Burgus Plus world tour

[aho]

Thanks for the support everyone...updates in a few hours, heading out to karaoke now lol

[aho]

Day 8

Long day today...between work and play, I hardly had time for daily jean worship on sufu!

A note about my view...It's always somewhat strange looking outside since about a month and a half ago a driver drove through the fence and into the water...It apparently took them 3 weeks to actually discover the car and body of the driver as the broken fence went unfixed for weeks...No one thought twice about the broken fence! Crazy world....Anyways, we saw the whole operation in action along with divers jumping from helicopters and emergency vehicles lined up all along the water...Looking at the scene today, you'd never know...

Along with my usual breakfast I had some salad. I usually break up tortilla chips to add a little crunch as we never seem to cook or buy croutons...

This guy was on my window

Afterwards, we decided to hit up the Korean Market (Not H-Mart!) called Joong Boo...While it is small and doesn't have as much to see or buy as H-Mart, it happens to have one of the best whole in the wall type of restaurants in the back! Cheap, big portions and big flavor...What else can you ask for?

The menu is pretty solid, and you will often see many Mexican families here...They put Avocado and lime in their Soon Dubu, etc. and it makes me want to try it...

Oh hells yeah...

[aho]

Day 8 contd.

You wouldn't believe it but they actually have the BEST orange chicken there...Cripsy, hot and packed with flavor, you'll swear there is a god in heaven!

Knowing me, you'll know that things got messy fast...Here is my 3 finger prong technique

And the aftermath

Not exactly bone clean but I try

What would you order?

Joong Boooo!

[aho]

Day 8 contd.

Joong Boo has some crazy deals...One buy one free!

Not as impressive as the H-Mart kimchee lineup but rotting cabbage nonetheless...

A decent fish collection...The best place in town for sushi is a place called Lincoln Fish Market, also Korean owned...

Just a head's up...I really prefer this brand of Mandoo...

Daipooooong!

And if you haven't had Chappagetti before, you are missing out on one of the worlds PERFECT drunk food...

[aho]

Day 8 contd

Farewell Joong Boo!

Picked up some Gumi as well...I believe you can get these anywhere nowadays

Made with actual real fruit...

On the way home we drove through Wrigleyville aka doosh central when a game is on...

Later on in the day i had to "dress up" for work...

Decided to walk to that Gelato place I mentioned the other day before heading towards the bus....On my street are many historical houses that costs millions of dollars...

At the gelato place I got Peanut butter Raspberry, Pecan Praline, and Biscotti flavors...

Just chillin

These jeans fade FAST, I must say...

After work I waited outside having missed my bus by a split second:

[aho]

Day 8 contd

More waiting outside...Right along Michigan and Delaware for the locals...Taking that 146 northbound!

And for those that were wondering what shirt I wore as well...(Forgive the loosened tie, took this at home when I was about to change into "relaxed" clothing)

Dinner was an old college staple of mine...Stir Fried lettuce with garlic and Ramen topped with egg and broccoli...Founder's centennial for my beer drinking friends as well...My go to drink of choice and my second favorite after Hopslam on tap (I'm from Michigan)...

After dinner I hit up the Karaoke place...Almost like a frat house but we know the owners well since we frequent the place and we always get free beer, etc.

You know how we do

Free snacks and we called it a night!

See you all in the morning...

[ranonranonarat]

fuck yeah aho, check out the remnants from the orange chicken! LOL. but fuck, that orange chicken looks kickass! fuckyeahkoreans! always enjoy your posts with the barage of food and exciting stories! btw, what boots are those? alden indys?

you kickass, i appoint you superfuture 666, mod of all tours.

[tvshooter]

how do you stay so skinny man?

[aho]

ranonranonarat, lol thanks for the support etc. and yup they are Indy's!

tvshooter, I get that question alllllll the time....I guess I just have a fast metabolism?

btw, updates might be sparse today...working a damn 9 hour shift :X

[ph1l]

nice updates. where do you work?

[ranonranonarat]

just a recap of the measurements as well as the list for the traveling pants. it'd be great if they could go up on the first page.

Measurements

Waist 15.5

Front 10.25

Back 12.75

Thigh 11.25

Knee 8 5/8

Inseam 33

LO 7 7/8

Traveling Pants List

1 aho

2 medine

3 lendo

4 salaami

5 kai

6 rungo

7 riff

8 ah long

9 opie

10 chambo

11 ranonranonarat

[aho]

Day 9

As expected, sparse updates today....Many apologies, working retail doesn't always mean the best hours (although the discount isn't so bad)....For those who hadn't picked up on it, I work at a certain "Crew"...

Had to rush to work so I didn't get shots of breakfast, etc. but here's my usual spot for lunch breaks...Potbelly's...Today's order was a Smoked Ham sandwich with mayo, lettuce, tomatoes, onion and a side of chips and a cookie...

Not the greatest sandwich in the world but I make do

After lunch I ran over to Marc Jacobs and Barney's who were both having pretty decent sales...

The barney's is just a few months old, they relocated across the street to a larger location

RRL's were on sale! $250 marked down from (IIRC) $350ish...

Didn't buy the RRL's as I don't need any new denim but it was a decent sale for those in need...I did snap pictures of my outfit, however...The angle makes me look particularly lanky...

[aho]

Day 9 contd

Chicago streets...

After work I was dying for anything cold and liquidish in my system so I broke down and ran over to Jamba Juice as they are open till 11....Mango A Go Go is what I ordered, despite swearing off fruit shakes/smoothies

The streets are always busy at night nowadays since the weather has picked up. In the background is the infamous Water Tower that survived disasters in the past

Next door to Jamba Juice is the touristy Cheesecake Factory which seems to be the one must visit restaurant for most casual tourists to the city. Not sure why...

More street views since I was walking around the area

Another mega spot for tourists is the shopping mall, Water Tower Place. The mall itself has become a nightmare especially since the addition of the American Girl store. I've never seen so many bratty little girls situated in one area at a time....

Back at the apartment I had some Pepper steak and a seafood tofu dish...

I was also pleasantly surprised by my girlfriend who informed me that there were "healthy" Pop Tarts made by the Fiber One brand!

Reliving my childhood....

And I'm calling it a night...More work tomorrow and something about a Pride Fest!

[sayocean]

hey aho, awesome updates! What neighborhood are you at? It's great to see Chicago represented. I think i may have been helped by you one time at the crew. Not sure though but keep up the awesome updates, +rep when i'm recharged sir

[ah_long]

aho.. you set the bars so high it makes it hard for us to compete.. haha..

anyways.. is there any suggestions as to whether we should all do something of a similar theme for this tour? or even throw in something into the package, sign a book... or sign the pocket bag or sth?

if we're going to do something, lets get it started with the first person

[aho]

^Thanks...although I think the bar was set back in the days with ordo, beatle, miz and tvshooter!

As far as something to add on to (item, etc.) I'm trying to think something up so no worries!

[aho]

Day 10

Hate to be all apologies but I'm going to ask for yet another day of sparse updates...Today was a blur and having worked all day today and another early morning tomorrow I'll have to skip a few pictures for now.

Today was the peak of Gay Pride (month?) here in Chicago and every year the Pride Parade is a big deal. Since I live in almost the heart of "Boystown" the parade ran right down the street from me and I ran over to take some pics before work....Although the pictures are on my girlfriends camera, I'll upload those pictures later. For now, here is a hint of the traffic we all had to deal with, especially along Belmont...Consequently, today was the first time I've seen the beaches empty, and there were even buses going toward the parade that didn't have any numbers, yet said "Going Your Way"...Today the weather reports were predicting thunderstorms all day, and while it didn't actually rain, we were all comforted by the fact that spandex dries fast...

Parade pics to be inserted later!

At work I unfortunately had Potbelly's for the second day in a row...This time I went with a Roast Beef sandwich...

My girlfriend went to Mitsuwa today in the suburbs and bought me some Yakult! Yakult when frozen, actually mixes really well with alcohol...try it sometime!

Dinner was pretty light and consisted of salad, meat leftovers and noodles sprinkled with a Japanese noodle topping/oil...Simple and easy as I didn't have time to go all out...

Admittedly the noodles don't look all that great (didn't add any meat or veggies, but usually put tuna and peas) but the taste is good!

After dinner I headed up to the 40th floor to exercise...I wear Vibram Five Fingers while running. Believe you me, I was never a running type but since I started using the Vibrams, I feel as if I could run for days straight!

Calling it a night for now...off to bed and more updates tomorrow afternoon!

[ranonranonarat]

now we all know how you stay in shape. hahaha. pardon me but your day of sparse updates could be like one of our better entries. hahaha. surprising eh?

[aho]

Day 11

Today was a fairly standard day....Woke up early (8am is early for me) to go to work and am usually welcomed by the amazing sun on the water...A lot more glorious in real life!

The view is also frequented by a few ads once in a while...

Breakfast was more of the same so here is the meal I cooked up after work...Shin Ramyun with an egg

Alright so here is the main meat of today's post....Long overdue pictures of the actual jeans themselves! As you can see there is a lot of fading going on although the jeans are darker in person. From my experience so far, these babies fade fastttttt and give it to you easy! The hige was already started by Flash but have since faded a bit more

Honey combs are starting to take shape as well

I'm guessing the back pockets will take a beating....The crotch is also a major point of stress

I predict hidden rivets will start to burst by the 3rd or 4th person!

[aho]

Day 11 contd

Yoke as well...

Although the picture is blurry, you can see that the crotch will become a problem soon!

Very nice "vintagey" look towards the bottom half of the jean...crinkles ahoy!

Roping coming along

hige

[aho]

Day 11 contd

Photobucket keeps rotating my pictures even after I edit! ahhhh

Here you can see where my bag constantly rubs against my right leg...This area tends to wear down first on all of my jeans!

And now for hardware

And finally the patch! As far as I know it hasn't been treated with anything but it is coming along beautifully

Now back to my day...

Decided to head out to dinner by way of bicycle. All of the bikes are kept in the garage and the worst of it is that many don't exactly respect other peoples property...I once found my bike on the otherside of the storage room with the bike lock jamming my chain locking the pedals up not to mention a bent up spoke...

[aho]

Day 11 contd

Thankfully my trusty old ride can take a beating! I don't ride fixed gear but do hit the trails often when back home in Michigan...

Place of choice for dinner was our regular haunt just down the street, Joy's Noodle and Rice.

While not everything is spectacular on the menu, when they do things right, its hard to find any faults!

I always order the Pad Woon Sen

And also Tofu with Coconut curry...

And wouldn't you know it...Paciugo (Gelato place mentioned in previous posts) is two doors down!

Damn summer time lines!

But the wait is always worth it!

Went with the Pecan Praline, Canella Cinnamon, and Chocolate Crunch again...

Hit up Jewel Osco nearby for some much needed groceries (no milk or bananas! ahhhh)

And found myself back in the bike room, calling it a night!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

maybe it has been covered already but I didn't find it and the patch isn't readable (for me). so: what model of Burgus Plus are these? What cut do they resemble if any? Thanks guys!

[ThinFinn]

^they are the 770's mate...the same ones like in the denim buyers guide from lightning (page 56-57)...

[beautiful_FrEaK]

thanks man. searched the first page but couldn't find the info. will have a look into it

[ThinFinn]

^i also haven't found any info on these but i've pm'ed Flash and he told me so...so thx to him again!

awesome update again aho...outta rep.

your daily view is just incredible...jealousy fire!

[aho]

Finn beat me to it...they are indeed the 770's!

[Flash]

the patch has got a coat of leather oil before and after the soak i give them, i realy loved these jeans but the cut just wasent for me (mabie if i sized up one for a little more thigh and crotch room) the denim is soo nice it kind of reminded me of no.2 evisu denim with a little more slub.

great job so far aho must spread

[arcarsenal]

Again, sweet pics Aho. The contrast on those jeans looks really nice.

I'm pretty sure I can see my apartment from your skyline picture, but the harbor is throwing me off... can't tell which it is. You were super close to me on Broadway when you had Joy's though! Haven't been there in a minute, but on a similar note, I found a good Thai place last night - New Thai Kitchen on Irving Park., check 'em out if you ever in the mood.

[riff]

Yep, great stuff Aho!

BTW, are we planning on keeping a little scrapbook, or passing a few mementos on? I have a little project I'm working on - to be passed onwards after my rotation....