1. I'm usually very laid back. Think "chill-axed."
2. Marriage has huge spiritual significance to me.
3. I love photography because it is a creative outlet for me, not to mention a huge passion of mine. I get to express visually the things that I think and feel. The sound of my camera shutter clicking is strangely thrilling for me.
4. I'm a bit of a techno-geek. If it uses electricity, makes sounds, lights up, and does tricks, then I want it.
5. I will pretty much try any type of food once.
6. For our honeymoon, I wanted to rent an RV and tour the country. I wanted to bring our chocolate lab along. I was vetoed.
7. I have a Ph.D., almost went to law school, and want to go to seminary. I love to learn.
8. I get excited about ideas, especially when they involve new ways of looking and thinking about things. I think this is part of why I like photography; it is a lot about finding different was of "seeing" one event.
9. I think my wife and kids are THE most adorable people.
10. Most of the books I read are non-fiction. You know what they say about truth being stranger than fiction.
11. Because God has graciously and abundantly provided for everything, I try to enjoy and savor as much as I can while I work as hard as I can in this short life.
About Yolanda
1. I'm half introvert and half extravert. I've taken an assortment of personality tests that try to peg you as one or the other and I've come out on both sides on more than one occasion.
2. I am the biggest night owl you will ever meet.
3. I have always, always wished that I was taller. My dream would be 5'8", but I'd settle for 5'2!"
4. I can't swim and I'm a little embarrassed by it.
5. I always told people that my dad named me after the daughter of MLK Junior, but I was wrong. It turns out that he just liked my name.
6. One word that many people have used to describe me is 'approachable'.
7. I'm sort of a perfectionist.
8. I love to vacuum. LOVE it. It's one of the best forms of immediate gratification.
9. I also love to knit.
10. I've only gotten one speeding ticket in my life. I got it while driving a van full of friends to a Third Day concert in Seattle. It was embarrassing.
11. I believe that the Bible is 100% true and makes us wise for salvation. One of my life verses is Romans 12:2.
12. I love that my sister and I are really different, but undeniably alike. Just spend some time with the two of us and you'll know what I mean. I also love that for the first time in over 12 years she's only minutes away.
13. I'm very thankful that my parents taught me how to speak Cantonese. I regret that I didn't pass it on to my own kids.
14. I met Allan when I was 16 and he is the perfect husband for me even though we are opposites in many, many ways. He is truly my best friend.
15. I used to work in HR and miss it a heck of a lot even though I've come to realize that I would never give up staying at home with my kids to go back.
