CURRENT MISSION

See, Hear, Feel, Write and Say...

ABOUT ME

I can engage people on any topic and I try my best to interact with others and make them feel at ease.People who have met me can attest to that.

PHILOSOPHY

To unravel... to not lose the curiosity... to discover... to connect... to understand... to be kinder...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Spreading the word about this wonderful project in more ways than one...

Totally random meet-ups with nearby travelers.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Met many lovely people through all the CS meet-ups!

Hosted in:
Tokyo by Yuji
Osaka by Atsunori (4 times)
Chengdu by Liu Li/Colin
Tokyo by Toyota san

Interests

Traveling, Music, Reading, Sports, Films, Art, Gaming (Emulators), Writing, History, Politics, Economics/Finance/Investments, Anthropology, Science, Social Sciences, Semiotics, New Media, Social Media Phenomenon, Linguistics, Conversations...

• arts
• culture
• writing
• politics
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• juggling
• music
• sports
• anthropology
• communications
• economics
• history
• science
• social science

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Books: Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Girlfriend In a Coma (Douglas Coupland)
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Solitaire Mystery (Jostein Gaardner)
The Stolen Child (Singaporean - Colin Cheong)
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
On The Road (Jack Keroauc)
Plague (Albert Camus)
almost all of Haruki Murakami's works...

Favorite FILMS (not MOVIES...):
A One and a Two
What on Earth Have I Done Wrong?!
Chihwaseon,
Barking Dogs Never Bite
Nobody Knows
La verite si je mens! 2,
After the Rain,
Travail,
Nowhere In Africa
The Tunnel
The Barbarian Invasions
Twilight Samurai
Thomas In Love
City of God
Last Life In The Universe
Taste of Tea
Cafe Lumiere
Hong Kong Hollywood,
Hanabi
3-Iron
Spring Summer Autumn Winter Spring

Favorite Music:
B-boy, Breaks, Britpop, Broken Beats, Down-tempo, Drum 'n' Bass, Funk & Soul, Goth, Hip-hop, House, Lo-fi, Old Skool, Rap, Reggae, Spoken Word, Trip Hop, Turntablism

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Interviewing several world-renowned DJs that have played here in Singapore :

LTJ Bukem & MC Conrad,
Sister Bliss (Faithless),
Mark Farina,
Joe Claussell,
DJ Storm,
Jenna G,
Richie Hawtin,
Afrika Bambaataa,
Martin Solvieg,
Jazzanova,
DJ Cam,
Peter Kruder (Kruder and Dorfmeister),
James Zabiela,
Lo-Fidelity Allstars,
Kid Loco,
Cash Money,
DJ Craze,
A-trak,
Kid Koala,
DJ Marky,
James Lavelle,
Toshio Matsuura,
Bugz In The Attic,
Dirty Vegas,
4 Hero,
Pete Tong,
Thievery Corporation,
London Elektricity,
Shortkut

Teach, Learn, Share

Chinese Culture/History, Singapore Culture/History, Music Culture/History... and juggling?

I can pretty much engage anyone on about anything... and I can surely teach you how to juggle.

The next best thing I can offer is how to use MS Excel productively

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Monaco, Netherlands, North Korea, Oman, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Singapore

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