“When it finally occurs to you that no human being can intellectually galvanise your soul, would you realise that there's just something greater than the transient existence of mankind and Dunya.”

- Luna (2014)

🌕 My alias is Luna. The earth's moon leaves me speechless, every single time I witness it. I enjoy catching meteor showers, finding planets and stars whilst half of the world is asleep. There's just something about vintage atlases and books. I used to play Geosafari as a child. It was the best game ever, as I love geography and history.

🐟 My fondest job was working as a Marine Guide at Singapore's largest aquarium. My favourite marine animals are the different species of sharks and manta rays. I also love elephants, wild and domestic cats, ants, and birds.

🇸🇬 I currently reside in Singapore. I have been to Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, New Zealand, Australia, Scotland, England, Paris, Los Angeles, Tijuana, San Diego, and New York.

🌏 I would love to visit Turkey, India, Iran, Palestine, Mecca, Iceland, Madagascar, Hokkaido, Christmas Island, and Hawaii. Most of all, I would like to visit the Galápagos Islands.

🎬 I am on the constant lookout for interesting foreign films and documentaries, especially those narrated by Attenborough.

📜 I am in love with Rumi's words. Even though I'm quite the introvert, I would love to meet my poetry soulmate, one day. It would be lovely to converse over cups of spicy masala chai on a roof, overlooking a city or the sea.

“The intellectual is always showing off,
the lover is always getting lost.
The intellectual runs away.
afraid of drowning;
the whole business of love
is to drown in the sea.
Intellectuals plan their repose;
lovers are ashamed to rest.
The lover is always alone.
even surrounded by people;
like water and oil, he remains apart.
The man who goes to the trouble
of giving advice to a lover
get nothing. He's mocked by passion.
Love is like musk. It attracts attention.
Love is a tree, and the lovers are its shade.”

Kulliyat-e Shams, 21
Rumi

📚 I studied Mass Communications and Early Childhood Education. My goal in life is to meet and learn as much as I can about the billions of people on earth, especially those stricken by war. I would like to be an art therapist or a photojournalist in the future and work with migrants.

💭 P.S. I avoid small talk as much as possible. I prefer talking about something meaningful like aspirations, inventions, afflictions, and emotions. I'm actually a jester who appreciates a sharp wit. I wear my heart on my sleeve, and I hold nothing back. I am a loyal companion, and my best friends of over ten years are proof of my commitment towards forming lifelong friendships. I will always appreciate and remember someone's sincerity and effort.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To connect with locals and experience different cultures

Interests

Street Photography, Poetry, Psychology, Art Therapy

• poetry
• photography
• film making
• spoken word
• films
• marine biology
• foreign languages
• foreign cultures
• art therapy
• foreign films
• rumi

Music, Movies, and Books

Haruki Murakami, George Orwell, Uwem Akpan, Khaled Hosseini, Shahriar Mandanipour, Tim Burton, Scott Fitzgerald, Orhan Pamuk, Rumi, Roald Dahl, Lang Leav, Rupi Kaur, R. V. C. Bodley, Lisa Suhair Majaj, Helen Fisher, Erik Erikson, Kahlil Gibran, Sir David Attenborough

Sigur Rós, Radiohead, Björk, Ben Howard, Frightened Rabbit, Explosions In The Sky, Bon Iver, Troves, Moddi, Coldplay, Glasvegas, God Speed You! Black Emperor, Bright Eyes, Tegan and Sara, Death Cab For Cutie, Mogwai, Florence + the Machine, Fleurie, Damien Rice, Meiko, Of Monsters and Men, City & Colour, Ólafur Arnalds, Milo Greene, Daughter, Circa Survive, Anthony Green, Saosin, John Mayer, Sia, Kashmir, Lucy Rose, Alt-J, Purity Ring, Keaton Henson, Zee Avi, Amateur Takes Control, Whitley

The Silence of the Lambs, Hard Candy, Forrest Gump, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Taste of Cherry, New York, I Love You, Liv and Ingmar, Requiem for a Dream, Stonehearst Asylum, Dead Poets Society, Le Grand Voyage, Bashu, the Little Stranger, Midnight's Children, English Vinglish, Room, Planet Earth, Heima

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spoken Word Performances

Teach, Learn, Share

English, Singlish, Photography, Poetry, Marine Biology, Religion, Philosophy, Child Psychology, Art Therapy, Spoken Word Perfomances

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories of my travels and a listening ear

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, England, France, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Scotland, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Scotland, Singapore