How to Slim Down Thighs and Calves With 2 Easy Moves (Can be done anywhere!)

If you're anything like me, you understand the pains of having an unproportionately large lower body compared to the rest of your body. "Radish legs" (as they're unfortunately called) make it difficult to wear shorts and dresses as well as skinny jeans and boots. While there are pervasive and potentially dangerous methods to slim down your thighs and calves such as calf reduction surgeries, there are more natural and easier ways to achieveContinue Reading

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10 Minutes a Day to a Slimmer Face

Of the numerous quirky beauty standards in Asia, one is to have a small face (小顔 - kogao). Preferably a "V-shape face" as it's famously coined in Korea. Small faces is synonymous with being slim and attractive. I too, suffering from having a round and puffy face, have used massage rollers from the cheap plastic ones you can buy at the 100 yen store to the $100-$200 platinum ceramic rollers that's designed to induce the naturalContinue Reading

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Massage for Weight Loss? Tip from Japanese Magazine

Massage for Weight Loss? Tip from Japanese Magazine

Even after leaving Japan, I try to keep up to date with Japanese beauty trends and products. It is difficult as you're not bombarded with sales, rankings, and other marketing tactics that keeps you notified of the latest product. However, living near Kinokuniya in San Francisco Japantown makes it easy to go ahead and pick up the latest copy of Non-no, Can-Cam, or ViVi (which are all Japanese fashion magazines). So in preparation forContinue Reading

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RECAP OF 2015: PART 2- KOREA- SEOUL & ILSAN (2/2)

RECAP OF 2015: PART 2- KOREA- SEOUL & ILSAN (2/2)

DAY 3 Ever since I've heard about Lotte World, which is the world's largest indoor theme park, I've always had it up high in my bucket list of things to do in South Korea. So we spent almost the entirety of Day 3 at this theme park. Getting there was easy as Lotte World is easily accessible from the Jamsil Station and it wasn't too far from where I was staying in Sinchon.Continue Reading

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Recap of 2015: Part 2- Korea- Seoul & Ilsan (1/2)

Recap of 2015: Part 2- Korea- Seoul & Ilsan (1/2)

The end of a long winter break is unbearable. As we shake off the grogginess of our prolonged rest and make our yearly resolutions with steadfast determination, we stumbled in seamlessly returning to our daily obligations. Missed deadlines, a dearth of communication with classmates/co-workers, and a near short-term amnesia of our roles in society are all common symptoms. Needless to say, the struggle is real. Picking up where I left off a fewContinue Reading

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Recap of 2015: A Whirlwind Year of Unpredictable Changes

Recap of 2015: A Whirlwind Year of Unpredictable Changes

At times, 2015 felt like a marathon on an unpaved and risky road. This year- I've hosted multiple visitors to Tokyo, quit my job at Rakuten, moved to San Francisco unemployed, reached out to countless individuals for career advice, found a summer internship, signed 2 job offers, and logged in many transcontinental milages. 2015 was a whirlwind of a year and honestly speaking, I am so grateful and so lucky to have thingsContinue Reading

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