10 Things I Love - Food Edition

Thank you Lei for tagging me to write about "10 Things I Love". Since i've done this post before, I decided to do one focused on one of the things I love most - FOOD!

I used to be a really picky eater when I was a kid especially when I was culture shocked from my move from Hong Kong to Canada. In Hong Kong, I was used to eating rice and noodles, not sandwiches, salads, wraps and other 'north american food'. I didn't like spices, sauces, and anything "out of the ordinary"(yes, i considered salad out of the ordinary) I'm happy to say that i've since expanded my horizons in the food world! :P

Were you a picky eater as a child? 

Below are just some of my faves!

What are your favorite foods?

photo credit: 

poutine from http://www.awesomecanada.ca/ + baked potato from http://www.kraftrecipes.com/ + sushi from http://www.sushibarbluefin.com + okonomiyaki from http://www.pref.osaka.jp + eggplant from http://asiasociety.org/ + mango from http://www.klesickfamilyfarm.com/ + deep fried tofu from http://gastronomyblog.com/ + bbq from http://itallstartswithbutter.com/ + kare kare from http://goodhealthnewsandreview.com/ + burger from http://aprilandwes.blogspot.com/

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On My To Do List : Do Things on the To-Do List

Last week, I was tagged by the lovely Abby to Make a list of 7 things I want to do in 7 days and.... ACTUALLY DO IT!

Here we go:

(1) Write a blog post every day until Friday
(2) Surprise someone randomly by sending them a package
(3) Send out most, if not all, of my wedding invitations
(4) Run 4/7 days this week
(5) Memorize 10 Japanese words
(6) Send a Facebook Message (or email) to someone I haven't talked to in a long time
(7) Finish all new designs for the spring line for Herro Hachi

I will be held accountable for this list... If i don't complete it... I will... eat a hamburger bigger than my face.... but then again, that might be incentive to not to complete my list. Haha! :P

Who wants in on this challenge???

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What Kind of Girl Are You?

Recently, I got tagged by the lovely Suki Pooki to answer a lil' questionnaire. I love tags because they give me a break from thinking of a topic to write about. ;) You may think that this tag is about "what kind of girl you are" but it's really not.... you'll see the connection later on though.

Enjoy!

1.) Why did you create this blog?

It’s a bit of a long story. I created this blog so I could separate business + personal blogging from my original website which started out as a personal blog that turned into a business and personal blog that will no longer exist in 7 days because this does. Does that make sense? :P

2.) What kind of blogs do you follow?

I prefer following personal blogs, tutorial blogs are great too but I don’t really wear make-up or do my hair very often or paint my nails nicely. I guess I’ve always been more of a masculine girl, in a non-butchy man looking way. Not to say that I don’t like dressing up but most days you’ll find me in a t-shirt, sweatshirt, and jeans with no make-up on and half blow dried hair. Okay, so back to the question – personal blogs, I follow mostly personal blogs.

3.) Favorite make up brand?

Refer to #2

4.) Favorite clothing brand?

Is it tacky to say Herro Hachi, my own brand? Hahaha! In all honesty, I don’t have ONE particular favourite brand – if it looks good, I’ll buy. Brand name or no brand name.

5.) Your indispensable make up product?

Refer to #2.

6.) Your favorite colour?

If black, gray, and white count as colors then they are my fave but if not, my favourite is red and aqua.

7.) Your perfume?

Refer to #2.

8.) Your favorite film?

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Gran Turino, Brothers, The King’s Speech

9.) What country would you like to visit and why?

What country wouldn’t I like to visit??? My dream is to travel the world one day but on top of mine and my fiance’s travel list is JAPAN. We love everything about it... the food, the people, the culture, etc(hope to meet you soon, Ochi! :)

10.) Make up the last question and answer.

Referring back to #2 since I’ve referred back to it enough times…

Are you a girly-girly girl or a masculine but still sometimes girly girl like me? 
(you don't have to answer this... Rick, Nino, Shingo... haha!) 

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What's That On Your Lips?

 
I originally wanted to entitle this post "Poo On My Lips" but decided to change my mind when I realized that some weirdo's looking for videos that include things like girls and cups might find this.... if you catch my drift.

Anyway, last week, the lovely and also engaged MJ tagged me to do a post where I share 7 funny things about me. Here we go:

(1) When I was a tweenager, I was convinced that Chinese people did not have intercourse.

(2) I laugh at my own jokes and the only reason people around me are probably laughing too is b/c they think i'm crazy.

(3) My ICQ username back in the day was: "dabomb08" i really thought i was "da bomb" haha!

(4) When I was obsessed with AsianAvenue, I changed the "guestbook" link to "g-spot" because everyone was doing it.... at that time I thought "g-spot" was just a cool saying.

(5) When I was 8, I loved cutting barbies hair so i thought "it can't be that hard to cut my own hair too!"... I ended up with a bald spot where my bangs should have been.

(6) When I was around 5, and my family and I were walking around the busy streets of Hong Kong, I decided to pretend I was blind. I ended up getting lost.

(7) Please refer to picture above. As much as you might think I like to have poo colored lips - i don't. When this picture was taken, my lips showed up that color on the camera! Weird and kinda creepy right? Maybe it's because I wanted to pretend I was an old lady on a wheelchair. Maybe the ghost of the original person who owned that wheelchair decided to take revenge on me by smearing my lips with poo color. Maybe.



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Here's My 7.

I recently got tagged for the following blog awards - Stylish blogger award from nancakes.org and the Versatile Blogger Award from crazzyanne.blogspot.com. Thank you both! The tag asks that you share 7 things about yourself. I've done this tag several times before so my long time readers may already know most of these things about me...









How was your weekend?



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10 Things I Love (Tag)

Last week, my girl Mel tagged me to blog about 10 things I love. Here we go! 
1) I love family, eating with family, activities with family, inside jokes with family, reminiscing with family.
2) I love friends - old friends, new friends, catching up with friends over coffee and losing track of time. 
3) I love food...well, that's a given. :) 
4) "I love it when a plan comes together"
5) I love when I can make people happy. 
6) I love good smelling people.
7) Speaking of smell, i love the smell of fresh coffee, fresh laundry, and babies (not in a creeper way though, *cough* Ndee *cough*)
7) i love happy Herro Hachi customers :)
8) I love potatoes in any form - fried, scalloped, baked, mashed, etc.
9) I love being able to stay home on rainy days, watch tv, read a book, and just hear rain drops in the background.
10) i love YOU!
Really, my "Live, Love, Laugh, EAT!" tee sums up all that i love! Now I pass this tag on to anyone else who would like to do this. :) 
HAPPY ALMOST WEEKEND!

You're Goin' Places, Baby!

Last week, Nikolett passed on the "You're Goin' Places, Baby" award/tag to me... all you have to do is describe where you think you'll be in 10 years.




FAMILY - In 10 years, I see myself with a family of my own... hopefully with a little boy and girl living in a nice little home somewhere close enough to the city but far enough to feel peace & quiet. I hope to be a loving wife to my husband and a patient, caring, loving mother to my kid(s). Perhaps have a chubby cat or dog too... i don't know why but i've always wanted a chubby pet. hehe. 
HERRO HACHI - In 10 years, I see myself working on Herro Hachi full time with a store front and international recognition. I hope to clothe many but most of all inspire many. One of my fave quote: 
"The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it" - Michelangelo
Dream big... dream big. :) 
TRAVELS - In 10 years, I want to have toured Europe and Asia and many other places around the world. From as close as Lake Tahoe to as far as Bora Bora. 
SEEING YOU - In 10 years, I hope to have met many of you wonderful bloggers in person! I'm excited to meet Nikolett this Friday! Eeeeek! You can bet there'll be lotsa pictures to share next week :D 
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?