Auditions Again... thankfully

Mrs. moh is back! It's so good to have her back. Cheech is very happy too :)

Today I had an audition for an Apple computer print ad. I have another audition tomorrow for a print ad for 24 hour fitness. It's always tough for me to go out on print auditions because it's all about how you look and I definitely did not come out here to be a model! On the other hand, it's just good to finally get more auditions from my agent. I was thinking they had forgotten about me!

Corey- I am so glad you liked the pictures! Congrats on your 2nd degree!

What's a man to do?

Without his wife that is...

The Mrs. is in Hong Kong until Tuesday for business. She is there on a very important trip for work and she will be meeting with important business people and going to expos. Wow, she's good at everything!

That leaves me and cheech all by our lonesome. We were actually supposed to be in MN this weekend until her trip came up last second. Bummer :( We were hoping to be there for the Excel halloween party! I am going to stop saying when we think we'll be back because I always let myself down when something comes up and I can't go back.

Vid of Fire

Hey guys, here is our view the morning that the fire started. Keep in mind it had JUST started and got much worse but here it is:

Safe and Sound

Just wanted to let you know we are back home after being evacuated for a few days. The fire missed us completely so we feel lucky to be back home :)

Fire Drill

This morning we were abrubtly awakened by flashing lights, honking horns, and the repetetive rings of the telephone. Why all this commotion at 5 am?? At first, we thought we were being robbed or pranked or something like that. After realizing that the energy had gone out and this was serious we realized that there was a wildfire quickly spreading throughout our neighborhood. The family gathered outside to see what was going on and in the horizon on top of the hills we saw a huge orange blaze lighting the sky spreading an amazing amount of smoke. By this time the fire department was in full force trying to assess the situation. All we could do is find flashlights and start gathering all the animals to make sure they were safe.

Eventually the power came back on and we were watching the news for alerts and for further direction. A little before lunchtime we were given the news by a police officer that our neighborhood was under a mandatory evacuation. Richelle and I are at a Ramada a few miles down the 101 highway with 3 of her siblings right now. We are safe and we should find out tomorrow whether we can return home or if we must stay away for another day.

It's been such a long day I can't even remember what all happened. It was pretty intense and scary during many parts of the day thinking about leaving all of our valuables behind. It is these situations that force you to think about what is really important to you. Electronics, toys, cars, and luxury items like these can all be replaced but things like photo albums, legal documents, and pets are things that cannot be replaced. We are getting word that the fire is dying down and hopefully the house won't be affected but much damage has already been done. The church that Richelle's dad is actively involved in has burned down completely along with several other homes. To think that one match, cigarette, or downed powerline could have caused all this destruction to not only property, but people's livelihood is truly humbling.

While we were gathering up the things we needed before we evacuated we had to leave behind a lot like my car but all that mattered was that we get to a safe place. Luckily we are out of harm's way now and all signs point to the fire dying down so hopefully our lives will go back to normal soon! I can't imagine how people dealing with much larger-scaled disasters (Hurricane Katrina to name one) have been able to cope with the drastic change in their lives. I guess what I am trying to say is that we are all pretty lucky to have it so good!

I hope you guys are all doing well and can't wait to hear from you all!

PS. On a positive note, I booked a role in a full length independent feature film that will start shooting in January! I will be playing the role of a Ninja! I also signed with McLachlan Talent Agency for theatrical representation last Friday.. here's to hoping I get some auditions for some big time tv shows and movies!

WILD!

Congrats on your new belt Abby! I am so proud of you!

Hey guys, the link is up from the last post so check it out! Tonight we are going to the wild game! They are playing the LA Kings so we will make sure to cheer loud for all you MN'sotans!

Here are a few random pics... i just had some facial reconstruction!

New post! FInally!

Hey everyone. Long time no post!

Anyways, I thought I would share some stuff with you guys! Here are just a few pics of the XMA world HQ. I will get some more pics up of the outside some other time.

Here is a link to the director reel of the director I worked with a few months ago in Chicago. See if you can see me in a few of the shots! (There is another asian guy that kinda looks like me so watch close)

http://www.sweatshopoutfitters.com/imbusy/demoreel.mov

Mrs. Moh and I hope to be back in MN for halloween. I know i have said this a few times before and things fell through, but it's worth another shot!

Good news... but not great

Ok, first off Mrs. Moh wanted to apologize for not being able to make it into the school this past weekend. There were a few things that popped up that prevented her from going. Cam, she LOVED the card you made her she thought it was so sweet.

I filmed a student project done by the LA film school this weekend (the reason why I couldn’t be in MN last weekend). It was a story about a japanese teenager (me) that had just moved to a small Midwestern town and he is dealing with racism and feeling like an outcast. Only after falling into a dream sequence where a samurai give him a brighter outlook on life can he continue to deal with the continuing changes in his life. The film was for a project that had to be based on a fable. This particular story was based loosely on the Ugly Duckling…. Yes, I was the ugly duckling. Haha.

The first day of shooting was very unprofessional and unorganized but I never let that frustrate me because I realized that the filmmakers were just students and I realized that I am still a “student” of acting. It’s a project that we are all learning from and gaining valuable experience. The second day went great and I think the film will turn out very good. It will be yet another project that I can use for my acting reel in the future. I think this weekend was a good reminder for me that change in life is inevitable. The people that can deal with change and adjust the best are the people that are the most successful. I read a book last year called “Who Moved my Cheese?”. Good read for those of you that like … cheese? Anyways, it’s a great book about dealing with change. So next time something happens to you that is unexpected, just remember not to waste any energy complaining about something you can’t do anything about and just deal with it the best way you can.

Ok so now on to the big news. Last week I auditioned for an AT&T commercial. My agent called and said that I should be ready to portray an 80’s style breakdancer…. Okay, well I don’t really breakdance and I don’t own any 80’s attire. So I went in with what I could and I had fun with the audition. Instead of breakdancing I did some tricks and flips and did a few goofy dances after admitting to them that I don’t breakdance but I had just gotten a quick 2 minute lesson on a few moves by the real breakdancers in the waiting room. I chalked that audition up as one for experience and I pretty much forgot about it.

On Monday, I got a call from my agent asking me if I was free from Thurs-Saturday. This confused me because they’ve never asked me that before. I said yes and he said that I was put “on availability” for the AT&T commercial. For a second I had to think about what the AT&T commercial was and then he told me that he would let me know if I booked the job. For this particular commercial shoot they skipped the callback round and went right into choosing talent for booking (the people that will star in the commercial). I was excited because when you are put “on avail” for something that means that they really liked you and they have narrowed down the finalists to a few people for the clients (AT&T in this case) to make the final decision.

It’s been a few days so I am pretty sure I didn’t book the job seeing that I was asked if I was available starting tomorrow. Although it would have been AWESOME to book the job and get my SAG card I still take it as a positive because it just shows my agent that I am marketable and any day now I will hopefully get sent out on auditions more often. Besides, I am not even a breakdancer and I got all the way to the final selection process!! Maybe I should start learning just in case I get another call for a breakdancing commercial...

I have been pretty busy as of late since I have started working at XMA. It’s nice to be working steadily again. I really miss all of you and I wish I could just move Excel and all the students along with it to California. Then I could have the best of both worlds!

Well I hope you all have a great weekend and thanks for reading!!

Update coming soon

I've got some potentially great news to share, or it could also be not so great as well!! 50-50 chance! Update coming as soon as I learn more.