About Me

  • About Me: I love to swim, surf and watch movies.

Music

  • Favorite Artists: ThirdEyeBlind - StartingLine the - OverIt - TakingBackSunday - RocketSummer the - Sum41 - Hanson - FallOutBoy - Wakefield - Acceptance - Allister - Cauterize - Cartel - DanielPowter - JacksMannequin - SomethingCorporate - JimmyEatWorld - Keane - Killers the - LennyKravitz - MatchbookRomance - Mest - QuietDrive - Saosin - OneillBrothers - Used the - Yellowcard - MandyMoore - RelientK - NewFoundGlory - Beatles the - GooGooDolls - EltonJohn - EricClapton - MichelleBranch - CatStevens - Jewel - RelientK - Format the - MaydayParade - ImogenHeap - National Product - Hans Zimmer
  • Favorite Genre: Rockish and Classical. Genres are a funny thing - I don't get it.
  • Favorite Songs: Favor House Atlantic (Coheed) - Semi Charmed Life (TEB) - My Blue Heaven (TBS) - Time After Time (QuietDrive) - Canon in D - Sympathy (GGD) - D2 (Allister) - Scratch (Allister) - Alone (Allister) - High of 75 (RelientK) - Five Minutes to Midnight (BLG) - Country Road (WOTH) - Post Script (Finch) - Jamie All Over (MaydayParade) - Im Ready (JacksMannequin) - Id Hate to Be You (MaydayParade) - Playing for Keeps (MatchbookRomance) - When You Believe (PrinceOfEgyptOST) - Apologize (OneRepublic)
  • Favorite Lyrics: Mark Schultz' lyrics are my favorite. I really like Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) and most old school Gospel songs as well.
  • Songs for Roadtrips: Everything in my Mp3 player.
  • Songs I hate: Rap songs, reggae songs (sorry), hawaiian songs (very sorry), some country songs (sorry), and really hard rock stuff (not sorry).
  • Guilty Pleasure: Very few "mainstream" songs of the "songs I hate" genres listed. Not necessarily "black and white" about genres but it's close; like really dark gray... Don't get me wrong I am open-minded but I'm not gonna lie to myself about stuff I hate.

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: Sword of the Stranger - Departed the - Princess Mononoke - Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust - Ratatouille - Incredibles the - Hard Candy - Crash - Sin City - 300 - Changing Lanes - Silence of the Lamb - Waiting - My Sassy Girl - Knocked Up - Prince of Egypt the - Tarzan (Disney) - Phantom of the Opera - Rent - Three Kings - Bourne Trilogy - American Beauty - Batman Begins - V for Vendetta - Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon - Mr Vampire - Junkers Come Here - Almost Famous - Shakespeare in Love - Traffic - Girl That Leapt Through Time - Count of Monte Cristo - Old Boy - Interview with the Vampire - Sixth Sense - Unbreakable - Professional the - Million Dollar Baby - Rainmaker the - Good Will Hunting - Last Kiss the - Juno - Gone Baby Gone - 3:10 to Yuma - Savages the - Kung Fu Panda - Dark Knight the
  • Favorite Actors: Catherine Keener - Gerard Butler - Ellen Page - Patrick Wilson - Matt Damon - Hugh Laurie - Nicole Kidman - Christian Bale - Samuel Jackson - Kirsten Dunst - Charlize Theron - Ben Affleck - Naomi Watson - Jodie Foster - Anthony Hopkins - Michael Caine - Dustin Hoffman - Philip Seymour Hoffman - Kate Hudson - Gwyneth Paltrow - Blythe Danner - Tom Wilkinson - Tom Hanks - George Clooney - Danny DeVito - Colin Farrell - Morgan Freeman - Clint Eastwood - Hilary Swank - Liam Neeson - Christina Ricci - Minnie Driver - Billy Crudup - Natalie Portman - James Caviezel - Jun Ji-hyun - Tony Goldwyn - Bruce Willis - Sean Penn - Kevin Bacon - Laura Linney
  • Favorite Directors: Hayao Miyazaki - Clint Eastwood - M. Night Shyamalan - Judd Apatow - Steven Spielberg
  • Favorite Soundtracks: Across the Universe - Phantom of the Opera - Prince of Egypt - Rent - Hairspray
  • Movie Quotes I say all the time: "When I was young, I asked my priest how you could get to heaven and still protect yourself from all the evil in the world. He told me what God said to His children. 'You are sheep among wolves. Be wise as serpents, yet innocent as doves.'" - Gone Baby Gone
  • Movies I can watch over and over: Princess Mononoke - Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust - Ratatouille - Incredibles the - Hard Candy - Last Kiss the - Knocked Up - My Sassy Girl - Almost Famous - Girl That Leapt Through Time - Good Will Hunting - Kung Fu Panda - Prince of Egypt the
  • Actor that would play me in a movie: Zack Braff

Style

  • Where I shop: Taco Bell - Carls Jr - Jack in the Box
  • Brands I love: Old Navy - Body Glove - Hanes
  • I like to wear: My discontinued blue polo work shirt and boxers.
  • Can't live without: Underpants
  • Prized Possessions: Pockets - Swim Trunks - Speedos
  • Guilty Pleasure: Tighty-whities - Speedos

Food

  • Favorite Dishes: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Favorite Desserts: Chocolate Pudding - Green Tea Ice Cream - Mint Chip Ice Cream - Almond Jello - Banana Chip Ice Cream - Butter Pecan Ice Cream - Mochi Ice Cream - Meadow Gold Vanilla Ice Cream Cups - Custard Tarts - McFlurry
  • Favorite Drinks: Orange Juice - Soy Milk - Arizona Green Tea - Tea - Water - Sparkling Cider
  • Favorite Junk Foods: White Rabbits - Chicken Biscuits - Dark Chocolate - White Chocolate - Snickers (occasional) - Honey Balls - Li Hing Mui Gummi Bears - French Onion Sun Chips
  • Best meal ever: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Favorite Restaurants: (Chinese restaurants) - Yummy BBQ - (pasta places) - Mickies
  • Foods I hate: Candy (too sweet) - Bittermelon - Eggplant - Jalapenos

Books

  • Favorite Books: Enchanted Forest Chronicles the - Last Vampire Series the - Blood and Chocolate - Tales of the Otori
  • Favorite Authors: Patricia C. Wrede
  • Favorite Genres: Fantasy
  • Favorite Characters: Sita (Last Vampire the)
  • Favorite Quotes: "Lo I send you forth, as sheep among wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents, and innocent as doves." - Matthew 10:16
  • Recent Reads: Last Vampire the

More About Me

  • Nicknames: hammy
  • Nationality: Chinese
  • Religion: Christian
  • Heroes: Jesus
  • Interests: Swimming, surfing, reading, playing video games, relaxing, enjoying the goods of life.
  • Expertise: Embarrassing myself.
  • Occupation: Salesman

Television

  • Favorite Shows: House Md - Family Guy - Criminal Minds - Robot Chicken - Scrubs - (most things anime) - (anything MMA) - Band of Brothers (HBO)
  • Favorite Channels: Cartoon Network - Fox - Discovery - Travel - HGTV - Food Network
  • Favorite Reruns: Family Guy - House Md - Criminal Minds - Scrubs
  • Most Addictive Show: House Md - Family Guy - Criminal Minds
  • Favorite Late Night Talk Show: Tonight Show (Jay Leno) - Late Night (Conan OBrien)
  • Characters you relate to: Rock Lee
  • Favorite Theme Song: Outlaw Star's closing theme
  • Show I Secretly Watch: Home and Garden stuff if I can get access to cable.
  • Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Arrested Development (Fox) - All Souls (UPN) - Jack & Bobby (WB) - Whose Line Is It Anyways? (ABC) - Daria (MTV) - Batman Beyond (WB) - My Brother and Me (Nick) - Flash Forward (Disney)

Travel

  • Places I love: China
  • Places I've been: China - California
  • Places to see before I die: China (again) - Thailand - Europe - Canada - Australia - Taiwan - South Korea
  • Dream Vacation: Somewhere with an awesome beach.

Video Games

  • Consoles: PC - Nintendo64 - Dreamcast - PS2
  • Favorite Characters: Vincent (FF7)
  • Favorite Classic Arcade Games: Marvels VS Capcom 2
  • Most Addictive: World of Warcraft
  • Proudest Achievements: Quitting World of Warcraft.
  • Favorite Soundtrack: FF7 Piano Soundtrack