(Intense) sunshine, (best of) friends, (faraway) family, (delicious) food and (bottomless) alcohol. Ingredients to a perfect vacay. We stayed off our phones… and just like part one of my fave indie trilogy, it was all about dialogue and staying up ’til… Before Sunrise. Mockingbird for the cumad’s bday. Then dessert and drinks at…OzumoHappy blessed birthday…
A new breed of cool has surfaced and it’s not in an industry you would have expected. The leaders of the new cool bring people together in dialogue, set trends in social media, and create content for our counterparts in the media world. Who has this much clout that you didn’t know about? It isn’t…
Zach Manago—a promising HPU student, baseball player, and cyclist—was killed in December 2010 during a bicycle ride around Oahu. Although he was riding his bicycle on the road shoulder with proper equipment and lights, he was fatally struck by a hit and run driver. Zach was passionate about safer bicycling facilities and wanted to make…
In the blink of an eye life passes you by. It’s an incredible feeling to be a parent and whats more incredible is watching them learn the same things you yourself did growing up as a kid. Just the other day Hunter said he wanted to ride a skateboard. I mentioned to him it would…
Illest has now teamed up with Kaba Modern to support their club and their on going passion for dance! If you don’t already know, Kaba Modern is a dance group out of UCI’s Filipino-American club, Kababayan. Kaba Modern has been competing in major dance competitions including MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew and VIBE. You can now…
Ever since I started searching through the interwebs about the Japanese car culture, visiting the Daikoku Futo parking lot was definitely on my bucket list of things to do. I have heard stories on how the underground scene in the streets of Japan goes by and I know someday I will witness it myself. Fast…
While I was in Connecticut shooting a wedding my friend, and photographer, Kevin Choi was shooting for us at the Wall stadium. As usual, The Gauntlet provided a jam packed weekend of hard drifting and tough competition. This year’s attendance was the most it has ever been, bringing East coast enthusiasts together to support their favorite…
The BIA Tour hit up Goldenwest St., Huntington Beach on Saturday, June 14, 2014 for it’s third stop. Overall, the conditions were decent and competitors dealt with 2-3 foot waves and occasional 4 foot sets. Moderate onshore winds also made it a little tricky out there. Despite this, both Illest Team Members Justin Cadiente and Sean…