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Paul

If i were Tea Leaf, i'd kick Coffee Bean's ass.

About Me

From punk to investment banker and back in three moves. That's me in a nut shell.
I try to live my life with no regrets and to help all those in my path to the best of my ability. My credo is "Let your heart know no boundaries, your generosity have no limits, and always remember to appreciate the warmth of the sun shining on your face. Tomorrow always has the potential to be a brighter day.
Favorite quotes:
"When I see the sea wants more, will the sea have seen or not seen me?" Pablo Neruda
"A fall from the third floor hurts as much as a fall from the hundredth. If I have to fall, may it be from a high place." Paulo Coelho
"Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The trouble-makers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status-quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify, or vilify them. But the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do." Apple Computers
"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight and everybody goes 'Awww!'" Jack Kerouac

My Interests

Anything having to do with the water (swimming, water polo, SURFING, skurfing, sailing etc.), snowboarding,TRAVEL, music, movies, learning languages

I'd like to meet:

Anybody who:
A) Realizes that "cool" is an illusion
B) Consider's others needs as well as their own
C) Isn't so involved in "the rat-race" that they place achievement over happiness

Giselle,

Malia Jones,

Amanda Peet,

and Evangeline Lilly (from LOST)

Music:

Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sublime, Green Day, Blink 182, Beastie Boys, G N' R, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Eagles, The Doors, Rolling Stones, The Who, CCR, The Police, The BOSS, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, John Mayer, Dave Matthews, Bob Marley, Ziggy, Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, Steel Pulse, Toots & The Maytals, Buju Banton, Matisyahu, Jimmy Buffett, Blues Traveler, Lenny Kravitz, Jack Johnson, SMASHING PUMPKINS, Morrissey, The Smiths, The Cure, Interpol, Joy Division, Elliott Smith, BT, Paul van Dyk, DJ Tiesto, Christopher Lawrence, anything 80's and YES country (George Strait, Johnny Cash, Charlie Daniels, Garth, Willie Nelson, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban)

Movies:

Shawshank Redemption, Top Gun, Casablanca, The Graduate, Charade, How To Steal A Million, The Natural, Chariots of Fire, Van Wilder, Smokey and the Bandit!!, Canonball Run, Grosse Pointe Blank, Goodwill Hunting, The Aviator, Serendipity, A Lot Like Love, 8 Mile, Vanilla Sky, Count of Monte Cristo, Boondock Saints, Endless Summer I&II, North Shore, In God's Hands, September Sessions, 3 Degrees, Fight Club, Jackass, Swingers, Goonies, Somewhere In Time, Power of One, Girl Next Door, Bad Santa, Last Samurai, Lost in Translation, GARDEN STATE, Donnie Darko, Napoleon Dynamite, Rushmore, Bottle Rocket, Finding Neverland, Grandma's Boy (so freakin' funny), Walk The Line, Any 007

Television:

Real World, Jackass, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Scrubs, Dave Chapelle, WEST WING, THAT 70's SHOW, Las Vegas, Lost, The Daily Show

Books:

Iron and Silk by Mark Salzman, The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff, Tales from Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffett, The Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman, Siddhartha, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Heroes:

MY MOM, Pablo Morales, Manuel Estiarte, Frank Sinatra, Albert Einstein, Jimmy Buffett, Steve Jobs, Danny Nichols, Laird, Curren, Kelly, Shane Dorian, Rasta, Parko, Taj, Keala Kennelly
i live to make her smile
milo runs the house
BUT nikki runs milo
kassie, cam, and me. the three amigos
ok, well i don't like them either
robbo can't read the menu
surfing with abe in mexico
hangin' with raj, mel and b at trestles
kiet's bachelor party. vegas '05
i played joey (from FRIENDS) for a day and presided over kiet and katherine's wedding. no, i'm not a priest
another reason to believe in true love. tricia & travis, i miss you guys!
working on wall street. seems like a million years ago
livin' it up in san fran
mi hermano pablo with carol at berkeley
swim lessons at berkeley
playing with the hong kong national team (i have the ball)
christmas dinner '01 in hk
hong kong new years. min + booze + yacht in victoria harbor = fun
fake fight in korea. i'm the one getting my butt kicked
traditional korean folk dance
reena, valval, and i in singapore
feeding a pink dolphin in singapore. yes a pink dolphin
monkey assault in thailand
setting camp and playing with a hog in inner-mongolia
isn't she adorable? she thought i was sooo weird
shadows in the gobi dessert
train staition somewhere. haven't slept in days
beijing opera. absolutely amazing
meeting a north korean soccer legend in beijing
from my days in the chinese 'nsync. keenan & min jung, this one's for you