Monthly Archives: October 2013

Guest from Japan

Massive day yesterday. I woke up to my phone ringing, some massive number starting with an 8… ignored it, went back to bed then realised OH SHIT! It’s Tuesday! World Time Attack (WTAC) this week… that number, it must be my buddy Luke from Japan!!!

Yep. I’m shit. I’m hopeless. I’d forgotten that I was meant to pick up Luke at the airport. I returned the call. Luckily Luke hadn’t gotten his bags yet. I knew that was going to take ages (lol) so I got some clothes on, jumped right in the car and headed off to the airport. Just as I got there, Luke had exited the terminal. Phew! Perfect!

PS: Be sure to check out Luke’s amazing work: http://maiham-media.com


Luke’s bags. Full of camera gear. Legend brought his Zen hoodie too.


All set, ready to roll.


He bought me this pressie, awesome!


First stop was my place, just to drop off a few things, then we headed into the city to pick up Nanami and help her get some of her new work from The Distillery.


At The Distillery.


New work. Might get in trouble for posting this one!


After a spot of lunch Luke and I were off to Zen. Spotted this awesome park on the way.


After a quick stop off at Zen we were off to the Northern Beaches to get Luke’s camera balanced for radio controlled helicopter use (serious stuff!).


Loved this guys man cave!


Whilst we were in the area I dropped in to Cordy’s place to finally meet her cats Tash and Sushi. They’re so cute, both couldn’t stop moving and unfortunately all my pics are blurry.


Tash. So pretty.


Luke and I then headed to the WTAC opening party. It’s going to be one massive week!!!


Mad Mike!


The Japanese are here.


Nemo. Monkey bars gone AWOL.

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Ved’s Man Cave


I love a good man cave.


Such a cool mural.


Rob and Ved.

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Lost At E Minor party


Headed down to the Lost At E Minor party last Thursday night which was held in a lane way in Haymarket.


Extreme Gelati DJs were banging out great tunes, artist James Jirat Patrodoon splattered the walls with fluoro work (some of it animated too).


Must get James to save me a few of these prints for Zen Garage!


This guy was doing haircuts in the corner. Bizarre?! I’ve been meaning to get a haircut lately. Not had one since I was 15… thinking short back and sides for a change, but wasn’t man enough to get it done on the night!


These refreshing Milagro drinks went down WAY too easy.

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Finally on coilovers


Tein Flex coilovers.


SSR Meshies!


Also: My “new” engine!

NA8C got some updates today. More on my build thread: http://forum.jdmstyletuning.com/showthread.php?56475-My-2nd-Mazda-MX-5-NA8C-Roadster/page22

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Will do anything…


… for fried chicken! Nanami invited me over for fried chicken last night. Can never resist good friend chicken!!! ;)

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Owning oneself

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MKVR32 vs MX-5.

Not sure what it is about making my life harder for myself, creating problems to keep life interesting? Maybe it’s just a guy thing, or maybe it’s just me?

Last week I decided, out of the blue, to put my MKVR32 Golf up for sale. I put it on forums, as well as carsales. Once I had put the word out I couldn’t help but refresh forum threads, and check messages on my phone in hope that someone would just buy it.

Why did I put it up for sale? The MX-5 has lots to do with it. It’s just such a fun toy car to play with, and I want to modify it much more, and I figured that selling the Golf would give me plenty of cash to play with… but that’s just so illogical as the toy then takes priority over everything else. I quickly realised I was doing it all wrong and I’ve since removed all the classifieds posts, even the listing on carsales (that was a waste of $100!).

I’ve just got to chill out on the MX-5 and stop buying so much shit for it. It’s a toy. It’s never going to be my main daily driver because I’m not sure I could live with it (image issues, and there will always be times when I’m in the MX-5 yet wish I was in my other car/s).

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ToyotaFest 2013

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We sponsored the TotoyaFest 2013 10th Anniversary car show yesterday at Castle Hill, was a damn hot on the rooftop, but our Zen stand gave us ample shade.

I took a few shots of the cars that took my fancy, all the photos on Zen: http://zengarage.com.au/2013/10/toyotafest-2013

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Xangpuak Lao & Thai Restaurant

Last night Alain invited us to the grand opening of his new restaurant Xangpuak in Green Valley. I’m not a huge fan of travelling out west, but there was no way I was going to miss out on this!

The restaurant was full, the staff (Alain’s whole family) were beautiful. Food came out so fast and it was all mindblowingly amazing. So good I went back again tonight! Tonight I ordered a Pad Thai, massive test right? But damn the Pad Thai blew minds, we smashed it and had to order another one.

So proud of Alain, who was working hard tonight and last night. So jealous that he’s been eating this amazing food at home ever since he was a kid, but hey so happy he’s now sharing! I’m planning on being a regular, as there’s SO much more food on the menu I have yet to try!


Love the logo.


Alain, who was so professional (lol). So strange to be waited on by him!


Prawn entree was delicious.


Satay sauce was so good.


If you love ox tongue, you’ve got to order this off the char grill. Delicious!


Don’t order boiled rice, instead order the sticky rice which you can eat with your hands. Awesome.


Beef Salad was so fresh.


You must order the pork. Taste explosion!


Pow Pow Pow! Char Grilled Chicken had so much flavour.


Alain’s dish! The salmon salad had me sweating, but it’s damn amazing and was a favourite of many.


Lart Nah is a dish I always look for on a Thai menu, and it’s never there. SO excited when I saw it on the menu at Xangpuak. So excited to try all the other traditional dishes on the menu.


I was way too stuffed for dessert but I stole some of Krysti’s and gahhhhh, my gawd. Crispy pastry instead of that doughy stuff you usually find on friend ice cream? Genius!

Xangpuak Lao & Thai Restaurant
19/178 Green Valley Road, Green Valley, New South Wales, Australia 2168
https://www.facebook.com/xangpuak
Xangpuak on Urbanspoon

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Game Over

GAMEOVER

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Track Day!


Photo by Selectnine.


Photo by Selectnine.

Initially I was so upset that my coilovers didn’t get here in time for the track day… but fuck I had a great time driving the MX-5 on stock suspension out at Wakefield yesterday.

More photos and words on Zen: http://zengarage.com.au/2013/10/dm-motorsport-string-alignment-at-zen-garage

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