When you enjoy what you do, work becomes play.

I enjoy the quiet life.

I also have a lot of preserved foods, things that will keep for a long time like dried fish, seaweed or lotus seed.

Happiness is within. It has nothing to do with how much applause you get or how many people praise you. Happiness comes when you believe that you have done something truly meaningful.

You can do almost anything with soup stock, it's like a strong foundation. When you have the right foundation, everything tastes good.

I live a very low-key life.

Chinese culture has a lot of virtues that are tremendously valuable to not only us as Asian-Americans, but also the world in general.