
Ho ho ho!

In situ. Now… what to load it up with?!

Ray’s A3 looking great, finally some progress! Love the chunky 5-spoke rims, remind me of V8 Supercar rims from a few years back.

Justin’s MKIV R32 was first up, rear guards were slightly flared. The SSR’s are so hot right? I love Japanese rims on Euro cars :)

Tough!

Anoop dropped in with this monster. A V12 Biturbo luxobarge. He took me for a spin in it… the seats bolster up and grip who when you corner (?!). Ridonkulous!

PhillB’s wheel caps. Old skool JDM rims, love the Engrish! Lodeo Drive!!!

Kevin’s hot MKVI GTI.

Jon, Pip, Chris and Damien.

On the stage.

Our biggest crowd yet.

The Q&A session went on until night fell.

As usual we reserved a couple of tables, and had a bar tab running at Grasshopper for drinks and nibbles post event.
Last night saw our next instalment of Infront Presents at the Apple Store in Sydney – A Students Guide To Working In The Creative Industry. My INfront partner Damien moderated a panel discussion with Pip from The Loop, Jon from Tractor/ Mentally Friendly and Chris from Interbrand.
The chairs and panel discussion concept made for an awesome format. More relaxed, natural and fun than having speakers present a standing hour talk. We’re so glad Apple invited us back this year. More photos here. Keep an eye out for future Infront/Apple events on Australian INfront: http://www.australianinfront.com.au

I love freebies! :)
We’re always getting awesome surprises in the mail at Zen Garage. Today some rad stickers from Turbo Charged Life in Poland! Visit: http://www.turbochargedlife.com

OMG…

OMG!
Nanami’s B’day was a few weeks ago now. I completely underestimated how long things take to get here from Amsterdam. I was starting to think that the B’day pressie I got for her was either lost in the mail (I was fretting!), or perhaps customs had pulled it up thinking: hmmm, Amsterdam hey?!
Last night I had to apologise to Nanami about the lateness of my pressie, and that I’d have to chase it up today, funny then that when I rocked up to Zen this morning I found the parcel on my desk! Strange how it often works out this way with items I buy online (ie: just as I complain about not receiving an item it shows up on the day, or soon after).
Last night I’d thrown Nana off course when she tried to guess what her pressie was going to be (always fun!) but it was a treat to watch her open it up today. She loves it! :) It’s a noir piece by Amsterdam artist Sit, giclĂ©e print #30 of 35 and it’s a lot bigger than I expected! Can’t wait to see it framed!

Fucking leaves! My week on the clean-up roster @ Zen Garage so today I did some sweeping.
Zen Garage Lanyards now in stock. Visit: http://zengarage.com.au/shop

The boys (lol @ Matt Mead – KKK!) – instagram shot by Jing.

Happy B’day boy. Ladies take note – Jing’s wonderful wife Shirley let’s him put his bikes in their lounge room, yes she does. :) – instagram shot by Shirley.
Wasn’t exactly Jing’s B’day as his B’day is 10 days away from today. Chinese B’day maybe? Or pre-Valentines Day? In any case the BMU guys got together and hit the Karts, we then (only just) pulled off a surprise party by all being there to spook him as he got out of the shower at his new apartment. Together we bought him a new Next Level Racing GT5 set-up. You’d think we had enough driving with the Karts?!

School kids pose!

Dan’s fresh new Tatt (he has quite the collection!).

Atsuko, Nanami’s faithful sidekick. :)
I got to briefly meet Dan, who runs Kind of Gallery a few weeks ago at the Upside Down Type show. Last Saturday night I got to hang out with the guy. Not only does he run a gallery, he’s a skater and rider too so we had a lot in common. At the show he mentioned that they were going to get kicked out of their Oxford St. premises. That was the topic of the night, it’s all sad news and I wish them all the best with finding another venue.
Their final group show will be on this Wednesday night. It’s going to be a huge one. Check the Kind of Gallery site for more info.