CURRENT MISSION

To never stop being amazed, finding the new and the enlightening

ABOUT ME

23, short and feisty!

Wandering, I acquire : I believe in the two types of traveling. The first is to travel in the external sense, going to new places and to touch, smell, taste, see, hear different things. The second is to explore ourselves internally, to reflect and understand our emotions and thoughts.

PHILOSOPHY

"Emancipate yourself from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our mind." Bob Marley

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Will be more than happy to offer a place to stay if anyone is in Bristol (you'll have to bring a sleeping bag tho!).

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Newcomer. But not for long! :)

Interests

Reading : Gabriel Garcia Marquez, George Bernard Shaw, Ernest Hemingway, travel books

Films : Akira Kurosawa, Harakiri by Masaki Kobayashi, Taxi Driver, The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, Midnight in Paris, Annie Hall, 24 Hour Party People, The Bicycle Thieves, Malena, Irreversible, The Matrix, Lord of the Rings

Stand up comedy : Dave Chappelle, Ricky Gervais, Paul Mooney, Steve Coogan

Philosophy : A student of Marxism, socialism. A believer in fairness, justice and equality.

Music : The Black Keys, Feist, Nina Simone, Fiona Apple, Radiohead, Bob Marley, Miles Davis, Buena Vista Social Club, Chico Buarque

Baking : Kinda obsessed with it at the moment. Pies, tarts, cookes, cakes, lasagnas. I cook Malaysian stuff sometimes but they're never as good as my mum's!

Writing : Amateur! and unfortunately, a slow learner :(

Arts and crafts : Postcards, notice boards, homemade necklaces with cute lockets, DIY tops

• arts
• writing
• books
• diy
• cooking
• cheese
• baking
• partying
• clubbing
• crafts
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• backpacking
• military science

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite Directors : Akira Kurosawa, Masaki Kobayashi, David Fincher, Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen (I know, I know), Vittorio De Sica, P. Ramlee

Authors : Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Charles Bukowski, Eduardo Galeano

Music : The Black Keys, Feist, Jose Gonzales, Miles Davis, Radiohead, Nina Simone, etc

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Seeing a gorilla up close. It was in a zoo but I still get shivers til today!

- A really flimsy suspension bridge across a (small river) in a forest reserve area in Malaysia. I made through it alive!

- 10 days backpacking trip in Morocco

- Highland cows in Scotland, camels in Marrakech, a monkey IN MY HOME (who broke in through the open balcony and stole our cheese tarts)

- A US soldier replying to a lady who asked him where he was going, "I'm going home, madam. I'm going home." This was the first day in the US, during an airport layover. Brought me close to tears.

Teach, Learn, Share

- Malaysian cooking

- Basic batik printing knowledge

- Malaysian music scene. Here's an introductory playlist I put together for a sampling : http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjLkil270dKprRnVlBXGcxkjoODMHgxph&feature=mh_lolz

- How to speak Malay, formally, street slangs, different accents, etc.

- Anything and everything about Malaysia

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Cambodia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Malaysia, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States