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Overview

  • 4 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Malay, Spanish; learning Chinese (Simplified), Korean
  • 33, Male
  • Member since 2014
  • Tutor
  • University of Malaya
  • From Tambunan, Sabah, Malaysia
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About Me

I was born in the small district town called Tambunan, in Sabah, Malaysia.

( Or Borneo in general). I am of the Dusun ethnic (or KADAZANDUSUN as a whole) , which is the majority population in the state of Sabah. We love to PARTY! We drink, and party, and karaoke, even though most of us are devoted Christians. Don't get me wrong- We are also well known for our hospitality!

So to put it simply- I am an indigenous people :)

I am not used to traveling solo. Before this, I got the taste of traveling here and there with friends most of the time. However, on October this year, 2015, I will be setting off for my solo trip to few asians countries, starting with the countries of which I have people or friends I know.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to...

Keep praticising Spanish language.
see my limit (if it exists).
meet like minded people
get lost and feel at home at the same time
find possibilities.
overcome awkwardness.

Interests

Karaoke
Foreign Language learning
Long distance running
Volunteer/ Charity work
Linguistics, Culture, Jungle,
Jazz & Soulful music
Techno & Electro-pop music

  • culture
  • running
  • partying
  • drinking
  • traveling
  • karaoke
  • volunteering
  • humanrights
  • social equity
  • attending workshop

Music, Movies, and Books

SIX DEGREES OF EXPATRIATION- Maria Pineda
SADE
KYGO

etc..write down soon when they come across my mind..

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I permed my hair and dyed it too. (Some hated it, MANY LIKED IT)

I Successfully finished my first solo travel in 2015 to

SOUTH KOREA
JAPAN (OSAKA)
TAIPEI TAIWAN
BANGKOK

Watching the Sunrise at the comfort of the bustop, while waiting for my bus to my high school. I did it for almost a year during my final year as high school student. Whenever I see the sun coming up, I feel like I was somewhere overseas, somewhere in a foreign country! Weird but beautiful feeling!

Volunteered for the International Aids Society! AMAZING SCENE! INTERESTING PEOPLE!

Attended YSEALI 2016 in Hawaii, California & Washington D.C.

Teach, Learn, Share

Local folklore
Basic ukulele
I can lend my ears for your problems jaja

What I Can Share with Hosts

I always travel with my tradition foods & local handmade handicrafts

Countries I’ve Visited

Brunei Darussalam, Colombia, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, Malaysia

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