Hard Drive Wipe Out!!!! FAIL

I wouldn't be posting this if I had updated, and posted my pictures, but for some reason I didn't do it. And now here I am, why? because my hard drive-where all 2000 pictures were- decided to crash.

Do you guys want a clear comparison of what happened to my hard drive:
Kurt Cobain blew his head off with a shot gun, then you come in and try to put his head, brain pieces, and so on together into its originall shape.

I know some messed up shit.

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Ok, good thing is that this won't be another useless post with out pictures. There are some from Edson's 21st Bday, and the trip to CMI.

On Saturday, my brother from other mom and dad, turned 21. I'll make it short, it was a blast. Got to the place ready to sleep over, because:

1)We are responsible and don't drink and drive.

2)We were going to CMI the next morning.

We all had fun, it was a small gathering. Friends and family only, no random chicks, no drama, nothing. Sharing some time with these kids meant a lot to me, specially celebrating Edson's bday. Why? this kid has done things for me, as well as all the guys in the following post. I'm glad that I have them as my friends. I wouldn't ask for a better group of people to be in my life. We laughed so much that night, even Irvin Santos decided to touch my expensive lens. The one that makes my camera gear more expensive than my car/make it go up in value as well. I was freaking out.

But instead of writting the whole essay on we went down that night, I'll let the pictures do the talk.

P.S. Burgos' tacos are the shit!

Thumbs up for being in dept! This where Carlos would say: "Being in depth makes a me a sexy ass mother fuuuuckker"

Feel free to insert a quote: "....."

Don't fuck with him...Here apparently he was irritated by me, I was taking pictures and taking his hat off as well. hehe.

Here Edson was bidding left and right for a $2 dollar case for his iphone. The ones hag chill on your belt and make you look like an old man that has prostate gland issues due to non-sexual activity and too much spicy food.

Cracking up at someone's joke that for sure wasn't funny at all.

Mark!

Feel free to insert a quote: "..."

Trying to be serious business like Edson, repping my nwp4life tee.

Light Weight hella drunk vtec powa!

Here is where Edson and Johnny decided to bet who was faster if Edson figuring out that puzzle or Johnny putting on his shoes with out looking. The public (the rest of us, watched in silent, it was intense)

Johnny lost.

And passed out...

Ricey Mark!

Smile Mark, you can see my fat there....135 lbs and going strong!

Irvin and Carlos were still in shock after seeing the competition between Johnny and Edson.

Friends and family!

Familia

Irvin trying to figure out what the symbols on the cake meant.

This were Irvin touched my lens.

The face of man who is going to hell for being in debt. If being debt could make people sexy. Carlos would be the model of it.

Here is Irvin talking on how he and Mark out-bidded Edson in the Ebay auction for like $30 dollars when the originall price was .50 cents + 10.95 of shipping and handling lol

I just said smile and made Edson ROFL like no other.

Familia Burgos

One of like 3 pictures of my car, next to the hella flat halo green EG!

Here are some pics of what went down at the Sacramento Raceway.
Perhaps I would've have more pictures, but I was hung over. I personally feel that I've lost the eye for photography, is momentarly. Just the things I've been going through. But I'm back, and coming big.

Ok, about this event. Maybe because I still had alcohol in my system I forgot that there was a show. I was prepared to seat under the sun and see little civics hit the track and run 11's all day long.

I was walking through the pits area when I noticed two blue cars, one that belongs to Jeremy one of the OG guys at RED ZONE Performance. His friend in his blue EG, and Harvey in his red Del Sol.

Boosted K20

Not sure if it was an original Type R, but it was clean, looked like the owner was still working on it.

These cars are "show me some tits, neck breaker, Edson serious business" status.

Pretty sure that the RHD integra will eat that supra alive. I know but you'll see why later on.

Is late, and I need to catch some sleep. Will come back with the second part of CMI. Apologies if you see any grammar mistakes.

WEKFEST '11 Mother Fuckers!!!

WEKFEST!!! is a steezy, saucy, weak-sauce or whatever you want to call it. Anyways, is a bad ass show, the best of the best in the West Coast, to be exact San Francisco.

So this type of event started about 5 to 6 years ago, it started as JDM Theory, for some reason they decided to cancel it. Then the next year, JR. form ATS Garage who was the same organizer for JDM Theory, talked to the guys over at Weksos and they came out with the idea of WEKFEST!!

This event is so big that people from Socal, Washington, Oregon, and even East Coast come over to presence it, or even to show their cars.

The caliber of this event is big, but so big that your grandma is not ready for it. Make sure guys to check out all the boots, specially the ones from NWP, and TheChronicles, these guys will have legit things for sale. Also keep an eye out for the ATS Garage crew, DPK, Phase 2, Cali♥. These crews always come out with really clean cars.

I've been waiting for this event for a year already. Once I got off the event last year, I started to wait for this one. Supposedly my friends and I are leaving around 6 in the morning to get in for free, but we'll see.

Why am I excited?

Here are some pics of last year event.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?fbid=414304339601&id=593469601&aid=207566

Gilberto's RSX

We all remember our first car, and the things that went through. I remember my first car a small nissan truck 1200, and then taking my dad's celica. Last sunday night I had the chance to take pictures for my friends car. The kid is actually 16, and he worked his ass out to buy his first car; indeed it paid off, he got an Acura RSX. Car is in a good condition, yeah it has it's flaws here and there but is nothing that he can't fix, and with little money. I just can't wait for that kid to get into his car, and good thing is not a ricer, nor he knows anything about JDM, but his mentality was to keep the car clean off stickers, fugly wheels, and body kits. Thank God.

He barely knows anything about the engine, suspension or staff like that.

I looked closely at the car and the car has some lowering springs, a painted valve cover, and the wing was shaved off, oh and it has a Type S badge. Apparently the previous owner was a ricer who was starting to have fun with the car.

I just have faith with this kid, once the itch gets him the car will make people turn heads.

I hadn't talk with this kid for like six months, until my little cousin-who is Gilberto's classmate-told me that Gilberto had a new car, and that he had acquired an RSX. I knew that I had to shoot his car, one because I needed pictures for my class; second to put my work out there so hopefully people can see my work and hire me for small photoshots.

Working Under Pressure

I am majoring in Biology, pre-med to be specific, and here I am working against the clock to get an assignment done for my photography class. The final product of this assignment will come out soon.

Ok so tonight I called Irvin, I had an idea of a shot for my assignment, and I'm satisfied with the results, now I just have to choose one, or maybe a couple, but definitely one shot will set my assignment.

I already photo-shoot Carlos' bike, also Edson's EG, and I was only missing Irvin's coupe, and tonight was that night. I'm not completely satisfied with the photo-shoot, I mainly shot the rear of the car, and again I was mostly shooting for my assignment.

You guys have to see how nice and rear suspension setup looks. The color of the coilovers-off red blends nicely with the polished LCAs, and the red ASR subframe brace. I know Irvin's car is green, dark green, I wasn't too sure if the red subframe brace was going to look good; however, it did blend and nicely, I just can't wait to see Irvin putting more work into his car.

Well, the night started like a normal Sunday night for me, heading home after couple hours of work. When I Irvin responded to my txt, agreeing that he wanted to get couple pics of his car. And off we went, Irvin was nice enough to pick me up, and drop me off. Props to him even though he's always in a serious mood.

First we headed to the Marin Hedlands, I wanted to get a shot of his car with the Golden Bridge in front of the car, but at a lower level. Indeed I got the shots, but only with one of the towers.

It was windy which made my tripod shake like salsa dancer, since the legs of it are so skinny and weak.

After giving up on the shots for that location, because of all the cars that were coming, and going I went to the car to get a close up shot of the bridge and the car, when I had great opportunity to meet and socialize for a little bit with three ladies. They were really friendly, and fun. Note, they were also driving in a nice Lexus sc430.

Too bad that Irvin was too serious, I think he was mad at me when he noticed that I stopped taking pictures of his car, and instead I offer myself to take pictures of the ladies.

After we left we realized that the area where we were was just too populated at the moment. It's funny that when we got to the spot, there was no one there, only us, and five minutes later, boom everyone decided to come and join us on our photoshoot.

We headed to the park that is at the water level, on the east side of the bridge to take the last pics. Once there I took only one shot, and it started to rain, I kept taking pics, but the wind was just too strong and kept moving the tripod.

Still I got nice shots of the bridge, but mainly Irvins car, or at least the rear of it. hehe

And I know it's been a while since I last posted on my blog with some nice pictures, after getting the bad news of my beloved dog passing away, I needed to do something like this to distract me at least a little bit.

I'm happy I live in the Bay Area, is so rich in beautiful landscapes, and thank God for having the friends that I have.

Enjoy the pics.

P.S. there's a lot more pictures to come off this car.

Some cloud that Irvin fell in love with, I heard him murmuring/wishing that Ariel the little mermeid would come out of there holding the little yellow fish. Kid scares me sometimes.

some random shot that I took here, I just took it because of the clouds, yet the picture has a lack of balance and colors.

The Ladies

The ladies again, but the picture was slightly edited on photoshop so the bridge was visible.

Irvin with his car