The Tao of Me

Who doesn’t love Fridays?! Here’s to a few things that got me through the week! New Tires and a Smog Check It had been 5 yrs since I got new tires. In my defense, I actually went to get them replaced last February, but was told they were still good. But when the rain arrived [...]

Going back to last Fall, the right side of my body has felt a little “off.” The aches and pains were too inconsistent to feel injured, but it didn’t feeling 100%. For the longest time I thought it was my hip, but lately, I’ve been feeling twinges in other random parts of my body, from [...]

I love food. I mean, I *really* love food. I think it’s a Hawai’i thing because growing up, we had foods from so many different cultures and I’ve learned to appreciate the flavors and textures of most all kinds of foods (still can’t do Indian and Thai cuisines – it’s the curry thing). And although [...]

Well, I’m slowly coming out of depression over the 49ers loss. I watched the game with my cousins and friends. We all love this team so much, and after such an inspiring season, it was a tough loss to take. More than anything, my heart breaks for the Niner Defense – best defense I have [...]

I went for a run after work this evening. It was nothing special, just 6.19 miles with some intervals mixed in. While I was happy to be outside running, I wasn’t really into it. I had some friends coming over and was preoccupied that I had to finish running by a certain time. That is, [...]

Sunday, January 8 Plan Rest Day Actual Rest Day Monday, January 9 Plan Strength Training 1-hr Bike Trainer Actual AM: 1-hr Bike Trainer PM: Bikram Yoga AM: 1-hr on the Bike Trainer watching Sunday Night’s episode of The Good Wife. This is a great schedule for me on Monday’s because I can just get up [...]

Yesterday I got my first FitBit Weekly Report. It was a surprise; I didn’t know they sent these out. Here’s what it looked like: January 2-8, 2012 Thoughts: – Given that I wore the FitBit while running, I realized that I lead a *really* sedentary life. Take away those running steps + miles and who [...]

It’s January and my favorite time of year to make soup! So in spite of the almost-70 degree weather that we’ve been having, last night I made some Jambalaya! Contrary to popular belief, there are a few Paula Deen recipes that do not require a stick (or 2!) of butter, and this happens to be [...]

I fell off the wagon at the end of last year in posting my Weekly Workout summaries, so let’s see if I can be more consistent for all 52 weeks this year. Sunday, January 1 Plan: Rest Day Actual: Who wants to start the New Year out with a Rest Day? But I told myself [...]

Last week I joined DSE Runners, a San Francisco-based running group. They hold very inexpensive (like $3), mostly short-distanced races around the City almost every weekend. I was scheduled to run 7-miles this weekend and had originally planned to run in the Golden Gate Park 10K that they held today. That is until Courtney tweeted [...]