DIARY: On the spot

Eugene Lee, Brand director, Leo Burnett, Malaysia

What's the best part of your job?

When I see the advertising commercials we created on air or on paper.

And the worst?

When clients are not sure of their communication objectives.

What's your all-time favourite film and why?

Parent Trap because it's a feel-good movie and has a happy ending.

Favourite book or CD?

Ogilvy on Advertising.

The second one would be All Rise - Blue (it happens to be my daughters' favourite).

Favourite print title?

None.

Favourite restaurant?

Chef Ken Restaurant - serves excellent Italian food especially marinara and escargot.

Do you have a favourite gadget?

No.

Favourite fashion designer?

Body Glove and GQ, but only during sales.

Weirdest thing we'll find in your closet?

The weirdest thing would probably be my eight-year-old working shirt and pants.

What are your hobbies?

Watching films on VCDs with my wife and daughters, running and playing soccer.

Favourite holiday destination?

Phuket, Thailand.

Who would you want to play you in a movie?

Tommy Lee Jones.

How would you title your movie?

God and I.

If you were a brand, what would it be?

The Catholic Church .

All-time favourite ad?

The Ogilvy & Mather-developed ad campaign - 'God' - which ran for a church in Singapore and was incredibly well received.

Please finish this line: I wish ... I could spend more time with my wife and children.

Last thing to cross your mind before bed?

My children and my wife.

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