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Write about your most epic baking or cooking fail.

There was that one time I was 10 and cooking Hamburger Helper for my mom and sister. I was boiling noodles in water. In the midst of transferring the pot of water from the stove to the sink to drain the noodles, the pot slipped out of my hands and I spilled boiling hot water onto my chest.

The pain was so bad. My skin peeled off my chest. Fortunately my mom was there with some antibiotics and bandages to treat my skin. This happened in the summer while I was taking swimming lessons at day camp. The bandages would fall off in the chlorinated pool and burn me. That was such a traumatic feeling.

Thankfully I got over it.

Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life.

Start earlier and don’t worry about failure. Always go for the best and think it!

What’s your favorite word?

I don’t really have a favorite word at the moment. When I was young, however, my favorite word was “poop” or “passing gas”. I thought that it was so funny. My sister and I would make fart sounds. It was glorious.

Now that I have become more mature my vocabulary has increased. (Thankfully.) No more poop or fart jokes. But no, I haven’t settled on a favorite word as of yet.

What personality trait in people raises a red flag with you?

There’s so much I could write on this topic but I will write disloyalty. . If you’re willing to be disloyal and backstab another person in front of me, what will you say or do against me when I’m not in your presence?

Name the professional athletes you respect the most and why.

My favorite athlete is Michael Jordan. I was born and raised in New York. My favorite basketball team is the New York Knicks. However, I can’t deny MJ’s greatness. Even after his playing career ended, he went on the become a billionaire and an owner of an NBA franchise.

I re-watched the Last Dance, the documentary series on the 1998 Chicago Bulls, last year. It was supposed to be a team-oriented biopic but the focus was on Michael Jordan. I was reminded of a couple of things that happened in career but that documentary was so good. I enjoyed it tremendously. He was the best.

Why do you blog?

I blog mainly for enjoyment, and also to practice my writing. This is my first foray into having a blog on my own domain.

(This site is also a backup in case my social media accounts get nuked unnecessarily by the regime.)

Stay tuned for more.

What’s your favorite recipe?

I have a few favorites. One is from my childhood. It’s the Cheeseburger Macaroni flavor of Hamburger Helper. The others are lasagna (which is my favorite dish), and chicken marsala (very easy dish to prepare and great with a side).

What daily habit do you do that improves your quality of life?

Exercise and working out in the morning. It gives me a sense of accomplishment. And I can listen to my podcasts while doing so. The process jump starts my day.

Where did your name come from?

There are two reasons for my name. My mom named me for a book of the Bible; my dad gave me the name for the saint of hopeless causes. Also, the name is Hebrew and means “blessed”.

What’s your favorite time of day?

Morning. Easily it’s the morning time. I usually workout and meditate to get my day started. I’m a very sluggish individual (especially when I don’t sleep enough). But I use the morning to set my day and get started. I feel like I get an advantage of the rest of the world by getting something accomplished before 8 a.m.

I got it from my dad who used to (and still does) run every morning for an hour and 45 minutes and then he does his breathing exercises. Growing up watching him inspired me to do be active in the morning.