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Overview

  • 11 references 8 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese, English; learning French, Japanese, Korean, Malay
  • 33, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Analyst
  • Bachelor Degree
  • From Singapore, Singapore
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Chasing my Bucket List

ABOUT ME

First thing people always ask about me is why I'm tanned.
My answer is simply - I love the great outdoors! (Hate too much sun though)

Spontaneous and always ready to try something new. That's how I roll. Skydiving, cliff jumping, mountain climbing, rock climbing, YOU NAME IT! I wanna do it all.

I also live to eat! Anywhere with awesome food, you'll be sure to see me getting my hands on 'em. Even if its weird local delicacies, I'd love to try it all! (all part of the experience). Last I remember is popping a Balut (half developed duck egg into my mouth).

I'm a sucker for nature and just winding down in front of God's beautiful creation

I'm also an avid photographer! Love the art of creating beautiful photographs to be shared with everyone --> Please have a look (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ben_neb)

Lastly, I'm a musician! I listen to almost everything from jazz to rock to K-pop but I particular enjoy just stripping music down to the acoustic level and jam. I perform occasionally at school gigs and at bars and of course in church;)
(Me doing a cover on youtube --> http://youtu.be/K460WGTgWYw)

PHILOSOPHY

"A ship in harbor is safe, but that’s not why ships are built." - A Wise Fortune Cookie

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm new to couch surfing and I was introduced to CS by a friend. So I'm hoping to forge great CS experiences in future!!! (by far its been AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE)

Interests

Extreme Sports (Rock Climbing, Mountain Climbing, Skydiving, Skiing, Snow Boarding..)
Biking
Ultimate Frisbee
Badminton

I REALLY enjoy singing and performing. Here's me doing a cover! --> http://youtu.be/K460WGTgWYw

Photography --> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ben_neb
Videography
Graphic Design

  • arts
  • singing
  • performing arts
  • design
  • graphic design
  • photography
  • dining
  • eating out
  • music
  • jazz
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • surfing
  • skydiving
  • skiing
  • cliff jumping
  • sports
  • rock climbing
  • badminton
  • extreme sports

Music, Movies, and Books

My Top Movies of all time
- Catch Me If You Can
- A Beautiful Mind
- King's Speech
- Star Wars
- The Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit
- Cloud Atlas
- The Pursuit of Happyness

Music (just to list a few)
- Jason Mraz
- John Mayer
- The Beatles
- Bon Jovi
- Muse
- Brian McKnight
- Two Door Cinema Club
-...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

SKYDIVING! (YOU HAVE TO DO IT!)

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I am certainly open to sharing my experiences with you if you have any interests in what I do! Here's one for the budding photographers!
Photography tip: "It is the carpenter, not his tools that creates a good chair". Don't get into all the hype of buying a good camera but focus on learning and practising your skills. Worse is to be tricked by a camera with lots of mega pixels (all marketing crap)

Learn: I am always trying new things and wanting to learn something new! So please be patient with teaching me!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Singapore

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