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Overview

  • 1 reference 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese (Simplified), English, French, Malay; learning Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
  • 32, Female
  • Member since 2017
  • Research Assistant
  • University of Nottingham, UK
  • From Malaysia
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

26 year-old Malaysian.
Studied International Communication Studies with English Literature and Linguistics.
I'm currently working as a film producer and film programmer in Malaysia.

PHILOSOPHY: Don't kill cockroaches because they have sensory system to feel the pain too.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet people around the world and hopefully they will come to Malaysia too l.

Interests

  • arts
  • festivals
  • films
  • playing piano
  • cemeteries
  • reading and writing

Music, Movies, and Books

Films:
Burning by Lee Chang Dong
Lovers On The Bridge by Leo's Carax
Labyrinth by Shuji Terayama
Caché by Micheal Haneke
Theee Colours by Krzysztof Kiéwloski
Repast by Mikio Naruse

Books:
The Mysterious Flames of Queen Loana by Umberto Eco
Fathers and Son by Ivan Turgenev
About Love and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov
What We Talk When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver
Fires by Raymond Carver
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

Music bands:
Boy
Cigarettes After Sex
The Tress and The Wild
The Walters
The Vernopian Solitude
Sons of Days

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Skydiving in New Zealand, Horse-riding, Cross-Country Skiing, Snowboarding

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cultures and traditions in Malaysia.
My backpacking experiences across Europe.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Scotland, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States

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