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CURRENT MISSION

To be able to synthesize happiness and then package them into nukes to be used on the masses.

ABOUT ME

I love trekking, diving and especially exploring the less often trekked alleys. On the relaxing side, I enjoy listening to classical performances and reading literature. I also like learning new languages though I never excelled in them. I believe language is the key to knowing one's culture, so I tend to pick up bits of different languages on the way. I enjoy talking to people and thinking about what other things I can next do with my life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing allows me to meet new people of all imaginable kinds, to live the lives of another person, to get a perspective of how life is elsewhere. It allows us to appreciate what we have, explore what we don't, question our assumptions and best of all, make new friends.

I have been on Couchsurfing since 2010 mainly as a surfer and have benefited from all the warm welcomes. Since I've had my apartment, I have been able to enjoy the other spectrum of CS, as host. As host one has been able to to receive the immensely satisfying sharing of experiences through the eyes of the travelling.

Interests

Scuba diving, tech and AI, animal behaviour, coffee, evolution, camping, outdoor cooking, artillery, sailing, fencing, pharmaceuticals, quality, squash, classical music, playing the pipe organ, banking, anthropology, history, religion, philosophy, learning new languages and practicising different tongues.

• culture
• literature
• reading
• piano
• scuba diving
• sailing
• fencing
• anthropology
• history
• languages
• medicine
• squash
• machine learning

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
V for Vendatta, Zorro, IpMan, TheDarkKnight, Jackiechan movies, StarWars..
Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Wicked..

Music:
NOFX, System of a Down, Alkaline Trio, Kapustin, John Cage, Rachmaninoff, Gershwin, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Bizet

Books:
The Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan
The Dispossessed - Le Guinn
Catch-22 - Heller
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
Guns germs and steel
Collapse
How to read water

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Wadi bashing and getting stuck while riding the dunes of the deserts of UAE.
Got engaged to my wife in the mighty Karakoram Mountains of Pakistan while recording it with a drone.
Re-acquired skills of manual driving (after 10years) in a desperate struggle on the steep, windy, narrow roads in Sarajevo.
Dived with oceanic mantas in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can tell you about my country and neighbours of Singapore, the history of this region. I am passionate about technology and AI. We can share our interesting travel experiences, cooking, music, etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, New Zealand, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, Singapore, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates

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