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Hey everyone :)

Thanks for reading the entries for the 30 Day Blog Challenge. It means a lot. And today is April Fool's ! :D Hope you guys have fun playing jokes hehehe. I, on the other hand, am starting work again today. Yup, got myself another job heheh.

Anyways, here's a proper nice selfie before I begin with Day 3 of the 30 Day Blog Challenge, "What are your Top 3 Pet Peeves ?"

For those of you who aren't so sure about what pee peeves it, it has absolutely NOTHING to do with PETS. It's just a word that describes an annoyance that's caused by someone else. Or something that you find very annoying and ticks you off. I hope you get the meaning heheh.

I'm pretty sure all of you have your own pet peeves. I have plently, but choosing only 3 ? I'll just pick the ones that everyone's bound to agree on (I hope!) Now let's get started, in no particular order HAHAH :D

#1 Its/It's or Your/You're or Their/They're

In short, people who don't know the difference ticks me off. I always feel the need to correct them but most of the time I don't give a damn. It's everywhere. Maybe it's because I've been speaking English my whole life so it just comes naturally to me, but I just can't stand it when someone else makes that mistake over and over again. Correcting them won't do a thing. Imma grammar nazi they say :/

#2 People who ALWAYS find something Negative to Comment.

It's hard. It really is. Every time I watch a music video, it's full of comments. Then I'd scroll down to read, curious about what other people thought of it, and what do I read ? Bashing. Tons of bashing. Ridiculous negative comments that sometimes have nothing to do with the video content. Sounds like they just went there to comment and not watch the video. I don't even bother to read comments nowadays. It used to be a way for me to expect what to see in a video, but now :( 

*keep your eyes on the road*

#3 Bad Drivers

I thought that would sum up all the drivers I'd like to complain against. No putting signal before cutting lanes, driving too slow on the fast lane, horning other people for no reason, double parking, drivers following too closely, not giving way like their life depends on it, following behind an ambulance or police and so many more. The list goes on and on and on. Feel free to add on :D

Honestly I would add more, like dirty public toilets, people smoking in non-smoking areas, rude waiters, and more but then this would end up becoming a really negative post. Heh. How about you ? I'm sure you're conjuring more pet peeves in your head, aren't you ? Hahah.

Hi all ! It's Day 2 of the 30 Day Blog Challenge ! 

Although it's a 30 DAY challenge, I've decided to publish a post once a week. I don't want my blog to  be saturated with blog posts, followed by an extremely long hiatus HAHAH. So I guess it'll be a 30 WEEK challenge then ? Oh wells.

"Write something someone told you about yourself that you never forgot"

I like your voice.

Hi there :)

I've decided to take up a 30 Day Blog Challenge that I found while scrolling through Pinterest. Fitness and exercises aren't the only things with 30 Day Challenges you know heheh. I thought I'd give it a try and see how things work out. It helps whenever I get a writing block. 

Wanna blog, but don't know what to blog about.

I'm sure you know how it feels to be in that position.

So here's Day 1 of the 30 Day Challenge, "10 Things That Make Me Happy", in no particular oder.

#1 Being Surrounded by Happy People

No matter the situation that I'm in, being around happy and positive people makes me feel pleasant. Even if they're complete strangers. They say that laughing is contagious, but so is happiness. I'm not kidding. Whenever I'm with happy people I instantly get happier too ! I just love the positive vibes I get. It lasts the entire day ! Extra bonus if those people are my loved ones ♥

#2 Acknowledgement, Compliments, Admiration

I want to be acknowledged for whatever I do. I like getting compliments for the things I do right. I like being told that I'm admired. Why so ? I'm not being vain here. It's these little things that make me feel positive I'm heading in the right direction even if it's just another baby step forward. I still remember the time my junior came up to me and blatantly said "You're so great. I admire you!", and I still remember until now.

#3 Giving to Others

Do you know that feeling of satisfaction you get after helping others ? I like that. It makes me feel accomplished. You don't have to do something great, just buy them a meal, give compliments (honestly!) and do them a favour. It helps both them and myself go through a better day. It's the tiny things in life that makes me happy anyways hehe :D

#4 Looking Back at Old Photos

Nostalgic. I like going through old photographs and pictures. It reminds me of who I was, how far I've come since then, and how much I've changed. Change is good for you. Besides, they bring back memories you've momentarily forgotten because you got too absorbed with social media. So if you're reading this, go and find back your old photographs. You'll smile at one point or another :)

#5 Receiving from Others

This comes hand in hand with #3. It's like the Minun to my Plusle. Okay. Sorry for the terrible Pokemon reference. But I'm not joking. Being the recepient of the kindness and thoughtfulness of others make my day better. Surprises, gifts, random stuff. I still remember when I didn't have RM1 to pay the remainder of my parking ticket, and the person behind offered to pay :)

#8 Retail Therapy

A.K.A. Shopping ! Females duhh. Just girls being girls HEHEHEH. Especially when there are SALES or when the trend has styles which I like. My closet is exploding with clothes, and I still have trouble picking what to wear when I go out, but there's always room for more of these babies !! Don't look at me like I'm insanse please HAHAH :D

#9 Alone Time

At the end of the day, I do need time for myself. I like being with my family, friends and pet dog, but I would still like time for myself. It's time I appreciate because I don't have to put up even the smallest front to show the world. Just being myself. That makes me feel free. Fun fact ? I get mentally drained really fast when it's too crowded with people. :/

#10 Doing What I Love

This HAS to be true for everyone. For me, it's blogging, taking pictures, music, writing, drawing, watching anime and variety shows, and so many more ! I can't feel happy or complete if I go without these things in a week max. Being able to do what I want to do brings me happiness. Even right now as I'm typing this post.

We took the train up there. Probably regret not reading the prices before buying tickets HAHAH. Paid the normal price instead of student price. And boy, was that train fast and packed. So many people and if you want to see the scenery, please stand up. Cause if you're short like me and you're sitting down, you're probably just gonna see people's backs, heads or butts.

Try to find out which lock is ours if you ever visit :D

♥

It's Owlsome ! :D There was an Owl Museum there. To me, it wasn't really worth visiting unless you're an owl lover. However, they spiced things up a little with a quiz form ! You have to find answers to the questions on the paper which is all around the museum, and if you get them all correct, you'd get a prize ! :D

Owl Feather Painting - This caught my eye. It's just spectacular.

There were so many owl things on display. From paintings, to wood carvings, stone carvings, feather paintings, and many more ! You'd be amazed. It's a small sized musuem, but the first of it's kind in Malaysia ! They even won the Guinness World Record for being the first Owl Museum in Malaysia ! Wish I took more pictures but I was too busy finding the answers for the quiz hehe !

Owls Hoot. If you can't guess.

And oh, they have binoculars up there as well ! It's so cute hehehe. I wish I knew where or what I was looking at though. To me, it just seemed like buildings, buildings, sea, and more buildings HAHAHAH. Definately a place worth visiting while you're in Penang. But I'm not sure if I'd go up there again though, maybe just to check on the lock heheh !

memories made,

♥

We got up early and went down to Ayer Itam market for breakfast. And a large one at that. First we had some asam laksa ! :D Boyfie said there was a better one, but this tasted pretty good as well. My mouth is watering just thinking about Penang food again. Weehoo. 

After lunch, we hopped on a bus and headed towards our next destination. The Penang Water Sports Recreation Centre. We told the bus driver the wrong destination so we ended up paying twice as much. But oh well. I guess having a few bumps along the way is normal for a trip heheh. We came here to kayak !! I've never tried it, so doing it for the first time felt really refreshing.

Above photo from PKSA facebook page, which is over HERE . You can go check it out if you want to ! It was almost high tide when we went for kayak. So the waves were a little bit rough. I think an hour would be fine already. We got tired pretty fast just moving here and there, and playing bumper kayak ! HAHAH. We also kayaked to the Floating Mosque located not too far away ! 

Group photo credits to PKSA as well ! hehe ! It was so sunny that it was hard to keep a straight face while taking the picture. Wearing sunglasses and closing eyes until it was done really helped. A LOT. Heheheh. Learnt a few things though.

1. Your arms will die.

2. A kayak boat is so heavy.

3. Let water into your kayak and you're gonna regret it.

4. Getting hit from a paddle hurts.

5. The sun bakes you.

Kay that doesn't help much does it ? HAHAHAH

Definately a place I'd remember in Penang. We spent so long just to come here, but we only kayak for an hour cause we got so tired. Hahah !! Kayaking consumes so muched of my energy I was famished by the time we reached home. I didn't even bother taking pictures of food and I just vacuumed everything. Oopsie. Heh.