CURRENT MISSION

Enjoying my freedom, living my moments, and be good to others during my life traveling AROUND THE WORLD by land and water...!!! "Being driven is not the same as being passionate. Passion is a love for the journey. Drive is a need to reach the destination.", by: Simon Sinek

ABOUT ME

Hallo..
I am originally from Jakarta, Indonesia.
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For perverted people:
Please read below on the "People I enjoy" section... 😊

For "awesome" people:
What about me?
I am a cheerful and yet a melancholic person...
I am a rebellion and yet an ordered girl...
I am a liberal and yet a religious person...
I am a socialistic and yet a solitary girl...
I am a childish and yet a mature lady...
I am a naive and yet a critic person...
In one terminology: I am complicated enough in imperfection of human being! 😂

Some conclusions about me through my experiences:
1. I am a noisy girl.
When I have energy and the mood is on fire, the least u can expected from me is being silence... 😂
No need to worry.. I am noisy who is not nosy.. 😉
2. I am a lazy girl. Wake up late, sleep late as well. Don't like to climb the stairs, hate the gravitation. Love to eat and don't like to go to any touristic places.
3. My lips mostly going up... Means: always laughing, smiling, or at least grinning... 😁 Watch out for any sensitive and low self esteem people, never meant to laugh at you, I always laugh at myself... Not to u.. So don't get offended when u find me laughing around u.. 😝

I'll update again when there would be another conclusion... 😥

And what kind of traveler am I?
Based on BootsnAll's Travel Quiz,
I travel like St Christopher!
"You are the hardest of hardcore travelers, and may one day be our patron saint. There is no challenge that is too much for you, but don't get crazy, because you are not immortal... yet."

PHILOSOPHY

"Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to Your word." -Luke 1:38-

Through me, let there be a warm smile and a caring heart..
Through me, let there be a willingness to listen and a readiness to understand..
Through me, let there be compassion, mercy, and love..
Through me, let there be dependability, steadfastness, trust, and loyalty..
Through me, let there be every quality I find, O Lord, in Thee...^-^

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Naturally I love to give any information about what I know and I also loveeee to help other people...
So, I like to spread the information which might help for you, especially about my country, and places where I've been... 😄

For international and domestic traveling, been surfed on couch...
Been hosted some foreigners (single/ couple/ CSer/ non-CSer), I didn't count d exact number...
Been hangout with foreign and local CSers,
Been participated in activities where CS Jakarta participated as well...
Got precious experiences from them through fun, upsetting, sad, speechless experiences... 😉
Met several CouchSurfers on d traveling... Experiencing the CS spirits through them...

By the end of 2012, I observed a phenomenon happened indirectly to me regarding to couchsurfing dynamic on a man (foreign and I knew) and a woman (local and I don't know). The man had bad experience the woman, and in the end, they gave negative references to each other. Unbelievably, his negative reference to her, been not shown, with the notification as in-appropriate reference.
I had a loooonnngggg thought to put negative reference to 1 host according to my actual bad experience. I promised him that I will not give any negative reference as long as he "changed" his behavior towards woman.
Once in a while, I opened his profile just to see the progression. Until about 6 months later, I read a "similar experience" reported by one of his surfer on his reference written on his profile.
For some times, that negative reference on and off appearing on his profile. Of course that happened because of this guy tried so hard to keep his profile "clean" from any negative references...
If he able to "remove" the negative reference by himself, if a CouchSurfer have a full ability to control which references could display on his/ her profile, then what's the use of references?
Everybody could have different perceptions when interacting with the same person...
After some consideration, I did write him a negative reference, and I am sure that he would do anything to remove my negative reference from his profile.
And he did!
He send me few emails which intimidating me to remove my negative reference. I am sure that he even tried to report my reference to administrator. Hehehehe... Let see whether CouchSurfing really investigate the person I gave negative reference or not before JUST approve his choice to banned my reference and said that's in-appropriate reference...
Coz, then, all the positive references could be just fakes/ not real...
And so far, my reference is still display on his profile, so he did the other thing he thread to me: to put a negative reference on my profile as well... Hahahaha... and he did that! He gave me negative reference AS PAY BACK to my negative reference on him. Hahaha... Let everyone read it, I will not delete his reference to me, as every smart travelers will read between the lines of his sentences... 😉
As my people, Indonesian use to say: "Yang waras, ngalah!"
Or, "The one who is more sane, who is hold back on the field..."
Hehehe...

Recently experiences:
THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE NOT A DATING WEBSITE!!!!
Many perverts in the mask of couchsurfers, approached me... Though I am also Asia girl, still I am a foreigner... This phenomenon is also happened in my country: where the locals hunted the foreigners...
Only now the fact that my role is as the foreigner... 😉
And that's sooooo exhausted... Because to screen carefully, really need an extra energy...
Well, the good thing is, there are still flowers growing among the bushes... 😉

So, always hope for the best, prepare for the worst, and keep exploring... 😉

Interests

I am mostly interested for the dynamic on human interactions and relationship.
I love to watch movie.. It's the easiest way to observe and learn for human interacting to each other.
I am an enjoyer... if that's a word at all... Hehehehe... 😂 Means that I love to enjoy things... I don't care about their names, what are their profession, etc... It applies to everything that enjoyable: food, place, music, movie, etc...

• environment
• dining
• boating
• traveling
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

For movie: Almost any kind of movies, especially which based on true story...
Don't like any stupid horror movies, most to thriller than horror..
For music: Any kind of music that can move your body and soul...
For books: Well... I am soooo lazy to read... Hehehe... Love to "read" a book with many pictures in it..

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I watch the sunset in the middle of the ocean... It was an amazing scene I ever watch for my entire life... It was when I caught up in a little boat, to get to civilization from a remote island in Togean Island, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Teach, Learn, Share

I've got many already...
Of u really curious, meet me in person, I will love to share it with u...

One important thing that I've learned regarding to CouchSurfing:
Never afraid to get any Negative Preference.. It's indicating that u r still human being. Because no human being in this universe is 100% perfect...
Most of the time, many people lost in knowing one's true character. For example: A and B.. Either they r positioning as host or guest.
When the other read only positive things about their future host/ guest, it will build any expectation based on particular positive behavior written. Then in d end, they will mostly not find the same as written on reference, then that would make any disappointment..
And that is sad...

So, I DARE ANY CSERS WHO ALREADY INTERACT WITH ME, to give NEGATIVE REFERENCES to me, to show that I am human being of imperfection.. Then, in d future, d one who still dare to interact with me, would be better prepared human being... 😉

And another thing I've learned as a traveler in this CS world:
The blind expectation that all of CSers must be an open minded and big hearted traveler..
I am so sorry, my friend: that is sooo un true..
Many CSers I have found during my travel experiences, do not even know what is d spirit of CS!
How many of u experiencing disappointment in ur Couchsurfing experience? Feeling disappointed thinking that this couchsurfer (whether s/he is ur guest/ host) could be able to except ur behavior as u r?
If u r doing something un-fit, who can SUGGEST u to adjust ur behavior properly as the local accepted behavior, INSTEAD OF JUDGING u and blaming u as no adjustment capability?
I met a lady, in India, an old conservative lady, who never been abroad before. I stayed in her house for 17 days, invited by her nephew. During my stay there, I did something which according to local custom is inappropriate done by a single lady. Her nephew (my friend) already worried that she could kick me out from that house because of that... But then, she said: "It's Rina. She is a foreigner in this place. She didn't know that is inappropriate for a lady like her here... She can do anything she like. She is allow to do anything she like because she doesn't know that."
My friend (her nephew), who invited me, told me the story... They are not judging me, and they are not order me... And as a traveler in someone's house, of course I adjust with the custom...
My point is: U can see how open minded their mind to any differences was...? And they are not a couchsurfer!

On in the other experience with a couchsurfer, who claimed himself as an experience traveler, who can't stand with myself just because of our differences... Who "demand" me to be more similar with him or following all the customs without giving me chances to learn it first...

Hahahaha... interesting, huh? Don't judge a book from it's cover... Don't judge a person from his status...

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What I Can Share with Hosts

I can offer u my hospitality and information. Really: if u really really really no place to go, then read my profile CAREFULLY: my house rules and situation. And OBEY it, please...

I will not be nice to you if u can't manner urself in my place... U respect me, then I will respect u... That's simple... 😉

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Indonesia

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