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August 27, 2003 - The Sun reports Ricky Martin demanded 40 rooms for himself and his entourage at the five-star Piatra Mare near Bucharest in Romania, during a stay after a recent concert there. Martin's requests included mineral water at room temperature and a private chef.

August 25, 2003 - lopez_lover writes "On Thursday afternoon Ricky Martin has arrived to Poland to promote his latest album 'Almas Del Silencio'. Today he gave over one hour show during 40th Sopot Festival where he performed his greatest hits and songs from new album. Download Ricky's interview with one of the Polish TV station here and check out some pictures from his visit in Poland here."

August 25, 2003 - The Las Vegas Sun reports Ricky Martin might perform at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in September, possibly with Celine Dion. Apparently the singer made the winner's presentation during the German edition of 'Star Search' last week and according to an insider who was there, Martin "was talking about performing with Celine in Vegas in September."

August 25, 2003 - Mehrunisa writes "Ricky Martin was invited as the godfather of Brazilian version of the show 'Popstars'. Speaking in perfect Portuguese, Ricky talked to the contestants about his own experiences in show biz and in life, gave his evaluation, encouragement and weekly advice to the contestants thrugh the show. Check out pictures from his visit here."

August 21, 2003 - Australian percussionist and music teacher Michael Carmona’s career reached a new high earlier this month when he was invited to play with Ricky Martin for promotional gigs on television programs Rove Live and Micallef Tonight. "Ricky Martin’s percussionist has to be able to do all independent stuff," Michael told Matt Cunningham of Berwick News. "You might be playing congas with your left hand and bells with your right." Michael describes Martin as a good, down to earth guy. "He’s got this air about him when he walks that I suppose he has to have, but he’s a really nice guy," he said. Read more.

August 18, 2003 - Us Weekly quotes Ricky Martin revealing, "I love what I do. I don't know how to do anything else. I want to die onstage."

August 13, 2003 - Ricky Martin was photographed holding hands with girlfriend Rebecca De Alba while watching Real Madrid play the Thailand national team on Sunday (August 10) in Bangkok. Real Madrid defeated the Thai team 2-1 on their last stop of their first ever Asian tour. Check out pictures from LFI, HelloMagazine, and Yahoo.

August 9, 2003 - Ricky Martin spoke out about the recent SARS outbreak in Asia telling reporters at a news conference on Sunday (August 3) in Hong Kong that he wanted people to "enjoy life as it comes," despite "this pain that we all went through, not only the people here in Hong Kong, or the people in some parts of Asia. The entire planet suffered this." He added, "We know about today. We don't know about tomorrow. So just let's embrace each other with love and peace and freedom and let's just be." Read more.

August 9, 2003 - AFP reports that Ricky Martin turned from diplomatic to curt when a journalist in Singapore asked during a press conference on Friday how he felt whenever the media questions him on his sexuality. "Do you feel like a better journalist because of asking this question?" Martin asked the reporter, turning the tables on her and deftly sidestepping the question. Read more.

August 9, 2003 - The Singapore Tourism Board honored Ricky Martin by naming a yellow orchid speckled with crimson spots after him, reports the Associated Press. "Hello, sexy, how are you?" the 31-year-old singer asked the dainty flower during the naming ceremony Friday at Singapore's downtown Botanical Gardens. "You're supposed to talk to your plants, right?" Read more.

August 7, 2003 - Mehrunisa writes "Univision.com has pictures from Ricky Martin's new video for his third single 'Juramento' ('Oath'), from his latest CD 'Almas Del Silencio'. The clip was directed by Joseph Khan, who worked in the past with artists like Enrique Iglesias and U2, and was filmed in Mirage Drive Lake, California. The video will debut on August 15. Check out the pictures here."

August 7, 2003 - Jenna Dewan, ex-girlfriend of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake spoke with The Sun about getting up close and personal in Ricky Martin's new video 'Juramento', where she plays his lover. "Ricky is great to work with," Dewan said. "He made the long hours of shooting so much fun."

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