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Overview

  • 32 references 23 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese, English
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Geography and Social Studies teacher
  • Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) in Geography, National...
  • From Singapore, Central Singapore Community Development Council
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To seek knowledge. To love. To support the underdogs.

ABOUT ME

I try to travel whenever I have breaks. In my free time, I read newsmagazines and occasionally fiction. I also enjoy cycling, running and swimming. Love to find out about other countries through conversations with people like you!

PHILOSOPHY

Live in the moment. Add value to whoever and whatever is in your life. Fight for a cause.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I surfed at Kuching (Malaysia), Chiang Mai (Thailand), Munich (Germany), Vienna (Austria), Krakow (Poland), Osaka (Japan), Kobe (Japan) and Taipei (Taiwan). I met up with CouchSurfers for meals in Loei (Thailand), Pakse (Laos) and Osaka (Japan).

Interests

Buddhism, Buses, Education, Farming, Geography, Mandopop, Reading, Running, Rhythmic Cycling, Travel, Powerlifting

  • education
  • running
  • reading
  • traveling
  • cycling
  • spelunking
  • buddhist
  • swimming
  • teaching
  • geography

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite magazine: The Economist, MONOCLE

Favourite movies: Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Midnight in Paris, The Grand Budapest Hotel

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1) Went on a 52-day cruise with 300 other youth from ASEAN countries and Japan around the region
2) Reached the peak of Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia (Jan 11)
3) Caving in Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia
4) Summitted Mount Rinjani, Lombok, Indonesia Sep 2014
5) Did 2 half-marathons overseas, one in Bali (September 14) and one in Fremont, CA (December 14)
6) Summitted Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania in Jun 2018
7) Kayaked in Padang (Indonesia), Coron (Philippines), Hokkaido (Japan), Sai Kung (Hong Kong)
8) Went on a winter expedition in Kyrgyzstan (Dec 2022)
9) Completed Hyrox in Singapore (Aug 2024)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bhutan, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Singapore

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