So I had my first date when I was actually in grade five.
I think I was 11 years old and I was
the only guy in my entire school
that had like, a girlfriend, right?
All the guys, 'cause at a time while they're kids
they were like, oh you know we are like boys,
we don't play with the girls, right?
So, I was the only one that had a girlfriend
and they all laughed at me, right?
And afterwards, all these boys,
all they want is play with the girls, right? (chuckles)
But first, I was the first one
and her name was Celine,
and we will hang out, we'll hold hands and stuff like that.
It's very interesting 'cause then I started watching
and at times very early on,
watching these love drama from Hong Kong,
where I was in Hong Kong.
And I would see the love drama where they like,
you know the guys is like awkwardly
like try to put his arm around the girl
and that kind of stuff, right?
And I would try awkwardly, try to put my arm across her
and then hold her hands,
and I saw that how they kiss, right?
So I'm like, this is a VHS tape.
So almost everyday after school,
so I was living here.
Celine's house is just right behind me,
literally right behind me.
And below that there is a arcade
a game place.
I would go there and I will always go upstairs to find her.
Now her parents work all the time,
so they are not, mostly they're not home.
So we finished school, and I would go there,
we hang out for a few hours,
then before the parents come back, I would leave.
Then usually I go back to play some arcade game
and I head home and have dinner.
That's usually the routine.
So I was watching this drama
and I would go to her house
and I would show her this VHS tape,
not the tape you're thinking about,
but it's like, I was too young,
but it's like drama, just romance, right?
And I was be looking and say,
you know, you wanna try that?
Let's try that, right?
So I would see the actor and actress
they have this scene and kiss.
Hey let's try that, and we would kiss, right?
And different things.
That was the first date.
Now one time I was, same thing hanging out
because to come back to,
for her parents would come back to home
they would always buzz, and then you open the door
and they would come up to the third floor, fourth floor.
I was at the place, the mom came back early.
Now, like, you're not supposed to be in their house.
Like, you know, girl, boy, it's a big--
Asian, like, they would kill me.
They would just kill me.
So mom's like, oh I'm home.
And she's, I was panicking.
Like, literally, my first thought is,
holy shit, I gotta jump through the window, man.
I gotta climb out, I gotta do something.
The problem is, all the Hong Kong, you know,
all the windows they have fence,
'cause afraid of people jumping out.
So I can't jump out the window.
I'm like, fuck, she's walking up the stairs,
and I can hear, (footstep sounds) right?
I got like, ten second to figure this out.
I'm like, oh shit, oh my God.
So, she has the door,
and next to it there is this door, it's for
in terms of fire emergency.
So imagine this, so the door here, and this a door,
and I was like the fucking Spider-Man.
I was just standing on the garbage can.
I was hiding behind the door.
The mom comes home, I was like this, not move.
And she comes in, and then she's--
and I, don't say anything.
She got in the door, and then I went home.
That was one time, second time, too late.
Another day, mom comes home, too late.
She's opening the lock,
I hide in the closet and she came in
and I was hiding in the closet, I could hear the mom.
I was, my heart was beating.
I was like, I'm gonna be dead.
She's gonna call my dad.
I like, I'm gonna be in big trouble.
She's gonna call my school principal.
I hide behind the closet, mom comes home.
And the mom is home, right?
And then mom comes into the bedroom, usually she said,
Celine is like, well she'll come in and say hi,
and then she'll go back to her room.
Then I can sneak out.
She comes in the room, sat there and started talking.
I'm in the closet, like hiding in the closet like this.
Like, which is Hong Kong, it's very small closet like this.
With like, a little tiny--
and I was so nervous, I was so nervous.
It was hot as fuck, right?
'Cause you can't fucking breathe
with all the clothing in front of me.
Mom is talking, I'm like shut the fuck up.
Let's go, right?
One hour gone by, she's still talking, right?
I'm like, oh my God.
I can't fucking breathe.
And I gotta go.
Now I wanna go to bathroom.
Oh shit, what should I do, right?
Two hours gone by, she's still in the room.
Okay, this is bad.
I'm counting on, should I go out, should I not go out?
What should I do, and all that?
Finally, about two hours-ish, she walked out,
my legs are now numb, I can't move 'cause
I'm holding like this for like two hours, right?
I can't move, and finally she walked out
and Celine distract her mom to do something in the kitchen
and then I sneak out.
So there you go, that's my first couple dates,
11 years old.
I learned it quick. (chuckles)
- So young. - I was so young, but that's
and since then I've always had a girlfriend.
I don't think in any period of time, very little.
Like, maybe a few weeks, during this time that I
didn't have a girlfriend.
So since, 11 years old.
So like, dating and relationships, and things like that, so.
But then later on, when I immigrated to here,
then started my business,
then I started focusing more on business
and actually less on relationship stuff.
Maybe because I got into relationship at such a young age,
so then, it's like, I know what it is like, right?
So that's the story, (laughs) - That's funny.
- I still remember, oh my goodness.
I hope she doesn't watch this video.
I hope the mom doesn't watch this video. (laughs)
If you do, I'm sorry. (laughs)