ABOUT ME

rj. a noun a verb a adj. i was brought up in a conservative household. the youngest of 8 children. very pampered. helpers. drivers. family doctors. when i reached the age of 14, i discovered one characteristic i thought i never had. sociability. i never looked back. i love to converse, discuss, debate. i believe that true learning is possible through others experiences and this is easily achieved through conversations. our general knowledge is learned in school but i believe in the real world knowledge is learned through relationships.
at the age of 25 i realized another characteristic but this time i knew i had in me, the passion for travel. i've been traveling for a year, and i don't have plans of stopping.
i consider myself adventurous especially when i travel. i am very flexible and sensitive to my environment. i have learned from daily life that each of us are different therefore listening more than talking would not hurt.

PHILOSOPHY

life is not the amount of breath you take its the moments that take your breath away.

Interests

• environment
• coffee
• traveling
• rock climbing
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

movies. run lola run (german) battle royale (japan)
the beach (us) pulp fiction (us) usual suspects (us)

music/artists. Sting. The Police. U2. John Legend.

books. the alchemist. winning new business. tuesdays with morrie

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

watching a turtle lay her eggs on the shores of Easter Bay, Coron Palawan Philippines. this is a private island south west of the Philippines.

waking up to a cup of coffee to a view of a warm lake smack between two glazed snowy mountains. Novotel, Oslo Norway.

climbing a edgy sharp rocky cliff. then jump 60 ft free fall. Phi Phi Don Island, Thailand.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Laos, Malaysia, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Philippines