This is me.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Happy Birthday To Me!
Couple weeks ago it was my birthday and I did sort of a tradition of mine and took myself to Nisei. Sadly, the days before the show my poor lanyard that I've had for about 10 years broke and my keys felt naked. What was I to do? Well after Nisei, I hit up Little Tokyo and stopped by Illest to get myself a present. I really liked and wanted the Weksos one but somehow I went home with two. If you can't tell...yes, I am running out of things to post, haha.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Why Bumble Bee? Why???
On my way home I spotted Bumble Bee getting pulled over. Something tells me he was riding dirty. Maybe the fame got to him? Now once a Hollywood Star, he now carry's a record...sad isn't it? =/
Sorry for the far distance picture but the last thing I need is ANOTHER cell phone ticket.
Sorry for the far distance picture but the last thing I need is ANOTHER cell phone ticket.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
The Bluetooth Story.
Yep, I did it again! I decided to change the name of my blog to make it more personal and not some corny aim screen name. If it were up to me I would have named it "This Shit's Bluetooth"...wait it is up to me. Well, I didn't want any vulgar word in the title and I thought, "The Bluetooth Story" was kind of cool....once I tell you guys the story behind it that is.
Now on to the story! "This Shit's Bluetooth" has to do with a memory I shared with Ian, a longtime friend of mine whom I lost last year. It was one of those times where he came back on one of his military leaves to hang with his family and friends. It happened one night where we all wanted to kick it but didn’t know what to do but once we did we hopped in to two rides that day, the infamous Previa van that he drove everyone around in back in the day and his latest ride the G aka G35. Our destination was to hit up one of the most people food trucks ever, the Kogi Truck. I remember the ride there; he would be showing us his collection of music by bumping a bunch of jams that he collected from his military buddies over there on the East Coast. It was cool riding down the street having people look at us like we were famous, haha. Once we finally got there, we didn’t anticipate the amount of people that would show, so the line was a bit long but that was cool with us. If anyone knows Kogi Truck then you know it's a fusion of Korean and Mexican food and people love to follow them on twitter and hit up whatever their next stop will be. We finally got our food and it was cool. We got kind of got a variety of things to share with each other and what not. After we were done eating, it was getting late but we didn't want to head back yet. Somehow we ended up at the beach. All of just walking towards the beach, crossing the parking lot, walking over the bike lane and stopping right before the sand. It was funny because we all were like what? Maybe it was the fact that none of us were really dressed up to hit the stand. We just ended up chilling there on the wall. It was fun times, people going back and forth on the bike lane. Whether it be on a bike, jogging, rollerblades, or whatever it was, the night breeze felt cool, so why not. Quick insight, since Ian got back he was always telling me these weird words that were the slang over there on the East Coast and he’d even tell me about so this rapper and this rapper having some kind of beef. Even the music he played that night, he was telling me, "Oh, you know Dougie meant getting a fresh hair cut?" (Song by Lil Will-My Dougie) I was like what? That doesn't even make sense. Now back to the story…!!! After we were done chilling on the wall and walking back, the boys in one group and the girls in another just talking about randomness. Ian was telling all of us another slang word and I was like you can just say whatever random word like "Bluetooth" and make a meaning out of it. It was then he walked up to his sisters while they were talking about something and he was like hey "That Shit's Bluetooth" and the girls were like huh? What? He was like "Oh, that's some of that East Coast slang." One of em was like, “That's just stupid, haha.” (While I cringe feeling offend a bit but smiling on the outside trying not to laugh.) The others were amazed and were like, “Yeah? Really? What does it mean?” Ian was like, "Oh, it means like...(as he pauses and uses his quick random wit)..Off The Hook." One of them was like, “Hey, that's kind of cool!” Once we got back to the house and the days following we just kept doing cool stuff and someone would just say, "That's Bluetooth! or "That Shit's Bluetooth!" Just a random story I thought I’d share. Ian was a cool person. He’d play along if you had a joke, he’d make you feel welcome if you felt unwelcome and best of all was his heart. His memory lives on through us and the stories we share. This is just one of the stories I can look back and go, “Hey, remember when?” Always thinking of you IAN!!
In honor of Ian I have decided to name my blog “The Bluetooth Story.” With each post, it will represent what is “Cool” or Off the hook” that’s going on in my life and it will also keep his memory alive. Maybe later I’ll shorten the title and just call it TBS or something; yes I know that acronym is taken but whatever! Thanks for taking the time to read/check out my corny blog. =]
R.I.P. Ian T.D. Gelig.
_AJaY_
Now on to the story! "This Shit's Bluetooth" has to do with a memory I shared with Ian, a longtime friend of mine whom I lost last year. It was one of those times where he came back on one of his military leaves to hang with his family and friends. It happened one night where we all wanted to kick it but didn’t know what to do but once we did we hopped in to two rides that day, the infamous Previa van that he drove everyone around in back in the day and his latest ride the G aka G35. Our destination was to hit up one of the most people food trucks ever, the Kogi Truck. I remember the ride there; he would be showing us his collection of music by bumping a bunch of jams that he collected from his military buddies over there on the East Coast. It was cool riding down the street having people look at us like we were famous, haha. Once we finally got there, we didn’t anticipate the amount of people that would show, so the line was a bit long but that was cool with us. If anyone knows Kogi Truck then you know it's a fusion of Korean and Mexican food and people love to follow them on twitter and hit up whatever their next stop will be. We finally got our food and it was cool. We got kind of got a variety of things to share with each other and what not. After we were done eating, it was getting late but we didn't want to head back yet. Somehow we ended up at the beach. All of just walking towards the beach, crossing the parking lot, walking over the bike lane and stopping right before the sand. It was funny because we all were like what? Maybe it was the fact that none of us were really dressed up to hit the stand. We just ended up chilling there on the wall. It was fun times, people going back and forth on the bike lane. Whether it be on a bike, jogging, rollerblades, or whatever it was, the night breeze felt cool, so why not. Quick insight, since Ian got back he was always telling me these weird words that were the slang over there on the East Coast and he’d even tell me about so this rapper and this rapper having some kind of beef. Even the music he played that night, he was telling me, "Oh, you know Dougie meant getting a fresh hair cut?" (Song by Lil Will-My Dougie) I was like what? That doesn't even make sense. Now back to the story…!!! After we were done chilling on the wall and walking back, the boys in one group and the girls in another just talking about randomness. Ian was telling all of us another slang word and I was like you can just say whatever random word like "Bluetooth" and make a meaning out of it. It was then he walked up to his sisters while they were talking about something and he was like hey "That Shit's Bluetooth" and the girls were like huh? What? He was like "Oh, that's some of that East Coast slang." One of em was like, “That's just stupid, haha.” (While I cringe feeling offend a bit but smiling on the outside trying not to laugh.) The others were amazed and were like, “Yeah? Really? What does it mean?” Ian was like, "Oh, it means like...(as he pauses and uses his quick random wit)..Off The Hook." One of them was like, “Hey, that's kind of cool!” Once we got back to the house and the days following we just kept doing cool stuff and someone would just say, "That's Bluetooth! or "That Shit's Bluetooth!" Just a random story I thought I’d share. Ian was a cool person. He’d play along if you had a joke, he’d make you feel welcome if you felt unwelcome and best of all was his heart. His memory lives on through us and the stories we share. This is just one of the stories I can look back and go, “Hey, remember when?” Always thinking of you IAN!!
In honor of Ian I have decided to name my blog “The Bluetooth Story.” With each post, it will represent what is “Cool” or Off the hook” that’s going on in my life and it will also keep his memory alive. Maybe later I’ll shorten the title and just call it TBS or something; yes I know that acronym is taken but whatever! Thanks for taking the time to read/check out my corny blog. =]
R.I.P. Ian T.D. Gelig.
_AJaY_
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Nisei Showoff.
Last weekend...yes I know I am behind, haha. Anyways, a week ago I went to a car show and it has been a show that I've enjoyed in the passed. Fortunately, this one didn't live up to my expectations. For those of you who don't know Nisei is more than a car show, it's a whole Japanese Town Festival. But more on the car show itself, it's probably one of if not the most legit car show out there. They cut out the b.s. such as, random T.V. screens all over a car, tons of models all over. wild body kits, other pointless mods. and focus on pure rides equipped with performance mods and other cool goodies that actually serve a purpose. Well, that's what I was expecting and usually top car crews usually come out hard and show strength in numbers but this year it felt like teams were just holding back for tomorrows car show or something. It's weird...I didn't think overall the show was that memorable, yet I took almost 300 pictures. I came to this show after work so I guess I was rushing it but there was every type of ride there. From VIP's, to Classics, to New School, every make was pretty much represented. By looking at these cars, you can tell tons of sweat and hours went into those rides. Alright, enough with the random ramblings...on with the pictures.
Saw this when I was about to go in. Think this ride was at the SmartWax meet.
Been wanting one of these for awhile and I finally got one.
Some of the vendors.
Nicely done Datsun truck.
Old school Datsun.
Seen this car a couple times at meets. Finally get to see it in daylight.
Old school Toyota's.
This car keeps winning every show it attends.
BBS LMs!
Sick S2k. Check out that engine.
*Drools*
Downtown L.A. as a backdrop...DOPE!
This car has been around for awhile and it still can compete with today's rides.
Old school Skyline.
Fat lip.
It's the "Iron Man" ride.
Supra's never get old.
Baller ride. Wish I got a closer picture of his new Neo-Chrome dipped Endless BBK.
This car is everywhere! Part of the new 1Up crew.
Stance'd out NSX? Pretty clean.
Speechless.
Eric got some new goodies under the hood...some ITB's on his crazy DC5.
Crazy Bimmer. I wouldn't mind having this one. =]
Damn...look at that fitment.
Old school Subaru.
BP VIP crew representing.
Dope rides from Vegas.
Team Praxis never shy to show.
Old school Rotary's.
Old school Toyota's.
Oh wow...Lexus LF-A.
Team Hybrid holding it down.
Been a fan of this ride for awhile.
More Rotary's.
Some Classic's.
Supastar representing.
Sick ride. I was like what???
Weird, there weren't many Scions there but this one was holding it down.
One day I'm going to be a Soccer dad and I will have this car. VIP!
Team Auto Concept Elite (ACE). They brought a few cars but they're all win!
Cops were scooping this car out and so was I.
Old schooool!
Some Domestic's came to represent such as this one from Team Hybrid.
And the Winner is....!!
Some Exotics.
The Chronicles booth with the "Generations" lineup.
I'll end it here. Toodles Nisei!
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