Old GTI Tail Lights.

New darker R32 Tail Lights.

Comparison.

Thanks to Howie I now have a set of R32 Tail Lights on the GTI. Yum yum!

Jess with her new Rayban Prescriptions.

Christina and Jess both wear glasses now (Christina’s glasses are being made and will be read on Thursday). Christina’s been having tired eyes lately and I urged her to go see an optometrist. We did that earlier this week and it turns out on of her eyes is +1. Trying on frames is always funny. Jess has gone too cool for school Wayfarers and Christina’s gone for the sexy secretary look (I approve!). Pics of Christina’s glasses on Thursday!

Spotted at Market City. Gah… so hot.

I bought these Japanese books yesterday from Kinokuniya. I love these Japanese books. I can’t read Japanese but there are a heap of pictures in there and flicking through them reminds me of when I was a kid. Dad had heaps of car books and magazines and I used to flick through them every day, each day I’d see a new car I hadn’t seen before in the same magazines, it’s as if someone secretly put new images into them.

Yes Longgrain again! This time with my family and Christina’s family too.

The perfect starter to get your taste buds going.

The signature dish.

Duck and fish.

Last night the ninja’s hit Wagaya.

The private room, ahhh the memories. Still my fave Japanese haunt!

The future is here!

Took my rear wiper and wiper motor off today for a cleaner look and less weight (lol).

Wiper before.

I went into MacGyver mode and used some lightweight bicycle bits to make the plug happen (spot the CF spacer + cf top cap!).

All done.

Spotted this car yesterday. Looks like someone went at it with a Hattori Hanzō sword!

Despite the poor weather outside. I had to break the seal on the GTI. Today I stripped 51.29kg off the car. Here’s the breakdown:

Weights:

Antenna: -20g
Golf Manual: -818g
Tool kit: -3.78kg
Parcel tray: -1.82kg
Rear floor: -1.62kg
Rear seat bottom: -4.96kg
Rear single seat back: -6.46kg
Rear double seat back: -17.48kg
Spare wheel: -14.34kg
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51.29kg

More images and commentary here.

Caramelised pork hock with five spice & chilli vinegar.

Tim and Amber.

Last night I caught up with an old friend Tim who runs Reactive (since 1997 and going strong!). I’ve known Tim for ages and it’s been years since I last saw him and his wife Amber so we had heaps of catching up to do.

Tim and Amber have been in Sydney for a few weeks now, working and house minding in Surry Hills. We were going to meet up at the Clock Hotel but Tim suggested we dine at Longgrain which I was more than happy to do (turns out they’re both foodies!).

Dinner was great (Amber did the ordering and we avoided the signature dishes which was nice for a change) catching up was even better.