Sight seeing in Volgo

I had the entire Saturday free on the 2nd day of Volgames 2009. I can opt to go to the sports hall to support my fellow mates, or to make a wise move of traveling in Volgo, make full use of its rich history, gorgeous scenery and enjoy the company of 2 my photography friends. I did both. I woke up around 10am and started preparing to look presentable. My hotel mate, Moyie had her handball game that day so she left early. I went and explored Mamaef Kurgan by myself and a little over noon I decided to go watch the handball teams (male & female) in action. But the sports hall was located far from the hotel we stayed in. It was such luck that I bumped into 2 friendly Volgo girls who brought me to the handball sports hall. I stayed there for some time cheering for my team mates, when the futsal guys who were there felt hungry so we left for lunch at MCDs in Volgo. Shafiq, Dinie and I who coincidentally are photography freaks decided to walk around Volgo capturing some great shots.

All pictures taken by Amyksy unless she was captured in the picture.

Russian chickas sunbathing

I love this picture. A reflection on Shafiq's visors.

Old school - vintage

Intense.

I zoomed in to the cute baby bouncing on the playhouse.

I want to ride on them too, if I was 15 years younger.

Merry go round at the bank of the river.

Cute leggings.

Tulip!!

Unedited version of them flowers.

Ambik gambar beramai-ramai.

Wedding.

Old friend from secondary school, Hae Mun. She was my senior back then. And we met up in Volgograd.

I'm loving them graffiti.

I yearned for the spring heat as the weather changed abruptly to sudden coldness.

Bicycles.

Get SET go.

Reaching for the sky.

Old jet plane during the WWII.

Tankers.

Flowers on the road side.

I like the sporty woman on the right. Colors.

Train tracks behind.

A gorgeous cathedral on top of the hill. I managed to capture this wonderful shot. So happy!

Consecutive shots of them newly-weds. (Click for larger view)

Mamaef Kurgan

Its sad to learn about the latest news about this statue. Its on the verge on collapsing as the foundation has weakened over the years!

Lomo on Dinie.

Friends in MCDs for lunch after the handball match.

The lines.

Life as of now

Life has been treating me well. I have been eating like a fat pig with huge meals during lunch as well as late dinner! I can't help it! Someone's been feeding me like a pig nowadays. :) You guys will get the latest buzz on what's happening in my life soon when things are secured. For now, you guys will just get the fact that yea, I am GAINING lots of weight! :( Sad right! :( Been online shopping like crazy, this cycle has been a breeze as well. I'll be flying back to Malaysia on the 19th June by Emirates, stopping by at Dubai for 2 days for a light traveling before going back to Malaysia for a good 2 months summer break! Can't wait!

Picture galore on what happened throughout the whole Volga trip. Part 1.

My view from inside the bus on the way to Volgo.

Posers

Tough luck. Our bus was stalled for 3 hours and could not be fixed. We were 6 hours behind expected schedule and missed the opening ceremony as well as a handful of track events. Those events that we could have gotten gold for thanks to our great athlete Yumnesh, kaki lidi.

Sun set as we waited for a replacement bus to come.


Throughout the whole trip when we had emergencies we resorted to peeing in the woods as there was no proper toilet. Dinie capturing shots of the dudes and me taking shots of him. Not bad!


Tai ko taiS~

New bus came and this was one of the pit stop approximately 6 hours away from Volgo. Gorgeous sunrise.

Cafe

Where we waited for our turns to pee.

A lift for me anyone? Pleaded Afif.

We reached we played we won 2nd placing for futsal and 3rd placing overall like what I said in the previous post. I went for sightseeing around gorgeous Volgograd and these are only a small fragment of the pictures I captured!

Rose on laden grass.

The board read, do not step on the grass!

Marriages everywhere! I had a great time capturing sneaky shots of the brides but too bad none was hot in my opinion :P

One of the marriage photo shoot. The bride was around 7 months pregnant at that time. I pitied her as the husband was being cold to her.

Cutie pie in white.

Pregnant bride checking out the vendors.

Mamaef Kurgan.

Memorial for the World War II which ended in Volgograd.

The lady statue.

Statues of fallen soldiers I think.

All for battle front, all for victory.

Jumping excited participants of Volgames 2009.