CURRENT MISSION

I am living a dream, I want to see it all...

ABOUT ME

First check my City Bungee Throw in Singapore
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxz9ZYeXxUY

I am a universalist and don't believe in country and religious divisions-the John Lennon (Imagine) ideology. It's always two way fun to meet up strangers and learn by exchanging your views/experiences about culture, life and aspirations.

I have a PhD in Advertising and am a professional advertising consultant for various firms in US, UK and Australia. Check my online portfolio.

I am Ad Man by profession {http://www.odesk.com/users/Atif-Man-inside-Businessman_~~d5be4a0543b6abd9?sid=5002&recent=no&tot=2&pos=1#overview}

Meeting me will be lot of fun. I have so much to share, I can share my views on almost anything as I am a professional writer plus I am a very liberated person who respects co-existence and listening. I am well-read, well traveled and well-spoken with a very unique, pacifist and enlightening point of view about life based on pragmatism, realism and yes, empathy.

I am funny, honest and knowledgable. Ready to embrace new ideas, competent point of views and ways to lead happy/successful life. I also have very original and unique personality that inspire people towards happiness, optimism and progress. I am an emotional nomad who never gets tired. I like exotic food, distinct mindsets and receptive souls.

I will remain your lifelong imaginary friend, after I go.

Well I am a born explorer. I started exploring music when I was young, so I started playing piano, then learnt playing guitar, I recently completed a rock tribute album in the memory of Great Michael Jackson. I loved movies from the very beginning of my memory, I studied film making, now I own a state-of-the-art HD Mobile Production Studio. I have written couple of scripts and will start nailing them one by one. At the same time I plan to do music videos of my tribute album. I am inquisitive about human nature, I love to explore cultures, and how inter-racial norms affect the human psyche. I want to determine the universal blend of norms and value structure, that respect the entire humanity. http://www.jango.com/music/The+Atif you can check my tributes.

PHILOSOPHY

I like to take life easy now. All my life I had taken everything seriously but if you are liberated and awakened then fear/seriousness doesn't work. So now my life is happy generally, and if it ever becomes sad- I make fun of it and laugh about it. I think it is good for my will power. So I take regular doze of stand up comedy. Life is sporadic and is about living in between of circumstances pushing to controls just shivers the mindset. Because everything to me in life is a state of mind. Once you are out of that matrix nothing matters at all.

Tomorrow has the best that is yet to come. I track everything I do every day, with it's cause & effect with planning for future. All I achieved in this life is how I planned it. I can go absolute bizzarre and crazy whilst having fun, but then I know my limits. I don't smoke and drink, so usually I am the one who drops everyone back home. My friends say I don't need intoxication as I m already too high on endorphins.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Travelling has made me a different person altogether. I have lost all my inhibitions, biases, prejudices altogether. It's like being born again in a new way. For me traveling makes us receptive, responsive, humble and yes enthusiastic about life. Before I traveled far off I was living in a nutshell. Today I feel light, free with no burden of world on my shoulders.

Well I am a traveler in mind, soul, heart and body. I want to share my perspectives and want to acknowledge those I am unfamiliar with. I want to cultivate a universal way of seeing things, appreciating co-existence, and eternally blessing the soul with the knowledge of what matters most.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Well I am a traveler, my passion of photography, compels me to know, how people see life and world through a lens. http://www.flickr.com/photos/theatif/?saved=1
I am intrigued by the beauty of nature and it's Creator how he owns the universe with a strange combination of power and beauty!!! CS is a dream come true, a common platform where travelers can nurture and grow at same time!!!wow what an idea my standing ovation n hats off to the pioneers!!!

Interests

I am very excited about "now". Very thrilled about future. Curious as hell, all I watch is National Geographic, Discovery and Animal Planet because most movies and TV shows are too dry and less entertaining than fact.

I love animals. Cats especially. I am very curious in understanding animal nature as deep down we are are the same. They are reflection of nature and that's what entices me. Our instincts, intuition and our discern.

I believe in intellectual stimulation. So anything that comes true from heart and with feeling touches. I don't fake, commercially driven art forms be it music, film or writing.

I like working out, cardio, mixed martial arts, yoga and resistance training. I feel a sound body provides the hardware for the software inside the body to grow to infinite limits. I love sports and martial arts. I love playing guitar, and singing along with friends & in solitude. I like watching and making movies.

• animals
• cats
• arts
• culture
• writing
• singing
• photography
• film making
• beauty
• dining
• recipes
• yoga
• working out
• drinking
• movies
• tv
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• piano
• scuba diving
• bungee jumping
• sports
• martial arts
• track and field
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

I like movies that help me re-think and restructure my belief structure and norms. Like Se7en, Exorcist, Nell, Goodfellas, TaxiDriver, I am Sam, Sling Blade, Girl Interrupted, I prefer to choose actors and directors to watch and select movies. So it's rather easier for me to choose movies that credit them. For eg. I like Danny Boyle, Martin Scorcese, Sean Penn, Robert De Niro etc. Being musician myself, I have appreciation of all genres of music, as I know what it takes to produce music with good vibe, I prefer to listen Rock n Roll, 70s, 60s Hard Rock, Jazz, Funk and of course my all time fav. MJ, Bryan Adams, Sting, Richard Marx, Phill Collins, Rod Stewart, George Michael etc. with AC/DC, GnR, Aerosmith, Doors, U2, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, etc. in bands category. In instrumentalists I love Joe Satriani, Kenny G, Yanni, Beethoven n Enigma. In books I like to read Business, Marketing, Self-Development stuff. Like Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama, Business @ Speed of Thought-Bill Gates, Think Big-Donald Trump, Emotional Intelligence, somehow I can't carry on fiction for too long as fact is almost all the time stranger than reality.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Taming animals and becoming their best friends is my recent adventure. I also love to play with kids because animals and kids have so much in common. They just want something to chew on and have so much innocence, unconditional love and true energy to share.

Bungy Jump, this NDE (Near Death Experience) changed me forever, I was stronger than ever was before. I loved Scuba Diving as well, fascinated with the beauty of life inside sea. Playing, singing and jamming with musicians with various cultural background, helps me appreciate this strange metaphysical entity called music.

Teach, Learn, Share

I think CS is about exchange of ideas, energy, experiences, learnings, beliefs, thinking patterns, recipes(food Yummm). Sharing and learning that we didn't even know ever existed, elevates our belief in the vastness of humanity and circle of life.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can guide them around. It is a v fast n extremely busy city as you know but might help in getting around.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Norway, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States