2012 Japan Trip, Part IV

Wed, Feb 29^th, waking up totally recharged after a good night’s sleep, thanks to all the walking yesterday and that nice dinner. Today we were going to spend the whole day, and also our last day in Japan, to explore Kyoto. We would take our time to experience and  appreciate this cultural and historical city instead of rushing through places, so we  had Read the rest of this entry »

2012 Japan Trip, Part III

Tuesday, Feb 28th, we left Tokyo and were heading west to Kyoto via Shinkensan(新幹線); our train was at 9:03am so we had little time for checking Facebook, emails..etc before we checked out of the hotel. And I just discovered that the pictures and race result I posted Read the rest of this entry »

2012 Japan Trip, Part II

Finally had a very sound sleep that night since the pressure of the marathon race was lifted from my shoulder, now officially my vacation starting here!! First thing first — we would go for a run!! To most people this must sound crazy, running again after a 26.2ml marathon is a “first“?? But to us it’s just normal, part of what we do :-p This would be Max’s first run in Tokyo and served as Read the rest of this entry »

2012 Japan Trip, Part I

I have wanted to write about my Feb trip to Japan, though I have been to Japan many times in different seasons, but I have the greatest time and most wonderful memory from this time. For me it’s more than just another trip to Japan, it’s a surprising and beautiful journey!

Couple weeks ago I was doing a photowalk in San Francisco with a friend, and I brought Read the rest of this entry »

Tokyo Marathon 2012 Write-Up III

This is the part 3 of my Tokyo Marathon write-up, focusing on sharing the planning and logistic if you are thinking about running this awesome race in the land of Rising Sun. Everyone I know that have run this race have expressed (or actually have) the Read the rest of this entry »

Tokyo Marathon 2012 Write-up II

I would really like to write an inspirational and awesome master piece about how I overcame challenges and ran a great race, but I can’t since that did not happen! Yes on Feb 26, 2012 I ran the Tokyo Marathon, and I did it so Read the rest of this entry »

From The Circle Logo to “Hi I am Lance” – A Dumbest Story

I was running with Mike and Bruce this morning, and Mike had opted ashorter 5 ml run since he is in taper for Portland Marathon now. So Bruce and I went out to do our 6 ml run together, and chatted about our race stories and Read the rest of this entry »

Dish on Dining – Mihan 101

When Sunny first mentioned the Mihan (三燔) was an all-you-can eat Nigiri (hand formed Sushi) place, be honest with you I wasn’t interested at all. To me an enjoyable dining experience must be combination of good food, right Read the rest of this entry »

From Little Magnolia Girl to Being Grateful

I was waiting for the light to turn green at  corner of Xinyi Road@Fuxing South Road in Taipei, and suddenly heard a tiny voice “Auntie, do you want to buy some flowers?” I lowered my head to the source of that tiny voice and saw a girl about 5 or 6 years old. She was very dark skinned and got several Read the rest of this entry »

A Not-So-Accidental Tourist in New York – Part IV

Day 4 of my New York trip — The 1lb hot pastrami sandwich and 3” thick cheesecake had me in food coma last night, I was so fed and so heavy to move after dinner, so I had gone to bed early last night. This morning I woke up at 7:30am and was glad Read the rest of this entry »