About Me

About Me
I'm Alfiyan. 27 years old. Skinny dude. Often confused with Spiderman. A really budget backpacker. I have a full time job and I am currently involved with The Widaad Project. Besides that, I practice Bekam/Cupping therapy and I sell cycling tights online.

I started Backpacking in Oct 2012. I have since traveled across all South East Asian Countries. I have climbed 11 mountains. I have backpacked over a month in Thailand with a budget of SGD$800. I have traveled 800,000km within just 25 days with a budget of only SGD$1.4k. Kayaked across the open Andaman Sea for 8 hours. Patiently sat(and sleep) 18 hours in a bus with authentic music blasting on the radio. Visited the Mekong River in all 4 countries it resides. Successfully climbed Mt Rinjani. And most importantly, Alhamdulillah, I have achieved what I never once thought I could've ever done.

The Dream
I was once a timid little boy who is mediocre at everything. I did not any objective in life. I did not have any goals nor dreams. I did not see the point of socializing. I was afraid of almost every single thing. I was even scared of talking to girls! (goshh).  I worried a lot about the future. Basically, I was frightened of LIFE.

6 years ago, I was frightened of the real world(go look at one of my first few posts. The one where i was in the toilet). I was absolutely scared of life. I was terrified of travelling. I dont even see the point in leaving Singapore. I was kinda timid and very narrow minded. Somehow, I gathered my balls and took a leap of faith. I laid out all my plans and I got on a quest to conquer not only southeast asia, but also my inner demons. I set in stone 30 very specific goals. Plus I set a deadline; by the age of 27.

#adventuresofyanparker isn't just a hashtag and a blog. It is a dream. It is a quest to live out my life to the fullest while I still can. And its my journey to be the best person I can to the people of this world.

Alhamdulillah by the grace of Allah swt and the help from people around me, I have accomplished almost everything I set out to do. (27 out of 30) to be precise.

One of the many things I realise is that besides God, what could have stopped me from actually reaching my goals, is actually myself. Dream big. Doa. Act on it. And Tawakkal. InsyaAllah you'll do good.

The Passion
I have a passion for helping people. I started customizing my own brand of cycling tights back in 2012 and then selling it as it was difficult to find a quality value for money cycling tights. Till today, I believe my cycling tights is still the best value for money tights around. my passion for helping people did not stop there, I started learning and practicing bekam/cupping for a few years already as it is a proven healing therapy. Plus, it is my intention to relive a sunnah of the Prophet pbuh.

This Blog
I set up this blog not to just share my experiences, I aspire to inspire and advice travellers/backpackers alike, particularly Muslims. I also seek to motivate others to live their lives to the fullest, to break out of their shell and fulfill their individual potential. I was once a shy little guy who was mediocre at everything. I believe if I can change to be a much more spirited person than previously, every one of us can too! First step in doing so is to Commit to yourself and then Believe!

You can practically follow my journey throughout my life and how I slowly changed as a person as I experience life. Every 2 weeks or so, I will try my best to post tips on how to backpack and motivational posts. Follow me on instagram for updates!

Feel free to contact me if you want to book an appointment for bekam, or wanna buy my products or just want to chat me up. I will try my best to help!

Email: M.alfiyan@hotmail.com
Instagram: @bizkuthaha



InsyaAllah we can do good together!
So my question now is #whatsstoppingyou ?