CURRENT MISSION

Whether we’re rich or poor, or somewhere in between, one thing we have in common is that we are all homeless....working our way HOME.

So, I try to share my smile as much as I can while I’m still breathing.

ABOUT ME

free-spirited. extreme adventurer. music lover. nature lover. enjoys and appreciates the simplicity of life. optimist. a believer that nature is a patient artist. (^_^)

I am who I am not.

Through the path of uncertainty, will I find my serenity.

PHILOSOPHY

Om shanti: I am a soul, my true nature is peace. When we are true to ourselves the closer we are to the field of pure potentiality.

We have to adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience.

“Create a life that feels good on the inside not one that looks good on the outside.”

“One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy. And one of the best ways to make other people happy is to be happy yourself.”

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

“There is this realisation that, regardless of race, culture and nationality, we are all part o the same global family, sharing the same world. While we are each quite unique, separate, autonomous, spiritual beings whose essence is love and truth, we are aware that we are also interconnected in a more subtle level”

I’ve met extraordinarily awesome people through CS and these are the one-liners to best describe each one of them:

2014: Jenny(Germany): appreciative Nam(HK): affable Zarah(Malaysia): open-minded Eric(Switzerland): optimistic Maya(Chile): adventurous Alice(UK): explorer Xander(Germany): frisky

2015: Grace(Philippines): conservation-minded Alex(Philippines): spontaneous Vivian(USA):gregarious Andromeda(Turkey):conversational Yogi(Laos):gentleman Michael(Australia): thoughtful Raimonds(Latvia): broad-minded Matthew(Macao): kind-hearted

2016: Doris(Vienna): lighthearted Angela(Jeju): angelic Arcelle(Maldives/Phil's): fantabulous Jena(Germany): ngo-volunteer Lucia(France): receptive Clint(USA): courteous Kevin(Phil's): friendly Nacho(Spain): tender hearted Jasmine(CA): happy-soul Erica(HK): cheerful James/Shuming(TPE): on-the-go

2017: Kunal(S'pore): thankful Emilia(TPE): friendly Yvonne (Netherland): venturesome Milie (Argentina): flexible Regis (France): enthusiast Oasist (Turkey): funny Jongmi(S.Korea): vibrant Omar(Morocco): philanthropist Ali(Morocco):brother-from-another-mother Mustafa(Morocco): cordial Mohammed(Morocco): awesome-musician Arlene(Germany): calm-souled Said(Morocco): helpful Clark(Cebu): compassionate Julian(Colombia): candid Diego(Italy): free-swinging-family Cris (Portugal): beautiful-inside-out Thomas (UK): cheese-aficionado Kitkat (Phil’s): down-to-earth Josh (Phil’s): polite

2018: Suki (China): talented-art-director Gabor(Hungary/Copenhagen): self disciplined Jasmine (US): happy Summer/Drew (US): venturous Saly(Senegal/France): audacious Martin(Germany):witty Wendy(Colombia): pure-souled Peter/Tsaja(Slovenia): altruists

2019: Lauren (Canada): kitty lover
Federica (Italy): flexible
Christian/Kagen (Phil’s): tennis-aficionados
Sunny (Taiwan): felicitous, Slavi (Serbia): super lighthearted-soul, Victoria (Ukraine): inspiring chef, Maria (Venezuela): coolest MarineBio, Anna/Daniel (Netherlands): lovely couple, (Macau): disciplined, Paula/Bryan(Phil’s): ocean warriors, Arianna (Phil’s):happy pill

2020: COVID: uninvited

2021: Delta/Omicron: uninvited still

2022: post-COVID

2023: Gary (Phil’s): thoughtful altruist

2024: Dana (Kazakhstan): calm soul, Austin (US): witty/funny, Oanh (Vietnam): genuinely thoughtful

To those requesting to stay at my place, I’d really appreciate receiving personalised messages, intended for ME, not copy-pasted-and-sent-to-many type of request. ^_^

Interests

people, culture, DIVING, food, music, nature, paintings, extreme sports/activities, LIFE ^_^

• reggae music
• scuba diving
• adventure travel
• beaches
• mountains
• ukulele
• food
• nature
• sunsets
• simple things

Music, Movies, and Books

Music is my lozenge. (Reggae, bossa, and all that jazz)

Movies: South Pacific, Chasing Coral, How to Train A Dragon, Bohemian Rhapsody, The 100-foot journey, Captain Fantastic, Hacksaw Ridge, The Intern, Ballerina, Big Hero 6, Stork, Zootopia, Man from UNCLE, The Choice, Cast Away, Into the Wild, Dancer, Coco and many more

Book: The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, NeuroTribe, Tools for Titans, The Civil War, Happiness Project, Living with the Himalayan Master, Spiritual Laws of Success, Coral Reef, What would Freud do?, Until We are Free, 3-minute rule, Wabisabi, The Story of More, Hidden Life of Trees, Stillness is Key,

Authors: Ambeth Ocampo, Haruki Murakami, Paolo Coelho, Kate Hanley, Deepak Chopra, Mike George, Bo Sanchez, Shaa Wasmund, Harv Eker, Rolf Dobelli, Sarah Tomley, Sherin Eribadi, Brant Pinvidic, Carmine Gallo, Beth Kempton, Hope Jahren, Ryan Holiday, Randy Pasuch, Robin Sharma

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One isn't enough :) Life has surprised me a gazillion times and I just enjoy whatever I have and whoever I am with

Teach, Learn, Share

I play musical instruments for leisure and enjoy preparing / cooking recipes from scratch ^_^

Update 2019: As a diver, I’ve become fascinated with the marine life that I started researching and understanding more about their ecosystem and biodiversity, and I’m hooked. Wanna do more in protecting the ocean. No ocean means no us.

What I Can Share with Hosts

good vibes ^_^, cook, teach/play ukulele and guitar

Countries I’ve Lived In

Thailand