About Dad
What is one of your earliest memories?
Probably about food
What's the most trouble you've ever gotten in?
Skipped Chinese School for weeks. The classes were expensive. Parents found out and locked me out of the house. When they let me in, dad chased me around the house for some good ol' fashioned discipline.
Growing up, what did you think you wanted to do for a living?
I had many interests (firefighter, astronaut, doctor, etc.)
What is something you always wanted to do but didn't and why?
Do something involving working for NASA, but didn't because medicine called my name :)
Was there something your parents did when you were a kid that you swore you’d never do yourself?
Threaten to use a butcher knife to cut off my hand.
Was there something your parents did you want to emulate?
Freedom to pursue whatever interested me in school.
Who were/are your role models? Who did you look up to when you were younger? Who do you look up to now?
Melissa Murphy (9th grade honors biology teacher), Dr. Srikanth (Bio 1 professor in college, funny as hell). Desmond Doss.
What’s the best trip you’ve ever taken?
Back to Malaysia during the early 2000s.
What was your wedding day like?
Perfect :)
What do you want or wish most for your kids?
To grow up respecting others.
What were some of your biggest struggles or insecurities in high school?
Wondering if I would have enough money to go to college
What would your perfect day be like? Describe it.
Traveling somewhere, hiking or exploring the great outdoors, sampling local cuisine, and then relaxing the rest of the day.
Is the present year anything like you imagined it would be when you were growing up?
Nope!
What advice would you give to your younger self at age 13? 20?
Study hard but also enjoy just having fun because you can actually stop having fun when you're older. And same for 20 years old.
Who will be the stricter parent, you or Melissa?
Melissa
What was your favorite food as a child?
Hard to say! Probably Hainanese Chicken Rice!
What was your least favorite food as a child?
Fish Oil Herbal Soup
What was your first word?
No freaking clue haha
What was your favorite stuffed animal, and what was its name?
I had no favorite stuffed animal, though I collected some.