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Jenjarum, Selangor, Malaysia
@syafiq-apandi
Member since 2015
Im back in CouchCurfing (2024) Malaysia is open again. I am no longer a traveler . I am a husband now, a father of 2 boys. Now i am here to be the host . About me: Easygoing , talkative , friendly, very curious ,open minded,....dont know what else to say. I used to teach english to kids in school, volunteer for outreach program , etc. I like meeting people ,exchanging views etc. Very into language studies. I put my country to visit list according to what language I want to learn. When i was a traveller . I normally don't go to touristy site(especially with tickets unless I can learn a lot from that site eg; terracotta warriors) and prefer discovering places where local people would go hang out,to eat,have picnic etc you know...the reality of the place,people (and cost effective:-P ) I'm from the malay ethnic group but my wife is chinese. The food culture in the house is quite diverse . Halal ONLY . Chinese breakfast, Malay lunch , Pastas at night, Indian midnight snack. I have studied martial arts as well , Silat Cekak , taichi and currently practicing Wing chun. BUT I'm not good at it yet. So, I can just share some basic moves if you're interested. Be grateful , stop complaining .
Interested in Equestrian Sports
Interested in Hiking
Fluent in Chinese (Simplified)
Learning Arabic
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I was introduced by the backpackers that i met in my country. I am still new with all of this traveling and couchsurfing stuffs. Hope you guys can welcome me. The way that i like to travel is to stay for a long time(3-6months or at least one month) in one country, long enough to pick up its language and experience local culture like wedding, food,rituals,beliefs,philosophy etc So, to get local host is the best option especially those who share the same interest. To my CS family here. I don't care where you bring me to , in your city/town/village/country ...even your regular groceries store is new to me. To me , people is the voice of place that you visit. I used couchsurfing for the first time during my trip in taiwan and had a very great experience with my host. Very friendly, very kind, super awesome person. I'll try my best for my CS family.
Music, Movies, and Books
I am a terrible person, i don't read books much these days. Maybe i will meet someone who can change that in this CS family. I like Ip Man movie series by Donnie Yen. Marvels,DC, Anime
One Amazing Thing I've Done
i went backpacking in china for 6 months in year 2015 .....it was a very fun hellish experience . I started off not knowing much chinese,barely any And somehow i can speak mandarin now.
Teach, Learn, Share
I can teach malay,malay martial art,malay recipe I can give a full set traditional malay clothes if you want if you come to my home.
What I Can Share With Hosts
I am a genuine traditional malay person at least for the first 20 years of my life,i still am but kinda more exposed and awakened now , so I can definitely show/share what a malay like if you are interested in knowing a culture that is probably in many ways different from your own. Durian white coffee!!!(already finished now,sorry) Hot chilli curry instant noodles!!! Normal malaysia instant coffee!!! Some snacks or cookies from my country if I haven't finished it myself yet My travel experiences,stories, culture, my service. I can cook some simple dish. I can teach malay/indonesian,arabic,english of course. In such a short meeting, I can at least share about the experience of learning those languages which I personally feel really interesting. I can help with cleaning ,carry bags ,partner for sports or ice cream. You can ask me if you have something in particular ,sometimes you don't know what you can actually share.
My Interests
My current main interest now is learning language . Learning language is a big package meaning that you'll have to learn the worldview ,history,sociology, culture of the people that speaks that language. I am currently learning japanese. So , please help me yoroshiku onegaishimasu. Random stuffs,religion , philosophy ,worldview, ideas. Cooking and eating. I want to learn your local dish. Sports that I enjoy badminton is my favorite ~level= good Ping pong ~ level= ok Tennis,basketball ,soccer,futsal ~ level=very poor Outdoor activities Jungle trekking Hiking Camping Go out and look for random stuffs Napping at the park