I have an ancestor who was a notorious Chinese politician of the Ming Dynasty.
My first name means score in Mandarin so I am particularly popular before tests or at sport games.
I kept a red-eared slider as a pet for eight years; we used to sunbathe together.
In junior high school I joined the wrestling club and took part in two competitions: I was the runner-up in the first (two participants including me) and ranked fourth in the other (five participants, one defaulted). I still love sports now. Swimming is my favourite.
Among different question types, I love essay question the most and single choice question the least, which I often think of more than five (A-E) options.
As a so-called bookworm, I love libraries. The library of Trinity College Dublin is my favourite (The Long Room is amazing!)
I can write in various styles: poetry, prose, short story, script, news report, and thesis essay.
I have worked as a service attendant in Yellowstone National Park. I am proud of my 100% success rate of hitchhike and enjoy working with foreign colleagues. I became anxious after returning to the city because I had become accustomed to wild animals.
I am interested in languages and have learnt Mandarin, English, French, and Japanese. Whenever these are not sufficient, I am comfortable using gestures to communicate.
I enjoy 3 C’s – drip Coffee, Cigar and Calligraphy art – all are endowed with a sense of ceremony.
I prefer cooking without recipes. The dishes I make are not typical (maybe it’s fusion) but creative and highly edible.
I usually prepare breakfast, lunch, and supper simultaneously because I enjoy handling multitasks effectively – it brings me excitement and a high sense of achievement.
I enjoy making friends worldwide: from my study in England, part-time work in the States, full-time job in China, and travelling experience in 45+ countries.
My friends regard me an encourager and an expert at analyzing situations and characteristics. They come to me for intellectual, objective, or out-of-this-world opinions.
I love construct and deconstruct. To look things from different perspectives I learnt programming by myself (well for awhile), ate with non-dominant hand and walked willy-nilly (aka “getting lost”) when on vacations – it always brings me surprises and great fun!
I own a single-lens reflex camera; I like to capture human emotions, subtle nuance surroundings, and pulse of a city.
I love traveling and regard it, as life itself, an exciting expedition.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Not a typical couch potato, I wanna make a connection with couch...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macao, Mongolia, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Russian Federation, Scotland, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Japan, Swaziland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States