About Me
- About Me: Hello! I'm Alex, nice to meet you. I hope you enjoy visiting my blog. Let me know if you need any coffee or tea while you're here!
Books
- Favorite Books: The Five People You Meet in Heaven, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, Something Blue, The Giver, Break Point, Breaking Back, You Cannot Be Serious, A Champion's Mind, American Born Chinese, Watchmen, The Host, Girls For Breakfast, Open, World War Z
Food
- Favorite Cuisine: Chinese, Japanese and American
- Favorite Dishes: pretty much anything with meat
- Favorite Desserts: italian ice, pie
- Favorite Drinks: green tea, apple juice, bubble tea
- Favorite Junk Foods: gummy bears, caramel
- Best meal ever: steak and lobster with a side of rice
- Favorite Restaurants: Any pho or sushi places
- Foods I hate: bean sprouts
Movies
- Favorite Movies: Forrest Gump, Vanilla Sky, Big Fish, The Last Samurai, My Sassy Girl, Closer, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Sin City, Crash, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Wedding Crashers, Love Actually, Zoolander, The Family Stone, The Last Kiss, In Good Company, The Departed, Remember the Titans, 300, Peaceful Warrior, Knocked Up, Superbad, Once, Shooter, Saving Face, Shanghai Kiss, most Jackie Chan movies, Juno, Dan in Real Life, The Debut, Iron Man, The Dark Knight, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Tropic Thunder, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Definitely Maybe, (500) Days of Summer
- Favorite Actors: Will Smith, Robert Downey Jr., Dennis Quaid
- Favorite Genre: comedy and action, with the occasional dramas
- Favorite Soundtracks: (500) Days of Summer, Garden State, Once
- Movie Quotes I say all the time: "The sweet is never as sweet without the bitter"
- Movies I can watch over and over: My Sassy Girl, Forrest Gump, Love Actually, Zoolander, Forgetting Sarah Marshall
- Actor that would play me in a movie: Parry Shen
Music
- Favorite Artists: Snow Patrol, Damien Rice, Goo Goo Dolls, Kanye West, Maroon 5, Usher, John Legend, Lifehouse, Jason Mraz, Rob Thomas, Joshua Radin, Rob Thomas, Nelly Furtado, John Mayer, The Killers, Jack Johnson, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Robin Thicke, Pharrell, Jesse McCartney, Ne-Yo, Kristine Sa, James Blunt, Chris Brown, Brian McKnight, Natasha Bedingfield, Glen Hansard, Craig David, Death Cab For Cutie, Landon Pigg, Lights, Owl City, David Choi
- Favorite Genre: R&B, Pop, Alternative Rock
- Favorite Songs: Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol, Unbelievable by Craig David, Collide by Howie Day
- Favorite Lyrics: "I don't quite know, how to say, how I feel. Those three words, are said too much, they're not enough."
- Guilty Pleasure: thinking songs
- Songs I repeat the most: Any songs on my playlist
Style
- Where I shop: Banana Republic, American Eagle, H&M, Esprit, Calvin Klein
- Brands I love: Adidas
- I like to wear: Jeans, solid Ts
Television
- Favorite Shows: Heroes, Lost, Scrubs, House, America's Best Dance Crew, So You Think You Can Dance, Entourage, Dexter, Pushing Daisies, Chuck, 30 Rock, Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, Colbert Report, SNL, In Treatment, Law & Order, Fringe, True Blood, How I Met Your Mother, Glee, Community, Parks and Recreation, Friends, Lie To Me
- Favorite Channels: MTV, VH1, HBO, NBC, ABC, Showtime
- Favorite Reruns: The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Save By The Bell, Friends
- Most Addictive Show: Lost, How I Met Your Mother
- Favorite Late Night Talk Show: Conan O'Brien
- Characters you relate to: Marshall/Ted (How I Met Your Mother), Matt Parkman (Heroes)
- Favorite Theme Song: Fresh Prince, How I Met Your Mother, Friends
- Show I Secretly Watch: Random crappy VH1/MTV reality shows
- Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Pushing Daisies!
Travel
- Places I love: Hong Kong, San Diego, San Francisco
- Places I've been: Most of the East Coast, Las Vegas, Las Angeles, Hollywood, New Orleans, Canada, Hong Kong, Macau, San Diego, Los Angeles, Bay Area
- Places to see before I die: Hawaii, London, Beijing, Australia, Japan
- Dream Vacation: Relaxing on an island
Video Games
- Games I Play: Rock Band, Smash Bros.
- Consoles: Wii
- Favorite Characters: Game & Watch, Yoshi
- Most Addictive: Bejeweled
More About Me
- Nicknames: RLT
- Nationality: Chinese American
- Heroes: Will Smith, Rafael Nadal
- Interests: tennis, watching movies/tv shows, surfing the net, music, reading, psychology, blogging, traveling, love, people
- Expertise: tennis, stringing tennis rackets, music, movies, pop culture, giving advice, knowing the most random trivia
- Occupation: Community Tennis Representative
College
- School Name: University Of Maryland - Baltimore County
- Status: Grad
- Class of: 2011
- Attended: 2009 - 2011
- Degree type: Masters
- Major(s): Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Sports: Tennis
- Organizations: Tennis Club, Chinese Student Association, SGA
High School
- School Name: Meade Senior High School
- Status: Alumni
- Class of: 2004
- Attended: 2000 - 2004
- Sports: Tennis
- Organizations: Key Club, Marching Band, Varsity Tennis
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