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Overview

  • 24 references 20 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese (Simplified), English, Malay, Yue (Cantonese); learning Spanish
  • 33, Female
  • Member since 2016
  • Medical scientist
  • Bachelor of Medical Science
  • From Malacca, Malacca, Malaysia
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About Me

Please REFRAIN from flirting/sexual gesture, I don’t use CS as a dating app.

Dec 2025 update: I am taking a break from hosting people for the month to do some reflection and have a break from socializing.

I’m born and raised in the city of Melaka, Malaysia. Growing up inside a city with minimal exposure to nature when I was a kid, I hope to be as close to nature as I can for the rest of my life.

Travelled mainly to South east and South Asia: Myanmar, Kathmandu, Nepal, Thailand, India. Did a year of working holiday in NZ, which was one of the best thing I did for myself, to celebrate turning 30.

I’m happiest when I’m outdoor in the forest, walking along a river valley or hiking up a mountain. NZ was almost the perfect place to live in, except it was spiritually quite empty and culturally not vibrant enough.

I backpacked twice in India: 2016 & 2024. I imagine myself going back to India over and over again through my life. There’s something about India that draws me in, I can’t quite explain it still.

I do yoga, trying to establish a routine practice but IT’S HARD to do that with a 9-5 job (UPDATE 2025: I finally quit my 9-5 job!!!!).

I am gardener wanna be. Trying to self-learn permaculture and syntropic agroforestry and hope to die a farmer. “She grew things” will be one of the things they say about me in my funeral.

I’m on CS because I’ve met and been hosted by wonderful, generous, interesting and intriguing characters. I’d love to meet like minded people and hear about your stories while I can’t continue to travel at the moment.

Hosting people in Melaka is my one way to give back to this community. Please also mention Dilgo in your request to show that you’ve read my profile.

Interests

Reading, outdoor walk or tramping

  • reading
  • hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

The Dawn of Everything - David Graeber
Dancer - Colum McCann
In One Person - John Irving
The Harmony Silk Factory - Tash Aw
I know why the caged bird sings - Maya Angelou

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spending 2 months in Mandalay, Myanmar in 2014 when the country was still relatively not widely travelled and recently opened up to the outside world

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love reading and am interested in history. Could share the history of my country with host if they’re also into history. I can also help with house cleaning and pet sitting. I can also teach yoga

Countries I’ve Visited

India, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Singapore

Countries I’ve Lived In

Malaysia, New Zealand

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