The Harmful Effects of UV Rays

Have you ever come across adds of sunscreen products telling you to slap on suncreen generously, before you go out to the beach or anywhere that might lead to overexposure in the sun, or else you'll die horribly and slowly of skin cancer?

I haven't..that's why i'm all red now... burnt to a crisp.. ok, maybe i was exaggerating... but it's still painful...my skin feels raw and stretchy.. give it a few days time and it'll start to peel.. then i'd look like some monster from Mercury ( it being the hottest planet cos it's the closest to the sun)... What a grand way to start my Uni life...

anyways.. what am i saying?? went ot this place called Taregal today.. i do'nt know how i'm supposed to spell it but i think this is fine... Taregal's about 1 hour's drive from Cherrybrook.. and it's a really nice place.. it's a beach-ey resort area (i think) and i thought it was pretty cool.. not too crowded like Bondi or Manly.. just nice.. it was too windy though.. didn't jump into the water.. the most that i did was wade in it.. oh yea.. about the only thing i did there was wade and explore at the many rockpools found along the coastline... didn't find anything interesting.. only dead crabs and more dead crabs...


Taregal Beach




Me and Tammy!


Cool eh? Doesn't the water look nice?

got myself burnt cos the sun wasn't too hot and i was like " oh heck, i do'nt need sunblock.. the sun's much hotter in m'sia" but boy was i wrong..


Me and David... acting stupid..


View from this hill that we were climbing..




people, do'nt forget your sunblock when you're in australia.. it's hot, the sun is harsh and you'll probably end up having a bad night's sleep cos you're back's all hot and itchy and feels like it's on fire..


Exploring the rock pools!


Flat ocean.. this is what i'll be studying.. yay!




Sea anemone.. nice? it's the red ones by the way..