User:Sixtybolts

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This user comes from Malaysia.

中華這個用戶是華人。
This user is ethnically Chinese.

This user lives in the United Kingdom.

MThis user is an alumnus of the University of Manchester.

BAThis user has a Bachelor of Arts degree.

enThis user is a native speaker of the English language.

en-mgThis user is a native speaker of Manglish.

en-GBThis user is a native speaker of British English.

en-USThis user is a native speaker of American English.

ms-3Pengguna ini boleh menyumbang dengan taraf yang baik dalam Bahasa Melayu.

zh-1該用戶能以基本的中文進行交流。
该用户能以基本的中文进行交流。

散手This user practices Sanshou and dreams of throwing people.

File:Dymaxion map unfolded-no-ocean.pngThis user has set foot in 13 countries of the world.

I am a Malaysian-Chinese male currently pursuing a second academic degree in the United Kingdom. I was born in Selangor Darul Ehsan nearly three decades ago; I am old enough to remember Dungeons & Dragons and ThunderCats running across my TV screen but not nearly old enough to have caught the original run of Happy Days.

Interests

I am interested in matters pertaining to history and religion, particularly that of Malaysia and China. I am also keen on understanding the impact colonialism has had on modern day inter-ethnic relationships and geopolitics as well as post-colonial responses to such legacies.

As my penultimate userbox indicates, I also practise martial arts although my understanding of fighting systems, most of which was gleaned at an informal level, is generally more broad than deep. Other than sanshou, I am also a sometime exponent of Five Ancestors Fist and Muay Thai though to regard myself as anything more than an armchair enthusiast would border on the spurious.

Anti-Simpsons

I have come to loathe all post-Futurama episodes of The Simpsons — the writers have simply stopped trying (See: Jumping the shark). Thank goodness Seth McFarlane is there to catch the comedic slack, along with Matt Stone and Trey Parker.

Contributions

Mostly WikiGnome and -Fairy stuff; no major write-ups as yet.

Articles

See: Contributions (Sixtybolts)

Images

File:Water Lily.Purple.1024x768.jpg

Countries Visited

Asia and Australasia:

Malaysia	China	Hong Kong	Macau
Taiwan	Singapore	Thailand	Australia

Europe:

United Kingdom	Belgium	Czech Republic	France
Portugal

For the purposes of tabulation (cf. final userbox), Hong Kong and Macau obviously do not make it — as both are SARs and not countries — but the Republic of China does. Also, I regard the constituent countries of the United Kingdom as distinct and, having been to England, Scotland and Wales, the Union Flag above would therefore represent a total of three countries visited.