Leona Lewis?

We were at the posh courtyard of Beijing's Legation Quarter, surrounded by fancy restaurants and dozens of Germans scurrying around with their walkie talkies. The Mercedes Luxury Night event was about to begin and there was word that some famous artist would be there to perform. We were all excited when the lights dimmed.

"So who is the artist performing tonight?"

"Leona Lewis."

"Leona who? Is she famous?"

"Not sure. I've been in China too long. I think she won some awards."

"Like an idol or something?"

"Heard she sang the Avatar theme song."

So that was the extent of our knowledge about Leona Lewis. But it was an entertaining evening indeed.

2010 Beijing Auto Show

I was working for BaderTV during the Beijing Auto Show recently and our coverage was for Mercedes' new concept shooting break. The massive exhibition centre in Shunyi had tonnes of vehicles on display, and its not just cars. Heavy duty trucks, family caravans, modern schoolbuses were all part of the show. It's one of those jobs that would make most guys happy--200,ooo sq meters of cars and girls. Of course the quality of the models also depends on the car company that hired them. You can spot the big difference between the Mercedes girls and the girls next to an obscure local brand.