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Asian American Female MMA Battles: Waterson vs. Tamada

Posted on September 6, 2014 by tinabot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsWKVXed0zg So my favorite ring-girl-turned-cage-fighter Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson is up to battle Yasuko Tamada from Japan in all women’s pro-MMA promotion Invicta FC 8 tonight, Saturday Sept 6 at Kansas City. Waterson is 5′ 3″ with a pro … Continue reading →

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Anime Review: Appleseed XIII

Posted on September 3, 2014 by tinabot

I actually was trying to get my hands on the new Appleseed Alpha movie, which looks amazing, but I accidentally bought this. I thought it wasn’t a big deal, since I really enjoy the Appleseed franchise, so I started to … Continue reading →

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Traveling Taiwan: Mountain Drive to Alishan (Part 20A of 24)

Posted on September 1, 2014 by tinabot

As I began looking through my notes and pictures on the trip to Alishan, I realized that I couldn’t cover everything in just one post, so I’m going to share it as a sub-series (hence the part 20A–it will go … Continue reading →

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Asian American Women’s MMA Battle: Jenny Liou Shriver vs. Katie Howard

Posted on August 30, 2014 by tinabot

As if it weren’t awesome enough that we’re going to have a major showdown between Karate Hottie Michelle Waterson and Yasuko Tamada from Japan in Invicta 8, We were supposed to get another fight card featuring another run for the … Continue reading →

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Traveling Taiwan: San Xian Tai (Part 19 of 24)

Posted on August 25, 2014 by tinabot

We had seen a feature of San Xian Tai in a National Geographic travel guide to Taiwan and thought, “Wow, that looks really cool.” Looking it up, though, we saw that it wasn’t exactly right next to a train stop, … Continue reading →

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Guardians of the Galaxy – Asian Represent: Dave Bautista

Posted on August 20, 2014 by tinabot

Like everyone else this summer season, I’ve been listening to the Awesome Mix Vol. 1 and quoting one-liners from the movie Guardians of the Galaxy. One of my favorite lines to recall is from Drax the Destroyer: “NOTHING goes over … Continue reading →

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Traveling Taiwan: Taroko Gorge (Part 18 of 24)

Posted on August 18, 2014 by tinabot

In the book 1001 Natural Wonders You Must See Before You Die, one item in this big bucket list is right in the heart of Taiwan–Taroko Gorge. I guess you could say this is sort of like Taiwan’s Grand Canyon. … Continue reading →

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Traveling Taiwan: Dansui/Tamsui (Part 17 of 24)

Posted on July 14, 2014 by tinabot

Hopping on the Taipei MRT local subway, you can easily take one of the main lines to the very northern stop at a small town called Dansui, also spelled “Tamsui”. This small town was once a major port of commerce … Continue reading →

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Invicta FC8: Waterson vs. Tamada set for Sept. 6

Posted on July 11, 2014 by tinabot

If you didn’t already know, the announcement that UFC Fight Pass is now distributing top female MMA promotion Invicta FC content was already big news, but the bigger news is they finally announced date and fight card for Invicta FC8: … Continue reading →

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Traveling Taiwan: Houtong Cat Village (part 16 out of 24)

Posted on July 7, 2014 by tinabot

It’s an understatement to say I have a soft spot for cats. So when I heard that Taiwan had a village full of cats, my trip simply would not be complete without visiting the Houtong Cat Village. Upon arrival at … Continue reading →

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