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Brief Biography and Accomplishments of Winston Wu
Founder of Happier Abroad and SCEPCOP
See Also:
10 Unique and Outstanding Things about Winston Wu
"You're
probably the most atypical Asian male I've ever met."
-
Peter, An old Scottish traveler who's been to nearly 100 countries
“Despite
all the flak you get you are certainly an interesting character and probably
the most famous (or infamous) self-made asian on the internet” –
"Most Asians don't think for themselves. They
simply follow the pack. You are one of the exceptions." -
“As far as you being a banana – a white man trapped in an Asian body - I would like to qualify that you are not an American white man inside an Asian body but a
European Existentialist - a Frenchman, Italian or Spaniard trapped in an Asian body. You are certainly not a modern Anglo-Saxon trapped in it.” - Ladislav, Winston’s Expat Advisor
"In every revolution, there is
one man with a vision."
- Captain Kirk (Star Trek episode Mirror
Mirror)
Preface
Winston Wu is founder of Happier Abroad and SCEPCOP, two unique movements that are the first of their kind and very much needed. He has been featured on radio shows, magazines, websites and even television news. Mr. Wu has been described by some as among the most atypical and unique Asian males on the planet, for almost everything he says, thinks and does is "outside the box". Some consider him a hero and inspiration, while others consider him a dysfunctional loser for not conforming to the system. Here is his biography in his own words about how he emerged from a turbulent hellish childhood to a transcended state of mind and life that serves as an inspiration to others.
Biography
Born in
Growing up as a devout Christian
fundamentalist, which gave me a sense of purpose
through a turbulent senseless childhood, I originally planned to go into the evangelical
ministry, thinking that it would give me the meaningful life and destiny I
longed for. But after a series of
childhood mishaps and misfortunes, I underwent a huge major paradigm shift
which expanded my view of reality. This
gave me the strength and inspiration to conquer my problems and put me on a
path of discovery which gave me the interests I have today. Years later, I found the courage to write the
story of my turbulent deconversion entitled My
Rise to Christianity and Transcendence From It
(http://www.happierabroad.com/Christian_Story.htm
. I later completed a long comprehensive book-length treatise called Debunking
Every Argument of Christian Fundamentalists and Evangelists (http://www.debunkingskeptics.com/Debunking_Christians/Contents.htm).
After graduating from California State
University Hayward with a business degree in Marketing and Computer
Information Systems, I discovered that my soul and destiny were not fit
for a conventional business career or the corporate culture. I simply felt like I was a fish out of water
in their materialistic and conformist mentality. Instead, I realized that my best talents and
self lie in more creative pursuits.
Thus, I began pursuing Acting, Writing, and now a career in Journalism.
An artist with a love of show biz, I became
involved with professional acting. I
have been in several films, corporate videos, commercials, promotions, and
theatrical plays. My favorite theatrical
role was as a magic mentalist and sidekick assistant in an ongoing daily show
called The Mark Twain Ghost Show performed in the Piper's Opera House
of Virginia City, Nevada. There, me and my friend John Benneth
(homeopathic expert and a nemesis of arch debunker James Randi) put on a two man show
which comically demonstrated Mark Twain's belief in telepathy and psychic
phenomenon, which he termed "mental telegraphy". (You can a photo of
that show and some other productions I did here)
You can view my acting resume at www.happierabroad.com/Resume_Acting.htm
and business resume at www.happierabroad.com/Resume_Business.htm.
In the field of writing, I am best known
for my extensive critique of pseudo-skeptical arguments and debunkers, entitled
Debunking
Pseudo-Skeptical Arguments of Paranormal Debunkers (http://www.debunkingskeptics.com/Contents.htm). Being the first of its kind back in 2001,
this work gave me a name among the parapsychology community and was endorsed by
top researchers such as Dr. Gary Schwartz (www.openmindsciences.com), director
of the Human Energy Systems Laboratory of the University of Arizona (http://veritas.arizona.edu/) who
conducted famous scientific research with mediums, who authored books such as The Living Energy Universe
and The Afterlife Experiments. Other famous authors and researchers that
have endorsed my noteworthy work were Loyd Auerbach (Editor of Fate magazine (www.fate.com) and author of Mind Over Matter),
Dr. Victor Zammit (Australian lawyer, author, and
afterlife researcher, www.victorzammit.com),
and Whitley Streiber of Unknown Country (www.unknowncountry.com). I was even commended and phoned by famous
Israeli born psychic spoon bender Uri Geller.
Many paranormal
enthusiasts considered it to be the “Gospel” against pseudo-skepticism.
When
this treatise was first released, it was acclaimed in the paranormal
community as brilliant, effective and the first of its kind. It led
to my appearance on several radio shows such as The Forbidden Truth
by Michael Goodspeed, The Clyde Lewis Show (KOTK 1080 AM) (www.clydelewis.com) in Portland, Oregon,
and Ghostly Talk Radio (you can listen to that interview in the
archive section of their website at www.ghostlytalk.com
or on YouTube
here). Later, due to widespread recognition, I was invited to an
international conference as a guest speaker at the Mysteries of the World
(www.mysterypark.ch) theme park in
Years
later in 2009, I formed a group and website called SCEPCOP – Scientific Committee
Exposing Pseudoskeptical Cynicism of the Paranormal, which was the world’s
first organized counter-skeptic group created to counter CSICOP, JREF,
etc. Although at this time SCEPCOP is in
its infancy, its popularity has soared among the Paranormal community and
received attention from the Skeptic camp as well. (See
a list of paranormal websites and blogs announcing SCEPCOP here) And in
August of 2009, the popular paranormal magazine Atlantis Rising did an article on
SCEPCOP in issue 77, which you can download here in
PDF format. (see pages 24, 26 and 61)
Although I believe in the American ideals
of freedom and democracy, I am opposed to its materialistic conformist
lifestyle and culture which constantly equates outward materialistic wants with
happiness, depriving people of having a rich inner life, inner happiness, and a
foundation of inner strength and confidence.
I believe that this lack of inner self common among many Americans is a
major cause in the following problems:
1) The high rate of mental illness, insanity and dysfunctional behavior
in America, 2) American people’s overly fragile egos and self-esteem which are
so easy to offend, 3) American people’s propensity to become bored and lonely
so easily, requiring constant stimulation and distractions to avoid facing
their inner emptiness. I have written
about this in articles such as: http://www.happierabroad.com/ebook/Page30.htm
, http://www.happierabroad.com/ebook/Page31.htm
and
http://www.happierabroad.com/ebook.htm.
As a critical thinker who hates brainwashing techniques as a result of having been brainwashed a few times myself, I have also written against scams and shady business practices such as extended warranties and multi-level marketing. See a list of them here.
Making use of my experience, I composed an
article about dealing with and avoiding elaborate and highly skilled scams in
I have
also written articles published in
various hard copy publications, such as
Exploratory and adventurous by nature, I
have traveled in many parts of the world which broadened my mind and cultural
world view. I have been to 10 countries
–
During
my third journey to
Later
on, my adventures were also featured in
Some anonymous folks even put together a
music video of me and my adventures, put together from clips of my video footage. It’s a funny, entertaining parody of me and
my style. You can view it online
here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdNzijNvT9w (Make sure to turn on the sound so that you
can hear the song lyrics which are synchronized with my actions/movements in the
videos.)
Eventually, I began my own website: www.happierabroad.com
and started organizing all my observation and comparison posts of the
I enjoy writing, acting, theatre, meeting
people, flirting, traveling, photography, tennis, billiards, ping pong,
swimming, martial arts, hiking, coin-collecting, chess, scrabble, history,
museums, science-fiction, cooking, cultural events, vegetarian food,
metaphysics, New Age spirituality, philosophy, paranormal phenomena, and just
living life to the fullest. I enjoy all
styles of music except country, rap, and heavy metal. I am a vegetarian and my favorite foods are
Chinese, Italian, and Vegetarian cuisine.
My sun sign is Pisces with Scorpio rising and Gemini moon (for those who
don’t know, the rising influences your outer personality and the moon sign
influences your inner self and emotions).
My Meyer-Briggs temperament type
is ENFJ. My favorite movie is The Empire Strikes Back. And my favorite books, which I consider the
most profound and life-changing, are The
Power of Now and A
New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose by Eckhart
Tolle, Way
of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman, any book
or audio by Wayne Dyer, The
Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot, and Under the Tree by Greg Stone.
I have lived in four
Thanks for your time, attention, and
interest.
Sincerely,
Winston Wu
See Also:
10 Unique and Outstanding Things about Winston Wu