I recently sold my Sony A7II to upgrade to the new Sony A7SII, but my guy has taken forever to get it for me. So this is my life, living with no camera and using a Go Pro as my tool for blogging.
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Let’s Go Pro to the Maxx Oil | The Plug
The other night we went to Churro Burrough for the bomb churro ice cream sandwiches! A must have if you’re ever in LA. John rocking the Bad Seal weather proof jacket in front of Churro Burrough, Perfect for the winter season. A bunch of guys and two Australians enjoying some sweets. After dinner we met up with Jerald who was having a photo shoot with the Phaze 2 homies. Here’s a shot of Mikey’s 911. I wish I was able to bring my car out to shoot that night, but my IS250 has been in maintenance mode. One of my favorite things to do is my oil change because right after I can feel a big difference in how my car runs. I decided to switch things up and go with Pro-Maxx fully synthetic oil. I really like the design of the bottle, it just gives you a good feeling in your hands when you’re pouring out the oil. You should definitely try this oil on your next change! My other maintenance problem was my air suspension. Recently, both of my front air bags ripped while I was driving and completely aired out on the street. Luckily I was able to drive it home aired out, I guess the positive of this situation is now I know I can drive my car fully dumped to the ground. I got some big plans for my IS250 and will be updating about it in my next post.. Hopefully, I’ll have a camera by then.. -
Osaka Views | RO Explore
Throw back to when I was in Japan for the United Royals show and the crew went to a sky tower in Osaka to check out some city lights.
Amy reaching into third base on the mascot of this sky tower.
Look out poses.
You could see everything from up here. I’ll let the photos speak for themselves.
A photo shoot up here would’ve been cool if we were more prepared.
IPhone lights work pretty well.
The feels.
Somebody to love.
Apparently the coolest restroom hallway ever to Sara.
Bomb pineapple soft serve.
Making a sticker out of this..
Sara and Barry.
Davin the umbrella guy.
Elevator bokeh.
Me and Ross figuring out what to eat and who to roster on my fantasy football team.
Nasty.
Nastier.
Nastiest.
Delightful.
The best. Yakisoba and a sunny side up egg.
Ending it on a good note with this soft serve waffle ice cream sandwich.
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The Unveil of Sung Kang’s GReddy Powered FuguZ S30 | Photo Gallery
That one Friday night on October 30, 2015, we were granted the honors of visiting the GReddy Performance reveal party of Sung Kang’s Datsun FuguZ S30 project. I was wrong for calling it a Z31, ma bad! I learned something new. Lol. Right when the crew got in, it was party time! Not only there were food trucks of fresh dinner and dessert and an open bar, but we got to enjoy it all with old and new friends. Follow us on Snapchat @RoyalOriginBTS to see how we enjoy our meals. Lol. Enough talkin’ now – let’s get to the shitty ass pics…stupid Wetransfer quality.
It was quite welcoming to see how lit Ken Gushi’s car is up front…
“Welcome to GReddy, my friends. Let us take you to this beast,” says the Gush himself.
“Hold up! First, lemme give you guys the ‘just the tip‘ of this bad boy,” says Kenji at GReddy Performance. Just kidding. “Let’s now introduce the owner of the vehicle, Mr. Sung Kang,” announced Kenji as eGarage is at full force!
There he is!
We can’t forget about Mike!
Let’s reveal this puppy!
BOOM!
COCAINA!!!
Let’s hear the ITB’d RB26DE purr away now shall we, Sung?
Vu doing some HOODRATstuff on our @RoyalOriginBTS Snapchat. Lol.
And she’s alive!
“It’s a great honor and experience to capture moments like this,” mentioned Sparkle. “She sounds so beautiful!”
It is my first time ever to see ITB’s on an RB26DE. Where the fuck was I my whole life?
Success – congrats Sung and GReddy team!
DAT-ASS…
Dem TE’s doe…
Shitty ass capture of the harness, but those Takatas make it an okay photo. I love Takatas!
It was lit, FAM!
In case you are wondering what a stock version looks like, let’s take a look over to the left with the owner explaining how rare this masterpiece is now a days.
There were some other Nissan/Datsuns on display as well!
Jofel from Super Street thinks she’s pretty Sarap herself. Looks good from likod, huh Jofel? 😉
Some BTS of Jofel and colleague puttin’ in work, interviewing the man himself.
HOODRATstuff with Minh and Vu.
And for the ladies, WYA?
Dreamer 77…shop.royal-origin.com for our Fall 2015 snapbacks.
And shouts to the owner of this C10 out in the parking lot. Pimpen’ aint easy.
See more of this car as they debut it at the GReddy booth at SEMA 2015. Thank you GReddy Performance and Sung Kang for the hospitality. See you guys in Vegas next week – congrats and good luck on your drive, Sung!
-Celso Nimo
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3 Hours in Philly | RO Explore
After H2Oi, we decided to stop by Philadelphia since it was on the way to New York to try a real philly cheese steak and check out some tourists stuff. Jim and John rolled with us too and took us to all the cool spots in Philly.
John’s sick 350z rolling with us to Philly.
Ordering a cheese steak in Philadelphia you gotta be quick. Just say whiz with and that’s all you need to know.
We got a slice of pizza from down the street and it was bigger than a grown man’s arm.
I still dream of you.
Shavi made the Philly Taco with the gigantic pizza.
Jesus Christ…
Food porn…
The inside of a Philly Taco.
We stopped by the famous Love park to check out some skate boarding and the pink fountain.
Next was the Museum of Art and it is also the place where the famous steps that Rocky ran up on in the movie.
The historical Liberty Bell.
Welp that was 3 hours in Philadelphia. Thanks John and Jim for showing us around and we’ll see you soon! Back to Cali life.
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Kyoto’s Golden Temple | RO in Japan
Some photos of when I went with the United Royals crew to the Kyoto Golden Temple.
Fried chicken in Japan. Not bad..
Teriyaki burger.
Green tea soft serve from the City that invented green tea.
So good, Sara got two.
I was Sara’s personal photographer for this trip.
The Golden Temple. Still amazes me after the third time seeing it.
Tourists.
Public transportation is key in Japan.
Toro!
Unagi.
Amy and Barry devouring some sushi.
More public transportation stuff.
Sara modeling some Japanese tea.
Fantasy football coach.
Kyoto was interesting.
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Formula Drift Final Fight Irwindale 2015 | Coverage
About a week ago on October 11, 2015, the last Formula Drift of the year took place – the Final Fight in Irwindale. First off, it was probably one of the hottest events I’ve ever attended besides ones in Las Vegas. Ironically, it was about ten to fifteen degrees cooler that day in Las Vegas than Southern California, but despite the scorching temperatures, Formula Drift never failed to be an epic event – even the drivers were not phased with the two hundred-degree temperatures in their drift machines suited up – shit’s pretty fuckin’ gangster.
Fredric Aasbo always killing’ it!
Ma boy, Justin Pawlak!
Zayuumn, Ken! Gotteeeem!
I’ve always loved Wang’s ride doe! Shit’s flames!
Mad Mike’s MX-5 is straight-up FIRE!
Vaughn Gittin Jr. was performing some dope stunts in between eliminations in his Ecoboost F-150 with underglow and spark effects.
Top 16 got everyone screaming on their toes. Shit was gnarly, especially with the freshly altered course – there were a lot of accidents at the entry to the second bank. Ken Gushi went through some rough patches with a couple of engines, but still managed to “fuck shit up” – in a good way. As the night narrowed down during the top 16, everyone was hella stoked to see Aasbo, Gushi, and Wang place podium – congrats fellas!
Top 3 Standings:
- Fredric Aasbo #151
- Kenshiro Gushi #21
- Forrest Wang #808
Aside from the main event, there was another life behind the k-rails and the grand stands. Hundreds of fans and enthusiasts roamed the vendor and show venue, making it almost easy to beat the heat! Let’s check out all the fuss at the Offset Kings venue.
Mizzark’s E60 M5 bebeh!
Hi Mizzark!
Edgar’s Z32
Yogi’s GS430
Oh hai there Yogi!
Mikey’s Porsche with the ass shot!
Mikey on that hotline bling with Noel.
Noel on that hotline bling with Mikey. Lol.
Arm’s IS300 with his fresh Elixir front bumper. It’s a dream come true!
It was fun shooting on the track with Paulo. This foo comes out from Las Vegas every time to shoot for SouthrnFresh. You’s a trooper ma boy!
I can never get over this Tailored FD. This car actually won Offset Kings a couple years back at Formula Drift Irwindale, and it just never gets old.
Hi Courtney “WING”field!
Dat Aimgain front end on the FR-S doe!
S14 Kouki with the Vertex Lang!
What do you feel about this Rocket Bunny flared RSX? Pretty insane in the membrane.
After shooting around the the car show, we headed back to home base at the Royal Origin booth to see how the crew is doing.
My zaughters Hayle and Vickie holdin’ it down at the booth.
They wanted Zaddy to be in the photo, so here I am!
Dem Derry Dexx holdin’ down the fort while Aye Ron’s trying to snapchat the one that got away.
Aww Jeff always sells them with his smile. Swapang talaga!
Got to meet this fine gal next door to us at the Chibi Cars booth. She’s the one behind all the cool artwork they had on display! She’s very talented and very bae. Nice meeting you, Stephanie.
Bruno Mars be like, selfie!
Bruno’s “Aww shit I got got” pose. Lol.
Damn it, Vinh, you’re a little too tall, squat down a little for the picture please?
Much better!
Looks like the booth was doing good and didn’t catch fire from all the heat that we dropped. So let’s take the crew over back to the Offset Kings venue to take a last look at my favorite part of the show, the Serial Nine guys from Canada.
This “Seams” about right, YAHNAHMSAYIN?!
It was LIT, fam!
Formula Drift Final Fight Irwindale 2015 was a jam-packed event just like every other FD there is. This Final Fight was one we will never forget. We also thank everyone that came by and showed us support. Even though this is our first event not showcasing any of our cars, it was still pretty LIT with all the homies. Just stay tuned to some of our builds during the next seasons – big thangs are going to be popping! ‘Til next time, folks!
-Celso Nimo
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2AM in New York | RO Explore
Photos of our adventures in the city that does not sleep.
First time taking the subways in New York and it was so easy to use. Wish they had this kind of system in California.
For dinner we ate at Korilla BBQ, which I only know of is because of the great food truck race. They definitely lived up to their name for their Korean fusion food.
Bulgogi rice bowl with bacon kimchi fried rice and potato salad.
Shavi got the spicy pork burrito.
The goal of tonight was to see New York City at night and the best spot in the city was the Empire State Building. I’ll let the photos speak for themselves.
2AM with Jerald.
Grand Central Station.
Live in the moment Jerald.
America in one photo.
Time Square is lit.
Baes in New York.
24 hours of New York Pizza. Thanks New York for the 24 hours of fun.
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The Big Apple | RO Explore
H2Oi was the destination, but New York was the first stop. The cheapest flight we could find to get to H2oi in Ocean City, Maryland involved a stop in New York and a 4 hour drive down to Maryland. We start this trip with our flight from LAX to JFK…
I was extremely hungry, so I loaded up at Lemonade with some chicken chili and tuna avocado.
7 hours later and I woke up to a beautiful sunrise in New York.
After checking in, the first thing we did was head to The Halal Guys for their famous rice dishes.
It’s the sauce man, the sauce makes this dish. 
Coincidentally, Jerald was in New York already with his family and had a day to meet us up. 
Happy to say this is now available in OC, but the line for it is too ridiculous to wait in.
This police station looks like a restaurant.
So much information in Time Square.
Shavi got a shot of me taking photos of Time Square.
A travel tip from us is to get the New York pass if you want to do the major tourist attractions.
The next stop on our New York tour was the Rockefeller Building where we will be visiting the Top of the Rock.
The view from up here is amazing,, hopefully these photos will do it’s justice.
Stand tall.
The famous Radio City Music Hall.\
Right by the Rockefeller Center is the beautiful St. Patrick Cathedral. A must check out if you’re in the area!
Shavi got a photo of me taking in the beauty of the cathedral.
The inside of the cathedral is amazing. and it’s free to come inside.
Next we stopped by 10 Below Ice Cream for some sweets. They roll up the ice cream here and make it right in front of you.
Cookies and cream.
Matcha made in heaven, green tea and strawberry flavor.
Just 15 minutes away was the 9/11 memorial, so we decided to pay our respects and check out the memorial.
The deep and lost feeling from this memorial was so powerful.
New York will bounce back.
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Our Favorites at H2Oi | Car Feature
Highlighting some of our favorites from the H2Oi weekend. Even though the hurricane made it extremely difficult to be outside, there were still good times in the streets of the Coastal Highway. Here are some of the crazy cars that caught our eye..
..Despite the stormy weather, the energy on Coastal Highway remained high, with enthusiasts braving the elements to show off their prized rides. While the hurricane certainly dampened the festivities, it didn’t stop the passion for cars from shining through. As the cars rolled by, it was clear that a lot of these vehicles weren’t just for show – they were built to perform.
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This slammed Chevrolet truck was one of the most interesting vehicles of H2oi. It caught our eye immediately when it turned into the street we were hanging out on.
It was packing some heat with a turboed LSX engine in it.
Laying frame on air suspension what more could you ask for from this Chevy truck? 10/10 would drive this truck through the corn fields of Alabama. 
Next to the awesome C10 was a laid out Chevrolet Corvair.
This Corvair had it’s roof chopped for a lower hot rod feel and was rocking some sick Epsilon wheels.
Deemed unsafe for women with boyfriends because this car will surely steal your boyfriend’s attention. 
On the other side of the pond, we have this sick Serial Nine kitted GS on Zauber Krazers wheels.
Seems like wherever we go, we would run into this GS and we did not mind always stopping to get a photo of this car. 
This next car is John Viebahn’s Nissan 350z who we had a pleasure of staying with at H2oi. We got to see this car everyday and it was always looking extremely photogenic even in hurricane weather.
Sitting static with some custom front fenders and fitting some wide Weds Kranze LXZs.
That fitment tho. 
You probably saw this S13 in our Snap Chats doing donuts and drifting in the streets of Ocean City, if not make sure you follow us at ‘RoyalOriginBTS’.
This S13 is so unique from the paint job to the flares and rocking a Japanese inspired livery. Who doesn’t like a a cute panda sleeping in the trees? You might just be a communist.
This wing stand setup is intense as fuck. 
This is very rare for us to see coming from California. There are little to no fitted EVO 10s in our area because everyone is all about the meaty tires and track looks. 
It’s cool to see someone going against the grain and doing something that would probably piss off the majority of EVO owners. If you like it, fuck em’. They’re not paying your bills.
This Porsche Cayman bagged on Rotifrom IND-Ts looked so wet in the underground parking lot. 
I just love seeing a car on the ground whether it’s a Porsche or a Mitsubishi EVO 10. 
Another bagged and Rotiform equipped car that caught our eye was this Audi S4. Not much to say about it, but I love the clean styling of European car owners. 
Rotiform OZ-Ts look great on this S4. 
Keep it simple.
Another friend we had a pleasure of hanging out with at H2Oi was Scott and his Mazda 6. 
His bagged Mazda 6 is rocking a wide set of Work CR-Ultimates and making it fit nicely under the thin Mazda fenders. 
White is so right on Scott’s Mazda 6. 
This Volkswagen R32 is so nice. The BBS RS wheels with wide slant rims tucked nicely under the fenders. 
Sitting pretty even around a bunch of cops. 
In every angle this car is just pure awesome. 
That’s it for H2Oi for us, maybe we’ll see you again next year.
