Ik mis je.
I'm back in Sydney. For now.
Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts
First Ever Physio
is painful :P
not damn painful, but painful enough :P
anyways, couldn't resist, this is soo cute:
more animals
not damn painful, but painful enough :P
anyways, couldn't resist, this is soo cute:
more animals
Pains, Injuries and Results.. oh and Melb
After exams were over, things remained as hectic as ever. Didn't even realise it's been over a month since I last blogged o.O omg.
Anyway, sailing fun has given me some unexpected (srsly unexpected ;p) injuries and stuff. The last being a rope burn around my neck and a ligament tear on my right elbow. That happened on the 14th of Nov, and right now, the rope burn is healing well while my arm.. still can't be straighten. I fear that I'd be forced to fish out a lot of cash (80++ per visit) for physio.. x.x
Cash.. cash.. Strapped for cash at the moment.. Due to some circumstances, I had overpaid my tuition fees and is waiting the refund.. The refund is taking ages.
So many things happening.. I'm gonna go travelling with Amy soon. Gonna be awesome ^^ Just two weeks ago I was in Melbourne. Pics on facebook (as usual). I reckon my facebook tends to be more updated than my blog.. Guess 'cause it's a lot easier to update. xP
Exams exams.. Exams ended and results were announced last week. I'm gonna graduate! ^_^ Finally, lol =p
Oh, and it's summer now. DAMN HOT. :K
Anyway, sailing fun has given me some unexpected (srsly unexpected ;p) injuries and stuff. The last being a rope burn around my neck and a ligament tear on my right elbow. That happened on the 14th of Nov, and right now, the rope burn is healing well while my arm.. still can't be straighten. I fear that I'd be forced to fish out a lot of cash (80++ per visit) for physio.. x.x
Cash.. cash.. Strapped for cash at the moment.. Due to some circumstances, I had overpaid my tuition fees and is waiting the refund.. The refund is taking ages.
So many things happening.. I'm gonna go travelling with Amy soon. Gonna be awesome ^^ Just two weeks ago I was in Melbourne. Pics on facebook (as usual). I reckon my facebook tends to be more updated than my blog.. Guess 'cause it's a lot easier to update. xP
Exams exams.. Exams ended and results were announced last week. I'm gonna graduate! ^_^ Finally, lol =p
Oh, and it's summer now. DAMN HOT. :K
Yet Still, Time Flies~
It's almost the end of Saturday now, and my body is still aching all over a lot.. haha
Things I have to work on: my fitness, and my confidence
New things this week:
- Inquired about a job, I'm hoping to get it =)
- I got a tan.. hahahaha, maybe getting a tan is not new to me, but it's new this week so yea :P
- New shoes xDDDD black flats with laces from RipCurl (spontaneous purchase xD)
Things did this week:
- Go to the beach 3 times (Monday/Bondi with Lachie, Wednesday/Coogee with Audrey, Friday/Bondi with Pann Pann)
- Sailing~! I love it :D Won 2/3 of the match races.. Quite a good helm on that day :o
Things I have to work on: my fitness, and my confidence
New things this week:
- Inquired about a job, I'm hoping to get it =)
- I got a tan.. hahahaha, maybe getting a tan is not new to me, but it's new this week so yea :P
- New shoes xDDDD black flats with laces from RipCurl (spontaneous purchase xD)
Things did this week:
- Go to the beach 3 times (Monday/Bondi with Lachie, Wednesday/Coogee with Audrey, Friday/Bondi with Pann Pann)
- Sailing~! I love it :D Won 2/3 of the match races.. Quite a good helm on that day :o
Sailing in Sydney and Bumming on the Beach
So last Friday, I made my way to CYCA's girls summer squad training ^^ This is how the place looks like:
And this is the view at the park right next to the club. Lovely, eh? ^^
Finally I can now say I've sailed in Sydney :D And I'm so looking forward to be in the water again. I just have to work on getting to know all the other girls as well.. It felt quite awkward x) But I hope it'll improve...
Today I met up again with Lachie, and watched Jumper. Interesting movie ^^ But that's about it.
No pics taken but one tho, since he won't allow me to take photos at all. But pretty much we just went to the beach, i spread out my beach towel, and slept on it. Now THAT, was cool ^^ on the beach, with the breeze, and the blue sky and sunny day. After waking up about like, an hour later, I just look around the beach, and later Lachie started piling sand on my legs :K
The longer I'm here, the more I'm loving Sydney =) Of course, nothing replaces home, especially the food and everything =) But I always do believe that there's ups and downs of every place ^^
And this is the view at the park right next to the club. Lovely, eh? ^^
Finally I can now say I've sailed in Sydney :D And I'm so looking forward to be in the water again. I just have to work on getting to know all the other girls as well.. It felt quite awkward x) But I hope it'll improve...Today I met up again with Lachie, and watched Jumper. Interesting movie ^^ But that's about it.
No pics taken but one tho, since he won't allow me to take photos at all. But pretty much we just went to the beach, i spread out my beach towel, and slept on it. Now THAT, was cool ^^ on the beach, with the breeze, and the blue sky and sunny day. After waking up about like, an hour later, I just look around the beach, and later Lachie started piling sand on my legs :K
The longer I'm here, the more I'm loving Sydney =) Of course, nothing replaces home, especially the food and everything =) But I always do believe that there's ups and downs of every place ^^
Just Another Day
As the day for me to leave for Australia comes.. it feels like routine by now. Just another day coming by. Another flight. Spending more days in Australia... until goodness knows when.
Audrey was home to greet me ^_^ I hope I didn't wake her up tho.. flight arrived at about 7 am Sydney time... that's like 4 am :K
Anyhow, funny things that happened:
Checking in, everything was fine, my bag weighed about 21 kg.. still good.. everything seems well, till he passed me my passport + boarding pass, send my luggage off, and i walked away. Barely five steps away, I stopped and stared at the boarding pass. It had an almost identical surname on it, and a totally different first name. Basically, it wasn't me XP Took them awhile to fix things up, luckily that person whose name was on *my* boarding pass was also checking in the same time... Imagine if i didn't notice it at all till I attempt to go through immigration.
And today =) Just feels like another day... for me at least ;)
Audrey was home to greet me ^_^ I hope I didn't wake her up tho.. flight arrived at about 7 am Sydney time... that's like 4 am :K
Anyhow, funny things that happened:
Checking in, everything was fine, my bag weighed about 21 kg.. still good.. everything seems well, till he passed me my passport + boarding pass, send my luggage off, and i walked away. Barely five steps away, I stopped and stared at the boarding pass. It had an almost identical surname on it, and a totally different first name. Basically, it wasn't me XP Took them awhile to fix things up, luckily that person whose name was on *my* boarding pass was also checking in the same time... Imagine if i didn't notice it at all till I attempt to go through immigration.
And today =) Just feels like another day... for me at least ;)
Wet 'n Wild and Blisters
Yesterday was spent at WB's Movie World. So much fun... watching 0:-)
I'm not one to go one high speed, big dips, etc rides/rollercoasters :D So I mostly stood out of queue watching Rudy get on the Superman Escape, Lethal Weapon and such ^^ I enjoy watching, ok? :P
There was this one ride I went on tho, called the Scooby Doo Spooky Coaster. It's indoor, so I had no idea what the course is like, but according to Rudy (who has been here before) it's basically the little roller coasters that have those cars of 4 ppl going every 2 mins or so. I went on it, thinking it's nothing bad, but mannnnnn, I was terrified! :K The small dips were ok, but at this one place, the car goes into an 'elevator'... two cars a time, then the elevator goes up. But the elevator is at the end of the wall. So on top of the elevator, the car moved backwards T.T So I had no idea what was gonna happen, and the next thing I know, the car was going down this big dip.. BACKWARDS. No doubt, I was screaming on the top of my lungs :P After that, at one point, the car turned around, so we're facing fowards instead, but it's hard to see, since it's so dark, and damn, there were more dips :K So more screaming, and more whacks for Rudy for getting me on that ride :P
So today, we went to the water park next to Movie World, utilizing the Escape Pass that enables you to visit two major parks at a discounted price. The Wet 'n Wild was pretty cool, with so many different water rides. And I did *most* of them x) skipping anything that looks like it has a steep fall :P
Walking around barefooted in the hot sun was a pain tho :P My feet hurts a lot, even now :K But overall it was a great fun, and I ate some churros :D for the first time x)
Most of the time I just scream while going down the steep parts, but it's those screams that help push my fear away *grin*
Tomorrow, I'll be flying back home to Malaysia... And goodness knows, what I'm gonna do next for this summer break. I already feel a bit tired, thinking of the stuff I have to do.. especially next semester, and replanning my messed up study plan as well. Options seems to be very limited, and it sucks, because it's gonna change a lot of things about my future, particularly the length of study, and possibly the length of my bond... I really feel bleh about all this uncertainty again.
Nevertheless, before leaving on the around 6 pm plane, I'm hoping to actually step onto the Surfers Paradise Beach.. especially since we're renting a little apartment here, ever since we arrived, I'm still yet to actually go and sit on the beach x) So that's my plan for the morning, also a ride on the Aquaduck, a bus-like thingy that goes on land, and water :D
This is cute, btw x)
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I'm not one to go one high speed, big dips, etc rides/rollercoasters :D So I mostly stood out of queue watching Rudy get on the Superman Escape, Lethal Weapon and such ^^ I enjoy watching, ok? :P
There was this one ride I went on tho, called the Scooby Doo Spooky Coaster. It's indoor, so I had no idea what the course is like, but according to Rudy (who has been here before) it's basically the little roller coasters that have those cars of 4 ppl going every 2 mins or so. I went on it, thinking it's nothing bad, but mannnnnn, I was terrified! :K The small dips were ok, but at this one place, the car goes into an 'elevator'... two cars a time, then the elevator goes up. But the elevator is at the end of the wall. So on top of the elevator, the car moved backwards T.T So I had no idea what was gonna happen, and the next thing I know, the car was going down this big dip.. BACKWARDS. No doubt, I was screaming on the top of my lungs :P After that, at one point, the car turned around, so we're facing fowards instead, but it's hard to see, since it's so dark, and damn, there were more dips :K So more screaming, and more whacks for Rudy for getting me on that ride :P
So today, we went to the water park next to Movie World, utilizing the Escape Pass that enables you to visit two major parks at a discounted price. The Wet 'n Wild was pretty cool, with so many different water rides. And I did *most* of them x) skipping anything that looks like it has a steep fall :P
Walking around barefooted in the hot sun was a pain tho :P My feet hurts a lot, even now :K But overall it was a great fun, and I ate some churros :D for the first time x)
Most of the time I just scream while going down the steep parts, but it's those screams that help push my fear away *grin*
Tomorrow, I'll be flying back home to Malaysia... And goodness knows, what I'm gonna do next for this summer break. I already feel a bit tired, thinking of the stuff I have to do.. especially next semester, and replanning my messed up study plan as well. Options seems to be very limited, and it sucks, because it's gonna change a lot of things about my future, particularly the length of study, and possibly the length of my bond... I really feel bleh about all this uncertainty again.
Nevertheless, before leaving on the around 6 pm plane, I'm hoping to actually step onto the Surfers Paradise Beach.. especially since we're renting a little apartment here, ever since we arrived, I'm still yet to actually go and sit on the beach x) So that's my plan for the morning, also a ride on the Aquaduck, a bus-like thingy that goes on land, and water :D
This is cute, btw x)
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Sunnies Sucks XD
Did I mention, I bought a pair of sunnies while I was in Brisbane? x)
On the 11th, we flew over to Brisbane, spent a day over there, shopped a bit, Direct Factory Outlet~ oooo
I bought a pair of sunnies to replace the one that I left on the Kuranda Train.
Today, I broke that pair of sunnies in Gold Coast x)
Gah!
On the 11th, we flew over to Brisbane, spent a day over there, shopped a bit, Direct Factory Outlet~ oooo
I bought a pair of sunnies to replace the one that I left on the Kuranda Train.
Today, I broke that pair of sunnies in Gold Coast x)
Gah!
Sunny Sunday
The *awesomely* hot weather continues on in Cairns. Today, we ventured into the Kuranda town, away from the sea. Going to Kuranda, is via the Skyrail, a very very very long cable car ride x). I'm usually afraid of cable cars, being that I'm already afraid of heights, but this was one thing I wanted to do in Cairns :D It was worth it ^^
At Kuranda, our first stop was the Koala Garden, Another of my target places while in this town. In the Koala Garden, I took a picture cuddling a koala!! ^^ *ish so happy*. Pics are all in the camera ;D
Then we just went around the small town till about 2.45 pm, will we lingered around the railway station to catch the Scenic Rail at 3.30 pm back to Cairns.
I lost my sunnies again x) hahahahaha, this time I left it in our carriage in Cairns xD *sees 10 dollars fly away* I did try to retrieve it :P But it was too late x)
Tomorrow, it's back into the ocean, off Port Douglas this time, to the Outer Reef. Myuu's gonna do two certified dives there.. Makes me tempted to get a diving license too, haha, but I don't know how much diving I'd ever do... Mum will do the seawalker... where she'll put on an astronaut-like kinda helmet where she'd be able to breathe in normally and go underwater ^^ a safe, alternative to diving :P Having spent so much already x( I opt to just stick onto the pontoon, snorkelling and venturing the submarines and such =)
I'll be holding the camera B)
At Kuranda, our first stop was the Koala Garden, Another of my target places while in this town. In the Koala Garden, I took a picture cuddling a koala!! ^^ *ish so happy*. Pics are all in the camera ;D
Then we just went around the small town till about 2.45 pm, will we lingered around the railway station to catch the Scenic Rail at 3.30 pm back to Cairns.
I lost my sunnies again x) hahahahaha, this time I left it in our carriage in Cairns xD *sees 10 dollars fly away* I did try to retrieve it :P But it was too late x)
Tomorrow, it's back into the ocean, off Port Douglas this time, to the Outer Reef. Myuu's gonna do two certified dives there.. Makes me tempted to get a diving license too, haha, but I don't know how much diving I'd ever do... Mum will do the seawalker... where she'll put on an astronaut-like kinda helmet where she'd be able to breathe in normally and go underwater ^^ a safe, alternative to diving :P Having spent so much already x( I opt to just stick onto the pontoon, snorkelling and venturing the submarines and such =)
I'll be holding the camera B)
Diving, so scary x)
I dived. For the first time ever, I scuba dived around the Norman Reef, off Cairns x)
It was damn scary, the feeling of not being able to communicate except by hand signals, breathing through a tank that weighed like DAMN heavy, being far away from the surface (maybe not that far, but still xD) is overall freaky.
Mum was gonna do the intro dive as well, but she reached about one metre underwater to the metal bar before she decided it's enough and went back up. Both myuu and I were more than worried for her x) and kinda glad that she did experience going underwater for a bit before coming back up =)
On the way to the water tho, with a heavy tank on my back, I was stepping down to the water, and after making one step, another diver was gonna sit on a step, so his tank was dropped on my right toes X.X It hurt. like mad o_o
Diving was scary. For sure. But after that it got better, with the instructor, Vili guiding me at the start.. I kinda found it hard to keep level x) Initially I kept sinking, then the next thing I know I kept going up XD
The Norman Reef wasn't really special tho, and seems like we should've dived at the Outer Reef, near that sea cliff x)
Then at night we got lost in the city, looking for the travel agent that was pretty helpful and informative. Who said that Cairns was a small town? x)
It was damn scary, the feeling of not being able to communicate except by hand signals, breathing through a tank that weighed like DAMN heavy, being far away from the surface (maybe not that far, but still xD) is overall freaky.
Mum was gonna do the intro dive as well, but she reached about one metre underwater to the metal bar before she decided it's enough and went back up. Both myuu and I were more than worried for her x) and kinda glad that she did experience going underwater for a bit before coming back up =)
On the way to the water tho, with a heavy tank on my back, I was stepping down to the water, and after making one step, another diver was gonna sit on a step, so his tank was dropped on my right toes X.X It hurt. like mad o_o
Diving was scary. For sure. But after that it got better, with the instructor, Vili guiding me at the start.. I kinda found it hard to keep level x) Initially I kept sinking, then the next thing I know I kept going up XD
The Norman Reef wasn't really special tho, and seems like we should've dived at the Outer Reef, near that sea cliff x)
Then at night we got lost in the city, looking for the travel agent that was pretty helpful and informative. Who said that Cairns was a small town? x)
Cairns
Arrived at Cairns at about 12.15 pm, and for certain, the mood has improved a lot.
DAMN, it's so damn hot here, lmao. I guess it's partly preparation to be going home back to Malaysia after all these trips.
The internet at the hotel is so damn expensive too... 50 cents per MINUTE... and yes, i'm connected using that atm, but I'm not on for too long. Even with the 50% discount I'm getting (thus making it 25 cents/minute) it's still like, damn expensive o.o
Currently staying at the Rydges Esplanade, Cairns. The whole town was more than I expected. I was imagining a really small town, but it's big. Well, not THAT big, but it's big enough to not be able to cover every corner within a day x)
Tomorrow we're going for the 'intro diving', so it would be my first dive ever... Altho in general I'm not that big a fan of diving.. but it's like The Great Barrier Reef... o.o if I don't dive, I don't know what I'm doing at Cairns...
ikmisje~
DAMN, it's so damn hot here, lmao. I guess it's partly preparation to be going home back to Malaysia after all these trips.
The internet at the hotel is so damn expensive too... 50 cents per MINUTE... and yes, i'm connected using that atm, but I'm not on for too long. Even with the 50% discount I'm getting (thus making it 25 cents/minute) it's still like, damn expensive o.o
Currently staying at the Rydges Esplanade, Cairns. The whole town was more than I expected. I was imagining a really small town, but it's big. Well, not THAT big, but it's big enough to not be able to cover every corner within a day x)
Tomorrow we're going for the 'intro diving', so it would be my first dive ever... Altho in general I'm not that big a fan of diving.. but it's like The Great Barrier Reef... o.o if I don't dive, I don't know what I'm doing at Cairns...
ikmisje~
Mixed Feelings
It seems like anything that could go wrong yesterday went wrong. At least, not completely, but the feeling is there.
So I woke up extra early today to hop on the computer one last time in my room in Sydney in 2008. Our flight to Cairns is at 10 pm and we're scheduled to arrive at noon.
Seems like today's not starting out well either for some reasons...
I'll survive, I guess, sucks to be stuck in between. And to top it off, the stuff I have to worry on my own.
Sighs.
So I woke up extra early today to hop on the computer one last time in my room in Sydney in 2008. Our flight to Cairns is at 10 pm and we're scheduled to arrive at noon.
Seems like today's not starting out well either for some reasons...
I'll survive, I guess, sucks to be stuck in between. And to top it off, the stuff I have to worry on my own.
Sighs.
Sometimes
I don't know what I want anymore, I don't know why I do things, I don't know what I'm getting at.
It's so hard to be conflicting within oneself. It's so hard to wish for things that seems like it would never come true.
It's life.
I remember asking out once, whether I am worth it or not.
At this moment, I realize, no. I only wish to feel that way, but it can't change the fact. I'm just not, and I just waste ppl's time. Or get used.
Pls don't contact me.
It's so hard to be conflicting within oneself. It's so hard to wish for things that seems like it would never come true.
It's life.
I remember asking out once, whether I am worth it or not.
At this moment, I realize, no. I only wish to feel that way, but it can't change the fact. I'm just not, and I just waste ppl's time. Or get used.
Pls don't contact me.
Holidays, Holidays~
And it feels like I'm as busy as ever x)
I'm not able to update this blog much, but feel free to visit myuu's blog who blogs a bit about our time here in Sydney and such.
Missing all of you ppl so much :*
*huggles* gl for your exams, Vanny =)
*bites all other ppl* 0:-)
I'm not able to update this blog much, but feel free to visit myuu's blog who blogs a bit about our time here in Sydney and such.
Missing all of you ppl so much :*
*huggles* gl for your exams, Vanny =)
*bites all other ppl* 0:-)
Friday Walk
with Irene, from 9 pm till about 12 noon was amazing... started off from Coogee Beach, all the way north to Bondi Beach
We ended the outing at Bondi Jn Mall; where I bought a t-shirt at a bargain price! :D
We ended the outing at Bondi Jn Mall; where I bought a t-shirt at a bargain price! :D
Here's a goofy picture of me xD I'm not even sure which beach is behind me xDWas quite a tiring day, after the outing, met up with Bal and Shazwi, then went over to Wei Hon's place to help him cook some stuff for tomorrow's lunch gathering.
Saturday... I got a new phone xD Basket Wei Hon for tempting me into getting one xD Nokia 6300... slim and sexy xD
My schedule's a bit of a mess atm.. Will try and sort that out soon
Week One is Done xD
Here's the pic taken at the Chinese Restaurant in Kensington with my classmates, except Valerie =) Standing at the back is our teacher, QianboFrom left: Gus, Irene, me, Yoke, Cheryl
I have the pics of the visit to see the QM2 with Irene in a CD, but my computer is being annoying and won't read anything in the CD ROM at the moment :@
On another note, Week One is done! xD Now trying to plan up a dinner with Muzi, Kris and Fiony; something like a reunion.. haha, even tho it's been only 3 months since we all last get together... Classes are ok... Some are really boring... Yesterday, a group of us couldn't find the silly Red Centre Theatre xD
Hooray for 3 Day Classes!
Headache~!
Classes have started, I'm sooo tired! xD Itupun tutorials tak start lagi...
So far my first impression of the classes:
macroeconomics 1 - erm... so-so, seems a bit boring atm, hopefully it'll be more interesting later
career planning & management - this one is sooo interesting!! xD our textbook: Job Hunting For Dummies xD and there's no final exam too, all coursework
statistics and probability for actuaries - looking at the notes itself is very intimidating.. :P
global business enviroment - haven't sat for that yet, tomorrow's the first lecture
so far so good, i think... and just graduated from level 2 elementary mandarin today ^^ gonna start private tutoring for level 3 starting next week (eep)
two days ago, on sunday; went to city and yum chaaaaaa! damn nice.. altho it's actually all dim sum... but still damn nice... met unc norman's son and daughter in law and also a new student from China
I want more fooooooood~! xD
So far my first impression of the classes:
macroeconomics 1 - erm... so-so, seems a bit boring atm, hopefully it'll be more interesting later
career planning & management - this one is sooo interesting!! xD our textbook: Job Hunting For Dummies xD and there's no final exam too, all coursework
statistics and probability for actuaries - looking at the notes itself is very intimidating.. :P
global business enviroment - haven't sat for that yet, tomorrow's the first lecture
so far so good, i think... and just graduated from level 2 elementary mandarin today ^^ gonna start private tutoring for level 3 starting next week (eep)
two days ago, on sunday; went to city and yum chaaaaaa! damn nice.. altho it's actually all dim sum... but still damn nice... met unc norman's son and daughter in law and also a new student from China
I want more fooooooood~! xD
Happy Birthday Steven!! (yes, again) xD
This time, to another Steven, who turned 15 ^^ A very happy birthday to you =)
I had a long day out today, and class starts tomorrow >.<
So I'll post about what I did tomorrow
Kthxbai
I had a long day out today, and class starts tomorrow >.<
So I'll post about what I did tomorrow
Kthxbai
HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVEN!!!
Happy 18th Birthday to you =) Officially an adult now in your country; be sure to take good care of yourself :)
We've come a long way in our friendship, and even though I didn't realize this earlier, I'm truly thankful and honoured to have you as a friend ^^ Best wishes, happiness and prosperity... and *kicks tnt*
Anyways, back to Ayinisms :D the month is nearing the end... and I'm still going ahead with my plans, altho they're still somewhat fuzzy... but it's definitely time to ditch online drama... seriously not worth it... and all of them mostly stemmed from guilds...
Life is improving... I'm starting to like it, especially my housemates... Welcome to the home, Sindy =) But there's also a possibility I may be getting myself involved with some real life drama.. lol, as how Miraz and I discussed it earlier, but I'm gonna try my best to stay safe... xD
Males... complicating creatures, they are =P
We've come a long way in our friendship, and even though I didn't realize this earlier, I'm truly thankful and honoured to have you as a friend ^^ Best wishes, happiness and prosperity... and *kicks tnt*
Anyways, back to Ayinisms :D the month is nearing the end... and I'm still going ahead with my plans, altho they're still somewhat fuzzy... but it's definitely time to ditch online drama... seriously not worth it... and all of them mostly stemmed from guilds...
Life is improving... I'm starting to like it, especially my housemates... Welcome to the home, Sindy =) But there's also a possibility I may be getting myself involved with some real life drama.. lol, as how Miraz and I discussed it earlier, but I'm gonna try my best to stay safe... xD
Males... complicating creatures, they are =P
About Me
- Ayin
- Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
- Liking a good challenge, physical activities such as sports, fitness; a bit on the lazy side when it comes to thinking games.
