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The Most Awesome Magazine

We “dropped” the September issue of 180 Magazine at New York Fashion Week last week, and I don’t mean to toot my own horn, but I am going to toot all the live long day. Sure, I just edit the words in this fine publication, but as editor-at-large for the mag, I also help with...

Memories of Barcelona: Train rides, Gaudi and ‘Fama Baila!’

Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia On this day in 2009, I was in Barcelona on my European “Traveling Pants” Tour. Here are excerpts from my journal during that time: May 19, 2009, Tuesday 10:15 p.m. I’m on the train to Barcelona and my feet really stink. I am sharing my train car with an Asian dude and...

Memories of Paris: The Eiffel Tower, Berthillon and ‘Silence of the Lambs’ en Francais

It was a year ago to the day that I took a quaint little tour of Europe starting with Paris. Along with my travel buddies, Janet and Bertha, we explored Paris for four days. Me at the Eiffel Tower On this day in 2009, we already went to mass at Notre Dame, ate ice cream...

Asian pop culture tally as of August 30, 2009

My personal Asian Americans in pop culture tally was pretty sparse this week…. Top Chef: Of course, the sexiest foodie on the face of the Earth Padma Laksmi represents as the host. On Top Chef Masters Korean American Kelly Choi makes it hot as the host – yet another hottie – but I still think...

The Facebook slambook-esque ‘Notes’ continue

Part of me says that this whole “fill out this list” trend on Facebook is growing on me. Then there’s the bitchy and cynical (bynical, if you will) part of me that dismisses them with a pretentious eye roll. You’ve already read my whole rant about that 25 Random Things post that someone started. And...

I finally got a Blackberry

Before I get into my whole spiel (or is it schpeel?) about my story…Happy New Year. Now that’s outta the way…I finally replaced my janky little Nokia with a Blackberry (thanks to my Mom and Dad – it was a Christmas gift!). Nothing too extravagant, just the plain, run-of-the-mill Blackberry Curve. Now I can catch...

Word of the week: kob

kob (pronounced ‘kahb’ as in corn on the cob, but spelled with a “k”): Kind of boyfriend; 1.) a male person who one is dating, but still is unsure if he/she should solidify the partnership as a “committed relationship.” Example: My kob and I are just going to a movie and dinner tonight. I like...