Born and raised in Singapore🇸🇬. Always very excited(nervous) to meet new people. but hey I can learn so much from new people around the world right?

If travelling were to be free, you'll never see me in the same place for more than a few days😎

One of my greatest/guiltiest wish is to have a food buffet( live music will be a big plus for sure!) daily for the rest of my life( still dream about that sometimes) 😛

I come from a very small country so I really envy those who live in big countries ⛰with large tracts of wilderness and untouched flora🌻and fauna🦁

Being able to one day, live/work in these big countries would be a dream🦄come true for me!

I might seem shy/cold❄ at first but when I start feeling comfortable around you( which might take "a while"), you will see that I'm actually quite crazy =D

I think life is not all about trying to avoid the "rain" but it's learning how to dance and smile in it. Maybe it's because I liked playing in the rain🌧when I was a kid

Flew twice to Europe( as of December 2019) and still haven't caught any auroras yet( even though I've always wanted to see that "magic" ever since I was a kid. I guess I'm subconsciously saving this bucket list item #1 for my final far North or South trip but I'm not exactly sure when though 🤔)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To explore more kinds of accommodation🏠and meet people from different countries.

I'd definitely like to start hosting when I get my own apartment🏡. It's still work in progress.😝

Wanna reciprocate the kindness my friends on CS had shown me in my travels!

Where's the richness in exploring✈if you don't mingle with the locals right?

Besides, it would be much more interesting to discover the world🌏( wherever we may be) with people who share the same passion

Interests

Who doesn't like movies?🖥

I loveeeee sci fi stuff🛸and travelling( obviously)!

I enjoy experimenting with my home cooking with new spices🍄 and flavours( they make food smell and taste sooo much yummy)

I also enjoy singing Karaoke🎤( along with the artist's voice in the background! ) I can't do it on my own

I volunteer as a listener👂with an online community called "7 Cups Of Tea" and I am very proud to be contributing to the emotional well-being of our members. Since I've benefited, I wanna give back too.

Recent additions to my board games history 🎲
1. Katan(Catan)
2. Ticket To Ride (Europe)🚂

*I didn't manage to win in 1. or 2.🙈*

• documentaries
• reading
• history
• science
• beaches
• travelling
• watching movies
• countryside
• snow
• good food
• winter
• cultural exchange
• quotes
• home cooking
• dogs and cats
• beautiful landscapes
• free thinking

Music, Movies, and Books

Music
1. Colours by Halsey🇺🇸
2. Paris by The Chainsmokers🇺🇸
3. Just A Dream cover by Sam Tsui and Christina Grimmie🇺🇸 ( my all time favourite!)
4. R and B genre
5. Kā Lai, Ja Vien Esi Tu by Ruslans Kuksinovičs, Sabīne Berezina🇱🇻
6. Jauna Diena by Ruslans Kuksinovičs, Sabīne Berezina, Edvards Grieze🇱🇻
7. Vienā Frekvencē by Ruslans Kuksinovičs, Edvards Grieze🇱🇻
8. Aizlido by Adriana Miglāne, Elvijs🇱🇻

Books
1. The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow
2. EVE, The Burning Life by Hjalti Danielsson
3. I, Robot( short stories) by Isaac Asimov
4. Travel guides( Lonely Planet, etc) and CultureShock series
5. Beautiful Creatures series by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
6. Fallen series by Lauren Kate
7. Recon Team Angel series by Brian L. Falkner
8. Percy Jackson and the Olympians series

Films/Series
1. The Space Between Us ( my favourite!)
2. Another Life series
3. Tomorrowland
4. Jupiter Ascending
5. Black Mirror series
6. The Star Wars Saga
7. The Shannara Chronicles( too bad the 3rd season got cancelled :/ )
8. Documentaries like Planet Earth, Seconds From Disaster

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Got myself a boarding pass( 4 times!) at Singapore Changi airport without my passport ( beat that! hehe =p)
**All flights originating from Singapore are international only. This is not the EU so there's no Schengen Area either😛**

Saw a shooting star🌠at Stony Point in Melbourne!( it's my first time seeing it in real life) =D

Caught a fox🦊( my first time seeing a wild fox) running about the bushes while I was on the train from Seaholme to Newport in Melbourne( this was my expression ---- =O)

Took the V/line🚄from Southern Cross Station to Geelong in VIC( +61 ), saw vast plots of undeveloped land. Nature at its best, untouched and free.

Walked across the Tasman Bridge in Hobart with insane wind speeds. "Windy🌬" has a new meaning to me now =p

Crossed the Slovak/Austrian border with my non EU ID card and a photo of my non EU passport. The border officer👮‍♂️ wasn't too happy about letting me pass though

Escorted by 3 municipality police officers( during the late evening when the local buses are not in service for the day) in their patrol car🚓 from Ogre County in Latvia with my local host to her village. We were uncuffed and all 5 of us chatted like friends in the car 🚔 enroute

Teach, Learn, Share

How nice would it be to learn more about foreign cultures( like how the norms are etc, in different countries) from your CS friends? =D

I can show you around Singapore although I'm not the best tour guide in town🗼🗽 =p Reccomendations( where to go, what to see and eat) And of course, how to spend less and get more in Singapore.

Actively searching for patient people to learn/practise 🇱🇻Latvian from/with. I can teach you 🇸🇬Chinese( Mandarin) or Singlish( Singaporean English) in return if you'd like.

Any "artists" out there who would be willing to teach me how to draw anything more sophisticated than a stickman, will definitely be someone who I'd love to learn from too. But some would argue that ability is gifted, can't be learnt 🤔

What I Can Share with Hosts

Things about Singapore( Travel tips and culture familiarisation). Souvenirs🎁, hopefully I've packed enough for my trip. And if you want, I can teach you Mandarin Chinese Language. 🈶️🈴️🉑️㊗️

I'll keep your kitchen🍽really clean! Mat Sarah can vouch for me.😃( He was one of my hosts! )

If you like talking about the universe🌜🌞, I'll be happy to talk all day😁 That being said, I make a great listener too.

I can whip up a few simple dishes🍜for you. I'm slowly improving but my culinary skills are still pretty basic so please bear with me haha😂

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Myanmar, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Singapore