
My next door neighbor, Andrea P., and I are sitting on my Mets blanket covered couch inside my sunny living room. We both live on
1. You are a medical student working at
Well, I don’t really see the effects of smoking every day. It’s more like a few times a month. But I smoke because I am addicted, honestly. My goal is to quit when I finish med school, in another 3 years, but I’ve been cutting down on how much I smoke. Sort of weaning myself off them.
2. You said last week that you had an interesting family story. What’s the story?
On my dad’s side, I’m related to a few members of the Chinese-American gang the Hip Sing Tong. The gang was down in NYC and they had really violent and nasty wars with a few other gangs over control of
3. OH WOW! Is it okay that you’re telling me this? I don’t want to get hit when I’m so close to getting my degree!
[Laughs and puts her black hair into a ponytail] Hahaha, no no. I’ll only put out a hit if your parties are too rowdy! [Laughs again] I’m only teasing. My family has no record of anyone participating since the 1940’s.
4. Are you a big animal lover? Because I feel like you’ve talked to my dog more than you talk to me, which leads me to assume that you have a pet of your own.
[Laughs loudly] I LOVE animals. Dogs are my favorite, but I love all animals. The dog my family had when I was in high school, Shi (pronounced shy), is still alive. They live in NYC though, so I never get to see her.
5. So you even love spiders and creepy-crawly bugs?
[Shrinks up her face in disgust] Well, no. You got me there. I’m not afraid of them, though, like most girlie-girls. My roommates are terrible; they are such wussies. They once killed a huge spider with a Swiffer and then left it underneath the Swiffer bottom for me to clean up when I got home because they were too scared to touch it. [Rolls her eyes after the story is over]
6. Do you have any talents or unique skills?
I’m a good cook. I love to try new foods, but my favorite food is desserts! [Smiles wide and giggles.]
7. If I was visiting you here in
I’d take you to
8. What is your favorite time of the year?
Summer. I love to swim.
9. And what’s your favorite TV show?
Weeds and Desperate Housewives. I can’t pick one over the other.
10. Did you hear that Showtime was thinking about putting their series on NBC? Do you think it’s a good idea? Would you watch the shows?
Really? I hadn’t heard about that! I don’t think I’d enjoy them as much. I mean, how can they air Weeds on a regular network? [Laughs] I’d probably watch the first or second of those episodes, but then lose interest.