The Tao of Me

i’m slightly injured so i took today off from running and instead, i went over to aunty’s house after work to pick up jasmine and drop her off at home. on the way home, we had an interesting (and amusing) conversation. here’s my favorite excerpts: ‘omi: jazzy, who’s my mommy?jasmine: uhhh, aunty bobbie‘omi: who’s my [...]

Sprinkles cupcakes are sweet pieces of heaven. I had my first Sprinkle in Beverly Hills. I loved it so much I bough $50 worth of cupcakes (it was only like a dozen), so I could try all the flavors! They sell the cupcake mix at Williams Sonoma so you can make them at home, but [...]

What an exciting baseball weekend! First, I went to the Giants vs Padres game on Saturday. It was my first day game of the year and the Dog Days of Summer game. The weather was perfect – even a little too warm for San Francisco standards. Barry Zito pitched a strong game through the 8th [...]

so far i’ve been pretty good about sticking to a training schedule for the half-marathon. i’m on my fourth consecutive week of running. i researched a bunch of training programs and put together this plan based upon what works for my schedule: in addition i have my 6 am gym classes: monday: kickboxing / coretuesday: [...]

My color is “Black” “Your color is black. The color of night. Serene and mysterious, black conjures up images of elegant evening gowns, dashing tuxedos, and gleaming limousines. Traditionally a symbol of success, black also represents power and an uncompromising demand for perfection. Not surprisingly, you tend to set challenging goals for yourself and do [...]

this week, 10 years ago, i moved to the bay area. it was the best move i ever made. this was my “home away from home” during college. it was too expensive to fly between hawai’i and utah all the time so i spent thanksgivings and weekend getaways visiting uncle jerry and the family here [...]

I did a 4.5 mile track run tonight in Burlingame. Most people can’t deal with the monotony of a track run. If it weren’t for my Burn Playlist, I’d be one of them too. My Burn Playlist has 96 songs and is 6.5 hours long. That’s a lot of burning. But at least I never [...]

So its official. After years of saying I want to run a half-marathon, I finally signed up for one. Paid the non-refundable fee. No backing out now. I chose to do the Big Sur Half Marathon in Monterey on November 9th. http://www.bigsurhalfmarathon.org I contemplated doing the US Half Marathon that goes through the City, but [...]