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Overview

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  • Fluent in English, Malay
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2014
  • Network Engineer
  • Bachelor Degree in Electronics and Computer Engineering
  • From Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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About Me

The furthest I've been from home is UK, and ever since then wanderlust has intrigued me and encouraged me to just go out there and see the world. After a devastating year of 2012, I've decided that if I can survive that year, I can damn well get my lazy butt to discover new, foreign countries every year.

Current Top 5 Travel Goals
5) Visit 30 countries before the age of 31. (Current stats 15/30)
4) Complete my South East Asia travel list (Current stats 8/10)
3) Euro Trip (Still on the drawing board on this)
2) Finding love in Turkey (or just visit Turkey for now, haha)
1) Scandinavia (There's something that I quite fancy about the idea of hopping around the Scandinavia countries, definitely something I would love to do)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My avid travelers friends advised so.

Interests

Things I look forward to in each travel
5) Notable places of interest (and learning a brief history of that place)
4) Things I don't generally see in Malaysia.
3) Actually using the local language with the locals.
2) FOOD! Preferably local delicacies that may represent the place I visit.
1) Instagramable/Tweetable/Facebookable travelogue to constantly remind myself that I am NOT a boring person.

  • dining
  • traveling
  • drawing
  • history
  • statistics

Music, Movies, and Books

Uhm, why not ask me what is my favourite food? :(

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Saying yes to a friend who encouraged me to go to London/Madrid/Barcelona/Paris in 2011. Had I declined his offer, I would still be a slight recluse at home in Malaysia and probably wouldn't spend a dime in traveling. For that, I am grateful.

Teach, Learn, Share

My boss always emphasize that we should always be prepared with our three assets in whatever we do in live - Skill, Knowledge, Experience

I do treasure the experience I've gained from traveling, taking the knowledge I've learned from various places and make that a skill to travel further, travel better and travel smarter. Those three assets, I don't mind teaching/sharing and further learning to better myself.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Whatever the hosts think that they can learn from this city chap from Malaysia. I can go on and on. Haha.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macao, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Malaysia

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