CURRENT MISSION

To travel is not only to connect to places but also to gain friends. My mission is to provide heartfelt and sincere accommodation to surfers and to become a tourist and a traveler all combined.

ABOUT ME

My Instagram: @thevagabondreader87

My Whatsapp: +639171378320

My Writings:

https://www.rappler.com/voices/imho/opinion-what-the-right-thing-to-do/
https://opinion.inquirer.net/byline/winston-pagador

https://www.thevagabondlawyer.net/post/travel-with-my-father

I am a lawyer who finds joy in reading and writing. For me, writing represents a form of liberation—a means to document my journeys and challenges, to encapsulate moments in time and embrace the present fully. I don't smoke. On occasion, I indulge in beer, wine, rum, or other spirits. I prioritize my health by visiting the gym for workouts, although not as frequently as I used to.

PHILOSOPHY

I live in the idea that "good things come to those who wait but greater things come to those who get off their ass and do anything to make it happen." You got to do what you have to do. Act on it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

2014: I did a 3-week backpacking journey wandering Vietnam-Cambodia and Thailand route and I had a blast! I was fortunate to have experienced couchsurfing hospitality in Hanoi, Hue, Hoi An, Dalat, Ho Chi Minh and Pnomh Penh.

November 2016: Backpacking Singapore-Malaysia-Myanmar-Thailand for 2 weeks

April 2019: I traveled to Kathmandu, Nepal and I had a great time.

Interests

• wine
• beer
• drinking
• boating
• traveling
• blogging
• backpacking
• law

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: To Kill a Mocking Bird (Harper Lee), A time to Kill (John Grisham), Windmills of the God (Sidney Sheldon), Divergent (Veronica Roth), A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini), This is Where I Leave You (Jonathan Tropper), The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo (Steig Larsson), Without you, there is no us (Suki Kim), We were liars (E. Lockhart), The Forgotten (David Baldacci), The Fifth Wave (Rick Yancey), Game of Thrones, The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown), The Cuckoo's Calling (Robert Galbraith), The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini), Allegiant (Veronica Roth), The Casual Vacancy (JK Rowling), Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)

Music: Alternative, Pop, Country, RnB

Movies: LOTR Series, Harry Potter Series, Taken, Spiderman, etc

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Canyoning in Dalat, Vietnam!

Teach, Learn, Share

Maybe I'd like to share my thoughts about how to develop complex game-theoretical models or understand the generalized axiom of revealed preference (Kidding!)

I'd love to exchange some cultural similarities and differences, to talk silly and intently. Whatever floats your boat. But I do respect privacy too. That's very important.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Philippines

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