CURRENT MISSION

Don't have any!

ABOUT ME

Paradox of Our Age

We have bigger house but smaller families;
More conveniences, but less TIME;
We have more degrees, but less sense;
More knowledge, but less judgement;
More experts, but more problems;
More medicine, but less healthiness.

We have been all the way to the Moon and back,
but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbour.
We built more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever, but less communication;

We have become long on quantity but short on quality.
These are times of fast food and short digestion;
Tall man but short character;
Steep profit but shallow relationship.
It's a time when there is much in the window, but nothing in the room.

~~ 14th Dalai Lama

PHILOSOPHY

Nature's first green is gold,
It's hardest hue to hold.
It's early leaf's a flower,
but only so an hour.
Then leaf subside to leaf,
So Eden sanks to grieve.
So dawn goes down to day,
Nothing gold can stay.

~~ Robert Frost

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I was first introduced to Couchsurfing by Albert, a Hong Kong traveler. We were seated next to each other on a domestic flight in Myanmar. That was in 2011.

Since then, the Couchsurfing scene has evolved rapidly. As in every community, there are bound to be black sheep who abuses the system and/or taint the reputation of other Couchsurfers. I want to believe that there everybody is a good person and is genuine in interacting and learning about different cultures.

I want to believe that I'm that kind of Couchsurfer that you want to get to know.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Places I surfed at:
1. Manila, Dec 2011 with Diane Reyes
2. Laos, July 2012 with Sith
3. Ankara, Turkey, Nov 2012 with Arda
4. Cappadocia, Turkey, Nov 2012 with Fatih
5. Izmir, Turkey, Nov 2012 with Tamir
6. Boston, Massachusetts, Dec 2012 with Ted
7. Saugus, Massachusetts, Dec 2012 with Brad
8. Philadelphia, Jan 2013 with Don and Andrew

Hosted
1. Carthnik from Bangalore
2. Chris from Amsterdam
3. Cade from Denver, Co

Organised:
1. Gunung Ledang Hike, Melaka, Feb 2012
2. CS weekly Beach volleyball

Travelling
1. BKK, April 2012 with Sam and Ummar and other CSers for Songkran

Interests

I'm easy going and up for pretty much anything. I exercise regularly back home, spend free time reading or chilling out with friends. I do like to learn new things.

Music, Movies, and Books

Authors:
Haruki Murakami. Paulo Coelho. Anthony Bourdain. Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Music:
Atreyu. Linkin Park. Avenged Sevenfold. Alter Bridge. Muse. Led Zeppelin. Deep Purple. Aerosmith. Bon Jovi. Metallica. 30 Seconds to Mars. Florence + The Machines. Of Monsters and Men. Kodaline. Mumfords and Sons. Coldplay. Oasis.

Movies:
Dead Poet Society. Sound of Music. Moulin Rouge.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Eating the Balut! It's a fertilized duck egg, with its wings and bones forming. a Filipino favorite snack.

Sunrise over Sahara Desert is simply breathtaking. The sun rays competing with the vast land to see who can cover a greater area.

Losing my passport and wallet on the first day I got into Turkey and living on a 500usd budget for 2 weeks. The hospitality of random strangers overwhelmed and humbled me. I didn't mind having fat cheeks from a diet of mostly bread! (cos it's so cheap)

Annapura Base Camp trek.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Egypt, England, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Singapore

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