It was among the 132 entries nominated for the 2006 International Dublin Literary Award. His second novel, "Mamasan", is about life of those people working in the glitzy world of nightclubbing and their customers who patronise nightclubs. It was released in April 2007. His third novel, "Nanyang", is a historical saga about the multi-racial people who inhabit the lands of the 'Southern Ocean', as early Chinese migrants called Malaya and Singapore. It hit the book stores in October 2007.