I’m not sure if it’s incidental or did lots and lots of things happen in the last two weeks? You decide.

1. Steve Rogers’ Running Grandpa featured on USA Today

Remember Steven the Texan, one of the Top 50 candidates I was competing against for the Best Job in the World? His 91-year-old granddad Orville Rogers was featured on USA TODAY this week to show everyone you can still run at his age. So the next time you manufacture some excuse about not exercising, think about Orville and ask yourself what’s your excuse again?! Uhuh… I thought so!

Read the USA TODAY article here…
Website: Steve’s Blog

2. Island Caretaker to Appear on Oprah

When I read that Ben was going on Oprah I was pretty excited for him. As happy as I am for Ben I couldn’t help but think how close I came to being on Oprah myself. Saying that, to now know I am only one degree away from one of my biggest sources of inspiration of all time is pretty stokin’. Maybe I’ll get to meet Oprah for other reasons one day. There’s definitely hope yet!

Websites: Best Job in the World, Oprah.com

3. Jordan on Female Magazine’s GORGEOUS 50 List

My friend Jordan stunned everybody when he appeared in the quintessential ladies magazine as a celebrated sizzling hot symbol of desire in the November 2009 issue of Female Magazine (Malaysia Edition). If I don’t appear shocked, it’s because he kind of told me about a mystery photo shoot he did before he became too hot to handle!

Read my interview with Jordan…

Website: FemaleMag.com.my

4. Mia Palencia to Launch her Second Album

One of my good friends Mia Palencia will be launching her second album Songs from the Jiwang Kingdom this Friday in Kuala Lumpur. I get goosebumps when I listen to her sing; firstly from her amazing diva voice and secondly from beaming with Sabahan pride. It’s even better watching her live, as she scats her vibes into your pores. Listen to her here and judge for yourself.

Websites: Brabons Entertainment, MiaPalencia.com

5. Pete Teo, Honey Ahmad on CNNGo’s List of People to Watch

Pete Teo, the melodic prose king from Sabah and foodie Honey Ahmad of FriedChillies.com were featured on the new and very sexylicious CNNGo.com as people to watch in Asia. I met Pete about 8 years ago at No Black Tie through Roger Wang and worked with Honey Ahmad to host the delegates from the World Gourmand Awards in Sabah in 2005. FriedChillies also supported me earlier this year when I ran my Best Job in the World campaign, so as you can imagine I couldn’t be happier to see Honey’s name sprout up on CNNGo’s Hot List!

Websites: http://www.peteteo.com, http://www.friedchillies.com

6. Mad About CNNGo

Speaking of CNNGo, When I was invited to check them out a few weeks ago I wasn’t sure how good their content was going to be. A few weeks into this I’ve now gotten slightly cozy with the guys behind the scene. CNNGo.com is hip, stylish, daring, quirky, humorous and relevant. I laugh incessantly at their stuff, so much so that I can imagine myself giggling, chuckling and just about snort in their Hong Kong office with them. Loving them so far! CNNGo.com is the most exciting website in Asia right now and if you live or spend a lot of time in the region, they’ll make sure your wanderlust never fizzles.

Website: http://www.cnngo.com

7. BFF Gives Birth to a Baby Boy

This is more of a personal phenomenon but my BFF (who in our invincible years swore she’d mother a child with or without a man by 35) just gave birth to a baby boy(at 33 years old)! Phew… Thank goodness her husband locked her down before she hit the tadpole bank. She’s in super-confinement mode at the moment but I can’t wait to meet her little treasure in a week’s time!

8. Jennifer featured on Harian Metro

Remember Jennifer Pedersen, the beauty who won the Estee Lauder Model Search? She appeared in Harian Metro on November 5th, 2009. Below are the scans from her mother.

Isn’t she lovely? I’m sure you’ll see her popping up everywhere in Malaysia and Singapore, but I thought I’d follow up since the last post I wrote about Jennifer.

9. Fakawi Banshee Proud of Team Achievements

One of the coolest bunch of people in Malaysia are the Fakawi Tribe mountain bikers. Their Banshee team riders Ausanee Pradupyard(Thailand) and Stanly Jalip JR (Malaysia) podiumed in the ACC Asian MTB Championship held in Malacca last week.  All mountain biking nerds should check out those Banshee Bikes. Last I read they cost you your left kidney, but the hefty pricetag is nothing compared to the satisfaction of riding downhill like a demon. (Small print: If you’re skillfull and daring that is!)

Websites: FakawiBikes.com, FakawiTribe.com

That about rounds up the eyebrow raisers of the fortnight. In my next post I’ll share more about what I’ve been up to, so stay tuned!

Ladies, say hello to the very gorgeous Jordan. This cutie-next-door turned national hunk is featured on this month’s issue of Female Magazine as number 3 on their 50 Gorgeous People of 2009 spread. Yesterday, I managed to chat with him about his recent feature.

Vote for #3 Jordan

The Phonecall

According to Jordan, when he got the call from the folks at Female he thought they were telemarketers trying to sell him an Astro package. Annoyed with their aggressive solicitation, he hung up on them. It wasn’t until they kept calling back and managed to explain themselves that he realized that they were trying to get him featured on the magazine. He tells me that this happened because one of his friends had grabbed some pictures of him from Facebook and sent it in to the publisher weeks earlier.

“At first, I didn’t want to do the photo shoot, but then I thought what the heck… it’s only a weekend in K.L,” said the spotlight-shy Jordan.

However, when he got to Kuala Lumpur, doubts about it being a good idea started to creep in, but his friend Cheryl managed to strong arm him into having a bit of fun with the shoot.

What Do Women Want?

Can he be any cuter?

During the interview with Female, the former British policeman was asked who he would like to trade places with. He had recounted the story to me saying that he would love to do what Mel Gibson did in the movie What Women Want, where he gets to go inside the mind of women and understand how they think.

“Women baffle me sometimes,” he added.

Every year, hundreds of Malaysia’s eye-candy unsuspectingly gets flogged to Female as potential features by their friends. Fifty of the best looking candidates are then selected and featured to readers to feast their eyes on, and vote for the title of “most gorgeous.” This year, the prizes are said to be worth RM 10,000.

Why You Should Vote for Jordan

Although he’s gorgeously confident as a person, Jordan claims he’s an introvert and is pretty shy when it comes to women. That makes him an interesting subject to observe moving forward because therein lies a bit of mystery for Malaysian women to peel and unravel. With brains, brawn and a personality to boot, I’ll be voting for Jordan as my favorite gorgeous person.

Besides, don’t you girls want to see Jordan’s pecs? If you can’t imagine what a shirtless Jordan spread across a print magazine might look like, here are some motivational shots for you.

Yes, a hottie and single at it!

If you want to get to know him better, vote for Jordan as your favorite gorgeous man.

Here’s how to vote for Jordan:-

1. Buy a copy of the November 2009 issue of Female Magazine (Malaysia Edition).

2. Go to this page featured below:-

Vote for Jordan #3

2. Follow the instructions on this page and cast your vote for #3 Jordan.

Hopefully your votes will get Jordan into the follow-up issue as Malaysia’s Most Gorgeous Guy of the year!

P/S: Feel free to leave fan messages for him on my blog.