Riccardo Ulpts

Damn, I must have slept away this competition. Guys if you wanna help me out, I have 2 days left before the competition ends.

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Hey guys, this has been a funny day. Kind of … I went to Shenzen to visit a friend of mine and we were walking through some shopping centres commenting on Photos, Billboards etc of people we know. Well, all of a sudden I saw my picture in a shop. I walked in and took a few photos, I was lucky they kinda let me do it since they recognised it was me on those photos.

In China they are pretty weird about taking pictures, since you could take them to copy their products, how paradox since China is a paradise for illegal copies

Anyway, I was asked to sign 5 shop books with my signature for all staff, how funny…. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I found out that all these photos were used for Billboards, Website and Shop pictures although the contract was about a catalogue only! Arrgh… Oh well I guess I have to contact my agencie about that

Hey guys, now it’s coming to the end the wonderful time I had in Hong Kong, met great people, had a great agency who took care of me and represented me in a great way so I could have a successful time in Hong Kong. My contract was supposed to finish on the after 2 months, now it’s 3 and I extended again for a week What u gonna do

I will miss Hong Kong but also looking forward to see my family after 3 years time. Not to forget my dad’s 50th Birthday! I still have a little time till I leave from Hong Kong to Germany on the 3rd of June… What am I going to do?!?

Not sure yet since I have 2 Options, Japan and Taiwan. I’ve never been Japan yet, but yeah I heared many good things about Tokyo and I would love to be there and spent some time. For sure I will go on a contract for modeling later this year.

Then Taiwan, I love this place as I mentioned previewsly in this blog, people are so nice, organised and clean. I’m really looking forward to see all you guys again in Taiwan, go to Bar Code, Room 18 and Luxy haha

Oh well, lets see what the next days gonna be like, since I still have 8 days contract left

It’s been almost a month since I wrote my last blog entry. Happening was a lot, my babe Jana visited me in Hong Kong and we had such a great time together. We did a lot sightseeing I would have neva done if she didn’t push me haha. We also went to Macau, me for work and her for sightseeing shopping etc etc. Just check out those great photos me and her have done. The Venetian was an amazing Hotel.

I had a job for Rimowa the suit case company from Germany. I didn’t realize this brand is that famous, almost every Hollywood Movie you can see their cases, from ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ to ‘Die Hard 4′ and many others. To tell you the truth it was a great job, we dressed like some Hollywood stars like Maggi Q and Mr. and Mrs. Smith and me as a Pilot… All we had to do was taking photos…. Easy, and the best was that we were allowed to drink any alcoholic drink towards the end of the event. I kinda had a lot to drink haha…

Oscar, Eva, me and the others all went to try some gambling, unfortunately we didn’t have enough cash with us and the ATM’s didn’t work… I tried 3 until they would accept my credit card. By the time we found that ATM we didn’t have much time as the ferry was leaving very soon. So we gambling just a little, we lost more than we won … lol Anyway we had heaps fun.

Apart from that there has been many great jobs and photo shoots as well. To mention just a few like the Hugo Boss shoot, MR Magazin Shoot, Dior Test Shoot and the CK Show… Photos ate still to come…

Another thing that changed is my apartment, since I wasn’t too happy in my old one for reasons like I don’t like smoking in apartments and I rarely got sleep for different reasons…. Now, finally I’m by myself for at least the last 3 weeks till the end of my contract on the 15th of May. Then it will be 3 months that I stayed in Hong Kong!

That’s about it to cut it short

Wow it’s been a pretty busy time in Hong Kong for me. I did a lot of fashion shows / presentations for brands like Dior, YSL, Gucci, Jil Sander, Agnes B and many more. I didn’t even have enough time to go out and party, which isn’t actually a bad thing… The only time I went out was to the LV (Louis Voiton) party. I had a good time with my friends Stinger and Eydie from Hong Kong and Janet Lee, Shiaojair and friends from Taipei… It definitely brought back memories about the time in Taiwan which I miss sooooo much.

I decided then with Eastern coming very soon to take a break from work and go to Taipei to see some friends. We Janet, Cammier, Michelle, Vivianna and friends went out to Bar Code and Room18, the usual thing I had a great time… loads of old and new faces.

Other than that I was really looking forward to meet Boris again which I missed a lot. Just want to tell you that ur a great guy… stay as you are…. glad things are seemingly becoming better.

I also want to thank you Mettea and your sister for having such a great evening and going to the movies watching “The Eye”. I was so happy and surprised to see you guys I totally forgot that I had my camera with me to do some nice pictures… Next time I will, promiss. Oh and thanks for bringing back my phone… hope that didn’t cause too much trouble

It’s only one day left and tomorrow I will hopefully meet up with everyone who was either too busy or not in town

Hey guys, long time no see. I just wanted to say sorry for everyone who I couldn’t say hello in the 5 weeks I spent my holidays in Sydney. The weather wasn’t what I expected it to be, out of 5 weeks we had at least 2.5 weeks rain. Nevertheless, I had an incredible time. It was great seeing loads of faces again and meeting some new ones as well. I enjoyed finally the good food this city has to offer and share it with my best friends and not to forget my girlfriend. Thanks babe for all the DVD evenings we had, I really enjoyed it. Apart from that I canceled my University as I knew I’m not gonna be in Sydney for a while… What else can I say… I miss you guys, hope to see ya again very soon.

What’s the plan? I’m in Hong Kong right now for approx. 2 months then off to Spain and Germany for my Dad’s birthday and to finally see my family again after almost 3 years…

Last Friday I went to Macau, the Las Vegas of Asia for a Photoshoot for Dunhill and DAKS Clothes… Great team, fun people only thing that bothered all of us was the rain. The whole city is just casinos. But guess what, I couldn’t take any good shot with my camera as the air was so polluted and you didn’t see a thing… NO JOKE!

I can only say Good Luck China wit the Olympics!

That’s it for now… Cheers

Ricc

Hey guys, its been a time of making hard decisions but also a time of great enjoyment. I met many nice people who I will miss for a very very long time. First of all I want to thank Shing-I who I met at one of my castings. She immediately picked up my Australian accent and we started chatting. We met again with friends in Bar Code a lounge Bar close to the 101 Tower and there I got to know Boris, Terresa, Alex, Cammier and many others. I had such a great time with you guys! We ended up having some drinks in the Sheraton Hotel. Boris invited me to a charity event for third world children and we had some drinks and Taiwanese food. Well I tried Shark Skin and other things I can’t really remember the name of. Let’s be honest, I wouldn’t wanna try it again, I’d rather stick to my Sausage, Sauerkraut and Schnitzel with a nice fresh Paulaner Beer

Boris and me went to the gym a couple of times he invited to his brother’s wedding in the Sheraton. The weddings was hughe, haven’t seen so many people attending a wedding in my life. Boris then left to Canada, unfortunately…

New Year’s Eve then was coming very soon, and so my Birthday…. 24 years old, or should I say young. Well, no clue…. Terresa, Boris’s cousin invited me to a NYE party at “InHouse” next to the 101 Tower. You could actually see the whole all the Fireworks from where we were sitting. We arrived there at about 9.30 pm and it was freezing as I didn’t were as much as I should have. So the only way to keep warm is drink I met many interesting people that night from all over the world. But also one guy who I met the first time I went out in Taipei, his name is Brian! Great GUY! We had a few drinks and introduced each other to friends. In the end I didn’t get to see a third of the fireworks and the fact I left my camera at home means i gotta wait for some people to send me the pictures.

Later then we went to Room18 also very close to the 1o1. It was a fun night out, I really did enjoy my birthday! Even tho most people didn’t know Special thanks goes to Terresa for inviting me and letting me have such a great time!

A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!

[singlepic=761,320,240,,right]Haha this was great. First of all, in Taipei you find most clubs playing Hip Hop and stuff which is absolutely not my genre but nevertheless. Last night I went to Luxy a night club with my mate a photographer David Barker. He’s a genius, crazy fellow Not only that he was taking pictures in a club, he was equipment with crazy for such a venue. Not to mention the Ring Flash what makes a ring appear in your eyes… Great effect! Anyone with a digital camera would have looked like from the stone age!

Here is one of his photo he took last night. You can see more photos in the gallery!

What can I say, at the Airport I got picked up from a guy who couldn’t speak english at all. The only word he could say was “Sign here” for the bill he could give my agency that I got picked up and he gets his money.

I got my hotel that night and well it is ok. Its clean! I got a double bed and TV and shower and so. But I’m alone …. I’m used to getting an apartment with people to hang around with. But my agent said the girls would live in an apartment and guys in hotels, apparently because it would cause trouble between girls and guys and most of them are underage…

Well so I got myself a map and went to the see 101 Tower the next day. Metro is easy and convenient. About 20 minutes it took me from my hotel to the 101. From the metro you can take a free Shuttle Bus to the 101 Tower/Mall. Very nice service!

As soon as I arrivedI recognized a fair on the other side of the street. It was the International Coffee and Food Fair in Taipei. Entry was 100 Taiwan Dollar. Looking for my wallet some staff member came and told me it was free for foreigners on weekends, great!

It was nice and you could try heaps of stuff. I got myself some Vital Balance Biscuits, Napolitaner wafes and Ritter Sport Chocolate (Good old german chocolte )

Later then I went to the 101 Mall, many designer and fashion shops, less electronics tho. I only got myself some hair gel and toothpaste in Watsons It was also very windy and rainy outside as its getting winter. I didn’t spent too much time there and went back to the metro.

Walking home I saw a night market where I had a look through. Many eating stands less clothing and stuff. It was nice tho anyway. Check out the pictures I’ve taken. I wouldn’t eat all this

This was my 2nd day in Taipei. Stay tuned there is more to come …

From Guangzhou I took a train directly to Hong Kong which took me about 1.5 hours. That was it!

I arrived in Hong Kong and I had to take a taxi. I was so happy when the taxi driver talked to me in english. No more taxi driver spitting out of the window and not being able to speak any english at all. On the other hand it is very expensive compared to china. For my taxi ride during high traffic taking maybe 30 minutes I paid 100HKD!

BUT! The city is clean, people speak english and yeah since 3 months finally a easy and convenient Metro!

Hong Kong is a very busy city, thousands of people EVERYWHERE! I’ve never seen so many people and shopping centers in my life. The fashion is great… electronics are cheap!

To just name a few nice places to go shopping when you are in Hong Kong. There is Mong Kok with Langham Place and Causeway Bay. Mong Kok you have thousands of electronic, computer and mobile shops…. In Hong Kong you get the latest,best and cheapest electronic in the world!

You also find heaps of good fashion and urban cloth shops. Some really cool shops are “I.T.”, “i.t.” (cheaper version for younger people), “Iso”, “Izzue”, “D-Mop” and many many more.

Special thanks goes to my local guide Crystie, she is a very nice girl showing me around Hong Kong. I met her through the Internet, as she was looking for models for editorials. That time I was located in Guangzhou but nevertheless she came with her whole crew to do a editorial with me there. She and myself didn’t know that time we would meet in Hong Kong again. Thanks Crystie for such a great time and the pants you got me, they fit, perfect !She also made for me some really cool pants. The first day we arrived she was that nice to call me if I was bored and where I could go etc etc. In the evening we went shopping and for dinner too. Your such a sweetheart! Thanks also to her boyfriend who did some nice pictures of me and the skyline in Hong Kong!

Thanks also to Julia who I was doing shopping with. We also went to the “Peak” up in the mountain, you can see the whole city! It is the most incredible view over the whole city of Hong Kong, haven’t seen anything like that before!

On friday night then I went out with my mate Ken from Germany who is with Model Management in Hong Kong too. We went to Dragon I a famous club in Hong Kong. It was ok, in the end too crowded and we ended up in a electro club, great music. Drinks for free

I had a great time, too short!!! But I’ll come back for sure!