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Not always the most reliable advice nor do I agree with all of their articles but a lot of interesting ones do appear in my reader everyday and are always fun to read.

Be prepared to be inspired.

“Health is the thing that makes you feel that now is the best time of the year.”
– Franklin P. Adams

Regular news, funny news, bizarre news about anything and anyone ASIAN related. There are many Asian news sites but this is my favorite because the amazing Ellie of Seoul Beats is behind it all.

Body Rock – This is my favorite site for work out videos (why spend hundreds of dollars on DVDs?). Zuzana’s work out videos are KILLER, short, effective and leaves me crippled the next day which I love. She’s also proof that you don’t need to go to a gym to get a fit and lean body.

Fitness Spotlight -This is just an overall awesome blog full of tips, facts and challenges. I spent like 5+ hours going through their archives when I first stumbled on it.

Cranky Fitness – Another one of my absolute favorites and is written by women. I love fitness blogs written by women because it’s easier to relate to and less entries on how to get big and bulky muscles.

James Kerrison – Not updated as often as I like but the articles published are absolute gems.

Mark’s Daily Apple – Has very informative articles that are obviously very throughly researched, with lots of statistics and facts. If you really want to get educated, hit up this blog!

Fit Bottom Girls – Fun and lighthearted fitness blog for women (and men) written by women. Has a too many seemingly sponsored posts for my liking but the rest of the articles are worth the read.

What are your favorites health/fitness blogs?

BeeCreative.ca – Office-monkey by day and ninja by night, Kym’s blog is awesome, Kym is even more awesome and makes the coolest t-shirts. Got mirk?

BunnieBar.com – Self-described “newbie” blogger but it didn’t seem like it when I first stumbled onto her blog. Everyone has a hidden BUNNY in them.

LifeOfPi.ca – There’s not too many insightful male bloggers who blog about everything from finance to the disgusting muffin tops and old Nammer moms in skin-tight clothing plaguing our city. Definitely a must-read.

KrystalAtWork.com – “Give Me Back my 5 Bucks” is a personal finance blog of a woman who was $17,000 in debt and managed to bring the number down to zero in less than a year. Impressive, much?

ahanhbarbie.blogspot.com – Hanh is one of my favorite Youtubers because she has the best hair tutorials and the sexiest hair in the world (not to mention she’s hot). *envious stare here* Not too long ago, she announced on Twitter that she FINALLY started a blog so I just had to add her to the list.

147xxxx.tumblr.com – Ah, the wonderful life of a Starbucks barista. Find out what goes on behind the scenes of the counter and funny stories about their weirdest customers (like the ones that bathes themselves in their washroom). Be nice to the baristas next time you drop by Starbucks… they’re real people too— not just ones you bitch at when you don’t have your morning dose of expresso.

dirtontherocks.com – Whose Abby? A sexy soon-to-be-mama and was one of those fabulous beauty bloggers who have added a more personal touch to her blog by getting her own domain (LOVE the name by the way!). I’ve been following Abby’s blog for a while and I’m loving it more and more.

bravotv.com/tamra-barney – This is a what you call a REAL guilty pleasure blog. Do you watch The Real Housewives of Orange County? This one is written by “the hottest housewife” a.k.a. Tamra Barney and let me tell you, this girl is FREAKING HILARIOUS!! Her blog is funny and sarcastic and although she disappointed me last season, you still gotta love herl. All the housewives are fake to the max but we still love them anyway (except for the NYC ones… they’re quite boring) and there’s a strange satisfaction of watching the rich go through their drama and waste their money on botox and boob jobs.

teaattrianon.blogspot.com – Elena Maria Vidal is the author of Trianonand Madame Royalewhich tells the tragic tales of my favorite people: King Louis XVI, Queen Marie Antoinette and their daughter, Marie Therese. They are fictional but leans more to the truth than the dramatized versions of Marie Antoinette’s life by Sofia Coppola. The blog on the other hand is filled with interesting articles about life in, and around royal court and other interests of Vidal.

listaddicts.blogspot.com – Right after I announced that I wanted to turn my blog into somewhat of a “list blog”… I stumbled upon The Secret Society of List Addicts! Damn, I didn’t come up with the idea first!! But whatevs, I don’t think my lists could be entertaining and as fun to read as the lists in this secret society’s.

justbento.com – If I weren’t so lazy I’d be obsessing with the creation of uber-cute bento boxes… but there is just one other problem. I DON’T COOK. Well I can still look right. Boyfriend is going to start this business soon and I was telling him that when he does, I’m going to make him cute Hello Kitty bento boxes to bring to work (which, he can share with his employees) and he looked at me, totally mortified, shook his head and turned away.

Note-to-self: I should also send this to my sister. She goes through those phases about obsessing over something, totally getting into it and then totally ditching it a couple weeks later (eg. hamsters, fish, cookies, etc). Maybe I’d get a couple week of bento boxes from it, especially now that my parents have left for Asia again.

rebelliousarabgirl.net – Mona is the crazy Arab girl everyone loves to hate because of her outspokenness but I love people who aren’t afraid to speak their mind and go against the tide. Imagine if the web was filled with happy people who are always blogging about how much they love each other and how perfect the world is… how dull and unrealistic that would be? It’s like comparing the Kate (Jon and Kate Plus 8) and Michelle (18 Kids & Counting). If you didn’t get that, Michelle is eff’ing boring but Kate knows how to add drama to TV no matter how bitchy and naggy she is.

injen.wordpress.com – When I go to Jen’s blog, I sometimes think it’s my own. Is it the traditional Blix WordPress theme that I’ve used countless times before and is still my favorite WP themes or is it that her blog entries and personality is similar to mine? I think it’s both!

thedemigoddess.blogspot.com – You know how they say first impressions count? Well it’s true when it comes to blogging because the first entry that caught my eye at Angel’s blog was this entry and now I’m a huge fan of the insights from THE Demigoddess.

treslola.com – Lots of great lifestyle (and everything else) tips, advice and just interesting (and useful) entries in general. You can call Tres Lola “daily-therapy.â€?

amourchaleur.com – Dayna’s blog is a mash of creativebeautifulcutecolorfulhappy. Of course her design is what caught my eye; her attention to detail is amazing! Everything is styled on her blog to match her theme from the the bullets to the borders of her images. Her text is formatted how I would think an ideal blog would be (especially the leading) and then on top of all that, I think her entries are a pleasure to read as well.

galadarling.com – Colorful girl with candy-colored hair who loves dressing up, kissing and really big shoes. This blog is all about living “magically.”

nubbytwiglet.com – Graphic Designer from Portland, Oregon. Her blog is a total gem… why didn’t I discovered it earlier?!

patrickandvivian.blogspot.com – Fell in love with Sihanath’s writing the first time I landed on her page at her old blog (with more archives). This pretty McGill fashionista loves poetry and Impressionism art but hates wearing pink.

queengilda.com – Funky and fabulous fashion student with a unique sense of style and loves to laugh. One word to describe her blog is: inspirational.

ART & DESIGN

• ilovetypography.com
• smashingmagazine.com
• typeneu.com
• veerle.duoh.com
• xanga.com/junshien – I’ve been reading Junshien’s Xanga since early highschool and have been a LONG TIME fan of his. He’s super talented and he’s going to be my wedding photographer.

BEAUTY & FASHION

• denimblog.com – Can’t live without my denim.
• fashiontoast.com – My absolute favorite fashion blog.
• lilylovesmac.blogspot.com – my favorite beauty blogs are on the Blogspot community.
• thesartorialist. com
• thestylespy.com – I’ve been reading The Style Spy since it was on Xanga plus it started locally.
• nessasarymakeup.com

PERSONAL

• conartistry.com
• ditz-revolution.net
• xanga.com/angy4881 – Angy’s the baddest bitch on the block! I’ve been following her Xanga for years now and I’ve always admired her confidence and independence— and not to mention she’s one hot Asian!
• xanga.com/CaKaLusa – Back in the old Xanga days, Chris (along with Jonas) were two of my favorite Xangians because they’re blogs are just fking hilarious!
• xanga.com/JonasApproved – Read above.*

RANDOM

• bjmagazine.blogspot.com
• hellokittyhell.com
• postsecret.com