From Yasmin Blog Rekindling My Younger Days:

Entitled "Tan Hong Ming In Love", the English version of this commercial ended with the lines "Our children are colour blind. Shouldn't we keep them that way?"

At a time when ads try too hard to be clever and fancy, it was heartwarming to see a simple little film, where a six year old Chinese boy expressed his secret love for a Malay girl, turn out to be the most highly-awarded television commercial of the year.

I feel so blessed to have been given the chance by Petronas to write the concept and direct this spot myself, of course, but truth beknown, it was little Tan Hong Ming and Ummi Qazrina who deserved all the applause that night, just for being their charming, lovable selves.

Praise the Lord!
Entitled "Tan Hong Ming In Love",

the English version of this commercial ended with the lines "Our children are colour blind. Shouldn't we keep them that way?"

At a time when ads try too hard to be clever and fancy, it was heartwarming to see a simple little film, where a six year old Chinese boy expressed his secret love for a Malay girl, turn out to be the most highly-awarded television commercial of the year.

I feel so blessed to have been given the chance by Petronas to write the concept and direct this spot myself, of course, but truth beknown, it was little Tan Hong Ming and Ummi Qazrina who deserved all the applause that night, just for being their charming, lovable selves.

Praise the Lord!