When I was five, I was always a fan of that Snickers commercial where you'd see a man reach into a bag of peanuts, grab a handful, close his fist and re-open his hand to magically show a large-size Snickers bar. Thinking that this was reality (seems plausible, right?), I tried the same on my end but was disappointed to find that no such Snickers bar appeared. Some may call this naïve… I like to call it positive thinking.

That same positive thinking has carried over to the rest of my life, in slightly more mature ways: I left a job in finance to potentially make a difference in the world by studying public health; I'm a die-hard Cal football fan (with season tickets even though I live 300 miles away) even when they’re not doing so great; And as much as I love my life in sunny LA, going to grad school on the East Coast has made me so much more well-rounded as a person.

The consultant in me decided that bulleting a few other things would be the easiest:
• I make a mean pesto/potato-crusted salmon, and if you put me in front of a grill, I’m a happy guy.
• I may or may not have read all of the Harry Potter books… and liked them.
• While I might take a minute to warm up to new people, once I get to know you, everything’s on the table.
• I lived in Omaha once for 15 months. Definitely an interesting experience.
• I could eat sushi for breakfast, lunch, and dinner if that was deemed socially acceptable.

I'm a management consultant for health care organizations, mostly health plans looking for help with getting their IT systems up and running or improving their day-to-day operations.

- Crossing the street in the crosswalk
- Being a dedicated sports fan
- Grilling with charcoal

I’m Asian? Or that I’m kind of reserved until you get to know me.

Books: I read a lot for work, so I don’t do as much fun reading as I’d like.

Music: Billboard Top 40, KIIS FM, songs from when I was younger, like November Rain

Movies: The Star Wars Trilogy, Indiana Jones, Back to the Future (all three), Hitch, Love Actually, The Goonies, A Christmas Story (I’ve been known to watch it in the summer), Independence Day, Remember the Titans, The Blind Side, Dead Poets Society

TV: A sports game, Friends reruns

Food: I make a pretty good twice baked potato and the salmon I mentioned. For restaurants, I like Sushi King, R&D Kitchen, Tender Greens, and Café Montana for brunch.

1. Family and friends
2. Weekends
3. Sports
4. Sushi
5. Coffee (or really any form of caffeine)
6. Fun/jokes/laughter (something to break the seriousness of the day)

Where I would go if I did a backpacking trip through Europe.

Either out enjoying a good meal and even better company with my family or friends or staying at home, watching my favorite shows with a glass of red wine.

I watch Glee. Enough said.

You’re genuine, down-to-earth, and have good character (as in, you’re a decent human… you know what I mean). We can have fun together whether we’re out at dinner, home cooking a meal, at the movies, or even just folding laundry.

Bonus points if you enjoy sushi (and food in general) as much as I do!