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Overview

  • 4 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Cebuano, English, Tagalog; learning Chinese (Simplified)
  • 35, Male
  • Member since 2014
  • Incoming Medical Student
  • Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

I’m from the Philippines, just graduated Medicine in China.

I love the smell of waking up to a bed not mine. I was referring to hotel beds. While we're at it, I love the smell of a newly printed paper. I enjoy hiking in the rain. My grandma told me that the second downpour of the day is cleaner. I gave all my hiking gears to my new found hiking friends at the end of my India trip, and in return I received warm hugs and lifelong friendship. I can speak backwards, like when a you rewind a tape.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I was clueless and vulnerable at a bus station in India and I had to ask directions to travel from New Delhi to the province of Dehradun. I met a young man who was kind enough to help a confused traveler. It didn't take long for the two of us to start chatting and I enjoyed our conversation during the bus ride for 6 hours that he invited me to his home to stay. That was the time I realized I couchsurfed WITHOUT using this app. We still keep in touch until today.

Interests

Improv Comedy, Boardgames, Ukelele, Public Health, Community Works, Medicine, Survivor, Graphic Designs, Writing blogs, Not writing fake news, Enjoys reading fake news

  • improv
  • comedy

Music, Movies, and Books

Coldplay Panic at the Disco, Beatles (of course),1975, Hamilton soundtrack (does that count?), Eminem, Bicentennial Man, Arrival, Bridesmaids (everything Kristen Wiig), Heart and Souls, AI, Jumanji (what sequel?), A Quiet Place, Stephen King, Sidney Sheldon, Dan Brown (and yes I want the Angels and Demons walk in Rome), Khaled, JK Rowling, JRR Tolkien, George RR Martin, Stephen King, RL Stine (my first books).

I know this wasn't asked but here's for TV anyway (I love watching TV) Survivor, Lost, Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Community, 30 Rock, Saturday Night Live

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Since 2014, I'm an active volunteer at a non-profit organization that provides affordable medical assistance to low-waged migrant labourers in Singapore. I still find the work at the charity clinics very rewarding and fulfilling. I organized a series of relief and recovery operations with my friends when a strong earthquake hit my home province, and the strongest typhoon to hit land happened weeks later in the Philippines.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach relevant life skills of improvisational comedy. I can teach you how to speak backwards. Internet marketing and blogging. I can teach how to use Adobe Photoshop and Premiere. I can teach you how not to murder your noisy neighbor.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can do household chores. Trust me, I can wash dishes, mop the floor, clean your sink, replace light bulb, dust your library, feed your pet, throw the trash, heck if you want me to dance while at it, I'd me more than happy to.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Macao, Malaysia, Netherlands, Romania, Singapore, Thailand, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Philippines, Singapore

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