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Michael Chang

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'It doesn't matter what time I go to bed; it can be 10.30pm or 2am, I'll still get up at 7.30am. Even if I didn't have an alarm clock, I'd wake up at that time. First thing is my quiet time; in prayer or reading the bible. Then I get ready for my day - take a shower, brush my teeth - sometimes I'll eat a light breakfast. I never drink coffee.

I'm living in Mission Viejo, Orange County, California, I've just moved there from Seattle. I've been living there for just over a year, but a lot of my things are still on Mercer Island. I'm a bachelor, so I don't have that much stuff in my condo.

The Chang Family Foundation is moving down there because my mum and dad are already in California. My brother, Carl, his wife, Diana, and their three daughters have also moved down to Orange County from the Seattle area. My dad had a little medical scare a couple of years ago, so we decided to move closer to my parents so they can be closer to their grandchildren. I'm also very close to Carl.

I drive the 15 minutes to the office and what time I get there depends on what needs to be done, but it's definitely by 9.45am. My mornings are spent trying to put together the Christian Sports League for southern California. We've been running the league in Seattle for the past four years and now we're making connections with different people, organisations and churches in California. I'm trying to find venues and put together a core team to get everything squared away and up and running before the season starts.

It's ministry outreach through sport, such as basketball and volleyball. Our foundation teaches the captains and co-captains how to lead their team and how to share with their team, and there's an emphasis on Christian values.

I don't eat at any particular restaurant for lunch, but I mostly eat Asian food. If I'm not eating some kind of Chinese food, I'm eating Korean barbecue or spicy tofu, Japanese sushi and sashimi, or Vietnamese pho. Sometimes I'll leave the office and go to Carl's house or my parents' place to relax and have a meal with them. They only live about 10 minutes away.

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