Sharon's World: April 2009

Raymond Lam's Press Conference as Ambassador for Power Root Premium Gold Alicafe Series' Video & Pictures

The press conference was held in Sunway Resort Hotel & SPA on 16 April 2009 from 3.30pm - 5.00pm. Following are some of the pictures as well as a video of Raymond during the press conference (taken from: http://www.powerroot.com.my/my/news09_5.html).

Latest News on Raymond Lam

So leng chai......hehe....

..........RAYMOND Lam Fung is one guy who makes heads turn when he enters a room. The phrase “tall, dark and handsome” was indeed coined with men like him in mind. Hong Kong TVB artiste Raymond Lam Fung was in Malaysia last week. The Hong Kong artiste showed his quirky side as he matched a fitted black jacket and pristine white shirt with tapered pants, which revealed that he was not wearing socks. That image alone got all the photographers happily snapping away. What was the reason for this particular getup? “This outfit is actually styled according to the occasion. The suit jacket is befitting the event, but since Malaysia is quite hot, I’m wearing ‘short’ pants instead,” quipped Lam, setting a light-hearted mood for the afternoon.

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..........Arguably Hong Kong Television Broadcast’s (TVB) hottest male lead in recent years, Lam was speaking at a media conference introducing him as the brand ambassador for local beverage Power Root Alicafe Premium Gold. This makes him the first Chinese and international star to be appointed as a spokesperson for the home-grown brand, which is available in 16 countries. Targetted at the Chinese market, the Premium Gold series is a new blend of coffee with ginseng extract (Alicafe) and marine collagen (Per’l Cafe).

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..........The 29-year-old actor-singer was very happy that the collaboration brought him to one of his favourite countries – Malaysia – to promote his favourite drink (coffee.) The coffee lover shared how he came to love coffee and how he would enjoy a cuppa on a daily basis. “My love for coffee probably stemmed from the time I was studying in high school and had a singing teacher who loved drinking coffee. “For me, nothing can substitute coffee. Personally, I like to make my own brew using ground coffee beans and enjoy my cuppa while listening to music. But, my working schedule does not permit such luxuries that often.”

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..........Ray is celebrating his 10th year in showbiz with his first concert. The two-day gig will be held in Hong Kong Coliseum on June 17 and 18. Gearing up for his concert, Lam has all his own songs on repeat in his CD player. “I’ve been listening to my songs only as I need to memorise all the lyrics. Having released Cantopop albums Finding Love in Memories (2007) and Your Love (2008), Lam currently is working on his third Cantonese album. “The new album is quite amusing as I’m trying to preserve my own style while exploring fresh musical direction. There will be a couple of R&B numbers, which is very unusual for Cantonese music.”

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..........His debut album won him a string of accolades, including the coveted gold award for the most popular male newcomer at Hong Kong’s 2007 Jade Solid Gold, the best newcomer award at 2007 Metro Hits Awards and the IFPI highest album sales among newcomers. Love with No Regrets, the title song from his second album and also the theme song of popular TVB series Moonlight Resonance, also bagged him another armful of trophies, including most searched at 2008 Yahoo! Buzz Awards and most outstanding newcomer (Hong Kong) at China’s 2008 Sprite Music Awards.

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..........Encouraged by the slew of awards, Lam is looking forward to taking on the mainland China market. “I hope my next album will be in Mandarin. I do wish to have a Mandarin album very soon. I hope to venture into the China market, which is much bigger,” said Lam. He disclosed that he had also been busy filming a TV series in Shenzhen, China, for the past two months. The 30-episode serial is a collaboration between TVB and a mainland Chinese station.

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..........The Drive of Life, which was a hit in Hong Kong, made him Favourite Actor (in mainland China) at TVB’s 40th Anniversary Awards in 2007 and snagged him multiple awards at the 2009 Astro Wah Lai Toi Awards – favourite character for his role as Wah Chun Bong and favourite On-Screen Kiss with Charmaine Sheh while another hot favourite Heart of Greed won him the favourite couple award with Linda Chung. More recently, Lam was named best actor in a drama series for his role as Tuen Hiu Sing in The Master of Taichi at the 2009 Asian Television Awards.

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..........With such a packed schedule, what does he like to do to relax during his free time? “I like to go jogging but then I’ll still be practising my songs. I watch movies during flights. “Every minute and every second of my time, even when I’m resting, I’m actually working. I need to be at my best to take on upcoming challenges I’ve got for the next half of the year,” he groused cheekily.

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..........Looking somewhat pensive, he mused hesitantly, “There are so many things I wish to learn, absorb and digest. “But, that would just gradually add more to all those things I have in hand. Yet, that’s a good thing and I do enjoy the process of my work.”

Source: http://star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2009/4/21/tvnradio/3718571&sec=tvnradio

Raymond Lam as the brand ambassador for local beverage Power Root Alicafe Premium Gold.

Went to Sunway Pyramid last Saturday (18/3/2009) with Jolane to see Raymond Lam. He came as the ambassador for the Power Root Alicafe Premium Gold series promo event.

We reached Sunway Pyramid about 11.30 am and had our brunch at Sakae Sushi. The choice of food there is so limited and doesn't really taste good. Prefer Sushi King. We finished our meal about 1pm and straight went to the LG Orange Concourse. A lot of people already waiting over there. Didn't manage to find a spot there, thus we went up one level to wait. Luckily we managed to find a good spot to view the entire event. Hehehe........

Everyone waiting for Raymond to arrive

Look at the crowd....so many people waiting for Raymond

Before Ray arrives, Dylan and Yun of 8TV came out to play some games with the audiences. They were so funny..!!!

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After the game session, Gary Yap & Yun hosted the event. When Gary said Raymond is coming out soon, many people started to shout his name.

At his moment, everyone is shouting out Raymond's name
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Raymond finally arrived at 1.45pm. So happy to see him as he's so so so HOT..!!!

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The session started off with Raymond greeting his fans and then chatted with the hosts. After that, Gary and Yun asked him some questions. When asked whether he has a girlfriend, he awkwardly laughed & replied: "I really want, hope I can find a Malaysian girlfriend. He said that after coming to M'sia a lot of times, he realized that M'sian girls are good at cooking, that's why M'sian food is so good, moreover the people are very warm (passionate), so he hopes he can find a Malaysian girlfriend. When the host asked him what type of girl does he like, he replied: "Everyone knows that I like girls with long hair, but one thing that you may not know is that I recently started to like girls with dimples". Hearing this the host immediately said: "I realized Linda Chung has dimples". Fung replied: "Really? I didn't notice, next time I'll pay attention".

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During the event, he also revealed that aside from holding his concert in Hong Kong, Raymond hopes to have the opportunity to hold one in Malaysia too: "My chance to have a concert here depends on your support!" Said this, all the fans there began to scream. With so many fans supporting, it seems that if Raymond wants to come here to hold a concert, it would not be that difficult.