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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
Seeking joy in everyday
ABOUT ME
Easy-going, curious/adventurous, straight-talking, dry humour, nice guy as described by others.
Refer to references for more info.
Spent 1.5 years working in Oslo from Oct'07 to Apr'09, and did some travelling and couchsurfing. Returned to Singapore, changed jobs, got my own place, spent 8 months in New Plymouth (New Zealand), and then 11 months in Shekou, Shenzhen, China. Back in Singapore for a while now.
PHILOSOPHY
Have a balanced life.
Be Happy.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
Hosting, couchsurfing, attending meetings and gatherings whenever, when i was in Europe.
Am new in Shekou, and once I've settled, should have a spare bedroom, so I might host you depending on my schedule, mood, and your profile.
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Couchsurfed in Madrid,Zurich,Casablanca,Gothenburg,Bodø,Dusseldorf, Riga,Vilnius, Berlin, Ljubljana, Prague, Hong Kong, Newcastle...
Hosted guests from France, Ireland, Germany, Australia, USA, Malaysia, Sweden and Switzerland
Travelled with members
Gone for gatherings/meetings in Oslo, Casablanca, Zurich, Helsinki, Berlin, New York, Aberdeen, New Plymouth...
Met members for meals and drinks in Oslo, Gothenburg Newcastle, Berlin, Prague, New York, and now in Singapore.
Interests
Sports, music, photography, travelling, the outdoors, understanding different cultures, freshwater aquariums,Pro-Evolution Soccer, the opposite sex, making money, becoming a better man etc
- fish
- photography
- dining
- drinking
- traveling
- music
- outdoor activities
- fishing
- sports
- soccer
Music, Movies, and Books
Musical preference varies according to moods, from Nouvelle Vague, Soundgarden, Thievery Corporation, Lykke Li, Depeche Mode, Pearl Jam, Gypsy Kings, Chicane, Hotel Costes compilations, Faye Wong, Led Zeppelin, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Faithless, Massive Attack...recently Pharell, Calvin Harris and other electronic/dance music
Recently picked up reading of travel guides. The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
Some movies i liked - Kung Fu Hustle (and most Stephen Chow comedies), American Beauty, A Clockwork Orange, Jeux d'enfants (Love me if you dare), 300, Sin City, Closer
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Recent amazing experience:
Having my DSLR camera "replaced" right under my nose as i played playstation with 3 Bosnian kids in Sarajevo... they managed to swap it for an old Soviet camera without me noticing!
More recent amazing event:
Depeche Mode live in Prague (2009)
Teach, Learn, Share
Teaching point - there are Norwegian food taboos! Examples:
1. Thou shall not put mackerel in tomato sauce on Grandiosa (Norwegian frozen pizza)
2. Thou shall not eat bread with pate and ham
3. It is better to lick your fingers clean and continue eating, than to sprinkle the salt back into the communal potato chips bowl.
4. Thou shall not eat norwegian waffles with honey
In New Zealand, I've been taught that fish n chips are eaten with hands - no cutlery required!
In China, for all government related documents, sign off only with a black pen!
Countries I’ve Visited
Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam
Countries I’ve Lived In
China, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, United Kingdom, Viet Nam