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Overview

  • 61 references 41 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese (Simplified), English; learning Chinese (Simplified), English, Japanese
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2016
  • Traveler, Full-Time Farmer
  • Major in Social Science and Law, Bachelor of Arts
  • From Taiwan
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About Me

Appearance:
  If you are looking for a nice-looking guy, I am definitely not the one. I have wide and strong shoulders. My eyes are small, but I have an obvious big head.
  Most people said I look younger than my real age. Once I passed through the border from ZhuHai to Macau, the immigration was confused about my passport. They could not believe their eyes why I look so younger than my real age, so they asked me to wait for further decision. My passport is real without doubt, so I entered Macau successfully.

Personality:
  I am outgoing and open-minded, so I would like to make friends and travel around the world. I like to share some special things with new friends. By sharing, I will explain why I choose it for each host.
  I really hate hypocrites and bullshit. I prefer to be straightforward, so I also need people to be honest. If you do not like to accept me as your guest at your place, I hope you can tell me your reasons directly. Do not beat around the bush, please!
  Even though my English is not so fluent as native speaker,most people they still regard me an interesting and friendly guy. I will try my best to let them know what exactly I mean. As a joke has shown,"The most popular language in the world is neither British English nor American English. It is Broken English."

My Philosophy
Ask, and you will know what is going on.
Let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’
Once you hosted me, I will help you while you visit my city.

Notice:
  I can help you save your budget as possible as I can. Likewise, I am willing to show you around when I have free time. If I could not host you, I will recommend some cheaper places to you. I will make a phone call for reservation in advance.
  我会竭尽所能帮你节约预算。只要我有空,我会很乐意带领你到处晃。假如我没办法提供你借住,也会推荐你一些便宜的住宿点。我会为你打电话预约住宿点,请提早14天以上预告我,预订好以后,请别随便取消。
  If you want to buy some cosmetic or facial mask from COSMED, a famous chain store in Taiwan, you can get some discount by telling the clerk my cellphone number.

Suggestion:
  Even though I live in Taipei City, my place is very close to New Taipei City. I often ride my bike along mangrove to DanShui District. If you do not mind riding with me, I will be your suitable tour guide.
  As far as I know, plenty of foreign people like to visit JiuFen(九份),New Taipei City. If anyone would like to stay in the little town, I know where to stay in cheap price. I know a keeper over there, so I can lead you to stay for several days.
  What's more, I am quite familiar with Hong Kong and Macao. I can give you some useful information to save your budget as possible as I can. Even though I am not Cantonese, I love their food. If anyone need a tour guide for Hong Kong and Macao, you can take me into account.

* Attention *

  I am willing to do my best to offer each couchsurfer a comfortable place for nothing. All I need is your reference on Couchsurfing after your trip within 14 days. I cannot endure people just use me and forget to write a reference. No one wants to be taken advantage.
  All I need is just a reference from each guest. I hope my guest can understand and respect. Otherwise, I am wondering whether I should accept any guest in my house or not.

** 温馨提示:
 
  依据沙发客的宗旨,本人相当乐意在能力范围内提供需要帮助的沙发客们一个不需要付费而且舒适的居住环境。
  我要的不多,希望每个得到我帮助的人,可以给我留下reference。我在意的是:旅途结束后的14天以内,不留下reference的沙发客。不想有这种被利用的感觉。
  请别把方便当随便!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

  I love to travel and make friends around the world. That's why I am here.
  I was not born born with a silver spoon in my mouth, so I have to make good use of my budget and make new friends as possible as I can.
  I have learned English for so many years since I was a child. However, I do not have a chance to put into practice.
  I do not want to travel with tour groups. Not only it cost me too much, but also I cannot realize local real lives and make friends with local people. Thus, I want to travel independently and need local people to host me.

Interests

1 Photography
I can hardly remember things as I grew older.

2 Tasting many delicacies
Food is the most important key to each culture.

3 Bike riding
I usually take the YouBike in Taipei to work out and keep in shape.
Sometimes, I travel around Taipei and New Taipei City by the YouBike. Before I have it made, most people they regarded it daydream. They always use a word "impossible" to turn me down. As a saying goes, "Action is louder than talk." After I have made it, they can not stop raising their eyebrows.

4 Writing travel notes after each travel
I am not a lazy guy, so I would like to share my experience on my blog. However, I write all of them in Chinese.

5 Walking
Taking a walk after each meal will have good effect to your health.

  • culture
  • writing
  • performing arts
  • photography
  • dining
  • working out
  • walking
  • traveling
  • blogging
  • cycling
  • gymnastics
  • teaching
  • cycle touring

Music, Movies, and Books

Music
1 Sound of Slient
2 Mozart

Movies
1 Back to the Future I II III
2 the Matrix
3 Martial Arts, Action movies

Books
William Shakespeare
1 A Midsummer Night's Dream
2 Macbeth
3 Hamlet
4 the Tempest
Charles John Huffam Dickens
1 A Christmas Carol
2 Great Expectations
3 Oliver Twist
4 David Copperfield
5 A Tale of Two Cities
Jane Austen:Pride and Prejudice
Thanadda Sawangduean: I am Eri : My Experience Oversea

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A. I am an Eager Beavor.
1 Professor 's Assistant in College from 2007 to 2008
(大學教授的助理)
  When I was an associate professor 's assistant in college, I helped him with a series of paperwork for his promotion. Before he became a professor, he thought it might take 2 months to accomplish. Actually, I just took 2 weeks to have it done.
  Unfortunately, I did not get any benefit from him. Even though he teaches Democracy in college, he is a typically weasel while buttering big wigs up. He helped the president of our university alter reelection. He is such an ass kisser.

2 Director of Human Resouce in a leather products company for 8 days in DongGuan,GuangDong Province,China in July, 2013
(廣東東莞OO皮件公司的人事主管)
  As an employee in a leather products factory invested by Taiwanese merchants in DongGuan,GuangDong Province,China. The management deceived me into passing the factory evaluation by PVH Corp(Phillips Van Heusen Corp). Mr. Huang the Vice President who is the boss's nephew was not confident and worried about the evaluation. He said,"I think we probably cannot pass the evaluation by PVH Corp, because the other factories,especially shoe factories checked by PVH Corp before almost failed. " (原話:“我想我們應該是不太可能會通過。PVH集團先前驗其他廠的時候,特別是鞋廠,幾乎都沒有人會過。”)
  After I took part in their work, two inspectors from PVH Corp just gave them some suggestions to refine. Finally,I helped them pass the evaluation but barely squeak by.
  Unfortunately,Mr. Huang burned the bridges after crossing it. The bastard could not wait to show me the door. Therefore,he acted as a vulgar shrew and insulted me by finding fault with me. It does not matter what he said,but what he really thought about it. He simply wanted to lay me off without paying wages. It is not fair.
  Ironically,a local worker was dead from overwork in their production workshop two months later. The successor was laid off after covering their trace.

B. Looking for a job for 18 months
  I have sent my resume for each company over 1000 times,but I just got less than 30 interview notices. Even I was invited to attend each interview,most of the Taiwanese management seemed not to take it seriously. They pretended to be stuck-up as if I were a beggar in front of them.
  Besides, a lighting appliance company deceived me into writing a project on opening a hot pot restaurant without pay. Ms. Wu the personnel manager did not tell my much more details, especially budget, number of staff, and specific location. Thus I wrote the project in accordance with my travel notes. The boss was not in earnest about recruitment and rude to applicant. He closed his eyes in front of me while I was having a job interview. Finally, he just gave me an abstract conclusion, “You are good at performing your excellence, but not reforming shortcomings.” This kind of people likes to put on airs all the time to show their superiority complex.
  Most Taiwanese businessmen are hypocrites,they always say one thing and do another. They usually claims the same thing with some cliches, such as"We will inform you several days later."(我們過幾天後,會通知你),"You may wait for our notice then."(我們到時候會通知你),"We were so impressed by your performance, but we have no suitable openings for you at the present time." (我們對你留下深刻的印象,可惜我們目前沒有適合你的職缺)and so on. In fact, I have never heard from them again.
  Therefore, I was fed up with their bullshit,and then I gave up looking for an opportunity via human resource agency on line.

C. Broke Up With My Ex-Girlfriend Who I Knew for 4 Years
  I knew my ex-girlfriend from north-west part of China via Internet since Feb,2013. I was so patient with her, but she was used to curse my parents and took everything for granted. Actually, I did not owe her anything. She regarded me as her leverage to do something I am not able to deal with. I do not have any connections and upper hands, but she kept swearing with four-letter words all the time. I was so fed up with her.
  Even though it is not easy for me to know new friends, let alone a girlfriend. If I did not break up with her, I think I will be impotent and insane. Therefore, I broke up with her in April, 2017.

D. The Last Personalized Gold Card Of Starbucks in China
  When I traveled in Shanghai, I earned my qualification in May, 2018. According to the regulations of Starbucks in China, they will not issue personalized gold card anymore from June, 2018. I spent at least 6 weeks to wait for it, but I could not receive it while I stayed in Mainland China. Ironically, my friend in Fuzhou told me that my card was returned to Starbucks' factory in Shenzhen. Besides, they also destroyed it.
  I did not think their decision is fair to me. Why? I am a customer from Taiwan, and I do not have a job in Mainland China. How could I stay longer without salary? Therefore, I tried my best to argue with Starbucks in China by email.
  At first, they tried to use their regulations to avoid responsibility. I could not endure this kind of red-taped attitude. I have college degree, so I could not agree with a series of bullshit . Finally, they accepted my reason and decided to make up a new card for me.
  Fortunately, I got my personalized gold card of Starbucks in China on September 29, 2018.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach:
By stretching, I feel so relax. If some one have pains, I can teach her/him how to do.

Share:
Souvenir from Taiwan
I will tell the host why I choose it.

What I Can Share with Hosts

1 Experiences in travel
I will share her/him the way of the other people's lives from some countries I had been to.
2 Souvenir from Taiwan
I will tell you why I choose it.
3 The way we thought in Taiwan
Most people are confused about the cross strait relation. I will try my best to explian in English.
4 If the host were fond of Mandarin Chinese, I will teach her/him some useful words.
5 Chinese Gymnastics
It is based on XiSuiJing(洗髓經) for the martial monks in ShaoLin Temple,He Nan Province,China.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macao, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Taiwan

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