ABOUT AKIPOKES

An average-looking/size/height 28 y/o asian girl with quirky comical personality, old soul and fair OCD-ness (OCD- Obsessive Clean Disorder, it's not a disease/virus/anything bad by the way, just a habit!)
I studied Illustration in college but decided to drop out half way and start earning money instead. I've worked as a graphic designer and artist in graphic and advertising for 6 long years and then I decided quit.
And ventured into coffee scene. 4 years working as a barista, 20 years since I had my first coffee, and ever loving coffee til death. One fact for you, "Coffee is a fruit!"

My main hobbies are spending quality time in a second hand bookshop, sipping coffee while reading a book and listening to good music, and sketching. Oh also, food, good food.
-- I can be quite the sarcastic person, but in a most honest, quirky way possible.--

PHILOSOPHY

-Life is a big fat karma. It'll come back at you, really hard.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

3 hosts - in Taiwan (2 different trips).
10 hosts - in Japan.
2 hosts - in Europe (Slovenia and Croatia)

Interests

• cats
• books
• graphic design
• photography
• illustrations
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• traveling
• music
• backpacking
• animation
• food
• secondhand

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC artists I love:
First Aid Kit, Real Estate, John Mayer, Wilco, Snow Patrol, Arcade Fire/
The xx, Explosions in the Sky, Nujabes, Bonobo, deca joins, HONNE, FJK, Tom Misch/
Nina Simone, Chet Baker, Bill Evans,

BOOKS I read (repeatedly):
The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli,
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell,
Talk to the Hand by Lynne Truss
Norwegian Wood, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, IQ84 by Haruki Murakami

MOVIES I adore:
Wes Anderson's movies (The Royal Tenenbaums, The Grand Budapest Hotel..)
Harry Potter (all 7 movies)
Into the Wild
The Breakfast Club
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Ghostbusters.. and so much more.

DRAMAS I enjoy (mostly Sitcoms):
The Nanny, Two and a Half Men, Hot in Cleveland, F.R.I.E.N.D.S., The Big Bang Theory, Orange is the New Black, Two Broke Girls, Kodoku no Gurume, Shinya Shokudo.. etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Bungy jump on Auckland Bridge, 2012
-Solo travel Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, East Europe (Hungary-Slovenia-Croatia)

Teach, Learn, Share

• Anything about COFFEE. I can make you a fresh hot cuppa coffee if you like one.
• Anything about MALAYSIA.
• Anything about DRAWING and PHOTOSHOP/ILLUSTRATOR. I can guide you through!

Countries I’ve Visited

Croatia, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore