About Me

Hello readers, I'm Yung Pheng aka Thor, a Malaysian engineering student in France. It's my fifth year here and I'm writing down any interesting stories about my life as a record for future me :) Leave your thoughts in the comment sections or email me anything!

Email: yungpheng@gmail.com

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