Fei Fei Li
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And restaurant and grocery require very late working hours for restaurant. And grocery is very early. You have to go to Chinatown to get supplies. So neither of these work for my mom's health. Whereas dry cleaning was actually perfect because it's a daytime business. It's very long hours during the weekend, but it's at least daytime.
And a lot of my mom's work, especially when it comes to alteration, she can sit in front of the sewing machine.
And a lot of my mom's work, especially when it comes to alteration, she can sit in front of the sewing machine.
And a lot of my mom's work, especially when it comes to alteration, she can sit in front of the sewing machine.
Yes, she carried that illness with her all her life.
Yes, she carried that illness with her all her life.
Yes, she carried that illness with her all her life.
The tailoring.
The tailoring.
The tailoring.
I mean, there's no money in any of this. But having that tailoring ability was nice because it helps a little bit. And my mom is incredible. She never learned this. She was a bookworm and she's kind of a brainy.
I mean, there's no money in any of this. But having that tailoring ability was nice because it helps a little bit. And my mom is incredible. She never learned this. She was a bookworm and she's kind of a brainy.
I mean, there's no money in any of this. But having that tailoring ability was nice because it helps a little bit. And my mom is incredible. She never learned this. She was a bookworm and she's kind of a brainy.
Right. Yeah. I don't think she would love physics. But you know what I mean? She should have probably been an academic. Yes. She would have been an academic. But then she just kind of figured out tailoring by herself. I still don't know. Like, I tried. I could not. The only thing I can do is sit there and unstitch things for her.
Right. Yeah. I don't think she would love physics. But you know what I mean? She should have probably been an academic. Yes. She would have been an academic. But then she just kind of figured out tailoring by herself. I still don't know. Like, I tried. I could not. The only thing I can do is sit there and unstitch things for her.
Right. Yeah. I don't think she would love physics. But you know what I mean? She should have probably been an academic. Yes. She would have been an academic. But then she just kind of figured out tailoring by herself. I still don't know. Like, I tried. I could not. The only thing I can do is sit there and unstitch things for her.
Yeah, exactly.
Yeah, exactly.
Yeah, exactly.
Yeah, so we opened a dry cleaner shop during the middle of my freshman year. And that became my entire memory of my undergraduate. Here's a fun fact. Princeton is organized by residential dorms. I lived in one of them called Forbes. It turned out Forbes is very famous for its Sunday brunch. I didn't know there was a Sunday brunch. because I was home doing dry cleaning.