              |
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. I later completed
a comprehensive book and treatise entitled Debunking Christian Circular Arguments and Assumptions.
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 nemesis of the famous 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". My acting resume and business reume can be viewed from my About Me page.
In the field of writing, I am best known for my book and treatise debunking pseudo-skeptical arguments and paranormal debunkers, entitled Debunking PseudoSkeptical Arguments of Paranormal Debunkers. Being the first of its kind back in 2001, this work gave me notoriety among the metaphysical community and was endorsed by top parapsychology researchers and authors. See their praises and quotes here. You can read reviews, endorsements, commentaries, references, citations, and criticisms about this noteworthy work of mine in my Articles About Me section. 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) in
Portland, Oregon,
and Ghostly Talk Radio
(you can listen
to my interviews here). Later, due to widespread recognition,
I was invited to an
international conference as a guest speaker at the Mysteries of the World theme
park in
Years later in 2009, I formed a coalition and website called SCEPCOP – Scientific Committee to Evaluate Pseudoskeptical Criticism 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 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 many articles which you can see my Article Index.
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.
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 countries such
as
During my third and
longest journey in
Later on,
my adventures were also featured
in
Later on, some anonymous fans even put together a music video of me and my adventures called "Shiny Toy Winstons", composed of clips from my video footage. You can see it on this video page.
Eventually,
I began my own website HappierAbroad.com
to disseminate my discoveries about how one can have a better life
abroad
and
completely turn their love life around.
It also became a support network bringing together people
dissatisfied
with the culture and dating in
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 been to 12 countries and
lived in four
Thank you for your time and interest. For more links about me, see my About Me page. You can contact me with comments or questions here.
Sincerely,
Winston Wu
See Also:
10 Unique and Outstanding Things about Winston Wu