When did I start to like Emil? If I remember correctly, the very first song that make me notice him is "Love Follows Us

". It was so popular then that many of my classmates want to sing it during talent time. But our teacher only allows one group to perform that. However I was yet a fan of him then. The very first album that I own was "Emil & Friends". I mean it was the first CD I bought in my life. And there's a story behind the album.

A very good friend of mine at that time gave me a Faye Wong's CD as a birthday present. But she found that I didn't really like that album and promised to buy another one for me, which is "Emil & Friends". But not long after that, something went wrong between us. We quarrelled and finally went separated. I was so sad and depressed at that time and suddenly I remembered her promise. Out of anger, I told myself: "She is not going to buy me the CD anymore so I am going to buy it myself." And so I bought the CD. I went home and played the CD and to my surprise I found comfort in Emil's songs. And at that time, 93.3FM had a 933 live unplugged and that week was a concert of Emil Chau. I waited for it every night and recorded it into a cassette tape. I really love the way he sings, speaks and jokes. I replay and replay the cassette endless time until I can memorize every word he said. Emil with the cassette and the CD accompany me through the hardest time in my life and many other CDs make me who I am today. I have many friends but they are all my playmates. I never had much close friends and I am not close to my family members. Whenever I needed someone, there's no one for me except him, Emil Chau.

None of my friends like Emil cos they say he is too old. But they know that I am mad about him so they would look out his article for me and won't say anything bad about him in front me as they have classed him as somebody more important to me than my father. That's has come to the end of my story telling. Looking forward to Emil next album. CHEERS.

Christina Chew
May 7, 2001