A renaissance kinda guy, who deeply enjoys long walks and a nice conversation. Loves art, design, music, animals and his food and drink. Three things make the world a better place: friends, the simple pleasures of life, and being constantly thankful.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To take a walk in the shoes of other people. To immerse myself in the world; not merely to travel to places and see things, but to experience them for what they truly are, through the eyes of the people who have

Interests

Classical music, acoustic covers, pencil sketching, distance swimming, flatwater kayaking, Lego, digital photography, typography, cycling, cross-country driving.

• animals
• arts
• design
• photography
• sketching
• dining
• running
• nightlife
• drinking
• traveling
• music
• classical music
• cycling
• kayaking
• swimming
• history
• languages
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Music
Classical music
Deep House

Movies
Spirited Away
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The works of Hayao Miyazaki

Books
Biographies of all sorts
The White Tiger
Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Running my own company while majoring in Pharmacy - a real bloody balancing act that I think was my best decision in years.

Teach, Learn, Share

1) Appreciating the glorious cuisine of Singapore: a myriad of tastes, textures and aromas embedded in a diversity of cultures and muddled history.
2) A 101 (and more) ways to swear in 5 or more Asian languages: uniquely Singaporean.
3) From Third World to First: the often confusing and cruel history of a tiny island nation.
4) Singaporean nightlife: a guide to the best (affordable) places to enjoy your booze in a nation where the alcohol tax is often more expensive than the alcohol itself.

What I Can Share with Hosts

1) A good sense of humor.
2) Stories (crazy as they may be) of my travels in East Asia (I have yet to travel to Cambodia, Laos and North Korea)
3) A good drink or two.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Korea, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Malaysia, Singapore