MANDOPOP singer-songwriter Emil Chau surprised his Malaysian fans when he revealed that he had bought a house in the country, Sin Chew Daily reported.
He spoke of his fondness for Malaysia during a concert in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 18, saying that he had always wanted a house here since he was young.
“Back then, I told myself, when I grow up one day, I’m going to buy a house here.
“After so many years, no salesperson ever came to me. Even so, I’ve bought one already,” said Chau, 64.
Since owning a home here, he said he no longer feels like an outsider when speaking with his Malaysian fans.
“Who knows, maybe you live right next door to me! I may bump into you while buying groceries,” he joked.
Chau also thanked the concert organisers for their hospitality, saying that he always gained weight every time he visited Malaysia.
He revealed his must-eat dishes while in the country – bak kut teh and pig stomach pepper soup.
Chau started his career in music by writing songs for other pop stars. His most popular tunes were theme songs he wrote for martial arts dramas such as The Legend of the Condor Heroes and Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.
> What seemed to be an innocent mistake could end up costing a hotel guest 160,000 yuan (RM94,800) in China after he accidentally triggered a fire sprinkler system, China Press reported.
Apparently, he was looking for a place in the room to hang his clothes. Then he spotted a sprinkler on the ceiling and placed a hanger on it.
However, he broke a small bulb and set off the fire sprinkler system which started spraying water all over the room.
Even though the hotel staff quickly shut off the main sprinkler valve, the system had already released 10 tons of water which flooded two floors and damaged multiple facilities.
Based on repair costs, the hotel in Guizhou province is demanding 160,000 yuan in compensation, but the man argued that the amount is excessive.
Since negotiations have failed, the hotel is taking legal action against the man.
Experts on fire safety said that sprinklers are designed to activate automatically in case of fire and are extremely sensitive – even light physical contact can trigger them.
The above article is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with this ' >'sign, it denotes a separate news item.
