HE spends most of his time by his piano trying to string notes together into pieces of songs.
But Liu Kai-sui, 17, says the satisfaction he derives from creating and appreciating his own music is incomparable with any other pastime.
Though a skilful pianist who received a distinction in his Grade Eight piano examination, Kai-sui only started writing songs a year ago.
'When I play the piano, I do not always follow the music books,' he explained to Young Post .
'Rather I will play any melody I like. Then one day I was suddenly struck by some musical ideas and I thought, 'Why don't I put them down'?' So far, Kai-sui has written 15 songs.
'The first one is a happy one,' he said, 'but there are also sad songs including one I wrote in remembrance of my late dad who passed away a few years ago.' He depended heavily on his surroundings for inspiration, Kai-sui added.