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Overview

  • 61 references 20 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Hindi, Malayalam
  • 46, Male
  • Member since 2006
  • Creative
  • Got somewhere close to a Degree
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Travel the world through the senses of varied travelers

ABOUT ME

A frequent visitor to the monastery once asked the master, "You tell us a lot about life and it's many mysteries, for a change why don't you tell us something about yourself?"

The master replied, "I could tell you a lot many things about myself, but it wouldn't amount to much. If you wish to truly know me all you have to do is observe me. Because we say what we believe, but we act who we truly are."

PHILOSOPHY

Wholehearted co-operation with the inevitable is the secret to serenity.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting and trying to add laughter into a weary travelers life.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

All of them have been beautiful and amazing. I have made quite a number of friends and a few of the closest friends I have made is thanks to CS. It's a beautiful place to be.

Interests

Para-gliding, Football, Working with kids, Jeet Kune Do, road trips, people, music, books, movies, a lot of sports and music intsruments that i can't play, trekking, parties, dancing....yaaaa..u get the picture.

  • books
  • singing
  • dancing
  • partying
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • hiking
  • scuba diving
  • sports
  • soccer
  • paragliding
  • road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: If Tomorrow Comes (Sidney Sheldon), The Story of Philosophy (Will Durant), Short Stories of Saki, The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown), The Cosmos (Carl Sagan), The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum), Batman Comics, Spiderman Comics.

Music: U2, Pink Floyd, Morcheeba, Dire Straits, Black Eyed Peas, Cold Play

Movies: Stay, Hero, Sleepers, The Matrix Triology, The LOTR Triology, Train spotting, Fear and loathing in Las Vegas, Requiem for a Dream, Gattaca, The Cyclist

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

MOST IMPORTANT - When you meet me, you better have this list and tell me what's true and what's false:

1) Did a 850 km road trip across the coast of Maharashtra through non-existent roads, cutting through jungles. It was spread over 5 days and the only agenda was to ride towards the horizon.

2) Smacked George Bush on the head.

3) Partied in Phuket, that place rocks as a party place.

4) Visited Phi Phi Islands and snorkelled out there.

5) Shanked Osama at one of his blitzkreig rave parties.

6) Had the most brilliant night out in Bangkok on Khaosan Road. A must visit place if you are out there.

7) Romped with the Fook Mi and Fook You twins.

8) Drove around in a World War I jeep!!

9) Had an ice-cream and candy party with Anna Nicole. God bless her soul.

10) Seen clouds dance when I went hiking in Karjat. It sounds unbelievable, but its true. Something that I believe that only a few people have seen.

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to learn how to work better with kids, bartending, deep sea diving and advanced paragliding.

Things you 'may' find useful.
1) People hate it when you are too nice to them.

2) Honking hard doesn't make the traffic go any faster.

3) Sunscreen by Baz Luhrman is a must listen song at times when you are down in life, good in life and elated in life.

4) Kate Winslet can sing.

5) People who visit Asia, bargain for stuff and think they got it cheap, can actually get it cheaper.

6) 2-year-olds who have fallen lightly and hurt themselves slightly don't cry untill someone looks at them.

7) I seem to have a lot of currently useless information that will only seem useful when you are right in the middle of it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

India

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