Born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in the year 1974. November the 12th.
On that day my parents knew that I will be a happy and creative child, because

I came out smiling. My twin brother came last…crying.
As soon as I was able to hold a pen in my hands I started drawing all kinds of pictures. Ask my parents, their walls were very colourful? This was the time I decided to become a designer. (My mom always said that the poop in my diapers looked like a work of art)…

When ever I find the time I like to be out in the nature. Drawing or Fishing. Graduated as an Interior Design and later pursued my Master and PhD in Architectural Lighting Design was the best decision I ever made in my life. It was a tough life to achieve the goal but I am happy that I managed to went thru the obstacles….not alone!....There are people I love supporting me all the way thru.

Just finished my Doctorate in Lighting Design from Germany (still pending….and I hate long queue !). In the meantime I am working as a lighting designer in Cologne but hope to teach again in the nearest future. Working and at the same time dealing with almost 100 (+) tanks of killifish as my main hobbies are not an easy task. Time is very precious to me. I enjoy every second of my life now, with the people I love, my fish and friendsJ. I also travelled thru out Europe for my work or hobby and learnt that where ever somebody comes from. It is never enough for me…and still keep on learning….

We all just want the same, a good life, happiness and peace. It does not matter which colour of skin you have or in which God you believe in. WE ARE ALL THE SAME………

Now that I found my passion in breeding killifish and with the help of my very best friend, Uwe Jones, all great breeders in Deutsche Killifisch Gemeinschaft (DKG), Killifish Associations worldwide, Mr. Vandersmissen (AKFB-Belgium), Oscar Sanchez (Spain), Anita & Alf (Sweden), Giuseppe Amato (Italy), great friends from Japan, Czech Republic and many more...I have to up-grade my memory in order to list down all the names here. Most of my killifish were "flying" in from that region. Of course, I cannot forget my family in Malaysia, because without them I would not be what I am today.

People describe me as being a funny but serious person with a passion for romantics? My Asian kindness and politeness has a big impact on my European friends… (Even so I become more and more European:-).
Please visit the rest of the pages and I am hoping to get to know all killifish friends around the globe and everybody else.

Thank you very much and Terima Kasih…

Sam Safial Zakaria