B is for Badass.

I. love. cilantro.

Now, before all you haters start with your ewwwww’s, let me get something straight. Cilantro is an acquired taste. A taste that only the classy and fabulous appreciate. Not every bunny’s special like that. It’s okay.

In light of the holidays, we had a “friends of the family” hot pot at home. I love hot pot. The beef, the lamb, the seafood, the soup, the peanut butter sauce and the green leafy cilantro. Fcuk yeah. So just as dinner starts, I use my killer knife skills to chop up some cilantro. Once chopped, you must do the following: 1. sniff that shit 2. sprinkle decoratively over dipping sauce 3. devour. So I eat. And life is delicious.

Ten wonderful minutes into dinner I get it: Oh my god. Are you eating raw cilantro??! There’s poison and bacteria on it. You HAVE to cook it first! What? No there isn’t. Yeah! You can get e.coli, chimes in another voice. Um actually, cilantro’s good for you. It has like, health benefits and stuff. I know. I”m science.  No no no. You must stop eating it. Do you want to boil it? You can’t eat it raw! 

Silence.

There’s silence because…
1. I’m appalled.
2. I’m pissed.
3. I’m Googling: Is raw cilantro bad for you?

Cilantro is a fighter. It fights recurring infections, bacterial and viral.
Cilantro takes out villains. It helps rid the body of heavy metals and detoxifies your blood.
Cilantro is a good guy. A good source of  minerals, fibre, stuff.
Cilantro heals. It’s a super health food. With super powers.

Cilantro sounds like a fcuking superhero to me. Oh, it’s okay. She didn’t know. She won’t do it again. Watch me bitches. So, do you want to boil your cilantro? No. I think most vegetables are like, healthier raw. No. Do you want to boil your cilantro? Google says I won’t die. Psh, Internet. Right, I should listen to your chain emails about how using the microwave is going to turn me into a radioactive space mutant instead. I’m done.

There’s really no point to this post. Oh wait. Yes there is….. CILANTRO IS THE SHIT. Basically, that dinner annoyed me so much that I dedicated a whole blog post to cilantro. Yea, I did.

Cilantro. I put that shit on everything.

XO,

I need your help.

Dear readers, bloggers & kind hearted bunnies,

It’s MOVEMBER! And for all of you that aren’t familiar, November is prostate cancer month. Starting on November 1st with clean shaven faces, men dedicate themselves to growing their mo-staches for the entire month, while raising funds and awareness to support the cause.  As you can imagine, as the month progresses, they can start looking pretty pervy. Unless you’re Asian of course. Many of my poor male Asian friends have confided in me about the battles they face — battles of trying to grow a ‘stache that consists of more than a hair or two. So sad. :(

Now just because (most) of us ladies aren’t able to participate in the same way the men do, that doesn’t stop us. This year, my BFF and I have joined MOVAMBER ALERT – a group of women, originating from Vancouver, united together to show support and raise funds to promote men’s health. My BFF lost her dear gramps to prostate cancer a few years ago, so this is a cause that’s close to heart.

Okay, I’m ready to help!

All it takes is a minute of your time to make a difference. There is no minimum contribution. Anything you can do to help is sincerely appreciated.

>> DONATE NOW & SUPPORT THE CAUSE!

Thank you, thank you, thank you for taking the time to read this post. I don’t ask often, but I need your help. We’re hoping that you’ll join us in making a difference. “IT IS STACHE-UTORY LAW TO SUPPORT THE MO-VEMENT!” Together, we stand. GO BUNNIES GO!

XO,

Can you guess what I’m going to be for Halloween?

XO,

Over the past few months, a few friends of mine have been hard at work, creating a new phone app called Yiiip. Unlike the conventional way of selling your goods at garage sales, consignment stores, or Craig’s List, you can easily get rid of your junk stuff in 3 easy steps — grab your phone, take a picture, sell it on Yiiip. Convenient. Hassle-free. 

And for all the fashionistas using their blog or some other means to sell their clothes, accessories and the like, Yiiip makes it easy to showcase the goods you no longer want in minutes. One girl’s junk is another girl’s treasure.

So soon enough, you can buy bunnies and sell bunnies, among other things….on the go, right from your phone! Check out their awesome video below — watch me yiiip and get yiiip’d!

To keep updated about Yiiip, follow @GoYiiip on Twitter and like them on Facebook! Oh, and don’t forget: spread the word. The official release of Yiiip will be on November 1st. That’s my birthday. So do me a favor and sign up.

XO,

If you’re a tweetheart and following me on twitter, you’ve probably come across some of my “Outfit of the Day” posts. The OFTD’s are just that – photos of my outfit, for that day. Sometimes I put together a pretty decent outfit, and other times, not so much. I may look polished, cooooool, frumpy or bummy…. and sometimes I even look like a Sasquatch (so I’ve been told).

The OFTD’s have become a regular routine for me before I leave for work in the morning, or head out with my BFF on Saturday. It brings back purpose to my life (coming in 2nd place after Jersey Shore).

So for all of you who aren’t in-tune with us hip and cool people all up in social media , I’ve brought the OFTD’s to the blog. You can find the OFTD’s on the right side bar. Thanks KevDubb for the tip!

hope you love it.

XO,

PS. For the jerks that ask, OFTD is for Outfit of the Day. Yes, I know that “of” does not start with an “F”, but I don’t like how OOTD looks. Leave me alone.

12 days. 72 pills. 720 drops. 300 poos.

Okay, it wasn’t so bad. I did the detox and I did it successfully… minus the few cheats here and there. Hey, i needed some sugar or I was going to DIE.

What detox? This detox.

It was a good way to force myself to eat extremely healthy for 12 days. And learn to put some healthy dishes together…. sort of. Sort of because I only ended up eating the same thing about almost every day. For everyone who thinks about detoxing to lose weight, I did manage to lose 5lbs for a few days. For. A. Few. Days. And before the detox was over, I was back to normal.

I did feel pretty good during the thing – lighter, faster, stronger… hah! and I never over-ate,  felt bloated, lethargic, or like a wobbling baby whale. Cut out fats, sauces, sugars, salts from your diet and you’ll feel like a supermodel, even when you`re not.

As for poops, totally not as bad as I expected. I thought I’d be dropping pebbles left and right… but that wasn’t the case. Am I gross?? And the pills… yes, they tasted disgusting in the beginning. And they’re huge. I’m not talented when it comes to pills but by the 3rd day, the pills had no taste and I became a master pill popper. Bring on the drugs.

Oh, right. There was an herbal extract too. Tasted like nothing. Things tasting like shit is for wussies.

so what’s for food?

Day 1: Sunday

• boiled egg
• salmon/avocado sushi cone + no soy sauce
• spinach salad + lemon juice and olive oil
• Cactus club. Can I get the salmon with no sauces, no spices, no salt with brown rice instead of white and asparagus instead of mushrooms? I think that was a slight cheat.

Day 2: Monday

• apple
• brown rice + peas
• my awesome black bean salad + tons of tooting afterwards
• baked potato with butter. Yes, butter is allowed. Drink it now!

Day 3: Tuesday

• apple
• leftover black bean salad
• 1 piece of chocolate… I mean… no…
• fish + chicken + Chinese veggies + brown rice

Day 4: Wednesday

• apple… again.
• bean salad… again.
• spinach salad with cucumber, tuna, avocado
• fish

Day 5: Thursday

• boiled egg
• tuna/salmon sashimi + no soy sauce!! UGH.
• wakame salad. Is that a cheat?
• White spot. Steak, potatoes, veggies. That might be a cheat again.

Day 6: Friday

• boiled egg
• apple
• toro sashimi + no @#$%ing soy sauce.
• wakame salad
• sardines
• curry chicken + brown rice
• sable fish
• 3 vodka waters. Oops. But it’s Friday.

Day 7: Saturday

• spinach omlette
• strawberries
• terra sweet potato chips. They’re potatoes…….
• sole + spinach

Day 8: Sunday

• spinach omlette… again
• corn crackers
• can of salmon + oatmeal cardboard crackers
• Chinese new year dinner. Chicken, soup + 1 carrot
• Vegetable chips. They’re vegetables……
• sole + spinach
• rice crisps. That’s probably not allowed.

Day 9: Monday

• boiled egg
• corn crackers
• herbal tea
• brown rice with beans, celery, tuna
• rice crisps
• super duper healthy salad from Whole Foods

Day 10: Tuesday

• boiled egg……
• can of tuna
• hamachi/wild salmon sashimi….. with soy sauce.
• gomae + wakame salad
• avocado roll
• negitoro roll
• corn crackers

Day 11: Wednesday

• boiled egg……
• brown rice with beef, celery, veggies
• chili tuna with oatmeal crackers
• RAMEN. All hope is lost.

Day 12: Thursday – the last day.

• boiled egg…….
• rice crackers
• Chronic Tacos. Rice bowl with grilled fish and veggies

And then I went crazy. And it was good.

• McDonald’s bacon McMuffin
• coffee
• apple juice
• pizza + potato skins
• artichoke tomato pasta
• hawaiian tuna poke
• Korean BBQ beef with rice
• truffle fries
• beer float
• maitai

Detox whaaat? Never again.

XO,