I come from a single-parent family, and I admire my mom for managing to take care of me and my sister so well.
At 15, I went to Scotland for secondary school. I liked the school principal because he looked like Colonel Sanders and was enthusiastic about education.
Every time I want to do something, I’ll just do it. It doesn’t mean that I make hasty decisions. I’m a Taurus. When a record company first approached me, it took me half a year to decide whether or not to sign the contract.
It all started on a summer holiday in 1997. My mom lost a bunch of money in the economic crisis, and I couldn’t continue my education abroad and had to come back to Hong Kong. I had to find something to kill time, so I joined a VJ competition on a cable channel.
I’m lucky. Over the past ten years I’ve had a chance to try my luck singing in Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore. But my mom would worry that the record industry wasn’t doing well, and I felt bad that she was constantly worried I would fail.
After living in Taiwan for two years, I pulled the plug and came back to Hong Kong. I decided for a few years I’d just try my luck as a songwriter and lyricist. I had to because I realized I couldn’t take care of myself at all.
I ate nothing but cup noodles for two years. Seriously. I’m not kidding. I had rice once. Once in two years.
I got pretty sick. I had this terrible rash. Allergies. Bad reactions. I went back to Hong Kong and my traditional Chinese medicine doctor said my liver was no longer functioning properly. I couldn’t deal with all the toxins and chemicals in my body.
I recently got two tattoos, one under my breast and the other one above my ankle. For some people, a tattoo is a personal decision. For me, it was about work. They mark an era of my life, and they commemorate everyone who has helped me.
We just reinvented my image. People were surprised at how sexy I looked in pictures—I grew up in an all-girls school and it was only two years ago that I stopped wearing an undershirt or underdress.
Your confidence will shine when you feel absolutely comfortable and healthy about yourself.
We all doubt ourselves from time to time, but without doubt, we can’t grow and learn.
Hard work always comes before talent. And you have to put your words into actions.
I invited actor Anthony Wong to play Spanish guitar in my music video by hand-writing a letter to him. Within 10 minutes of my sending the letter to him via courier, he was on the phone saying he would do it.
Boys mean nothing to me. Maybe because of my family background, I’d rather hang out with friends than date. I’m really bad at recognizing when people have feelings for me, which is good—it filters out a lot of impatient admirers.
Life is short. If you’ve been granted a ticket to a lifelong journey, you should use it. Staying happy all the time is the best strategy for dealing with this world.
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