CURRENT MISSION

I seek for meaningful connections, as a curious voyager, to learn and discover beyond what we ever imagined about LIVING.

ABOUT ME

a passionate wanderer seeking for all those meaningful moments in life!
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PHILOSOPHY

Its about making our imaginations come alive as a reminder to how dreams are actually attainable. Its about that comfort we get when we're thrown the furthest away from home within the most foreign surroundings. Its that feeling we can't explain in words yet try so hard to express through writings,photography and video-recordings. ITs those moments we encounter and had never forgotten. The beginning of change, that taught you to remember how to believe. Why tie ourselves down to this world of material that becomes monotonous and meaningless? We often complain about the 'ultimate escape' but my question is, why can't that escape be a larger part of our lives?are we too timid to take that choice?I'm about to find out in the coming months and years....this is me and how my heart and mind functions my entire being.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

-Attended first CS meeting in Kuala Lumpur,Sept 2009.
-by sharing ideas and thoughts with the rest of the world.happy to be of help whenever possible!
Also,if you're in Malaysia and want to chill-out,give me a buzz!i´d be Happy to take you around Kuala Lumpur.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

-CS meetings in KL
-Meeting new CS friends in KL, taking some of them about or just having a good night out together.
-Meeting random CS friends in Brazil
-Had great moments with GreenTeamKL, where we did a bunch of fun outings.

Interests

chilling, MUSIC, capoeira, dreaming, driving at night, sunrise, sunsets, beaches, waves, after-rain, good movies, good conversations, interesting people, random thoughts, random things, guts, art, raves, bass, architecture, 'dreamz' cafe, Bali, culture, endorphins, flying, escaping, fast cars, speed, bungee jumping, challenging my fears, climbing up to high places(rocks on the beach), floating on the water, moonshine, being happy, new tunes, learning, funny people, scary rides, swimming in the sea, tanning, being comfortable, security, discoveries, staring into the sky, traveling into no-man's land, backpacking, strolling to no-where.......etc.

• arts
• culture
• architecture
• photography
• concerts
• capoeira
• raves
• flying
• movies
• traveling
• cars
• music
• electronic music
• backpacking
• bungee jumping
• rock climbing
• swimming
• history
• religion
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

music:
rock-ish, indie, alternative, new wave, nu disco, jazz hip hop, chill-out, lounge, eclectic, zen, acoustic, electronica, Minimal, sundanese, persian, reggae, house, balinese..richie hawtin, magda, james zabiela, matthew dekay, bookashade, chris lake, hernan cataneo, kaskade, dazaranha, mana, HIM, Metallica, pink floyd, ANAThema, Perishers, jimmy eat world, funeral for a friend, tool, jmayer, emery, seether, augustana, 8MM, silverstein, modest mouse, the spill canvas, saliva, soundgarden, nirvana, LIFEHOUSE, creed, panic!at the disco, mellowdrone, tresspassers william, Iio, matchbook romance, Opeth, ARCHIVE, cafe del mar collection, buddha Bar, Sia, Air, Flunk, Iron and wine, The shins, The kooks, spoon, kings of leon, blocparty, redhotchillipeppers, eddie vedder, explosions in the sky, radiohead, pedra branca, shpongle, mogwai,The XX,Ray lamontagne,dear reader,gui boratto,tycho,hird,mout kimbie,cloud control,mgmt,marbert rocel ...Musiqa=Life

Movies:
City of God(scaryy life), Schindler's List, The Beach(when will it be my chance?), NAtural born Killers(F-kin CRAZY shiets!), 12 monkeys, Sleepers, The Devil's Own, Fight club, American History X, Godfather, Ocean 11, Gladiator, Beautiful mind, Spinnin gasing, Blue Crush, closer, Fear and Loathing in LA, BLOW, Godfather, Kandahar, cinta, Memento, requiem for dream, Monster, The green mile, Scarface, BABEL, Snatch, Paris(je t'aime), Amores Perres, Garden state, Girl Interupted, Lord of War, INTO THE WILD, Baraka(please watch this)....

Books:
paolo coelho,albert camus,alex garland

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Road tripping all over Iran in 8 days,to every city rich with history,religion,culture and sacredness.from the drive through milky sky deserts,the great Persepolis, aftermath quake Bam, old unknown towns, what we know of the world is truly not enough.. I love iran.

-living the everyday life in South America with the best companions ever.climbing hills n mountains to be high above sea levels.brasilian rock concert.Kaballah rave.foz do Iguazu was a mission accomplished.

-Winter music Conference 2008 in Miami,5 days of great electronic music with all music lovers!richie hawtin,magda,carl cox..

-visiting Guam, a beautiful country and getting to know/going about in a car through the entire island with a local friend.

-Thailand, samui/phangan for christmas/new years,mad greatttt fun with new friends.

-a study trip to yogyakarta to study socio-political issues,meeting with NGOs and relevant organisations to learn more about Jogja..

-so much more,ask me ;)

Teach, Learn, Share

if we are conscious enough to notice how our thoughts and desires are often bounded by these discourses molded in us from the day we were born, perhaps we would be a little bolder in making the kind of decision that we truly want. Do u dare drop everything that's supposedly valuable in the eyes of the majority, to pursue your self-made pathway?

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Guam, Indonesia, Iran, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Malaysia, United States, Uruguay