DIARY: On the spot; Ruth Lee, executive creative director, Leo Burnett Shanghai

What's the best part of your job?

Saving a dying brand with break-through creative solutions.

And the worst?

Thinking up an award-winning idea and then finding out that somebody else has just produced it.

Your all-time favourite film and why?

A French movie released in 2001 - Amelie from Montmartre. Great art direction, unexpected storyline - it inspired me that anyone can have an impact on others. As a creative leader in the agency, I want to pass on this kind of optimism to my team.

Favourite book or CD?

Tuesday with Morrie/Cinema Paradiso soundtrack

Favourite restaurant and favourite dish there?

AZ in Manhattan/Tuna Tartar

Do you have a favourite gadget?

Apple PowerBook G4

Favourite fashion designer?

Donna Karan

What are your hobbies?

Watching movies and Listening to my son practicing piano

Where did you go on your last vacation?

The Grand Canyon

Who would you want to play you in a movie?

Maggie Cheung

How would you title your movie?

A working mother who is always in a hurry.

Please finish this line: I wish I could open a ski-lodge in New Zealand at the age of 45. I enjoy meeting people from around the world, who have only one thing on their minds - to have fun.