Burning in paradise

Tag: blogging

  • i don’t care if you don’t like me, the world doesn’t like me. and when you have nothing to lose.. you have everything to gain.

    I’ve endure a pain that was unnecessary and unfair but that’s the way of the world. what i am going to do about it? complain. yeah, a little bit because were all human and flawed and even a warriors shield has cracks in it after battle. but what makes man great is that we push through. even when there’s no chance for survival. a lesson i wish i would’ve of learned a long time ago. you don’t let the pain consume you and take the reins. you stare it in the mirror, down your beer and get back to work ’til you fail again and again and again. ’til your knees are weak and you back is sore. that’s what separates the greats from the ordinary, from cowboys from the cow pokes. “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” -William Shakespeare

    And the only thing in the way of greatness is me. I’ve always said if I could get out of my own way.. I’d be great but I wasn’t that I was in my own way it was that I didn’t know. I didn’t have the information I didn’t know what more to give given the limitation that were given to me. I bare the weight of the world on these shoulders and the weight of society in my mind. The only choice I have is to be great because for some reason I was chosen.. and these blessing have been bestowed upon me. So the question isn’t why me? But why not? 

    Greatness can be given but respect must earn. Hard work and hard times are just apart of any man’s story. And the only thing promised is death. a warrior’s dreams and a warrior’s nightmare.

  • Yuta Akaishi: The Mystery Mechanic

    Yuta Akaishi: The Mystery Mechanic

    I was watching a vlog from The Chronicle YouTube series, a channel I came across a few years ago when I really started getting into Honda. They had a few vlogs on some time they spent in Osaka, Japan with member of the No Good Racing team. They’re insane and pretty raw.

    While watching I came across this guy, Yuta Akaishi, and for years I didn’t know what his name was or much about him really. All I knew was that he was a solid mechanic, smoked cigarettes and seem to know what the hell he was talking about when it came to cars. At the time I really didn’t know much about cars, you think you know about cars but when you open the hood and start pulling bolts and covers off, you quickly find out you really don’t know shit. But for whatever reason I liked dude. He seem genuine and he had taste for the way he was doing things. I guess you can say I liked his style.

    I kept watching the YouTube series here and there. And then all the sudden I stopped for whatever reason. But when I came back to the series Yuta wasn’t in front of the camera anymore. I wonder what had happened but I didn’t even know how to ask the question in the comments cause I didn’t even know bro’s name.

    Fast forward to today I saw The Chronicles release a new video blog and Joey (the cameraman and face of the brand) mentioned some guy name Yuta and how they don’t really talk or whatever. Instantly I thought, “Is that the name of dude from the earlier videos I watched years back?” Scrolled down to the comments and read what the people were saying. There were some theories as to what had happened between Joey and the mystery man Yuta. but at the end of my comments dive I got a full name, Yuta Akaishi. So googled the name and there he was. The mystery mechanic I had seen years ago in the vlogs of Osaka.

    There wasn’t much on the guy but some articles about an 240z he had built years ago, some old vlogs of course and an old article on a 97 civic that he was doing time attack in. From what the comments under the vlog said Yuta didn’t want to be in front of the camera anymore or that he wanted more privacy, which as a viewer sucks but I understand that. Not everything is meant to be shared or for public consumption.

    The Chronicles Vlog #2: Yuta Akaishi and Super Lap Battle…(Part 1 of 2)

    After years of curiosity, I can finally put a name to the face

    I’ll add the links to some of the article written on him and some of the vlog that he was apart of during his time at the chronicles. I don’t know maybe you’ll see what I see, maybe you’ll like his work as well.

    I know I posted a bunch of video in this post but definitely check out the one below. It’s Yuta racing his 97 civic, same one from the speedhunters article above. He rips!