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Overview

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  • Fluent in Chinese, English, Malay, Yue (Cantonese); learning German, Norwegian
  • 32, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Educator & Engineer
  • ETH Zurich, Norwegian University of Science and Technolog...
  • From Kuala Lumpur
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About Me

Open-minded and love to experience different cultures. I had participated in the Global Community Development Program organised by AIESEC in Austria in 2014 and another teaching project about global issues and awareness in Finland in 2016. Whenever I engage or participate in a project, I will make use of the opportunity to travel around. I love to immerse in other's culture, probably it has something to do with the multicultural society in Malaysia.

Update: I am currently studying at ETH Zurich, Switzerland and staying at the university's hostel. Thus, I am unable to host currently.

Philosophy:
Feel your passion, listen to your heart, set your goal, and go for it. Last but not least, never give up.

Interests

I am a nature lover. Love meditation. I enjoy cooking and baking as well, and if you are able to host me, probably I can show you how to bake a simple banana cake or cook Malaysian cuisine. I love hiking and ice skating. Singing is another thing that I like to do. I love good music, from classical to pop, jazz, indie and folks. I love photography too.

  • culture
  • singing
  • photography
  • cooking
  • meditation
  • traveling
  • music
  • hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

My favourite artist is Ed Sheeran. I enjoy watching movies particularly Sci-fi fantasy, adventure, animations and comedy movies. Movies like Avatar, pacific rim, spirited away, howl's moving castle, titanic, X-men, underworld, Hobbit, Lord of the Rings are my favourite movies.

I enjoy reading self-enrichment books. Books related to education topics or global issues also captivated my interest.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have seen Northern light in the Southern part of Finland - Tampere. It is not easy to spot them in the southern part as they don't appear that often, or the chance are minimal.
I have waited on the frozen lake for like 5 hours from night to midnight for 3 consecutive days. A big patience is needed as it was extremely cold out there at night and my toes are freezing. You also might be depressed as you might see nothing for 5 hours (facing and staring at the sky for 5 hours). Glad that with my perseverance, I saw them! They looks like a green curtain and looks very magical indeed. Hope that I can see them again.

In order to see the northern light, you need a clear sky with no cloud. Northern light appears at Thermosphere (where satellites are located) so if there is cloud, the cloud will block everything. Good weather is the most crucial part to see northern light.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Finland, Malaysia, Norway, Switzerland, United States

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