He once broke out with dermatitis while working on the eve of Chinese New Year. His entire body turned red and swelled, itching set in, and he had to soak all evening in a tub despite the cold winter weather. While everyone else was enjoying the most festive night of the year, Lai suffered through the bleakest New Year's Eve of his life.
有一年除夕夜時，賴作明仍埋首於工作，不慎被漆咬到，漆瘡發作，全身紅腫、奇癢無比，雖是寒冬也不得不泡在水裡減輕疼痛，在一家團圓的大日子裡，內心的感慨真是點滴在心頭。