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BigSmoke
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#152348 2018-12-28 08:14 |
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C I T Y // H U N T E R
Life with Muza and co. here in west Tokyo is very fun!
Tokyo itself is amazing as well, and finally I'm able to visit some of it's famous districts. I also made a micro-adjustment to the Evo as well. Let's jump to the RP then!  [27 Dec 2018] Welp, the X-mas party here is quite lovely and lively, with lots of ramen cups, sushis, and onigiris on the table. And of course there are coffee, sake and tea as well, with Marc(Macaron_moon) and AJ(RocketBunnyS13) downing lots of sake, and I somehow got rather high after, like, 12 cups of tea (fortunately it wasn't coffee, otherwise that could've been fatal). Anyway, fast forward to 27 Dec and we resumed our regular activities. As usual we talk about things like cars, girls, games, life in general etc. while tinkering with our cars.
Muza(Niatross) spent most of the day at the back of the garage, prepping most of his cars. AJ modded the S14 he and Muza shared together and also finally reviving his S15, as well brought it back on the road later in the day (check it out HERE!). Marc spent his time wrenching and improving his Evo X. Meanwhile Rifky(Shez) was planning over next mods for his DC5, as well as sorting out the delivery of his AE86 project. So I was pretty much having a lot of free time in my hands. Originally I would like to go to downtown Tokyo with everyone for the first time, but finally I decided it'll be helpful if I simply try to recognize it by going there alone for the first visit. After all, I've got maps in my phone and this is also how I familiarize myself with Tsukuba way back then. I locked my room, told Muza and Marc that I'm going downtown, and set off. I hit the Tokyo Expressway again to get into downtown. The weather is cold but mild and there's no signs of snowfall as well. Perfect then to open the taps of the Evo while blasting through the highway. On another note, it looks like I've got used quickly with the Neon Genesis Evangelion-esque weather condition here.  Rolling my Evo here is truly the stuff of dreams, it brought me back over the days I'm playing Tokyo Extreme Racer (TXR) series and Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune (WMMT) arcade games I used to use back in my homeland. I mean, both are mainly set at Tokyo (except TXR Drift series) highways and the roads are exactly looking like this. I don't think I have the urge to go to C1 line yet, so I'll stick to Wangan Line and Yokohane line for a while. The route is also easier to remember anyway. But still, rolling down the highway with the whole crew onboard or tailing is one of the content of my bucket list while I'm here.
 Around 2 hours later, I arrived at the Shibuya district, one of the busiest part of downtown Tokyo. The streets and economy are surely alive here with this lots of people and cars wandering around. I strolled around inside my Evo whilst looking around the scenery. Uh, at this point I should admit one part of the reasons I want to go to Shibuya is it's appearance in games, especially in Persona 5, Race Driver GRID and DiRT 2
 the city looks so awesome in these games! An of course, the district's appearance in FnF Tokyo Drift is also one that's unable to be missed.
 I also visited the district's station as well, which is a vital point if you're playing Atlus-released games like aformentioned Persona 5 game and it's extreme, darker brother, the Shin Megami Tensei (SMT) series, as well as it's other sibling like the Devil Survivor (DS) series. In SMT and DS the station usually serves as a shelter, while in Persona 5 you can simply meet your friends here and wander around. You'll encounter the station as well in Race Driver GRID, where you'll pass in front of it several times during your race or drift session.
 At this point I also noted some places like all-you-can-eat restaurants and sushi parlors, as well as some convenience store. This will come in handy if I'm going to come back here at one time, either alone again or with the boys. But of course I prefer to come here with the boys
 Later in the afternoon, I moved to the next district that I want to visit, which is Akihabara. Home of Japan's tech market, as well as the main location of anime and tokusatsu culture market, and also home of cosplaying culture and uhhh....errr.....weebs? Anyway, surprisingly it's rather quiet after the holiday craze, to my relief as this means I'll have a lot of open roads here.
 I was going to visit Akihabara UDX parking building as well, which usually filled with itasha cars at night. But sadly, turns out there are none of them at day. Perhaps because they're too flashy even for the owners under the daylight when they're not in groups, and maintaining the paintjob is quite difficult as well.
But that's okay though. Later on I stopped to rest around a section near the Akihabara park that have a vending machine, which is my main reason to park my car there. The specific reason is I want to look for a vending machine that has UCC Coffee on store, which has a special edition cans featuring Neon Genesis Evangelion characters.  And luckily, they have some in stock! Featuring my favourite character as well! In my favourite flavor! I grabbed three of them in excitement. With my objective fullfilled and I've got enough rest, I bought two more of the coffee to be enjoyed in Muza and co.'s place, and head back to the garage. It was sunset when I returned to west Tokyo. I didn't immediately return to the garage, but instead decided to enjoy sunset first from the marina. The view was so, so inspiring and breathtaking. And of course this means another photo opportunity
  The only problem was.....it was cold, so automatically the sea breeze becomes a giant freezer to the people near the marina. Worse, this really tingles my bladder and I eventually can't hold it, so I reluctantly return to the garage to clear it.
After my business with my bladder was done, I had an idea to do with my Evo. But first, I asked Muza if the work bay is free. "Uh, Muza, is anyone going to use the workbay and lift?" "I don't think so, are you gonna use it?" "Yeah, just a quick job" "Go ahead, feel free to use it. Be careful though, it's night already." "Thanks my man" Armed with tools available in the shop, the lift, as well as aformentioned cans of coffee, I set to work. So what I've done is I lowered my Evo a bit more for around 0.13", from 6.90" to 6.77" front and back. The difference might not be visible to the eyes, but I'm sure it'll be a game changer to the ride. Additionally, I also changed the fitting over the rear anti-roll bars.  With the job done, I felt very exhausted. I haven't even touched the coffee yet! I decided to store the coffee in Muza's cooler and get an early sleep. [28 Dec 2018] The early sleep was quite worth it as I woke up quite refreshed. When I walked to the garage I noticed that (a)Either Muza woke up earlier too or he hasn't took a damn sleep, and (b)the Evo looks rather grimy.
"You guys got car shampoo and some polish?" "Well there's plenty of them, are you going to wash the Evo?" "Yeah. Mind if I do?" "No no don't worry, feel free to use the shampoo and polish" "Welp thank you so much" I decided to wash the Evo outside the garage, as well as doing some detailing job on it. The sunrise reveals it indeed needs some shower treatment. An hour later, I finished washing and polishing my Evo, as well as washing the car's carpet. Aaaaand here's the result!  With the Evo done receiving the bath treatment, it is time for the owner to get the shower treatment
Later in the day, AJ called me while I was browsing pictures of Integras with Rifky. Rifky said he went somehwere with his CR-X while I had shower. "Sup yo, it's AJ" "Oh hey AJ, what's up?" "Well, I'd say rather good. Listen, can you pick me up? I'll send you the location after this call" "Ah OK sure man, don't worry. Hold on, Rifky said you brought your CR-X with you, what happen-" "I'll tell ya later about it, don't worry" "OK mate, I'm going now" "Thank you very much" After the call ended, AJ sent his current location to my phone. And so, I'm off to pick up AJ. But what happened to AJ's CR-X? Don't worry, he'll answer it soon on his update. I'll also post the pics of the trip back home in the next update. That's all my updates for now, thank you for stopping by and see you soon!
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