Thoughts of Zuo-Teng

Lately has been pretty busy and stressful, so it was great to go out and relax today.

I bought more INUTAMA (mentioned in a previous blog) and Shan and I went out shopping and eating over in Glen Waverly.

During our time there, it was great to relax by playing Initial D arcade game and teaching Shan about it... Whilst realising how out or practice I was ^_^

Type R is a philosphy that Honda HAD (not HAS, thats right HAD) perfected once apon a time.

As you SHOULD know, Honda is one of the best naturally aspirated engine manurfacturers of all time.

B16a, B18c, K20a, F20c..... that is all i have to say... If you dont know my meaning, then please research these engines to understand just how good Honda is.

Basically VTEC allows good low end torque and amazing high end horsepower. The 4 engines I mentioned before all make more than 100ps per litre of capacity, yet are amazingly streetable and fun to drive everyday.

Having owned a Type R DC2 Ingegra in the past, I am lucky enough to have tried one first hand and know the marvel of a true Type R.

Now my dilema is that I want a comfortable yet hardcore sports car that i can drive everyday.

My Trueno oversteers too much and understeers too much, yet has good power for a 1.6l engine (still a 4age engine is not as drivable as a Honda B16a).

My MR2 is the best handling car i have ever driven. The MR2 stops amazingly well also.... But its main problem is it lacks power compared to the Type R integra and civics, and even my ae86 trueno.

I am now looking to get a nice daily Type R DC2 again.... maybe even a civic SI-R, as long as it has a b18c transplant mind you.

Looks like my Sporty mind is shifting back to Type R as it is the perfect balanced car for every day life.

pucchi... its kind of old and so so to me now... lol.... Shan and I were crazy about collecting them.. for like a week... lol.

pretty recently (2 weeks ago) in the city, we saw these INUTAMA (INU TAMAGO, or DOG EGG in english) sold in 自動販売機 (jidō hanbaiki) at 2 dollars per egg (really only 100yen in japan) the price is A LOT cheaper than Pucchi, so i gave it shot.

The little dogs are so cute and can be used as key chains or whatever you want, the only limit is your own mind !

After 5 attempts, we recieved 2 dark tan color dogs, 2 orange dogs and one pink dog.... pretty so so. Today whilst grocery shopping we saw another machine, this time i was in awe to see that i recieved the Blue dog i wanted so much. ha ha, VICTORY !! ... i tried again and got the light tan dog, so another new one.

Not many dogs to go to complete the collection now.

Not long ago Shan and I went out for Hotpot at SHABU SHABU Hoptpot restaurant on Lonsdale Street in the CBD.

$25 per person for all you can eat hotpot, a pretty good deal isnt it ??.... Well...

...All you can eat in 1.5 hours that is... Still plenty time to eat a lot of food, but the only downside is it feels a little rushed.

Having only 1.5 hours to eat also has the downside that there is no "sitting and relaxing after eating time" that i oh so much enjoy at a good restaurant.

We basically eaten and by the time we finished, we had to leave.

That aside, it was a great restaurant and pretty fun, so we will be returning very soon.

I really think Kimchi is a great winter food, it is tasty AND good for you !

Kimchi is made of fermented cabbage and chilli and other things.

In Korea the ingredients vary depending on the time of year it is made at.

At home this winter I plan on making Kimchi Bokkembap (kimchi fried rice) for Shan !

Today I realized I would like to become a police.

I want to take part in reducing the amount of idiots in our society.

not too far off now... all the hard work 90% of the hard work has been done.

The suspension has been fixed. Damage to the front lower control arm made steering impossible, now its just as new.

Brake booster was shit, now it has been replaced with a brand new one i bought from toyota.

Panel damage to the front guard is fixed and the rear section was cut out and replaced with a new section from a poverty spec ae86 levin SR, both sections are now awaiting paint.

then the final challange is.... the engine has been detuned to about 160PS to be easier to drive on the streets, and also to pass emissions testing by the EPA.

last hurdle is to pass EPA testing, then i can register it again... im just so excited again !

der piao der piao, der yi de piao !!

Pucchi !

its popular in japan because these detailed food models are so cheap and fun.

here in australia they are so expensive (au$12.50 per item!!!) so they are not really as collectable due to the costs.

Shan and I were addicted to them at one stage.... now we are over them... Pu - what ??

Finally some new shoes !

lol. Now days im pretty reluctant to spend money on myself, due to having more expenses in life and also earning a bit less money, so my shoe habbit died off.

Even worse, i was down to 2 pairs of shoes, one in VERY below average (to put it nicely) condition, and one pair starting to be a little worn.

Shan was nice enough to buy me some Bumblebee print Converse AllStars.

The Bee logo on the side is just such a nice touch !



With that pair of shoes Shan bought for me, i realized that they would be hard to keep clean, so i would only wear them on special occasions.

Eventually i caved in and bought a pair of Tommy Hilfiger shoes... on sale of course :P

Winter time !!

yep, today is June 8th, the 8th day into winter.

here in Melbourne, winter time is a season that lasts for about 6 months LOL.

Hotpot, drinking a lot of tea, wearing ultra warm clothes, not going outside of the house or work... THAT is what its all about, here in our WONDERFUL city (I haven't yet decided if i am being sarcastic or not).

Not too long ago Shan and i were walking along Swanston street in our city CBD and we stumbled along a rather fun building.

Melbourne's Nintendo building is very small and has very few interesting attractions compared to any of the Nintendo Centers in Tokyo area, but still it was a pretty fun novelty to see.

The Nintendo Center is located above the Swanston street EB Games store, I reccomend you visit it if you love Nintendo DS and Wii, as Shan and myself do!

Wow... I'm still in awe of how amazing this song is...

What song am i talking about ??

Well i went on to youtube, recommended videos for me shown a video of Edison Chen dancing hip hop and, as much as i really like Chen Guan Xi, he looked like a massive tool !!

Suddenly i started thinking about how Chen did a song with M-flo and Ryohei.

Next thing, i started searching M-Flo.

The result shown a song i previously never noticed (despite being a big M-Flo fan).

M-Flo did a song with Melody and also Ryohei.

I really enjoy Ryohei's relaxed voice and same with Melody, so i just HAD to click the link.

Since then, i have been listening to the song NON STOP as i write this blog.

Please enjoy

M-flo loves Melody. & Ryohei / miss you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD59LJX2r38


also subtitled version for others
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUAUNw1-mNE

我 要 开 我 的 AE 八 六

wo yao kai wo de A-E baa liu !! lol

fix one of the MR2's age related problems, and another arises.

after fixing the exhaust leak (i think its the 5th problem in the last 3 months) the latest problem happens less than a week after.

actually the night i fixed the exhaust leak, driving to the city the spot weld that holds the Air Flow Meter adapter to the body broken, resulting in the engine shutting down as it couldnt measure air and fuel. Luckily I was able to make a tempory fix for the night and continue along my way.

Then a couple of days later i fixed the problem so that it can NEVER occur again.

now, back to the topic at hand, the latest problem.... Oil pressure guage stopped working !! damn, now i cant check the oil pressure as i am driving along.

A pretty bad thing on a car that has had this many problems I think. Despite knowing the engine is working fine, I am super paranoid to drive the MR2 now.

I just want my ae86 back.... apparently 3 or so more weeks.... mada mada (japanese for "a little longer")

May is officially over, and June has started.

what happened in May ??

A lot, certainly a busy month. not boring at all.

good and bad tho.

my 21st birthday

Chong Siew Weng visited melbourne

My cat died

my dad got 2 new cats

Shan and i got a new bed

Shan and i both got bad colds and other illness'

bought many car parts

temporary lost a friend and regained

fixed some of the MR2's problems

I hope June is a better month.