When I was a little girl, my dad tucked me into bed one night while my mom was out of town on a business trip. I climbed into my parent’s bed, got under the covers, and asked my dad to tell me a story. I asked him, “How did you and mom meet?”
Here’s the CliffsNotes version of the story he told me (probably to get me to be quiet and go to sleep):
At a restaurant, both he and my mom were dining in for breakfast — separately, of course. He sat down a few booths away and noticed they had both ordered scrambled eggs. But what really caught his eye was that she ate her eggs with ketchup, and SO DID HE!
And so they met, fell in love, and got married.
Dad denies this story when I ask him about it. He says, “Tiff, I never told you that. Everyone eats their eggs with ketchup.” Well, Dad, I don’t know why I would make that story up . . . but now I know why I eat my eggs with ketchup.
So the real story is that they both worked at American Express. Someone told my dad to “go check out the cute Asian girl in the copy room.”
And so they met, fell in love, and got married on May 15, 1982.
Now you know why I stick to my version of the story.
Fast forward 30 years to today. Not much has changed . . . they still like ketchup on their eggs :) Happy 30th Anniversary, Mom & Dad! Thank you for showing me what love is.
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Mimi Tcheng - It wasn’t the copy room. It was the Computer Master Terminal room, built higher up in the central computer room so the operators can see rows of CPU, tape reader, people coming and going through the glass windows. Those were the good old days.
Terry Tcheng - Congratulations Bill & Mimi and many many happy returns!!!!
Tiffany Tcheng Abbott - Wait, what were you doing in the Computer Master Terminal room? I thought you were organizing mail or something.
鄭金麟 - Bill and Mimi, congratulations on this great day!
@Tiff-The real story! Your mom was told about this cute Chinese guy who started working at AMEX. She found excuses to go to the computer room several times a day to check him out! Your dad spent lots of time in the computer room. I like your version better! :-)
Mimi Tcheng - @Tiff? Huh? I worked in data processing after grauduating from ASU as a job scheduler. It was during my training that your dad’s boss, Pete Bennett, told him to go and check out the cute Asian girl in the master terminal room, haha. Your dad would show up periodically to come look at the JCL binders (well, probably was an excuse..hee hee) by my desk. He said I was stuck up. Little did he know I was playing hard to get. hahaha. LOL, Just kidding.
Ken Tcheng - Happy 30th Anniversary, Bill and Mimi!!!
Dawson Labrador - And Im sure UB is saying that u r still playing hard to get. LOL.
Connie Tcheng - Look at your dad’s hair – fantastic! Congratulations, Bill & Mimi!
Mimi Tcheng - Thanks everyone!
Dagupan D Dagupan - Love the story. coz congrats again!