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Overview

  • 39 references 32 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Malay; learning French, German
  • 47, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Cartoonist / Designer / Illustrator
  • Bachelors Degree at Towson University
  • From Kuala Lumpur
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I love to travel, but If I can't travel, I bring the travel to me.

ABOUT ME

I'm a Graphic Artist, Cartoonist, Character Artist & Illustrator. (Hey, visit my site at http://www.spacecadetbling.com some time and tell me what you think!). I'm also globally minded, love learning new languages and have fun pulling off a bunch of crazy different accents from different parts of the world. I love 30 Rock, Community, Monty Python & Conan O' Brien kind of humor. I love traveling and am trying this Couchsurfing things because it'd be nice to be more involved than the standard touristy thing. I was raised Christian, considered myself Agnostic for a long time till recently said to myself "who am I kidding?" and just settled on being an Atheist.

PHILOSOPHY

Walk yourself in others' shoes before you can understand them. Don't ever act your age. I may not believe in God, but I believe in YOU. There's no 'I' in team, but there's an 'I' in Tim. My beard only looks great from long range. I think I'll cut it... Quotes exist only to make us seem more profound and meaningful than we actually are in real life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hopefully, get to know people from other countries, and help people get to know mine.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfed for the first time in 2010 in Melbourne. Hosted my first couchsurfer in Jan 2012. Couchsurfed more in Paris, Reykjavik & London and loved every minute of my experience there. And had a bunch of 'em over when I returned. Now, I can say I'm pretty experienced.

Interests

Traveling, Hiking, Mountains, Traditional & Digital Art, Graphic Novels, Comic Strips, Tennis, Arsenal FC, Baltimore Ravens, Podcasts, Writing, Movies, Foreign Languages, Boardgames, Piano

  • arts
  • culture
  • writing
  • design
  • movies
  • traveling
  • drawing
  • podcasts
  • piano
  • hiking
  • atheism
  • tennis
  • animation
  • languages
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Inception, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, A.I., Oblivion, Shawshank Redemption, Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Music: M83, Johann Johansson, Andrew Bayer, Underworld, Lusine, BT, Enigma, Hans Zimmer, Armin van Buuren
Others: Game of Thrones, Doctor Who, Harry Potter, Wizard of Earthsea, Adventure Time, Homeland, Conan O' Brien, Community, Walking Dead, Marc Maron, The Wire, Lost, South Park

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Did a 4 week trek around the Annapurna Region, Nepal. Seen the Northern Lights in Iceland.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach tennis, Malay, piano, design, cartooning & drawing.
Learn languages.
Share friendship, experiences, pop culture nonsense and stories.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, France, Germany, Nepal, Singapore, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Malaysia, United States

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