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Overview

  • 13 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese; learning English
  • 46, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Self-employed, Trading
  • Master, Engineering
  • From Xi'an City, China
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Thinking and practicing

ABOUT ME

It's always difficult for me to write stuff like persinal description since I was very little.I'm a quite laid-back open-minded person, you might think of the word "inertia", please think of it in a good way ^_^.
I've built and am still building up a habit incrementally of wondering some nonsense ideas for most people, in a fancy word it is called philosophy. I'm not austere for sure but I do like austere stuff for the most of time.
I studied engineering at university, more accurate polymer engineering. I didn't work in polymer-related field for ages so I may not be capabale to discuss technological issues with you. Who cares about it though, haha.
I like Sci-Fi and I read fantasy fictions online for relaxing. For real books, most of my reading are non-fictions.I guess I have some "difficulities" to appreciate contemporary literatures and modern arts. Classical music, not a fan neither.
I like outdoor activities as well as haveing a nice chat over a cup of tea/coffee. I used to go hiking when I lived in Hangzhou but there is nowhere to hike here in Shanghai.
Looking for delicious food which was hidden over the city is one of my interests.
I like to meet people from all over the world. If I have a chance to listen to your story would be great.I do not smoke or drink so I would be grateful if you don't smoke when we hang out.
Overall I'm just a different common person who is willing to knew new friends and help them knew a bit of or fit in my city, even just for few days.Remember the most important thing is relax, dude.

PHILOSOPHY

Philosophy is discribing and practicing but proving.
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The body keeps us constantly busy by reason of its need of sustenance…the body fills us with passions and desires and fears, and all sorts of fancies and foolishness…We are slaves to its service.
Philosophy sees that the most dreadful thing about the imprisonment is the fact that it is caused by the lusts of the flesh, so that the prisoner is the chief assistant in his own imprisonment.
--"Phaedo"

五色令人目盲,五音令人耳聋,五味令人口爽,驰骋畋猎令人心发狂,难得之货令人行妨。是以圣人为腹不为目。故去彼取此
--<老子>

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I cannot host you guys currently, but I can offer some other helps if you visit Shanghai.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Attend weekly meetups;
Hang out with travels and locals;
Surfed once here in Shanghai,lol;
Short trips with couchsurfers...

Interests

Reading,
Internet surfing,
Roaming in the city (@_@),
Meeting people from all over the world and hearing their stories,
Hiking (sometimes),
Listening to music,
Watching movie,
Tasting nice food etc.

  • arts
  • books
  • modern art
  • dining
  • coffee
  • drinking
  • reading
  • socializing
  • music
  • classical music
  • outdoor activities
  • hiking
  • surfing
  • engineering

Music, Movies, and Books

moives:Donnie Darko, Inception, Match Point, Seven Pounds and many.
Music:Pop, R&B, Rock and Country. Onerepublic, Linkin Park, Imagine Dragon, The Swan Brothers, Coldplay, The script, Dierks Bentley, Pablo Alboran, Adele, Jack Savoretti, EMIN, Lady Antebellum etc. True colors-Phil Collins, Shape of my heart-Sting, Brave-Sara Bareilles, Even if it breaks your heart-Jimmy Stanley, I have nothing-Whitney Houston, Have you ever seen the rain-Creedence Clearwater Revival...etc.
A short list of Books,have read, is reading, will read recently
A brief history of chinese philosophy (Feng-Yulan)
中国思想史 (钱穆)
Phaedo (Plato)
History of Western Civilization: A handbook (William H. McNeill)
Meditation (Marcus Aurelius)
Enconomics (PaulA.Samuelson)
Republic (Plato)
Beyond Measure:modern physics, philosophy and the meaning of quantum theory (Jim Baggott)
Astronomy for everybody (Simon Newcomb) 2012 edition
...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ocean, always ocean...

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach:Chinese and lots of things about China
Learn: Spanish and Germen
Share: Wonderful Shanghai with you.

Countries I’ve Visited

China

Countries I’ve Lived In

China

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