. We should celebrate life at its fullest. I really did not see myself wearing a shirt and going to a 9 to 5 job. Don't get me wrong i love shirt, cool shirt V-ups but would not see myself doing something i don't like every day so i struggled and now i am living my dream.

As much as i know that i cannot bring the full beauty of thailand to you, i will post some pictures so you can have an idea. It's a country under development, but has a unique beauty. Everybody cherishes the king. Even poorly paid citizens can afford supporting their families. Everything is so cheap. Everything from food to clothes to daily needs. Health is good, Bangkok owning the 3rd best hospitalisation system and health management. Thai people love exercises. The gym i'm going to is full all the time and there are lots of elderly people taking over weights or attending yoga and spinning classes. They snack on fresh fruit which is cheap and found on the street, not chocolate and chips like other peoples do. Fast food isn't a big industry here. You see conversions of thai and italian, thai and american cuisines, but thai, japanese and korean cuisines are the most popular. McDonalds and KFCs are pretty empty here not to say Burger King. Good for them.

Any way here are some pictures from Bangkok and some parties.

Cheers my friends.

"Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well."
- Josh Billings


Subway in BKK...

Icecream is not good for you models :)))

Party party party!!!

Go Jack go!


UNIVERSAL PLAYER for all of you!



Me&Patrick!!!

Yes we know Alex, you are a ladies man :D


Nice party i guess :))!

Me and some friends at a columbian restaurant...

Pool party..





Me, jack and patrick...

The king taking himself a picture looking back at the city scape of course..
Thomas...he's from the Czeh Republic

Me and Jack...very good friend...lawyer


FOOOOOOOOOD ! :D



Getting around the big city...


Me and Patrick before the party...

Famous street in Bangkok, full of tourists and food....

Saturday, March 22, 2008

My first day offfffff.....

Hey hey hey my friends. I have great news. Found a good internet connection, well actually not good, but better so now i can post more often and keep you updated. Nothing new, just work, gym, chillin and hoping for a huge job to come up. Met a lot of people, made some good friends. It's all good. Take care and i'll write as soon as possible.

Cheers.

Here's a video for you. Bangkok adventureeeeeee :D



Monday, March 17, 2008

Fresh post :D

Hello friends. Haven’t been able to write to you because the internet is really sluggish at the model apartment. So I’m in a casting right now and can write, hopefully uploading later.
Bangkok, maaaan. The more you stay here, the more you love it. It’s fantastic. The city is so alive. Every corner is a profit machine. Everybody is moving, everybody is soooooo friendly. Started to make some good friends here in Thailand. I’m so happy. Made some photos and videos which I’ll post. Haven’t been able to do more because of the amount of work but hopefully in the future I will be able to do that. Everything is so good here. Food, life, everything. If you have some money, not a ot, but some money, you can really have fun in Bangkok and live like a king. I love Thailand.
Finally I found a good gym, with yoga and steam room, I can chill out after castings and stuff.

Ok i'm called at casting. See you later my friends.









Sunday, March 9, 2008

The trip

I'm testing the internet connection. We're experiencing some problems. I'll post when everything is ok. A video for now.... Have a nice week my friends!

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Last post until arrival

Hey there. Things are going pretty good. Started packing the essentials today, making lists of everything as i'll be leaving tomorrow at about 4pm. Due to the hectic traffic, it will take me 2 hours to get to the airport, so patience is a must in Bucharest. Until i get there and start posting my own videos, here are some good videos about Bangkok and Thai history i found on the Internet. Enjoy!

Bangkok




Thailand's History

Part I:



Part II:

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Waiting to take off

Hey there. I FINALLY managed to get my visa done. Nothing goes fast in this freakin country. Anyway i've been announced that Tuesday i should go and pick it up. My flight is Wednesday, i take off at 2100 arrive in Vienna at 2230, leave at about midnight and arrive in Bangkok at about 1500 the next day, Thursday. Started packing essentials. Tomorrow i'm going to go an buy myself some stuff. Not much though because there are infinite places for shopping in Thailand raging from poor quality fake stuff to very expensive genuine stuff.

Hope you found my Dale Carnegie book suggestion useful. I still read daily quotes from that book. Also noted down the essential on a little carry-on notebook.

Time has gone buy and my post got thinner. I promise this won't be the case as soon as i'm there. I'll start posting and showing you all what modeling comes down to. Traveling, people, lots of work and lots of parties. Now don't think it's all alcohol and women. For guys at least, especially guys like me that can't eat shit and look ripped in the same time, control is everything. Balancing, moderating everything. Of course my life isn't all full of rules but to quote Dale "life should not be lived, it should be celebrated". Don't wanna have fun 5 years and moan and go through hospitals my whole life. Party, have fun, have sex, just don't abuse alcohol. Have sex instead of alcohol :D.

Now for this weeks book recommendation. Received my all time nutrition, healthy lifestyle book from Amazon. World's Healthiest Foods by George Mateljan. It's been awarded the title of Best National Book of 2007.
It's a fantastic book. It's practically the whole website put in here. All the details, all the questions that were selected are just fantastic. There are questions i know i put myself but forgot about them. It's the bible for all the healthy foods on earth. It tells you their composition, why they are healthy, studies related to the statements, how to cook, store, select, recipes etc. Go buy it. There are a lot of great books on the world, a lot of must-haves. This is a definite Must-HAVE!!!! Enjoy my readers, i will get back to you as soon as i arrive in Bangkok, i'll start posting videos and everything. Thanks for reading.

Have a fantastic weekend and choose to be happy. "There aren't good and bad things on this world", Shakespear said, "...it's just the way we see them".