I am an average Singaporean Male Student. Under Singapore's conscription policy, I served as a Signals Officer in the army for two years. Currently, I am backpacking from China to Denmark to pass the time before university starts.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I enjoy meeting people and exploring new cultures. Singapore is a small country. It is approximately 53km in diameter. Yet, we are a diverse city consisting of migrants from various countries or expatriates who come to work here. Having heard stories about the Brahmana texts to stories about cattle in Mongolia, I hope to travel to see these stories for myself and make a few friends while I'm at it.

Interests

My interests are highly polarized. I enjoy sedentary activities such as chess and programming but I also enjoy hiking and outdoor activities.

• chess
• hiking
• canoeing
• fun
• computer programming
• anything outdoors
• anything new

Music, Movies, and Books

I enjoy

-Tame Impala
-Arctic Monkeys

I enjoy reading Science fiction books, some examples are

-Foundation Series by Asimov
-Rainbow's end by Vernor Vinge
-Douglas Adams HG2G

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've run an ultramarathon.

Teach, Learn, Share

I've done a few programming jobs for startups and I am currently part of the Singapore Open Source Self-Driving Car initiative, a project which seeks to build Singapore's first Open source self-driving car. I've also spent two years working in a biomedical research lab. I'd be happy to discuss any of these

Simple Things I can show you how to build in half to one day
-A chatbot
-A Generic web application
- Generic Android application

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can tell you about the countries I've traveled to as well as my journey along the trans-Siberian railway -- this would help should you wish to plan a journey of your own in the future.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Brunei Darussalam, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Singapore