CURRENT MISSION

Relax - why so serious?

ABOUT ME

I do "professional modeling" on some runways - in psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence. :P

Some clarifications about my hometown Hong Kong :
- Hong Kong was part of the Chinese Qing Dynasty seized away by the British Empire after the Opium War
- Hong Kong is a former British Colony, and now part of China (PRC) 'again'
- there is no single child policy in Hong Kong, nor that exist anymore in China
- it's very densely populated (hold some world records)
- it is a location with least corruption in Asia (#2, after Singapore)
- it is a location with lowest crime rate in Asia (#2, after Japan)
- housing there has an average USD700 per sq.ft, up to more than USD10000 per sq.ft
- Hong Kong has the world's lowest birth rate
- it has been practising universal ("free") health care for decades, but still quite far from perfect...
- maybe that's why people there have world #2 longest life expectancy for both male and female
- children there enjoy free basic education until senior high school
- the universities there (mysteriously) rank #1 to top-5 in Asia
- Hong Kong's airport has been awarded as world's best airport for a few times - to encourage travelling?

PHILOSOPHY

"The only thing that really matters is how you perceive the world through your eyes."
My CS philosophy:
There exists kind people on earth who are super nice and helpful and hospitable to you even when they don't initially know you, and even when they know that they may encounter you only this one single time during their lifetime; and these kind-hearted people have no particular incentive, and they expect absolutely nothing from you in return, perhaps just to see you look happy (again) and your smile.
I am always grateful to these kind-hearted hosts during some of my travels - and through CS, I want myself to be one of them.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted interesting CS members, and I was hosted by some other brilliant CS members also. :)
I have met many CS members and made new friends, providing the feeling of warmth and hospitality to each other when we CS members are away from home for adventures.
Please contact me so that I can clean my couch for you :P

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

On a Friday afternoon during my trip in the middle east, I cabbed to the border of Jordan and Israel - but the border happened to be closed due to the Jumu'ah (salat). At that time, I used up my cash and had to stay there (in the middle of the desert) until Saturday afternoon.
Randomly, I walked further away from the border in order to find a place that has better shelter. I became so thirsty on the way and I might become a bit dehydrated. And there I discovered two nomads with their flock of sheep. Immediately, I ran towards them - asking for water using all my body languages. I poured 2 litres down my throat with ease. After having enough water, I played with the younger child of this nomad and gave him my crystal bracelet that enchanted him.
Without any choice, I eventually went to stay under a bush and prepared for the night. However, as I leaned towards it, I found there were lots of thorns sticking out... and also, I started to feel a bit itchy - and that turned out to be many tiny white baby spiders crawling up my body!
With spiders crawling up my body and thorns poking my back, I began to shiver after the sun has set. When I was busy brushing those spiders off my skin and clothes, all of a sudden, an old truck arrived and here came an old man. He waved to me insisting that I should come with him instead of staying in the desert for the night. Then he brought me to his camp in the middle of the desert.
I later found out this old man was the Opa of that nomadic child! He and his family honored me as a guest: treat me with goat milk, sweet red tea, freshly baked bread, and chicken, and helped me set up a warm and soft bed! I felt indebted to them who treated this weary wanderer as a real guest. In that night, I slept cosily under the great blue sky free from any light pollution... counting the stars in the vast night sky.
Ended up they were the famous desert dwellers who are well-known for their hospitality - the Bedouins! Even more so than the Lebaneses and the Iranians, they are the most hospitable and kind people I met in the middle east - and hereafter I have a strong believe that majority of Muslims are in fact very kind and peaceful people.

Interests

Learning how to cook in the XYZ way (XYZ=your hometown; oh, I'm a vegetarian for quite some time now)
Listen to your music and let you listen to mine
Shooting random people on the street using my film cams
Listen to those most improbable hilarious stories
Talking to computer using their languages
Miyazaki Hayao
Pretending to be a poet and a martial artist at the same time
Cyclocross
Argentinian Tango dancing

• arts
• diy
• music festivals
• dancing
• education
• cooking
• modeling
• traveling
• music
• camping
• teaching
• neuroscience
• psychology
• science
• language
• mushroom hunting

Music, Movies, and Books

Things that stimulate but do not hurt my eyes, my ears, and my brain too much.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've eaten scorpions and eye-balls, I mean by mistakes...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Monaco, Nepal, Netherlands, Pakistan, Palestine, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Germany, United States

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