I'm still the person who naively thinks if I can imagine it, I can have it.

People are funny. They often don't mean to be, and that's what makes it even more endearing.

Chinese cooking is noisy - a multitasking activity that requires constant vigilance. There is no downtime.

God gives His toughest battles to His strongest soldiers.

My siblings and I are known as ABCs, American-born Chinese.

Don't lose faith in what you are trying to do, even though you will get pummeled emotionally left and right. There are a lot of "nos" to any "yes." And that's OK.

Loneliness is something we [all people] go through. We go through mourning and longing. We make some bad choices sometimes because we're desperate for something, and that's okay. That's part of life.