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.
My favourite time was when I studied interior design and Master in Lighting Design (Museum and Exhibition) at University Science of Malaysia (USM) in Penang, Malaysia and after that I became a lecturer there. I always enjoy working with people and also teach them what I know.

At the moment, I study lighting and architecture at the RWTH in Aachen, Germany and with good luck I will get my Doctor soon.
I travelled thru out Europe for my studies and learnt that where ever somebody comes from.

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, Oscar Sanchez (Spain), Martin Fourcade (Argentina), Anita & Alf (Sweden), Giuseppe Amato (Italy) 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" out 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, Vielen Dank, Dank U Wel, Merci and Terima Kasih…

Sam Safial
DKG 633
Deutsche Killifish Gemeinshaft