Archive for March, 2009

Dimsum Expressions

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Well, more like… Dimsum Express, located in Monterey Park in sunny Socal. Here’s my 7-Step tour of my local yummy dimsum hole-in-the-wall place. :)

Step 1. Find it.

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Step 2. Choose it.
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Step 3. Write it.
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Step 4. pay it.
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Step 5. Get it.
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Step 6. Eat it.
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Step 7. Eat it. :)
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That was pretty easy, wasn’t it? :D Until next time, eat safely! Bye bye!


-M.

Impex’s EVO X, G35 S

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

Thanks to Harry and Kenneth @ Impex Motorsports for letting me check out the shop and their cars. 

IMPEX Motorsports
9651 Valley Blvd.
Rosemead, CA 91770
Tel. (626) 579-6630

www.impexmotorsports.com

 

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Cars and Coffee

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Every saturday morning, from 7 am – 10 am, various performance/exotic cars of all makes gather in Irvine at the Mazda/ford building to just hang out, chat cars and have a coffee or donuts. The parking lot is literally a melting pot of automotive diversity, and the car’s range from modified Mini coopers to resto-modified 1963 Chevrolet Corvettes to Ferrari Enzos. I had a chance to go last weekend and i took some pictures. I invite anyone to go check it out.

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-G.

Sneak Peak: NEW Vienna Wheel by SSR

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Just ADDED Vienna Wheel Line Up

Design: Merisia

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 Sneak Peak: NEW Vienna Wheel by SSR

Coming Soon to the USA

Chillin With The Homies!!!!!!

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

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Japanese Snack Mascots

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

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I noticed…

that a high percentage of Japanese snacks involve some awesome mascots. And you know what, most of them don’t even have anything to do with the product itself — they just look like fun characters. I’m not going to lie, whenever I see a bag of cheese puffs that has a Simpsons-style farmer on the front, I just can’t resist it!

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I mean come on!

Tell me you can easily resist these snacks, and I’ll show you a person in denial! Some of the snacks have straight-up manga on them. Hey, it catches your attention right? Put any of these bags next to bag of Lay’s or Doritos, and you’ll see exactly what I mean.

The snack at the bottom with the Green and Yellow bag contains delicious cheese-flavored puffs. The texture is light, like eating a cloud, BUT with a slight crispness to it. The mascot for this one is the delightful cheese farmer. He looks like he’s enjoying his cheese, doesn’t he? You will too. TRY THIS!

The orange caramel corn bag doesn’t necessarily feature a mascot on the bag. Instead, the character is the bag itself! — a clever twist. This snack presents a smooth, not-too-sweet caramel flavor in the form of finger-sized puffs. Like the cheese farmer’s puffs, these ones are also light and crisp, although they include a bit more flavor in the mix.

The Three “manga-bags” in the middle I have not tried. However, my guess is that the flavors inside are just as exciting as the artwork outside! One thing to note though, is the man with the confused look towards the egg. Why? What is the problem I wonder. Perhaps you must TRY THIS SNACK to find out!

The two mascots at the top are battling for the love of Takoyaki lovers around the world. Who’s snack would you rather eat — the one made by the pink squid chef to the left, or the one made by the stern Japanese cook on the right? It’s a toss-up. I don’t know. I might lean towards the pink squid — he looks like he knows what he’s doing.

I hope you enjoyed today’s review of some popular Japanese snacks. You can find these and MORE at your local Nijiya Market. (It’s where I took the pictures :p)

-M.

SSR MS1 / Audi A4 B6

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

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This B6 chassis Audi A4 sits beautifully on a new 20 inch SSR Professor MS1.

To find out offsets, pricing and available widths, click here

2009 Infiniti Essence Concept

Friday, March 20th, 2009

Infiniti released a hybrid/sports car concept called the Infiniti Essence. Powerplant is a Twin Turbo 3.7L V6 that makes 434 horsepower. This is coupled with an electric motor that makes 158 horsepower to the total output. Transmission is a 7 speed automatic gearbox. I think the idea is pretty nice to have a sports coupe that is powerful and fast, yet can have decent fuel economy and low emissions. I hope they go through with this concept.

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Pictures courtesy to Automobile Mag.

NEW: NF210 for 2008 Honda Accord Sedan V6

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

NOW AVAILABLE!

2008 Honda Accord Sedan V6

sub spring nf NEW: NF210 for 2008 Honda Accord Sedan V6

http://www.tanabe-usa.com/suspension/files/538_img1.jpg

Lowering Data:

Front: 1.5″

Rear 1.6″

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Chillin with DJ Rocky Rock at HIN 2009!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

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