CURRENT MISSION

live everyday as if it were the beginning of your last week on this planet

ABOUT ME

when i describe my self...
you see i am middle aged. 44 years old. i guess the fact that i have my wife LEA,(who is currently trying to finish her doctoral degree in UP). and 3 kids. 16, 14 and 4 years old says more about my lifestyle than anything else i can think of. they define me. i love the wife and kids. next to that i would say that we love to travel as a family. and hope to see more of this world.

PHILOSOPHY

life is to short to be mad, forgive, and love instead...
though i am not perfect,.. i don't pretend to be. i have many faults, but isn't it true of all of us?... isn't the internet grand? why didn't it come sooner in my life time? ho hum.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

my first real CS experience was on April 20 '08. Thanks to Natasha S. i met a whole lot of CS people in HCMC. It was so good that i made a good friend with Hans Rubi, I have enjoyed the "tourist" experience and would want to share the CS experience to others if the would like to come to the Philippines. I have a room and a bed near our house (my mom's house actually)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have not slept on a couch but have met and enjoyed my travel more because of the friends i met here at CS. May be in the future??

Interests

food, helping others help themselves, the idea and preparation of the family trip. GPS, Geocaching. meeting people. loving people. making life long friends.

Spread the love through the kids. yeh..

• culture
• dining
• traveling
• socializing
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Gataka, The Godfather I, III. Matrix, Notinghill, Finding Forester. Sneakers.
Jet Li movies, Kung Fu Hustle. Jackie Chan movies.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I worked in the (now defunked) Philippine Refugee Processing Center in Morong Bataan. I taught CO (Culture Orientation) for 7 years. I lived and loved the students i had. this was my first job. and it was cool. Worked half the day and went to the beach the rest of the day. this was the life. now i will have the chance to practice the little Vietnamese i know.

Countries I’ve Visited

Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Philippines