Category Archives: Health

Dim Sum Diet Wrecker

For the past few months, I’ve been on a 1200 calorie baseline diet, which means I try to keep my daily calorie net intake at 1200, just enough to keep myself alive while maintaining a 500 calorie deficit. On days … Continue reading

Posted in Food & Drink, Health, Health and Beauty, Lifestyles | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Tea Lover’s Guide to Los Angeles: Boba Shops (Part 3 of 6)

Okay, there are like a million boba shops all over the place in LA. Sometimes the most random shops will sell boba milk tea, so you literally can get it anywhere. Most boba specialty shops are really purchase-and-go places. They … Continue reading

Posted in Food & Drink, Health, Lifestyles | Leave a comment

Tea Lover’s Guide to Los Angeles: Tea Station (Part 2 of 6)

One of my favorite Starbucks convenience alternative stops is Tea Station. It’s a grab-and-go or sit-down place with a decent variety of tea pot loose leaf traditional hot teas, herbal teas, or sweet milk teas along with snacks or full … Continue reading

Posted in Food & Drink, Health, Lifestyles | 2 Comments

Tea Lover’s Guide to Los Angeles: Tea Time At Home (Part 1 of 6)

In standard Mandarin Chinese, tea is pronounced “cha” with a dipping tone. However, the common English word “Tea” actually derives from the Taiwanese/Minan/Fujian word for tea. In Taiwanese, I pronounce tea as “deh”, a lot more like “tea” than “cha”, … Continue reading

Posted in Food & Drink, Health, Lifestyles | 4 Comments

Starbucks Acquires Teavana for $620mil

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfz0eLT5ryo I love tea. I’m also not much of a coffee drinker. Although I am a periodic Starbucks customer, it’s mainly because it’s usually a convenient spot for me to settle down and get some work done in my on-the-road … Continue reading

Posted in Food & Drink, Health, Lifestyles | Leave a comment

Mom + MMA World Champion = What’s YOUR Excuse?

Get more pictures like this from SHERDOG.COM Credit: Dave Mandel Any moms out there looking for some serious fitness inspiration? In spring 2011, Michelle “Karate Hottie” Waterson became a mom, giving birth to her adorable baby girl Araya. This past … Continue reading

Posted in Beauty, Health, Health and Beauty, Lifestyles, Sports | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

In Search of Asian American Female MMA Fighters: Michelle Waterson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozAhAgN1TdE&feature=youtu.be I’ve only recently become obsessed with female MMA fighters, so I decided to embark on a search for Asian American female MMA fighters. In my search, I found Michelle “Karate Hottie” Waterson. My first impression when I saw all … Continue reading

Posted in Entertainment, Health, Health and Beauty, Lifestyles, Sports | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

Olympic Wrestler Clarissa Chun on PBS Hawaii

During the 2012 Olympics, I read Jeff’s post about Asian Americans that were competing, and I immediately zoomed in on Clarissa Chun and became a huge fan of hers and totally rooted for her as she won the bronze. She … Continue reading

Posted in Health, Health and Beauty, Lifestyles | 5 Comments

Model and Former Pageant Queen Maria Kang’s Controversial Fitness Photo and Message

The Hubby disagrees with me on this point, but of course he does. After all, he is a straight man with a pulse. Men everywhere are rushing to defend a [super hot and sexy] damsel in distress. Women, on the … Continue reading

Posted in Beauty, Entertainment, Health, Health and Beauty, Observations | Tagged , , , , | 19 Comments

Asian American Subsistence Fishing in Southern California

On a business trip to Southern California, I visited the Daughter, and together we saw this sign about contaminated fish on the Manhattan Beach Pier.  It caught my eye that you shouldn’t eat barracuda (you can catch barracuda off of … Continue reading

Posted in Current Events, Environment, Food & Drink, Health, Local, Southern California | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Japanese Snail Salon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kwRG4Wj33o I used to play with garden snails all the time as a kid, collecting them, feeding them, and racing them. They are the cutest little things. But letting them crawl across my face as an anti-aging salon treatment? Um, … Continue reading

Posted in Beauty, DUDE WTF ASIA, Health, Lifestyles, WTF | Leave a comment

Indians Who Love Steak and The Rise of Meat Consumption in Asia

“I actually didn’t eat beef growing up,” he said, with a sly smile, “because of my parents.” The thought – that perhaps he believed the silly religion of his Indian parents – was brushed away like dust off his shoulder, … Continue reading

Posted in Current Events, Food & Drink, Health, Observations, Religion | Tagged | 6 Comments