random snaps

Main Street Barber. My one and only place go get a haircut. 

Los Angeles Chinatown.

Vaka Burger

Ikea

Nike Outlet

Home Sweet Home

DTLA - Just Don

RF x Asics "Homage" - Probably the best [what the] pack I've seen.

february pick ups

 nike fragment design sock darts : 2nd most comfortable shoe i've own after flyknit chukka. too bad they stop making fyknit chukkas

thank you for the gary payton full court assist to shawn kemp alley oop to these atlantic gel sights clarence. 

i don't know why i bought these jordan oreo 4s, but i did.

impulse buys then follow by remorse buys are the worstt

these shoe trees are a necessary accessory to your shoes, no doubt about that

already in use

no words needed as this is just a repost.

supreme ss15 / kith - pop up store

Do you remember when was the last time you spent an entire day doing nothing? Last Thursday was that kind of day for me. My friend David and I waited in Supreme's line for their Spring/Summer 2015 drop for almost 13 hours long. Guess what, we went home empty handed. 

But on Friday we returned back at 6 am only to see less than 10 people ahead of us. Except for the black Neil Young Tee, everything was still available. I don't understand or know what the fuss is all about regarding Thursday's drop. Pretty sure half of these people lining up don't even know who Neil Young is ( I didn't - until I recognize his music ). Ironically enough, I bought a Neil Young tee and it will probably just sleep there in the closet for years to come...

After getting what we want at supreme, we went to Kith's pop-up store. And here we go again, the line wrapped around the block. Is it time to give up with this chapter and flip the page to move on into a new chapter in life? That question remains to be pondered, haha. 

With that line being there, David and I spent pretty much all day at venice beach then come back for the line to die out to get some shoes in the afternoon. 

That's all folks - see you next time

what's going on lately?

i specifically want to buy this tea set for thomas, but the dude who shipped it packed it real tight. by squeezing all the foams / bubble wraps he could, he ended breaking 3 cups..

too much of a good thing is harmful

it sucks to see a nice tea set break

my guide, my map, my blueprint

thank God for parents

chi thuy, all the way from Tacoma, WA, came down to see us and we had a great time catching up

planning to fly up there see her soon...

sometime after the marathon???

as usual, the shoe biz is still going on. the flow of this hustle will never stop

this year marks the 10th year of my transplant

i'll do something special about it

january kicks

it's that time of the month again...

drove to diamond bar (twice) undefeated silver lake, and undefeated la brea to get three pairs. because bait in diamond bar only does raffle, i didn't win. all three pairs were picked up at undfeated locations. sold all of them on ebay and make some quick cash. trips are long and traffic sucks, but making money ain't an easy thing

asics gel lyte iii x mita sneakers "trico"

fortunately, i won this pair via raffle at bait in diamond bar

diadora n9000 x 24 kilates "sol y sombra"

nike air max 1 black history month. i'd call it poor man's jordan 11 concord.

i'm thinking about making an id pair of poor man's jordan 11 concord for myself haha

the hype on these nike flyknit racers black/white was really unnecessary. people buy it on the click when any retailers tweet or make a post about it. i managed to get 2 pairs at nike running and 2 at roadrunnersports.  

nike flyknit racers "seahawks"

undefeated made a mistake by sending me two extra pairs of these asics gel lyte v "false flags" 

initially i hated them because it's black and orange (giants) but now i guess it's not that bad due to the cool 3m laces and speckle soles. maybe i'll wear 1 pair.. maybe..

until next month again...

end of year kicks and bonus

it has been a while since i last post about shoes. due to the business of student teaching last quarter, i did not have the time to blog about anything. with that being said, school is over and i'm going to go full force on blogging instead of random social media crap such as instagram / twitter / facebook. i feel that blogging is (just a bit) more intimate and in depth.

so let's begin and get back to where i left off months go.

first off:

bodega x asics gel lyte v "get wet" pack

this release was fairly easy to get. initially i did not care about them, but they continue to grow on me...

pusha t x adidas eqt "king push"

adidas execute this pair of shoe with extreme high quality materials. the color is very subtle and the comfort on these are top notch. notice all kinds of different materials on these? that's right!

these are probably the best adidas shoe that i've seen this year.

nike flyknit racer

these are, by far, the most comfortable shoes i've worn. but, sadly, i have to let them go..

why am i letting them go? because they're too colorful for a grown man to wear. 

nike air jordan 11 "legend blue"

what's so speical about these? really?

concepts x new balance 997 "rose" 

new balance 997 made a good come back this year. initially the author's collection consist of 2 997 that have the best quality shoes i've seen. then concepts collaborate with new balance to make this pair. the detail and quality on these are amazing. 3m tongue and heel tab with croc prints is ...l enough said. then, really subtle "pink" suede color to complement the grey/ white.

nike air jordan 13 "bred"

not gonna go into much about these..

nike air jordan 6 "infrared"

as far as i know, these are the first pair (retro-ed like 5 times already) that mj wear to win his first ring. is that the only fact that gets people are hyped up on these? or they're simply good? 

i don't know..

new balance 997's

so i'm selling my nike flyknit racers right now. these are the shoes that i'm currently wearing. they aren't as light and comfortable as the racers, but they provide a solid support and they feel very comfortable. to top it off, these are made in the u.s.a. and they have amazing quality materials on them.

after christmas / before new year bonus.

till next time.

happy new year & God bless you.

it's been a long long time

dear readers,

it's been a long time since i last post on this blog of mine. as you (if you are close enough to me) may know, i'm currently student teaching at park elementary school. on a daily basis, i wake up at 5 a.m. to get ready. the bell at school rings at 7:55. school's final bell rings at 2:30, that final bell is my happy bell. when it rings, i get this jolt of happiness. maybe ivan pavlov's experiment is correct after all, even on humans..

anyways, despite being in this busy cycle, i still find the time on the weekend (and some week days) to buy some shoes and get a quick bucks off some of them. 6 more weeks until my training course is done, then i will (hopefully) pass my rica by then and start applying for a job.

speaking of blogging, i'm going to do my best to capture all that i can and put it on here more often. i'm tire of not having the time to blog, travel, and enjoy the "little things" in life. in the meantime, i'm hanging in there moment by moment, day by day.

until next time love ones.

sincerely,

pham