His performance in the sitcom adaptation earned him a nomination for the Best Young Talent award, which he won, along with co-stars Joshua Ang and Huang Po Ju at the 2002 Star Awards.
hɪz pɚfˈoːɹməns ɪnðə sˈɪtkɑːm ˌædæptˈeɪʃən ˈɜːnd hˌɪm ɐ nˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən fɚðə bˈɛst jˈʌŋ tˈælənt ɐwˈɔːɹd, wˌɪtʃ hiː wˈʌn, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð kˈoʊstˈɑːɹz dʒˈɑːʃjuːə ˈæŋ ænd hwˈɑːŋ pˈoʊ dʒˈuː æt ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː stˈɑːɹ ɐwˈɔːɹdz.