sociologist. writer. researcher. aspiring polymath.

I am a Singaporean Chinese Girl exploring out of my lovely (but tiny) city-state. I like to learn about other cities, and enjoy learning about globalisation, migration, gender studies, cities and urbanisation, China studies from my undergraduate days. (:

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

travel on a shoestring budget. I'm new to it, please excuse me ^^
but if you have any rules for me, as a host, i do read up and try my best to comply ^^

Interests

• arts
• music
• journalism
• public policy
• social media
• research
• ethnography

Music, Movies, and Books

music: indie folk, pop, alt. rock, bollywood

films: breakfast at tiffany's, the handmaiden, american beauty, lolita, clueless, mean girls, kill bill, inglorious basterds, casablanca, belle de jour, one flew over the cuckoo's nest, edward scissorshands, his girl friday, spirited away

Books: haruki murakami, sociology books, jane eyre, the bell jar

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

visiting a red-light district in Singapore and interviewing a sex worker and NGO - that was really eye-opening for me and taught me great humanity.

another funny experience was getting a free car ride home from police officers in Manila (ha, ha :p)

What I Can Share with Hosts

singapore culture and news!
Hmm it also depends on what you like (:

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore