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Overview

  • 5 references
  • Fluent in English; learning Chinese, Portuguese, Tagalog, Thai, Yue (Cantonese)
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Office dude
  • Through the people I have met and my life experiences
  • From Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

...to seek out new life and civilisations. To boldy go where no one has gone before.

ABOUT ME

Born and raised in Darwin, Australia. But my family is originally from the Philippines. I like trying new things, and eating food and travelling is the best way to do it =)

I love learning about different cultures and peoples. I like movies, drawing, music etc. and I love martial arts and find they are a fun way of keeping fit/active while also learning and growing as a person.

Sometimes I'm shy, sometimes i'm loud, I got a good sense of humour, love to have fun, meet new people and explore new places. Pretty much the same thing that everyone on here likes haha

PHILOSOPHY

Be happy
Be understanding
Be kind to others

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hanging out and occasionally giving some advice in the message boards

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Walking around the streets of Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro and up Corcovado to see the Christ Statue (unfortunately too much cloud cover by the time we go up there)

Hiking up Urca then catching the cable car up to Pão de Açucar (Sugarloaf mountain) in Rio.

Met up with a CS group in Cambodia then spent the next day visiting the temples with my awesome new Kiwi buddy Jordy.

Spent the night drinking with people in Boracay Island in the Philippines then a separate night drinking again with more awesome locals in Manila (worse hangover ever after that one!)

Attended a few group meet ups here in Brisbane.

Interests

Arts, Movies, Music, Photography, Guitar, Martial Arts (MMA, Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai and have travelled to other countries to train in them)

I like reading and learning about history, different languages, cultures and religions (on wikipedia hehe).

  • arts
  • photography
  • dining
  • walking
  • drinking
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • drawing
  • music
  • guitar
  • hiking
  • martial arts
  • jiu jitsu
  • history
  • languages
  • religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Too many to list, I like all different types of music and movies but I'll try to list some of my more favourite ones.

Music: Indie Rock, acoustic, electric lounge, alternate rock, 80's, techno, classical, blues, R&B, grunge, reggae, hip hop and a little bit of country

Movies: Saving Private Ryan, Fight Club, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, City of God (Cidade de Deus), Rebel without a cause, The Kite Runner, The Anchorman, The Graduate, Mallrats

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed Pão de Açucar (Sugarloaf)

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Canada, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Brazil, United States

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