When Wui Man was 2 years old, his family moved to Hong Kong. He went to elementary and junior high school in Hong Kong. Meanwhile, his dad’s, Lam Wah Kwok, career started to develop in Xiamen [so Raymond lived in HK, and his dad in Xiamen]. Raymond’s grandpa is Taiwanese. He loves his grandchild [Raymond], and so does Raymond vice versa. Because living in a family with different dialects, Raymond was taught how to speak Mandarin, Cantonese, and Taiwanese.

According to some confirmed and unconfirmed sources, since little Lam Wui Man loves cartoon [anime], singing, and art. Therefore, it was the reason why he left the university to enter the entertainment industry.

According to a source, when he was 15 years old, he went to the home of Chu Pong Bo [a very famous female singer in Shanghai, China] by himself to ask her if she can take him in as her student; he lived at her house to study music.

Chu Pong Bo’s impression on Lam Wui Man was: “I remember on that day, someone knocked on my door, and when I opened the door, I saw a young boy with a backpack on and fair clothing [it’s like his clothing weren’t rich nor poor looking]. He politely greeted me and said, “Excuse me madam, I have come to ask you if I can be your student and learn music.”

Lam Wui Man has grown, and changed his name to Lam Yat Fung during his high school years. He stands at 180cm or 5’11”. His skin was very tanned. He often joined singing competitions at school. The honorable thing is that Yat Fung received and gained the recognition of “The top 10 best voices of the school.” With this title, Wui Man became the “popular boy” having to answer his fans’ mails to the point where his hand became tired, he had to ask his friends to help him.

When he finished high school, Lam Yat Fung went to study abroad in Southern California at University of Southern California [it is a private school] He was majoring in architecture as to take over his dad’s business one day, and minored in music. At this time, Yat Fung, again, changed his name to Lam Fung with an English name, Raymond [he used to have another English name before sticking with Raymond…it was Leon].

However, he attended college for only one year. In the summer, after his first year in college, he flew back to Hong Kong. Because of Chan Kwoon Ming's words, a friend of Raymond’s dad, Raymond gave up on achitecture, and joined TVB. He introduced Raymond to go into TVB 13th acting class [with Tavia Yeung, Patrick Tang Yeung Ming]. Raymond joined the TVB family at the age of 18.

Raymond's words: There had been rumors saying that he's Li Hau Wor (one of the TVB owners)'s godson, Raymond honestly replied:

"Actually, my father knows Chan Kwoon Ming, who was one of the actors manager in the past. In 1998, we had a dinner together, and Mr. Chan asked me if I have any interest in being an actor. I've always knew that I'm not the type to do business, and since Mr. Chan thought I have the potential, I decided to join the training class. I worked hard by myself, without any help from others. Acting is my first job, and the one I'm most familar with, if I don't act, I don't know what else I can do, and I know that I still have a lot to learn."

Talents/Skills/Knowledge::

- Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, English - He knows ballet > learnt it when he was younger - Plays basketball > he can spin the ball on his index finger - Learned about Southern fist (That was for to film Tai Chi) - Knows how to knit > During filming of Twin of Brothers, he taught some female costars how to knit - Knows how to play the piano > in a news article, Raymond said that he played "Realize" on a piano - Since he did learn about architecture, his drawings are quite decent - He has quite a talent in the field of jumping - Talented in different language tune imitation; his English accent is quite good, Vietnamese pronunciation as well - Knows pen spinning (He did pen spins in "Survivor's Law") - He can raise one eyebrow - He can do a split - He knows how to wakeboard - a buoyant board (resembling a surfboard) that is used to ride over water while being pulled behind a motorboat.

Likes/Dislikes:

- Loves Doraemon - Dislikes Hello Kitty - Likes to put together gundam figures > wish to have his own home, but his model figures took over - Loves to ride horses > he did fell of horses before and received scars on his back and arm likes horses that are tall because it would match with his height - Likes fishing and sing while fishing - Loves to play video games > action games - Colors: black, white, green, blue - Drinks: milk, water, chrysanthemum tea, aloe vera - Animals: dogs, horses, cats > though he is allergic to cats fur - Food: Japanese food, Vietnamese food (especially Pho > rice noodle w/ beef meat), jujube (Chinese Date), agar (jello like dessert) - Seasons: winter & summer - Sports: basketball, horse back riding, ice skating, swimming, biking - Book: literature book - Clothing: casual and comfortable clothing - Countries: Japan, Italy, and China (Xiamen) - Music: Any music is his favorite, but seems like any other music more than 'rock' - Famous person: Bruce Lee - Actors: Chow Yun Fat, Sean Connery - Singers: Elvis Presley, Jacky Cheung - Song: “Breath of Heart” theme song from The Last Breakthrough - His favorite series that he like in which he filmed was “Lethal Weapons of Love and Passion” > because he didn’t have many lines to remember - His favorite character that he had portrayed: Ben Lok in “Survivor’s Law” > because he feels that Ben’s character/personalities is similar to Raymond’s in real life - Favorite series: The Last Breakthrough

Music Industry:

Raymond signed with EEG Record Company under the EEG Music Plus label in 2007. Although Raymond has always showed interest and ability in singing (from his many TVB theme/subtheme songs), his TVB schedule has always conflicted with recording an album. However, TVB arranged for him to start recording his first album in the summer of 2007. His debut album Searching For You In Loving Memories was released on 23 November 2007. His debut album came in three covers, all with CD+DVD (10 all-new tracks and 2 music videos). More than 20,000 copies of the album were sold and additional copies had to be reprinted. Three weeks after the release of the album, Raymond received the IFPI Gold Disc. Some of the major awards Raymond received are the Jade Solid Gold's Best Male Newcomer Gold Award (he has expressed that he has always desired to win this award since a singer can only be a newcomer once) and an IFPI award for top album sales among the Newcomer category.

On 10 September 2008, he released his second album named Your Love featuring "愛不疚" (Love With No Regrets) from Moonlight Resonance. There are two covers for this album, one featuring Raymond with a cat and another with a clock. In this album, Raymond sang a duet with Vincy Chan called "明天以後" (After Tomorrow) in two versions (one in Cantonese and the other in Mandarin). In October 10, 2008, a month after the release of the album, Raymond received double of the IFPI Platinum Disc award for reaching an album sales of more than 60,000 copies. The sales exceeded that of his first album and additional copies had to be reprinted. A second edition with a DVD of 3 music videos was released on September 24, 2008 due to the success of the first edition; the original versions were no longer printed. His third album "Let's Get Wet" was released on June 15, 2009.

In addition to album releases, Raymond has released singles as theme and sub-theme songs for TVB series, including "記得忘記" (Eternal Happiness), "忘記傷害" (Survivors' Law), "心呼吸" (The Last Breakthrough), "愛在記憶中找你" (The Drive of Life), "浮生若水" (The Master of Tai Chi) and "愛不疚" (Moonlight Resonance).
Raymond Lam held a concert at Hong Kong Coliseum on June 17-18, 2009, with guests Miriam Yeung, Wong Cho Lam, FAMA, Charlene Choi and Michael Tse. The concert DVD sales has reached platinum status.

Comments : Since this year will soon be over..I just decided to pick my #1 favorite Idol : Raymond Lam and do some research on him. Who knew he be so popular and so famous today and starting out as a normal person who been always called 'Golden key' Boy and being made fun of for certain times in his life..But all in all He been going through alot of changes in his life that brought him out to become what he ish today. ~Sighs~ certainly my #1 Husband Idol!!. Also since His birthday coming up next year, I decided to wait and make an entry based on him so yeah..this ish just a part one of his 'life' entry.

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