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FUCK YEA

KFC Double Down

Yes, I bought one today. Had to try it since its available in Canada for a limited time. Grabbed the combo with the fries and drink which ended up to be quite expensive for a small "sandwich", but at least its two pieces of real chicken breast instead of mechanically separated poultry.

Overall, it was not worth it, and it didnt taste very good. Chicken was salty, the bacon was salty, the cheese was salty.... just a shitload of soidum

Fresh?

Stanley's EvoIX SE on BBM LM's. Full article is here

Turkey

'Nuff Said

First time having Wanda's Belgium waffles. Deliciously delicious and quite a bargain compared to funnel cakes at amusement parks

Feelin' So Fly Like a... WestJet

Yes thats right. Had the opportunity to shoot Brent's G35 yesterday at a location that was quite unique. Rest can be seen here

Lunch At Messini

Was in the area and dropped by Messini' Authentic Gyros on danforth today for lunch. Cant complaine when theres all this food for $15. Can easily feed 2 people. Had a greek salad with generous amounts of feta and olives (some places cheap out on this) as well as rice, pita and two big lamb gyros and fries wraps.

damn shitty camera sucks in the dark

Chu's STI on Stance:Nation

Im very happy with the outcome of this shoot... even if i say so myself. Rest can be seen here

Dinner

Yes, I made dinner... well I didnt make the pasta but i made the other stuff

Type-R

Actually, its just Alex's CSX Type-S with full JDM conversion as seen here

Toronto's Fitment Scene

Yes thats right. Read all about it here

Stew

I dont know what this thing is called but I had a korean pot stew thing yesterday at Thumbs Up Korean Eatery. It had noodles, rice cakes, spam, sausages, kimchi, veggies, etc etc inside. Sad to say, my new phones camera didnt do so well in the given light.

Mexico 66

Yup, I got a pair of Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 in black and white today. Most new shoes dont feel very comfy until worn in but these feel great out of the box. I cant imagine how much more comfy they can get after some use. An excellent pair of shoes in terms of both comfort and style. Only downside is that the price was slightly over my "new shoe budget"

New Phone... bitches

Yes thats right... I got a Blackberry Torch 9800. Its an AT&T phone since its not officially for sale here in Kanada yet. Despite what some reviews might say, I find this phone to be terrific (my opinion might be biased towards BB's and coming from an 8900, anything will be a terrific upgrade).



Time to retire my beloved 8900 that I've used for the past two years.

Steve's UberAwesome TSX

I can finally post it here as the pics have been just "published". Definitely one of the cleanest TSX's in Canada... if not all of North America.

Rest of my pics can be seen here

James' EK

ya rly

Official Stance:Nation Photographer

Yes, I am now the official photographer of Stance:Nation for Easter Canada (aka just Toronto area)

Dan's S2000 on CE28's

One of the very few properly stanced s2000's in Toronto. Heres the rest of the pics for your viewing pleasure

DC2 Type-R

Photo session with Henry's Integra Type-R. Check it out here

Xplicit EK

Had a photo session with Rish's EK a few days ago. Here they are for your viewing pleasure

Paradiso

Had the opportunity to have dinner last night at Paradiso in Oakvile. Nice little italian place with good atmosphere.

Started off with a nice loaf of italian bread dipped in a tangy, garlicy olive oil and balsamic mix.


Then moved onto the real appetizers with mussels in a reduced white wine sauce as well as some bruschetta.


As for main course, i opted for a braised wild boar gnocchi, which turned out to be very creamy, flavourful and filling


The place is apparently really famous for their desserts too but I didnt have room left for any desserts :(

Stance is Everything Feature

Got my feature on Stance is Everything :)

Right here

Made it onto Scraped Crusaders

Ya here

OptionJDM BBQ + Charity Car Wash

OptionJDM was hosting their annual bbq so I had to drop by and snap some pics. Turnout was larger than expected with good food, nice cars and a charity car wash with proceeds that go to Sick Kids. Rest of the pics can be seen here

Taste of Danforth

Went to the 'Taste of Danforth" street festival for some food. Heres what I had....


"Gyro wrap. Kalyvia has always been one of my favs on danforth so i dropped for a wrap


Baby back ribs at this place. Wasnt very "greek" but sure was the highlight of the day


I didnt feel like finishing off with a cream pie (no pun intended) so i got a spinach pie instead.




Overall, the food was decent the prices were not any cheaper than usual. Would considering attending again next year

Dinner at Siddhartha

I've developed a fond taste for indian food lately so last night, I headed over to Siddhartha, supoosedly one of the more famouse places in "Little India" (Gerrard/Coxwell area).


Had their buffet menu which included all sorts of curry, tikka masala, tandoori chicken, butter chicken, saag, veggies, rice, naan etc.


And the other best part of indian food is the dessert. Loved those syrup soaked timbits things and the rice pudding

Golden DC2

Did a few snaps for Dave and his DC2

The rest can be seen here

Buddy Club Widebody DC5

Sexiest RSX in Toronto. Here are the pics

Yesterday's Lunch

Had nothing better to do so I headed down to the St. Lawrence Market for lunch. Grabbed lunch at the famous carousel bakery (reviewed and liked the great Emeril). Their world famous pea meal back bacon on a bun was a must. Also tried an italian chicken parmigiana and eggplant sandwich which was also delectable.

88,888

Yes, thats the mileage (killometerage?) my car hit today

Sittin' On Gold

Had the opportunity to do a photo session for Richie and his AP1 slammed on Meisters.

Here they are for your viewing pleasure

Impromptu Shoot with a Sexy Beast

Had the pleasure to do some photo's for Bret's NSX last night. Im sure you've all seen this car around

Not my best work given the short time i had with the car and the lack of locations but the subject more than makes up for it. Pics can be seen here

Dae Bak Korean Restaurant

Dae Bak, located at Yonge/Steeles is one of the few korean restaurants that offer charcoal bbq. But I wasnt there to eat, I was there this past weekend doing some photos for their revised menu. Some of the pics can be seen here

Mississauga Rib Fest

Grabbed some food from the Rib Fest at Mississauga City Hall. Some stand (dont recall the name) had a slab of rib/pulled pork/chicken special for $40. I got that along with some fresh chips and an onion blossom. Ribs were amazingly tender and all the meat had a very pungent and sweet sauce. But everything lacked "smoky-ness"

All in all: Delicious at first, disgusting later on... cant wait to go back for more (similar to All Star Wings)

Lex

Had a brief shoot with Steven's IS last night. Here are some pics for your viewing pleasure

Import Expo

The first ever Import Expo was organized and held this past weekend at Mosport DDT. Relatively good turn out. Due to the blazing sun and scorching heat, I pretty much sat in the shade during the whole event. Didn't take that many pictures but as OptionJDM's official/unofficial camera guy, I snapped a few and here they are

A Proper Teg

Kris' DC2. Rest of the pics can be seen here Was damn hot this week so this was one of my toughest shoots to date. Also my first time doing something illegal for a photoshoot (trespassing doesn't count). I managed block a lane and rigged on an open road :)

Amuse'd

Had the opportunity to do a few snap of Chris' Amuse S2000. One 2 in Toronto with full Amuse kit (that I know of) and definitely the nicest S2000 in Toronto. The rest can be seen here.

J's

Had the opportunity to do a few quick snaps with a pair of S2000's, both with full J's kits. Blue one belongs to David at OptionJDM. First time putting the sigma 10-20 to use and results werent bad. The rest can be seen here.

Toronto Honda ShowOff 2010

too lazy to blog. One pic for now

Paul and Sandy's Real BBQ

After reading all the hype about this place on here, I knew i had to try it out. Luckily, I found myself in Etobicoke yesterday after some business related matters and decided to head over to Paul and Sandy's.

Just a mom&pop diner located at 4925 Dundas St. W but can get busy at times. Chatted with Paul about his BBQ techniques. Apparently, they smoke all their meats out back with hickory wood imported from the south and their meat is always slow cooked overnight, sometimes taking up to 18hrs.

Ordered their pulled pork sandwich for lunch, which turned out to be the smokiest thing I've ever had. It wasn't so much a flavour but rather an after-taste, but the flavour of the hickory smoke went really well with their home made BBQ sauce. The texture was also very stringy without being tough or dry (hard to explain).


Also got a small slab of ribs to try. Also had a very smokey flavour with fall-off-the-bone meat and a somewhat crunchy outer crust.

The only downside to this meal was the fact that their prices are pretty high, which I think could be justified by the care and attention they put into slow cooking their meat. Also, no free parking in front of their store. I will definitely be back for their beef briskets as Paul says its one of their signature items. I've tried grilled food at many places but I rarely eat southern BBQ. This might sound a little redundant but this is the best BBQ I've ever had.

Going Wide

Its that time again.... to show off my latest purchase. I always knew that a wide angle lens is something I've wanted/needed. Its not until recently that I finally put together sufficient fundings to afford one. Found a good deal for a used one off craigslist and I cant wait to put it to use for future shoots. Heres a picture of the box, seem through the glass of my latest purchase.