親愛的朋友們：

　　今天我從香港的飯店寫信給你們。今天也是我每週週記的第26期，也可以算 是半週年紀念日吧！希望你們和我一樣的喜愛這些週記。

　　事實上，這些週記已經成為各地媒體訪問我時廣泛採用的資料來源；不管我到任何地方， 大部份記者在做訪問工作之前通常都會到新力音樂的網站（www.sonymusic.com.tw）把所刊登的週記拿來參考，準備他們所要發問的問題。 每當我看到在記者的公事包裡放著那些列印出來的週記，我心裡感到非常高興…因為這些資料 不是那些八卦雜誌和一些我從來沒有說過的錯誤傳言。

　　這個星期在香港，我主要的工作可以分為兩個部份。第一、我會繼續"每天愛你二十四小時"單曲的宣傳工作。第二、我要開始為自己的第一部正式電影～"雷霆戰警"做宣傳。

　　不瞞你們說，我現在很想把行李打包好，回到紐約的錄音室，暫時離開這個娛樂圈幾個月；我是一個音樂人、我已經太久沒有練習我的琴藝了。

　　今天我很想練習鋼琴，可是我必須先找到一台鋼琴。在我住的飯店大廳裡有一台很棒的Steinway。昨天早上我在那裡彈了一個小時，但是後來被飯店的管理人員制止。我想，我還是不要破壞和管理層之間的友好關係，因為我還要在這家飯店裡待上10天。

　　因此，在匆匆的吃過午飯之後，我就去了香港最大的琴行～通利琴行。天啊！在那裡就好像置身天堂一樣。他們的店裡起碼有50台鋼琴的存貨﹗我選擇了一台Yamaha的grand piano，正是我個人特別喜歡的一種琴；再加上這台鋼琴正好放 在房間的最後面，在這裡彈琴決對沒有人會看到我。經過幾個小時不經打擾的練習之後，我聽到有人在我後面彈"龍的傳人"﹗我在座椅上轉過身瞧，她不過是一個大概7歲還不到的小女孩。她彈得很棒；在站在她身邊妹妹的注視下，她把整首曲子彈完。我腦袋裡充滿欣喜的幻想；或許是因為我做了什麼事而啟發了這個漂亮小女孩的靈感。（我當然知道她可能並不是受我影響，而是從樂譜上學會這首曲子，因為她彈的並不是我的版本！）接下來整個下午我精神奕奕的繼序練琴…一直到晚上8點店裡開始熄燈結束營業為止。

　　經過一天純粹安寧的練琴，我現在覺得好得多了；。今天我把時間充實和有價值的利用…這樣我會過得比較快樂。

cheers, Homeboy

I am writing to you today from my hotel room in Hong Kong. Today marks the 26th week, or half year anniversary of my diary! I hope you've been enjoying yourselves as much as I have.

This diary, in fact has become a widely used source of information by the local press of any city that I go to. Often reporters, in order to prepare for an interview will go find my diary at www.sonymusic.com.tw and find out what they might want to ask me. I am always so happy when I see reporters with my diary printed out in their briefcases...instead of tabloid magazine clippings or misquoted statements that I never made.

This week in Hong Kong is comprising of two main categories of events. First, continuing promotional activities for my new single, "Take Your Time". Second, beginning promotion for my first full length movie, "China Strike Force", also known as "China White".

But to be totally honest, at this point I would just love to pack up my bags and go home to my studio in NY, leave the whole pop entertainment scene behind for a few months. I'm a musician and I'm out of practice.

I feel like practicing piano today, but first, I need to find a piano. There's a gorgeous Steinway grand in the lobby of my hotel, but I played that yesterday morning for an hour, and then was asked by management to stop. I don't think it would be such a good idea to jeopardize my good relationship with management as I am still staying here for another ten days.

So , after a quick lunch by myself, I go to the biggest music store in Hong Kong, called Tom Lee. Boy, am I in heaven here. They must have at least 50 pianos in stock! I choose a Yamaha grand, my personal favorite, and plus, this one is in the back of the room, and no one will ever see me. After a few hours of undisturbed practicing, I hear someone behind me playing "Descendants of the Dragon"! I swivel around on my bench to find that it's a little girl no more than seven years old! She is amazing, and plays the whole song while her little sister looks on. I'm happy toying with the idea that maybe something I did inspired that beautiful child (though I am aware that she probably just learned the song off of sheet music, and not my version!). For the rest of the afternoon, I practice with optimism in my spirit...and continue until they start turning out the lights at 8:00.

I feel much better now, having spent my day off practicing piano in pure unadulterated solitude. I spent quality time today...and am much happy this way.

cheers, Homeboy