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Category Archives: Health
Tea Lover’s Guide to Los Angeles: The Huntington Library (Part 5 of 6)
The Huntington Library is known for its iconic Japanese tea room, but there’s actually no tea served in that tea room–it’s really just for show. However, there are two other ways in which you can enjoy tea at this lovely … Continue reading
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Tea Lover’s Guide to Los Angeles: 85C (Part 4 of 6)
The two guys in the video are coffee drinkers and tried the coffees, but since I’m the tea drinker, I was SERIOUSLY addicted at one point to their ice sea salt jasmine green tea and the ice sea salt mountain … Continue reading
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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
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Tagged chinese food, diet, dim sum, Health
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Tagged Invicta, michelle waterson, MMA
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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
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Tagged karate hottie, michelle waterson, MMA
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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
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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
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Tagged Beauty, beauty pageant, fitness, Health, Maria Kang
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