Guess who’s back? Back to tuckin’ and doing HOODRATstuff..
It’s the father of Royal Origin himself, Celso Nimo aka Kat Williams aka LOTS OF BUTTONS aka JUST BRISKET. Too many inside jokes and not enough space inside the room. Sorry guys.
Tuckin’.
It still amazes me what wheels and a drop can do to a car.
Can we call it a comeback? Not until we see the IS300 back on the road… Step your game up Nimo.
-NGU MINH
The first food adventures of 2016 and like always I take you on a journey of multiple foodgasms..
Start it off with this new poke spot near my house called Low Key Poke. They have hot cheetos as a topping and I had to get it!
Sara always modeling for some cell phone company.
The KBBQ Poutine Burger at GD Bro Burger.
Mouth watering goodness.
I got the Juan and Only with Poutine KBBQ fries.
Afterwards we got some ice cream at Confection.
Ice cream date with Sara Choi #1278936108273610872638712.
Derek showing off his ice cream seduction face.
Just straight killin’ it.
I got the chamoy ice cream flavor. It tastes like mexican candy.
The following night, Abbitt invited us to come out to eat at Slapfish and even ubered us all the way there in his Tacoma.
Vinh ready to destroy some fish.
Krstina pretending to be a blow fish.
Selfies with Krstina.
Crab dip.
Huge fish taco.
Tilikum.
The Surf and Turf burger with chowder fries.
Chowder fries in all of it’s glory.
Lobster + burger = heaven.
Always room for affrogato at Creamery Pop and it was the only place that was open past 11pm. Thank God for this place.
Late night crepen around.
Derek trying to figure out how to eat his crepe.
A couple days later, I had a huge meat craving.. Pause.. And it coincidentally Rodney did too. So, we did what any grown man would do, go get some meat together at The Smoking Ribs. My half rack of pork ribs with mac and cheese and fries.
Rodney’s full rack of BBQ beef ribs. He only ate 3 ribs…
The face of failure.
Random SC400 update…. As you can see, great progress has been made with my SC.
Wednesday night, Hayle hit me up to get a catch up dinner since we haven’t seen each other since the Christmas party. We decided to try out Habana in Costa Mesa.
Hayle shopping for some accessories out of this trailer home.
Waste or water?
Hayle’s vegetarian tamale pie.
My plantain crusted chicken breast.
It was really difficult to see what we were eating, so we had to bust out the flashes.
Afterwards we went to the UJelly soft opening where Andy hooked it up with some premium donuts.
Flan coconut donut, green tea donut, taro donut and a red velvet donut. What a line up!
Donuts make people happy especially colorful ones.
What’s the verdict?
The face says it all. Thanks for joining me on my food adventures. Til next time! Maybe we’ll have car content this time..
-NGU MINH
Some photos of my 3 days in Paris which was an amazing 3 days for me. If I ever go to Paris again, I will need to at least stay for a week. Check out these photos that I took during my trip!
The first stop on our tour bus was the Eifel tower. It was pretty amazing to see something that I’ve only see online and in movies.
Kevin and Rashad playing ping pong at our hostel.
Victoria re-lighting some candles that were left for the victims of the ISIS attack in Paris.
There was still a large amount of people paying their respects . It’s amazing how the world gets together after a disaster, I just wish they did that for other world problems.
Our group had dinner at Chez Jenny and I got myself a beef tar tar recommended by our tour director. It was delicious for something that was raw.
Someone got a pork shoulder with sauerkraut which was also delicious.
Steak and a baked potato.
Had to get a crepe for dessert which was way different than how it’s made in the states.
After dinner we hung out in the lounge of the hostel and the guys just wanted to chill..
When you don’t have any games to play, so you pretend quarters are beyblades.
It got real intense.
Had to shoot some of our new FTP stickers here in Paris, but all I got was this shot on a table.
Carson giving that Avril Lavigne – It’s a Damn Cold Night music video vibe.
The Notre Dame Cathedral.
The only thing I knew about this place was from the Disney animation, The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Planning the next stop while waiting in the long line.
The inside was beautiful and it was just amazing that everything was made by hand.
Prayers for Paris.
Courtney’s new photo for her album cover.
The famous bridge of locks, but it isn’t the original bridge. The original bridge they took off all the locks which ended up weighing up to 45 tons!
The Louvre and the rest of the photos will be some of the things that looked interesting to me. I wish I was able to stay for a whole day to explore, but we had a limited time here just to see the Mona Lisa.
Just look at it.
After the museum, we got a quick snack at a Parisian bakery that had quiche, crepes and pizza!
Had to get a croissant in Paris!
The scenery in Paris is so beautiful and I wish I had time to enjoy it.
We made our way back to the Eifel Tower to get a view from the top.
This was the view from the 2nd floor.
Brittany and Rashad trying to look hard.
Squad up.
Brittany looking her saddest.
Boys just want to have fun.
The back of the Notre Dame.
After a long day these girls knocked out on the subway.
Some meat and pasta at the hostel.
The next mornign we made our way to Versaille and got a tour of the palace.
Kings really loved themselves back then.
A royal dancing hall, I got a twirl by Joe.
Kings use to walk all the way to the gardens to have affairs with their mistresses.
Look back at it.
Queen Victoria.
When you go 90% and he doesn’t go 10%.
Look at all of these fucks I give.
Girls being basic,
Brittany is always ready for photos.
I love being in Paris.
Thanks Paris for the memories. Next up Rome!
2015 has been the year of traveling for me. I wanted to spread my wings a little bit this year ever since I had a long talk with my mom about how short life can be and one day I’ll have a family and it’ll be so difficult to see the world. My last trip for 2015 would be Europe with a tour company called EF College Break. It would be a 11 day trip going through London, Paris and Rome with everything planned out by the company from hotels to tour guides. Before taking off, I started using Los Angeles chauffeur services to make getting to the airport way easier, and it honestly made the whole travel vibe feel a lot more exciting. Today’s post will document the 3 days I was in London, we start out the trip with a layover in Toronto..
The Toronto airport is great. They have restaurants with phone charging stations at each table and this installation by Richard Serra. Tilted Spheres.
Ten hours later… I was finally in London! After meeting with some of the other people on the tour, our tour guide, Ludovic, took us straight into downtown London. We took the railways and ended up in a Harry Potter-esque train station.
A lot of deep escalator rides to get in and out of the subways.
First view in London, Picadilly Square.
Second view in London, a emo Snow White. I would be sad too with an ugly dress like that.
Candid of one of the trip consultants, Lucas and our tour director Ludovic.
London goes all out for Christmas decorations.
I had to get some fish and chips while I was here in London. Did not taste any different than getting it in the states. At least I can say I had it in London?
St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Buckingham Palace. Fun fact if the flag is up that means the Queen isn’t home.
Crowds of people getting ready for the changing of the guards.
I would like to imagine they were playing “We Dem Boyz” by Wiz Khalifa.
They got money here in London.
Big Ben at the Palace of Westminster.
Aerial view from the London Eye.
Modern glass buildings mixed with a little old school.
That tall building right there is The Shard. A place where you should dress nice and probably propose to your girlfriend.
I think this was lasagna.
Pasta and chicken.
Small ass night club.
Another trip consultant, Joe. Fun fact he is Matthew Mcconaughey’s third cousin or something.
The chef reppin’ LRG while mixing it with the pot.
Notting Hill street market where you can find some really old things.
Tea time with Lucas.
Ice cream time with Minh.
Crepes in London? Fuck it.
Watch out for pickpockets, they’ll steal your heart.
Camden Town.
Seems like anywhere with a street market was pretty lively.
Introducing Rashad, he was the first person I met on this trip. We were both stuck at the airport and trying to find a way to our hotel. Now he’s modeling in our FTP “pulled over” hoodie.
We went to Abbey Road to replicate the famous Beatles photo.
Back at Picadilly Square to look for something good to eat..
We ended up getting indian food at Masala Zone. Delicious food!
After dinner, we went to the top of The Shard to get a night view of the city.
The London bridge from The Shard.
The business district of London.
Rashad about to drop the hottest mixtape, this will be his album cover photo.
Lucas knocked out from the 3 days in London. Now we’re off to Paris!
The latest in FTP merchandise, we present to you the “Pulled Over” collection. Available in a hoodie, t-shirt and sticker, this collection was inspired by the daunting fact that sometime in your life you will be caught by the officers of the law. Whether you were speeding on the freeway or your window tint was too dark, we can all appreciate a hoodie that shouts out what you really want to say when you get pulled over.
You can get everything here at shop.royal-origin.com.
After a long night of Black Friday shopping, Me Aron, Jerald and Shavi went to Main Street Garden Grove in hopes that the street will be empty street for some sick photos.
The bars were still open on Thanksgiving and that meant Main Street was still packed with cars. So, we improvised and shot Aron’s M35in the back streets.
Aron’s M35 is bagged on Weds Bazerias and looks pretty fly for a car that’s been in three car accidents in one month.
Scenes from our annual Christmas party. I just want to thank everyone who made this year fun. Thank you for the wonderful memories and here’s to another year of fun! I can’t wait for what 2016 has in store for us.
“Another one” *with a DJ Khaled voice*… Another set from photos I never edited that were left in my memory card. I believe these were taken the day after I came back from H2Oi. Hayle was in OC doing some casting interview and wanted to go to Laguna Beach, and I never say no to a chance to shoot a sunset in my stylish flip flops for summer. Honestly, I never really appreciated going to the beach until Hayle kept dragging me all over South OC to see some of the nicest beaches that California has to offer. Now I just can’t wait to capture some beautiful sunsets because sunsets are proof that endings can be beautiful too.
Who knew paradise was just a 20 minute drive down south from my house.
What a time to be alive.
I could’ve died at this moment and would have been at peace with myself.
I decided to mess around with my new flash soft box and I’ve always wanted to do a legit sunset shoot, so this seemed like a perfect time to try with Hayle.
Smile! Because that is everyone’s best feature.
For a model, Hayle can be a shy girl sometimes. I was still glad I got some of these cool shots and I am definitely going back to perfect sunset portrait shoots.
Nasty nights with the sweetest girl. Nathalia also known as “Nattykboo” agreed to let me shoot her after begging her for a couple of days. She said she didn’t look good in hats, but our JDBT 6 panel looks good on anyone and especially cute Korean girls.
Mystery and danger.
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FTP beanie coming soon… and maybe a daytime shoot with Nat?
It feels like forever since I had a camera. I’m slowly going insane not being able to capture the things I’ve seen lately and the moments I won’t be able to remember. Going to car meets has been a drag since I’m usually active at a car meet. Food is less enjoyable now that I can’t relive eating it, when I’m editing food photos for The Food Adventurist. Life just sucks without a camera. Lucky for me I found some old photos in my memory card that I never edited and it sort of feels nice being able to catch up on some photos and actually take my time to edit it.
This was a shoot Sara planned for the United Royals ad. They wanted something like a USDM vs JDM and for that theme we got Sparkle’s Rocket Bunny S13 and Tristan’s CR S2000. For models, Sara got Amy, a imported Vietnamese girl to represent JDM and Sara a Hawaiian native, pidgin speaking Korean to represent USDM. The photo was looking a little boring without the United Royals ad, so I added a little something something…
Now this photo is poppin! We got DAB city in the background and a 7’1 pimp checking out Sara and Amy. So much action, so much wow.
I think this was my last day with my Sony A7II before I shipped it out to Davin in Hawaii. I was so busy working at the booth at Formula Drift that I didn’t get a chance to go around that much to shoot. So, here are some photos in the Slammed Society area.
Stay Simple Stay True. Thanks for the support!
Arm’s IS300 with his new Elixir front bumper.
Sweet Formula Red S2000 on white and gold Work Meisters from Super Kawaii Crew. 
Clean S13 coupe on what looks like to be Panasport 5 Spoke G7s. 
S13 coupes are Panasports seemed to be trending.
Serial Nine coming all the way from Canada to show Southern California who are the real sedan kings.
Jesus, all of their cars are so freaking sick.
Camber game is so strong on this LS400.
Yogi’s big red GS on Weds wheels.
Porsche Gang.
After Formula Drift, we had our annual after dinner at Banana Bay which is probably the worst location to take our cars to. Here’s Angelo cheesin it because he didn’t drive his 350z to Banana Bay.
Calamari.
Pad Thai Chicken.
The Crying Tiger. 
Aron doing it for the snappy snaps. You can also follow us on Snap Chat at ‘RoyalOriginBTS’.
A must try and only available at this Thai restaurant is the Continental Fried Rice. Look at all of the amazing stuff you get all in one plate. 
The best moments in life are when I’m around my closest friends eating and sharing food. When you begin to strip down everything in life to the bare minimum, forgetting the cars, the money or anything materialistic, you will eventually realize moments like these are the reasons for living.
Cherish every moment, you never know when’s the last time you’ll see someone or place.
