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Overview

  • 14 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Tagalog; learning Chinese, Chinese
  • 35, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • clothes designer; uni student
  • some college, not yet done
  • From metro manila
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

finish building that tunnel to the other side of the world

ABOUT ME

fairly scatter brained. too many things going on inside my head. chaotic at times. rather short attention span. day dreamer. a collection of randomness. shy, on certain occasions. friendliness takes a lot of effort. i like my small groups better. and quiz nights too. love silence. need music. lust knowledge. fresh air is a luxury. mountains, my sanctuary. still lost in my starry starry night. most importantly. almost always game for anything. and everything can be inspiring.

CS is my social skills experiment/ improvement tool. :)

PHILOSOPHY

anything and everything can be inspiring.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

a friend once mentioned what he valued most in his travel. more than the nature, scenery and places of interest, it was the formation and strengthening of human bonds; that shared experience... i couldn't agree more. be it a quick tour around manila, the city i love and hate ;), or accompanying you to the innumerable beautiful places in my county or just a quick chat, i'm here to offer what i can to that shared experience. :) consider me a new friend.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

a few surfing experiences in nyc, all of them impromptu.
haven't hosted yet.
met up with a few people.
some of them, i showed around the glorious city of manila. ;)
volunteered to help put up a playground somewhere
in the cordilleras.

Interests

music
clothes
space
food
dream
knowledge
the great outdoors
anything otherworldly
old smelly books
lighthouses
mountain tops
sunrises

  • books
  • dining
  • clothing
  • traveling
  • eating out
  • music
  • outdoor activities
  • surfing
  • sports
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

music: bjork, sigur ros, mew, los campesinos, YYY's, the strokes, santigold, MGMT, lykke li, those dancing days, muse, passion pit, arcade fire, metric, robyn...
books: just started with "war and peace"... hopefully i finish it before summer ends...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

a particular sunday sunrise with the sun slowly making is way out of a sea of clouds.

Teach, Learn, Share

teach: how to make a spankin new outfit.
how to score the cheapest and, dare i say, best clothing deals
in manila.
uhm, how to bake cookies too.

learn: anything and everything under the sun.
sports, being motor skills challenged, is preferred.
learning a new language would be very cool.
oh! and maybe someone can teach me how to make a simple
robot or something. that would be sweet. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, Germany, Malaysia, Netherlands, Philippines, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Philippines

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