Vietnamese Model Dan Hoang

Some Pics of Me

2008-01-28T23:29:00.000-08:00

First Night of Italian Class!

2008-01-28T23:11:00.000-08:00

I started my Italian class tonight at San Diego City College!!! It was so much fun!!! I was so excited to come to class, meet my professor, make new friends, and have fun learning Italian! I love learning different languages.

Vietnamese was my first language. At the age of 8, I started learning English. At the age of 12, I started learning Spanish. When I was at UCSD, I started learning Japanese at the age of 23. I started learning French at San Diego City College when I was 31. I'm 33 now, and I'm still enjoying learning a new language.

I want to watch Italian films, listen to Italian music, and practice speaking Italian with my best friend Celeste. I think this Italian class is going to be so much fun because I have a cool friend to hang out with, ask questions, study together, and gossip with...lol

So why am I taking Italian? Well, I love the way Italian sounds, and I like the way Italians talk with their hands---they are so expressive. I've been wanting to travel to Italy. I think my experience would be so much more enjoyable if I could speak with the people. I'm planning to visit Rome, Florence , and Venice in 2009!!! Ciao!

The Holidays

2008-01-01T15:28:00.000-08:00

Christmas was great! I had dim sum with my family at a Chinese restaurant. Nobody felt like cooking..lol....I don't blame them. My family is huge. I have 8 siblings. Not all my siblings were in town for Christmas, but including my in-laws, my nieces, and nephews, there were 16 of us! Needless to say, we had a great time! It was nice seeing my family. My nieces and nephews are so adoreable! I recently got 2 new awesome little nephews :)

Lately, I've been to a few art museums. I visited the San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in La Jolla, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Saw a lot of cool stuff. There was so much to see at LACMA---I was quite overwhelmed!

Here's a list of some of the art museums I have visited so far:

The Louvre, Paris
The Prado, Madrid
The Guggenheim, Bilbao
The Met, New York City
The Guggenheim, Las Vegas
Art Museum, Saigon
Art Museum, Taipei
Art Museum, Seattle
Art Museum, San Francisco
The Getty, Los Angeles
LACMA, Los Angeles
The San Diego Art Museum, San Diego
MOCA, San Diego

I forgot the names of a few of the art museums I visited. My art museums wish list include Italy, Thailand, China, and Japan. Would love to travel to one of these countries next year.

I'm Back!

2007-11-26T02:08:00.000-08:00

So good to be back in cyberspace! My computer crashed about a month ago. I have a friend who is computer genius. He comes to the rescue when I have computer problems. Well, he was on vacation in Mexico. Good for him---bad for me. Today he got my computer to work! I was very happy and thanked him profusely.

What did I do with all my time away from my computer? Lots of stuff: I read a novel, I cleaned and decorated my apartment, I went shopping, I did lots of errands, I went to the gym, I watched lots of movies on DVD, I went to dinner with friends, I went clubbing, and I spent a few days with my family.

Today I relaxed at home all day. This evening I worked out my butt and abs. I decided to do abs every other day. I used to do abs once or twice a week, but it's time to get great abs by doing them more often. So I'm focusing on legs, butt, and abs. My chest and arms only need maintenance. They are quite defined.

The Getty Center, Part IV

2007-10-28T19:51:00.001-07:00

I'm sitting in a chair that was part of a collection of copies of chairs from Europe around the time of the French Revolution. They were all white leather and white-painted wooden chairs. Quite comfortable. The exhibit was called "Please Be Seated." I sat on 3 of the chairs and saw myself on the TV screen, in an elegantly decorated room. It was interesting and fun.

Linda and I drew for half an hour. There is a room that has statues and paintings for people to sit and draw. All the supplies are provided. We decided to draw the elaborate frame of this one particular painting. Linda is much better at drawing than me. I prefer painting.

This is one of my favorite still-life paintings, so detailed and gorgeous. We stared at and studied this one for quite some time. I noticed a lot of bees and flies on the fruits and flowers....lol....I guess it was the thing to do back then, to paint bugs all over the fruits. We saw other similar still-life paintings with all kinds of insects. I had to wait my turn to take a photo. This guy was taking 20 photos of this painting! "Gorgeous!" That was our word of the day.

"Gorgeous!"

This large painting is absolutely gorgeous! Both Linda and I wished we were present when this painting was done---to tweeze this pretty lady's eyebrows...lol....She's still very lovely.

I call this painting "Strike a Pose!" WOW! Red Pants! I wouldn't want this guy to guard my castle....lol.... But then again, look at his tiny waist! I guess I don't have to feed him much...lol

I call this painting "Strike a Pose, Deux (II)!"

This lady on a Greek vase looks like she's on her cell phone. Yes, I know ancient Greeks did not have cell phones...lol...She was probably calling 911 because some guy just stabbed her husband. I should have taken another picture to include her husband, but there were other people trying to see this vase. Darn it! Next time I go to the Getty Center, you bet I'm gonna take another picture of this vase!

"Gorgeous!" "Amazing!" "Magnifique!"

Could I please borrow this to decorate my Thanksgiving dinner table? I promise I will return it...lol...My guests will not even look at the turkey. They will be hypnotised by the beauty and shininess of this fabulous candelabra.

Two beautiful pines trees at the exit of the Getty Center.

A gorgeous sunset to end a wonderful day of exploring art and stimulating conversations with my artist friend Linda. We had such a great time! We will visit the Getty Center again next year. I promise you new pics!

New Workout Program---Focus: Legs and Butt

2007-10-24T23:36:00.001-07:00

So I was sitting on a black leather bench at the gym, doing some dumbbell shoulder presses, and staring at myself in the wall-size mirror...lol...when I realized my arms are more developed and defined than my legs! I like my legs. They look good. I work them out regularly, unlike some guys who have nice arms and pecs but skinny chicken legs. I decided to develop my legs more by working them out more often. Just when I thought I had a work-out program that I was happy with and was going to stick to for a while, I changed my mind. But it's for the better.

By the way, I worked out chest last night and arms tonight. Anyways my program used to be Chest, Arms, Abs, Butt, Legs, Cardio. My new program for awesome legs and buns of steel while keeping the rest of my body looking great is as follows: Monday: Legs; Tuesday: Butt; Wednesday: Abs and Cardio; Thursday: Chest; Friday: Arms; Saturday: Legs; Sunday: Butt. That means each 7-day week, I will have 2 days of working out legs and 2 days of working out butt. Ok! Sounds like a plan! I'll start that program next Monday. In the meantime, I'll follow my old program. Tomorrow is Abs Night! YES!

The Getty Center Part III

2007-10-24T00:54:00.000-07:00

The Getty Center is famous for its architecture, its art collection, and its beautiful garden.

This is my favorite photo! I really like the composition and the blurry background.

The Getty Center Part II

2007-10-23T00:55:00.000-07:00

I edited a few photos tonight after coming home from the gym. I'll work on more photos tomorrow. Hope you enjoy the photos I took. Some are quite beautiful!

Linda and I woke up very early Sunday morning. She came to pick me up at 8:30. We had a pleasant drive to LA. We talked all the way there. We arrived at 10:50. We were some of the first visitors. We started walking around the beautiful Getty Garden. It was such a beautiful day! The sun was bright and there was a nice breeze. We strolled and took pictures of all kinds of things---the architecture, the trees, the flowers, the succulents, and each other....lol. It was so much fun!

Linda is one of my best friends. We met at UCSD. We were in a few Art classes together. We are both painters, so we think alike sometimes. I used to enjoy going to art museums by myself, but after this trip, I realized it's more fun explore art with a good friend who is also an artist!

The Getty Garden

These kids were so cute! They kept rolling down the hilly lawn. Over and over again. I was laughing so hard. I still laugh when I look at this picture....lol...So cute!

Cardio Night

2007-10-23T00:38:00.000-07:00

Tonight was cardio night. I ran and walked on the treadmill for an hour. Next week, I'll run on the treadmill and on the streets. I used to run only before a photo shoot. I would run for one whole week right before a photo shoot to lose the tiny bit of fat that is on my tummy. That fat only goes away when I run. I decided recently that I would incorporate running into my workout program. It will help me have a more defined body and stronger heart and lungs. So my workout program is as follows: Chest, Arms (Shoulders and Lats), Abs (and Back), Butt, Legs, and Cardio. Tomorrow is Chest Night---I'm so excited!

The Getty Center

2007-10-21T23:38:00.000-07:00

I had the most wonderful day with my friend Linda at the Getty Center in LA. I took lots of cool photos which I will post tomorrow. I walked around and climbed stairs for about 5 hours, so I would consider that my legs workout. Can't wait to share the great photos I took!

Gluteus Maximus Night

2007-10-21T01:37:00.000-07:00

Tonight I worked out my gluteus maximus. I did about 8 different kinds of butt exercises. I did most of the ones I did a few days ago, and I added some new ones. I tried the lying butt bridge with an execise ball. That's a fun one!

I Painted Today!!! Very Proud of Myself :)

2007-10-21T01:12:00.000-07:00

I woke up this morning and decided that I would paint. I have not painted in a long time. I have been working on an abstract painting titled "Madrid". I started working on that piece 2 years ago. Sometimes I would paint one day and not paint for weeks or months. Well it took me a very long time, but my painting is almost done. Today, I did quite a bit of work on "Madrid". I think it is about 90% done. I can't imagine adding much to it. I'll probably finish and sign it soon. Here are some photos of my unfinished painting "Madrid".

"Madrid" (Unfinished Work) Oil on Canvas

Fake Myspace Profiles Of Me!

2007-10-19T21:26:00.000-07:00

Don't you hate it when people use your photos to create fake Myspace profiles? Well, maybe this has never happened to you, but I have seen a handful of profiles using my photos. The first time I saw a fake profile, I was upset. A month after I emailed Myspace, the fake profile was deleted. I had to take a pic of me holding a piece of paper with the current date to prove my identity. Anyways I thought it was too much trouble emailing Myspace several times to fix that problem.

Later on, I found a few more fake profiles. Most of the impersonators say they are straight. They usually add pretty girls to their friends lists. They email the girls, and sometimes the girls email back. One girl stumbled upon my Myspace page one day and saw that my page had more pics and more comments than the fake profile she had on her friends list. She realized I was the real Dan Hoang. We chatted and she gave me the link of a fake profile. I guess she and the impersonator were emailing and flirting with each other for a long time! Poor girl.....lol.....Anyways, she told me she was glad she found out. Isn't that weird? There are guys out there who are using my photos to make online friends and flirt. They are weird, but I gotta say, they have good taste......lol....Even though they say they are straight they know that if you're gonna flirt with girls, use Dan Hoang's photos....lol

The impersonators' favorite photo of me:

I have to admit one of the fake profiles is kinda cool....lol....He has about 15 friends. Most are pretty Asian girls. He has a pretty cool song playing. Pretty smooth character.....lol....If I were a straight guy, my Myspace page might look like that--just maybe. Actually my page would look much cooler than that, but like I said, I kinda like his page---just a tiny bit. I'm a little amused by all the fake profiles, but I guess I would prefer that people stop trying to be me.

Here's one fake Myspace profile of me: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=3935999

Here's another one: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=126355075

Here's another one: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=108709645

Well that's enough about the impersonators. Back to the real Dan Hoang! I just got home from the gym. Friday nights are always empty. Only the serious people work out on Friday evenings. Most people go out and gain weight. Just kidding. Most people don't...lol....On that same note, I'm craving a piece of chocolate cake (the Gianduia) with handmade white chocolate ice cream from the fabulous, delicious Extraordinary Desserts in Hillcrest. Or maybe a piece of the Roasted Coconut Cream Torte with roasted coconut ice cream---freakin' yummmmy. Maybe one day I'll write a post about all my favorite cakes.

Here's the link to Extraordinary Desserts: http://extraordinarydesserts.com/desserts.htm

That place is heaven for someone with a sweet tooth like me. But it is an evil place for gym-obsessed models like me....lol. Sometimes I wish I were a person with an average body who can eat whatever he wants. Food or being hot? That is actually a hard decision sometimes.....lol....Okay, I choose HOTness!

I'm allowed to eat one piece of cake a month. Some months 2. So that's not too bad.

Back to my workout report. Tonight was abs night. I was still super sore from the other abs night, but I still did my hundreds of crunches, leg raises, knee raises, etc. My abs will look great tomorrow!

Arms Night

2007-10-18T23:24:00.000-07:00

I was a little tired tonight, but I had a pretty good workout. I guess I need to go to bed early tonight to have a great workout tomorrow. I lifted medium. Very good form tonight. My arms look good. I especially liked doing seated dumbbell shoulder presses tonight.

http://www.shapefit.com/shoulder-exercises-seated-dumbbell-presses.html

I like the way my shoulders bulge like two big balls of muscles. They look cool.

Tomorrow is abs night! Very exciting! My abs are starting to look good again. I ate some cookies and a piece of cake last week...lol...I'm watching my food intake this week. Tuesday's abs exercises and tomorrow's abs workout will yield a flat, hard tummy this weekend :)

Chest Night

2007-10-17T23:24:00.000-07:00

Tonight's workout was great! I wore my new blue gym shorts. They're pretty sexy ;) I was too lazy to gel my hair, so I wore my black cap. I lifted medium weights, but I got some nice sets done. I even tried something new. I have been using dumbbells mostly to work out my chest. Tonight, I did some good old regular barbell bench presses. I only used 25 pound weight plates because I haven't done this chest exercise in months. I wanted to get my form right. Next chest night, I will lift a little heavier. I was happy with my workout. I looked at the mirror a few times....lol....I'm not gonna lie...lol....Yeah, I liked the way my pecs looked after my workout. They could be a little bit bigger and well-shaped. Perfection takes a long time. I'm not sure if I will ever be perfect....lol.

Abs Day

2007-10-16T23:39:00.000-07:00

Well, my butt looks and feels great today...lol. They are hard as steel and a little sore. Tonight I did an hour of abs exercises. I brought my little abs workout notebook to record how many reps I do for each kind of exercise. I have a little notebook for each muscle or group of muscles. I have a little notebook for Chest Day, one for Arms Day, one for Legs Day, one for Butt Day, and one for Abs Day. I like using my notebooks to see how much I lifted in the past. When I feel really excited about gaining muscle and looking hot, I lift heavier weights than I have ever done in the past. My notebooks make me look like I'm serious and I know what I'm doing at the gym....lol. Just kidding. I do know what I'm doing at the gym. I mean, I don't know everything about working out, but I know enough. I'm definitely open to learning and improving. I like what I just wrote. Sounds like something Miss America would say during the "question and answer" part of the pageant. I think I just won. Give me the crown, already!...lol.

Ow! My Butt Hurts...LOL

2007-10-15T22:41:00.000-07:00

So I decided to get buns of steel. Well I already have them, butt (pun intended...lol) I wanted to have an even nicer butt. This is my new project at the gym. I used to do butt and legs exercises on the same day at the gym. From now on, I will spend an hour doing legs one day and an hour doing butt on a different day.

I googled "butt exercises" and found a cool website that actually shows you how to do about 10 execises to improve your assets...lol. To see these exercises, just click on this link : http://www.shapefit.com/butt-exercises-butt-lift-bridge.html Click on the name of an exercise to see a simple video of someone doing a complete repetition.

Tonight I spent about an hour doing 7 different types of butt exercises! I did the Lying Butt Bridge, the Glute Kickbacks, the Leg Lifts, the Walking Dumbbell Lunges, the Single Dumbbell Squats, the Reverse Dumbbell Lunges, and the Dumbbell Bench Step Ups. For each type of exercise I did 4 sets of 10 reps. Ow! My butt hurts...lol.

Family Time

2007-10-14T21:01:00.000-07:00

I had hot seen my family in a while so I decided to stop by my mom's house. A few days ago I had dinner with my sister Mimi at Saigon on 5th (in Hillcrest). Afterwards we went for cake, ice cream, and tea at Extraordinary Desserts. It was Mimi's birthday. In the last month, she was the only family member I spent time with, so I was starting to miss my whole family. It was wonderful to see my mom, 3 of my sisters, my sister-in-law, 4 of my nieces, and 1 of my nephews. We got caught up while the kids screamed and played. My nieces are so cute and fun to watch. My nephew is very cute and mischievous. Two of my sisters are expecting boys in November! I'm very excited about having 2 more nephews! It was what I needed today, to connect with those I love.

Love This Photo! (Saigon, Vietnam December 2006)

2007-10-13T23:40:00.000-07:00

Dan in Saigon, Vietnam (December 2006)

2007-10-13T23:37:00.000-07:00

Saigon Photos (December 2006)

2007-10-13T23:31:00.000-07:00

I took these photos with my Sony Cyber-Shot digital camera. These are some of my favorite images of Saigon, Vietnam. I really want to visit Vietnam in a year or two. I would love to see Saigon again and maybe 2 or 3 other cities. That would be an exciting trip!

Saigon, Vietnam (December 2006)

2007-10-13T23:18:00.000-07:00

I went to Saigon, Vietnam in December 2006. It was amazing trip! I spent 11 days visiting cathedrals, temples, museums, gardens, clubs, bars, markets, and restaurants. The food was so delicious! The exotic fruits brought back childhoood memories. I was born in Song Pha, Vietnam in 1974. I left in 1980, when I was 6 years old. Returning to my birth country after 27 years of being abroad was a wonderful experience! I saw many interesting things and learned so much. Did I mention the food was delicious?...lol. I have to visit again a few years.

Long Time No See

2007-10-13T22:42:00.000-07:00

Wow! It's been a year since my last post! I went to an art reception last night with my friend Linda at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California. She is one of my best friends. We took painting classes at UCSD. We both graduated from UCSD with Visual Arts degrees. The show featured watercolor paintings of female nudes by an artist named Odile Crick. The show was curated by a good friend of mine, photographer Becky Cohen. It was a fabulous wine, cheese, flowers, and paintings type of art reception. Linda and I took turns taking photos of each other...lol. She also took photos of the paintings.

Afterwards we went to get dinner at Sushi Kazumi in Hillcrest---was delicious, as usual. She took photos of the sushi. She told me she just started a blog, and she just loves to post everything! I was inspired by her enthusiasm. I did make fun of her for taking photos of everything. Thanks to Linda, I'm gonna start blogging again. Well, only when I'm in the mood...lol.

Still #1!!! --- Thanks to all my Fans :)

2006-09-24T12:55:00.000-07:00

August Top 15 Hunks

So, August just passed, let’s see who were the top viewed models of the month. Again, Dan Hoang continues to gain 10715 views last month, staying him at #1 on the top 50 hunks list. Suprisingly, Mike He still gained 6191 unique views last month, which shows no sign of slowing down. And wow, my favorite hunky Jeremy Tang soared high with 5968 views! In addition, the muscular philippino from Germany, Jerome Ortiz comes at 4th most browsed profile with 5002 views. American born chinese pop star, Lee Hom Wang came in at 5th spot with 4808 views. Korean superstar, Rain earned 4745 view times and American born vietnamese pornstar, Brandon Lee is at 7th most browsed spot with 4721 views.

The list continues with the following dominated hunkies:

8. Zheng Yu Guang (China) - 4509
9. Bae Yung Jun (Korea) - 4441
10. Won Bin (Korea) - 4357
11. Muscle Prince (USA) - 4279
12. Edison Chen (Hong Kong) - 4235
13. Nicky Sura Teerakol (Thailand) - 4149
14. James Lye (Singapore) - 4124
15. Adam Chen (Singapore) - 3948

Interview with AsianHunk.Net

2006-09-24T12:44:00.000-07:00

The Hunk: Dan Hoang

For n weeks now, Dan Hoang has been the most visited hunk in Asianhunk.net. Last week we had a great opportunity to do an interview with the vietnamese hearttrob. He was kind enough to answer a list of questions we asked.

So, you have been occupying the #1 spot on top 100 hunks at AsianHunk.net. How does it feel to you?

It feels GREAT!!! It’s nice to know that I have many nice fans out there. I have fans who tell me they want to start going to the gym because they want to look like me. I think it’s cool that some people want to get in better shape because of me. I have fans who are inspired by my love of travel, art, and learning languages. If I could inpsire some people to follow their dreams, just go out there and do what they really want to do—no matter what other people say, I would feel great. I feel very proud and honored that my Vietnamese fans are so happy that I made it to the top of the list at AsianHunk.Net. As you can see there are only 7 Vietnamese hunks compared to other countries that have 70 or 80 hunks. I love my fans from all countries in Asia and around the world, but it just makes me feel warm inside when Vietnamese fans tell me that they proud of me and happy for me.

Tell us how you got into the model world.

When I was 21, a college friend took some photos of me at the beach. I was somewhat muscularly toned but did not have the kind of physique I have now. I thought the photos were artistic and interesting. I continued to work out to get more muscular. I modeled for friends who were photographers. Later I modeled for professional photographers mostly in San Diego and Los Angeles.

How did you get the body that every man dreams of? How do you keep it?

I started working out when I was 16. I joined the high school varsity wrestling team. We did a lot of sit-ups, push-ups, running, and wrestling drills. We practiced every day. During high school, I started lifting weights at home and at school. When I was in college, I worked out every day at the gym. I have been working out for about 16 years! I try new exercises sometimes and new techniques to find out what works for me.

In 16 years, the longest break I ever took from the gym was about one month. Working out is definitely a part of my life. I keep my body looking this way by going to the gym 5 days a week for about an hour each day. When I have a photo shoot, I usually work out 7 days a week, two or three weeks before the shoot. I know what to eat, how much to eat, and when to eat. It’s hard sometimes to eat right and go to the gym almost every day, but I like having a muscular body.

What are you planning for the next five years? Are you focussing on model world?

In the next 5 years, I see myself modeling, traveling, and painting. I will definitely continue to work out and stay fit so I can do more photo shoots. There are quite a few talented photographers out there whom I haven’t met yet. Since I only model for fun, I do about 6 shoots per year—just enough to add new photos to my website to share with my friends and fans. I love to travel, and I would like to see more of Asia and Europe. I’m planning a trip to Vietnam this December. I’m very excited about going back to Vietnam for the first time! What I really want to focus on is my art. I’m an abstract art painter. I want to devote more time to working in my art studio. One of my dreams is to have an art show to introduce my art to the world. I’m very passionate about my art, so that will be my main focus.

We have seen some of the art works that you’ve been doing. It seems that you are very open to being fully naked infront of the camera. How does it feel while doing it? Did you have any struggles before that?

You mean my photo book by Adu? That was a wonderful experience! Hawaii is a beautiful location to do photo shoots. I’ve been comfortable doing artistic nude shoots for a long time. I did my first professional nude shoot when I was 23. I work very hard to make my body look good, and I like to show it off. I’m definitely not a shy person. I think people’s bodies are beautiful if they exercise regularly and eat right.

What is the place that you enjoy the most while modeling?

Oahu, Hawaii. The Big Island and Maui are beautiful, too. I love tropical beaches with white sand, clear blue water, and coconut trees.

Choose one to be. An international super model, a Hollywood actor, a popular singer and a super rich porn star.

I want to be a model/actor/singer. I want it all! If Jennifer Lopez and Madonna can do it, maybe I can too! Just kidding. Just kidding. Just kidding. I think I really want to be a popular singer. I love music. I love to hum. I love to sing. I love to dance. I wear my Ipod Nano everywhere I go—mall, beach, gym. I think I sing okay. I took some singing lessons. I may never be a good singer, but I still like to sing around my friends and sing to myself. On second thought, I think being a model is best because knowing that many people desire me is a great feeling.

Thanks for your time, we hope the best for you.

Thanks for giving me this interview, so my fans can find out more about me. I enjoyed answering your questions. Best wishes to AsianHunk.Net as well! By the way, my modeling portfolio website, DanHoang.Com, has a link to AsianHunk.Net because I want people to read about me and other Asian hunks. It’s a fun website! And saving the best for last—I want to thank all my AWESOME fans, especially the ones in Asia, for making me #1 on AsianHunk.Net!!! THANK YOU!!!

2006-08-02T04:22:00.000-07:00

Smile!

2006-08-02T04:21:00.000-07:00

Pool Party Pics!

2006-08-02T04:04:00.000-07:00

I had a great time at the pool party! Some of my friends were there. I also met a few new friends. I even met someone there who I thought was hot---we talked for an hour! The party turned out much better than I had expected. I bought a new swimsuit by Rufskin. Do you like them? I sure had fun modeling my little shorts...lol.

NEW PHOTOS!!!

2006-07-15T10:46:00.000-07:00

HI EVERYONE!

NEW SUMMER PHOTOS, FANMAIL, BLOG, AND LINKS AT HTTP://WWW.DANHOANG.COM

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!!

DAN

Some Random Stuff about Me

2006-07-02T12:47:00.000-07:00

1. FIRST NAME? Dan
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? No
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? Brokeback Mountain in March
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?No
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Roast Beef
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Yes.
7. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? No.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?Yes
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? No
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?Blueberry Morning
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?Yes
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Yes
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?Mint Chocolate Chunk
14. SHOE SIZE? 7.5
15. RED OR PINK? Pink
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? I have a little bit of OCD---I have to check the spelling of an email message about 5 times before I send it. It sucks.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My niece, Amy
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? yes.
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? No pants. No shoes. Just got home from dancing like a maniac at a new club. I think I lost a pound..LOL
20. LAST THING YOU ATE? Hot Thai Basil with Scallops with some new people I met at a pool party.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? "Me and You" by Casie
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYOLA CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Chartreuse Green
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? Night Blooming Jasmine, Tuberose, and Casablanca Lilies
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?Lloyd
25. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO?Teeth
26. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?Yes
27. FAVORITE DRINK?Coconut juice
28. FAVORITE SPORT? Gymnastics
29. EYE COLOR?Very Dark Brown
30. HAT SIZE? Don't know
31. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No, had Lasik 5 years ago
32. FAVORITE FOOD? SUSHI
33. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy Endings
34. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?No shirt right now
35. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer, I love going to the beach when it is hot and sunny.
36. HUGS OR KISSES? Depends on who is in front of me....LOL
37. FAVORITE DESSERT?Triple Chocolate Mousse Torte at Extraordinary Desserts
38. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?Othello
39. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Don't know.
40. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING?Empress Orchid and Memoirs of a Geisha (second time)
41. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?I don't use a mouse pad.
42. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT ON TV?Did not watch.
43. FAVORITE SOUNDS?Sushi chefs greeting as you enter the restaurant..LOL...I like hearing rain on Sunday mornings when I have no plans to leave my apartment.
.44. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Mariah Carey :) I didn't like the choices...LOL
45. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME? Hong Kong or Madrid---I don't know. I don't care to know the actual distance.
46. WHAT'S YOUR SPECIAL TALENT? Doing abstract paintings
47. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Song Pha, Vietnam

Summer is Here!

2006-07-02T12:33:00.000-07:00

It's been a long time since my last blog entry! I've been working a lot at the bank. I've been going to the gym a lot. I had two photo shoots recently, and I'm posting the photos on my website next week. I'm also adding some new fan emails to the "DANCLUB" page of my site. It's officially summer in San Diego. It's very bright, sunny, breezy, beautiful---sometimes very hot, but not humid at all. I went to a pool party yesterday at a friend's house. There were at least 50 people. I was asked to dance on a box for the crowd. They seemed to like it. It was pretty fun. Then I played in the pool and relaxed in the hot jacuzzi.

I met some people from Los Angeles and Hawaii at the party. We went to a Thai restaurant in Hillcrest. Then we went to the grand re-opening of Club Montage. It had been closed for 2 years---I think. It was very different than before---much better! I danced until 3am. The gogo girls were hot and fun to watch. The music was so fast! I had a blast!

What a Great Experience!

2006-04-02T22:03:00.000-07:00

Today's matinee show of the "King and I" was the last one. It was a short run---we had only 11 shows. We had a full house that gave us a standing ovation! Everyone did a great job! I was happy that the audience had a good time. I was also happy that all the actors, dancers, and singers had a great show. We all hugged and congratulated each other. I got to know and work with some very, very nice people. After the show, we went to the cast party where we hung out and socialized.

"The King and I" was a wonderful experience for me. I learned so much about theatre. I learned so much about acting and delivering lines. I'm very happy that I gave it a try. I was encouraged to pursue more work in theatre---I think there is a good possibility that I will do a another show in the future...

TONIGHT WAS AWESOME!!!

2006-03-18T23:15:00.000-08:00

Everything went great for me tonight!!! I delivered my lines great, my voice projection was great, my facial expressions were great, my acting was great. No mistakes at all. I hope every night will be like tonight. I will definitely try my best to give a great performance everytime. All the actors, singers, and dancers also had a great night! We got a standing ovation. It feels so good to see the audience stand up and applaud! Theater can be very cool sometimes.

Opening Night

2006-03-18T14:10:00.000-08:00

Last night was opening night! I got cards and flowers---a lot of encouragement:) I was kind of nervous. It IS my acting debut. I was not a junior theatre kid. I never acted on stage before. I got chosen because the director thinks I have the right look for this part. He also thinks I will play the part well. Otherwise he would not have given me the contract. Interesting story how I got started in live musical theater: I was working at my bank one day. The director came up to me and asked me, "Do you act?" I said,"I don't, but I can." So he told me to go to the audition. That's how it all started. My first experience in theater is a principal role---pretty COOL!

Opening night was great! I had a great time! I made one my mistake: I paused half a second between my lines near the end. I continued and finished delivering the last lines of the show---yes, I get to say the last lines in the show. Quite cool!

Tonight will be much better.

The Prince is Ready

2006-03-13T23:51:00.000-08:00

I've been spending a lot of time rehearsing with the other 40 cast members of the play. We rehearsed for 10 hours on Saturday and 10 hours on Sunday! Tonight we had a rehearsal with costumes on. My costume is pretty cool---very shiny with golden threads all over. Tomorrow night we will rehearse in costume and with the orchestra. We all have made such a big progress. I know I'm ready for the opening show on Friday night. It will be a wonderful show!

If you are in San Diego and would like to see the show, please follow this link to see showdates and order tickets: http://www.lyricoperasandiego.com

See you there!!!!!!!!!!!

Almost Showtime!

2006-03-10T23:29:00.000-08:00

Tonight we rehearsed for 4 hours! This was the first time that we did the entire play. Everyone did a great job! I delivered my lines pretty well. I forgot a word or two, but I will memorize my lines some more tonight. No more help with lines tomorrow---Yikes! Tomorrow and Sunday are all-day rehearsals. No time for fun this weekend...LOL Theater is really hard work. I'm learning so much every day. I'm very glad I challenged myself to be a part of this play.

The King and I

2006-03-08T23:16:00.000-08:00

A few days ago I met the entire cast of the show. Up until then I was rehearsing with children and the actress who plays the role of Anna. I finally met the actor who plays my father, the king. He is a very cool man who has done this play many times. All the major actors in this play are very talented and have incredible singing voices. The dancers are pretty amazing, too. I'm very happy that I decided to try out theater---this is my first stage performance! Only 8 consecutive days of rehearsal left!!!

Awesome Weekend!

2006-03-05T17:59:00.000-08:00

Club Asia was awesome! The club was packed. The energy was great! There were 6 dancers last night---we all had a great time! I know I did. Saw quite a few of my friends. Saw quite a few of my fans also. One fan brought a copy of my Hawaiian photobook for me to sign. That was cool. The music selection was great. I danced all night long on my favorite boxes. There were plenty of admirers, and I loved all the attention. It was one of my best nights of gogo-dancing!

Today I had a very relaxing massage and rejuvenating facial at the spa in the Newport Beach Marriott. It felt wonderful. I need that every weekend...lol

Tomorrow I will be going to a rehearsal for the play "The King and I". I've been going to a few rehearsals in the last two weeks. I'm playing the role of Prince Chululongkorn---the oldest son of the king. I know most of my lines. Still have a few more to memorize. So far, my experience being part of a theater production has been fun, challenging, and enriching. Stay tuned...

Fun Weekend

2006-03-03T19:54:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I went to a tanning salon in Hillcrest. Then I went to a very cool hair salon in La Jolla (Model Call Salon). Tonight I'm going to work out very hard at the gym. Just want to look my best tomorrow night. I will be gogo-dancing at Club Asia in Orange County. I had fun dancing there last month. I'm looking forward to having lots of fun tomorrow night! I miss dancing on a box...lol. I guess I just like to be the center of attention---sometimes.

Sunday, a friend of mine and I will be going to a very nice spa to get facials and massages! Yay! It sure is nice to get pampered once in a while :) I can't wait!

Have a FUN weekend, everyone!

Living at the Gym...LOL

2006-02-02T00:00:00.000-08:00

I went to the gym 7 days in a row! I need to take a day off...lol. I usually workout for an hour and a half every night. I go to the gym 5 days a week and rest on the weekends. If I have a photoshoot or a gogodance gig coming up, I will workout 14 days in a row.

It's hard being a model sometimes. It takes a bit of dedication. Sometimes I would rather stay home and watch TV, but I'm pretty goal-oriented.

This Saturday, I'm gogodancing at Club Asia in Orange County. I haven't danced on a box since San Francisco(December) and Taipei(September), so I kinda miss it. It's fun! So that's why I'm working out so hard this week. Must look my best when it's showtime!

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Laguna Beach Pool Photo Shoot

2006-01-31T22:15:00.000-08:00

Another set of photos taken in the setting of a swimming pool. These were taken right after my photoshoot in Hawaii (August 2004). These photos are not on my website yet, so you guys get to see them here first! How exciting! Just kidding.

Chuc Mung Nam Moi

2006-01-30T23:09:00.000-08:00

Happy Chinese New Year! Happy Tet! Happy Lunar New Year! I did something cultural yesterday. I went to a Vietnamese Tet Festival. It was wonderful to see lots of people from my country having a good time. I had fresh sugarcane drink which reminded me of the time when I was a little boy in Vietnam. There was Vietnamese food, kids wearing traditional clothes, pretty girls wearing Vietnamese dresses called "ao dais", a few cute Vietnamese guys, traditional music, a few pop stars, and beautiful folk dances performed by high school and college students. I had a great time! Being there made me want to visit Vietnam next year during the Tet Festival. That would be so much fun! Best of luck to all of you! :)

2006-01-19T22:21:00.000-08:00

Pool Party

2006-01-19T22:12:00.000-08:00

At a pool party in Los Angeles a few summers ago.

Artist Model

2006-01-13T20:04:00.000-08:00

Today, I modeled for a painter in his studio. It was interesting and fun. I haven't modeled nude for an artist in almost a year. He contacted me about a month ago. I saw his paintings on his website and decided to work with him because I liked his work. He's a very talented painter who does mostly landscapes and architectural paintings, but he wants to start painting nude models. Well, being an artist, myself, I know talent when I see it.

So I modeled nude for him for 4 hours. I did a few standing poses and a few sitting ones. My muscles ached from having to stay in one postion for 15 minutes to half an hour. He did some sketches. He wants to do many drawings of me to figure out which pose he likes the best. When he is ready to do a painting of me, I suppose I will do his favorite pose for a few hours (of course, I will be allowed a few breaks...lol).

After the nude modeling session, he gave me a ride home. I showed him my painting studio and the two paintings of Madrid and Cannes that I'm currently working on. It was cool talking about art with another painter :)

About Dan

2006-01-01T16:04:00.000-08:00

Birthplace: Song Pha, Vietnam

Hometown: San Diego, California

Education: UCSD (University of California, San Diego), Bachelor of Arts Degree in Visual Arts

Favorite Pastimes: modeling, painting, reading novels, traveling, roadtrips, sightseeing, photography, visiting art museums, walking in botanical gardens and parks, tanning at the beach, swimming, working out, running, dining, foreign films, learning different languages, gardening, cooking, shopping, attending concerts, dancing, going out with friends, listening to music...

Travels: Waikiki, Hilo, Maui, Cannes, Nice, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Sitges, Bilbao, Vancouver, New York City, Washington D.C., Hollywood, San Francisco, Laguna Beach, Santa Barbara, Las Vegas, Seattle, Dallas, Taipei, Hong Kong

Future Travel Plans: Vietnam, Thailand, Italy, Tokyo, Prague, Amsterdam, Sydney, Miami, Chicago, Beijing, Singapore

Favorite Art Museums: Guggenheim (Bilbao, Spain), Louvre (Paris), Metropolitan (New York City)

Favorite Hotel: Halekulani on Waikiki Beach

Favorite Restaurant: Sushi Ko in Bel Air

Favorite Food: sushi, Vietnamese, Thai, Italian, French desserts

Favorite Singers: Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson, Lindsay Lohan, Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, Robbie Williams, Michael Buble

Favorite Authors: John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Hardy, Yukio Mishima, Arthur Golden, David Guterson

Favorite Movies: "Meet Joe Black", "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Hero", "Gladiator", "The Scent of Green Papaya", "Indochine", "Memoirs of a Geisha"

Favorite Place: Oahu, Hawaii

Favorite Possessions: My Paintings

Favorite Dream: Art Gallery on Oahu

HeadShots

2006-01-01T15:00:00.000-08:00

Million Dollar Smile

2006-01-01T14:36:00.000-08:00

My fans love my smile! I like it, too. :)

Good Morning

2006-01-01T14:27:00.000-08:00

This is what I look like when I wake up. Just kidding.

Swimwear Model

2006-01-01T14:09:00.000-08:00

Another favorite photo among my fans. Is it because I look good in red? Or is it because they like the little white flowers. Maybe they just like the big bulge.

All Natural

2006-01-01T13:57:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

2006-01-01T13:44:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year to Everyone! Hope 2006 will bring you lots of joy, smiles, laughter, friends, fun, love, good sex, good health, excitement, adventures, travel, success, money, happiness---photo shoots, TV commercials, films---oh, that's for me...hahaha.

HAVE A GREAT YEAR!!!---Dan :)

Tropical Rainforest

2006-01-01T01:59:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite artistic nude photos. This gorgeous scenery is actually not in Hawaii---somewhere in Los Angeles!

Hawaiian Landscape (Kailua Beach)

2005-12-31T22:17:00.000-08:00

What a beautiful view! Oh, the beach looks nice, too...lol White sand, turquoise water, lush vegetation---so beautiful!

"Fun in Hawaii" by Photographer Adu

2005-12-31T21:12:00.000-08:00

Softcover book with 120 glossy pages. All photos of me. All shot in Hawaii---Oahu and the Big Island. It is sold mostly in Taiwan, Hong Kong, San Francisco, and online. A fan from China told me he bought a copy of my book in Beijing! I thought that was pretty cool!

Beautiful Lei

2005-12-31T20:34:00.000-08:00

Another amazing photo taken on Kailua Beach. The Hawaiian lei really makes this photo work. Wish you were here?...

Fun in the Sun

2005-12-31T19:31:00.000-08:00

My fans love this photo! I was enjoying the photo shoot---playing in the cool water on a hot day. Modeling can be so much fun sometimes. :)

Kailua Beach

2005-12-31T19:18:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite photos taken on Kailua Beach on the island of Oahu, in Hawaii. It is one of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen.

Welcome to Paradise!

2005-12-29T00:43:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone! Welcome to my blog! I'm Dan Hoang, a Vietnamese model in beautiful, sunny San Diego, California. Last summer I did a 5-day photoshoot in Hawaii for my first modeling photobook. The book was released in Taiwan in September. More than 5,000 copies have been sold, mostly in Taiwan and Hong Kong. As a result, I have quite a few fans all over the world. This is a great place for fans and friends to post and read comments. I hope everyone enjoys the photos and posts on my blog! Aloha---Dan