Awkward turtle from lovely island called Penang in Malaysia. Take a while to warm up but I won't stop talking as soon as I opened up. Used to be in hotel industry and turned journalist thinking it would be my dream job for the love of talking to people, write and snap photos. Currently translating web novels from China mainly about dragons, swords and teleportation. Eg: Monster Paradise that is basically HunterxHunter. Love exploring cultures especially through food and down to learn anything and everything in the world!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I believe in the kindness that strangers could offer and sharing life experiences with anyone in the world!

Interests

• cooking
• yoga
• music
• travel

Music, Movies, and Books

Band: Of Monsters and Men, Lord Huron, Novo Amor, Bon Iver, Cheer Chen

Movies: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, 500 Days of Summer, Her and everything horror!

TV Series: The Good Place, Stranger Things, Kim's Convenience, Friends, Modern Family

Book: How Starbucks Saved My Life

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Went surfing and didn't die.
Swam with a wild whale shark.
Truffle hunting with a poodle with my CS host (Jambe) in Turin.
Learned to make pastel de nata and bolinhos bacalhau in Porto.
Not having a degree and somehow survived.
Hitchhiking in Taiwan.
Learned to make bánh xèo and chả giò in Vietnam.

Teach, Learn, Share

The very limited(but definitely delicious!) dishes that I'm able to cook.
How to do headstand without breaking your neck.
Culture, music, life.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook you Asian food like bak kut teh, Japanese curry, Korean japchae, kimchi pancake if we have the time and ingredients :)
Horror stories from Tinder dates.
How I was voluntarily stuck in Taiwan for 7 months during the pandemic.
Strange things that happened to me/that I did, for instance going to a strip club with a stranger in Prague.
Malaysian-Chinese culture and taboos that might sound ridiculous to non-Asians.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Malaysia, Singapore