CURRENT MISSION

Started in June 16, 2017, I was able to travel for 4 1/2 months to Australia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand. Now, (November 29, 2017), I am starting a 10 week volunteer placement in Cambodia. My mission is to learn about the culture, way of life of the people wherever I end up in. Eat my way around those places. Make friends along the way UNTIL I figure out what I want to do with life next.

ABOUT ME

I'm usually quiet at first. I like observing people and the environment. And then I warm up and I become talkative. Most people would tell me, they would hear and notice my laugh first before getting to know me. I could not help it. I love laughing without inhibition.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe that whatever we hope to do in life we can do. It is actively pursuing and making our desires a reality. It takes a lot of hard work to achieve it. In the end, you will realize, it was worth the struggle.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

When I am back home, I host and meet up people whenever I have the time.
Now that I am traveling, I participate in CS Hangout from time to time and hopefully surf one of these days.

Interests

*cooking experiments
*reading
*travel planning
*long walks and short hikes
*travel packing
*public transportation
*public toilets

• dining
• cooking
• yoga
• walking
• reading
• traveling
• hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

I like reading than watching movies. I will read all sorts of books from cheesy romantic novels, magicks, history, biographies and everything in between. At some point, I was a Korean Drama fan, reading transcripts rather than watching the series.

With Music, I just download the Global Top 50 on Spotify and if I was nostalgic, I would also play the songs of popular girl bands and boy bands of my time. American Country Music has a special place in my heart (but I have none in my play list right now.) I'm bad with lyrics but I usually know the chorus of my favourite songs.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

SOLO TRAVEL.
Always, it has something to do with travel.

It started with going to Australia on an Internship after I passed my board exam not knowing a single soul from there and not having any idea what Australia is like.
That is one decision I never regretted even though I almost wiped out my savings 10 years ago. :)

After that stint in Oz, I realised that I can manage and survive traveling solo.

UNFORGETTABLE moments while traveling:

*swimming with the dolphins in Rockingham, Australia 2007
*road trip from perth to exmouth 2007
*Beijing Olympics 2008
*short walk at the Great Wall of China 2008
*24 train ride from Beijing to Hong Kong 2008
*INDOCHINA backpacking trip 2011
*Cave Connection in Sagada, Philippines 2012
*Learned about Yoga in Bali, Indonesia 2013
*Kota Kinabalu via Ferrata 2014
*Ate raw octopus in Muuido Island, South Korea2014
*Dressing up as a Geisha in Japan 2015
*Traveling Western Australia from PERTH to DARWIN June-July 2017

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm perpetually curious about things that interest me. It changes as I age. I love learning about how people go about their everyday lives in their own local environment.

What I can share with people I meet would be my own perspective on Life, my learnings as I travel and interact with people and the skills I have picked up along the way.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my story, my skills and my learnings from traveling and life in general.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Philippines