About Me
Last updated on
September 26th, 2007
I'm a pretty quiet & reserved person, despite what you would assume from this page. I also just happen to have an adventurous side that even I'm only beginning to discover. I'm usually shy at the beginning, but once you get to know me, I'll haunt your dreams. (Kidding. Kind of.) I'm sarcastic by nature, but admittedly dish it out better than I take it. I tend to keep to myself, so people often mistake my introvertedness as snobbery. I'm a firm believer in saying something only when it needs to be said, not just for the sake of saying it. After all, the quieter you become, the more you can hear.
I consider myself a loner. That's not to say I don't have any friends or that I'm anti-social; I just prefer to be by myself most of the time. Less people means less potential drama in your life, ya know? And besides, you can't truly be happy surrounded by people until you learn to be happy by yourself. I know a few people who can't stand to be alone (in any sense of the word), and I pity them. It's unfortunate that they base their self-worth & happiness on the number of people around them. Constant companionship is not a prerequisite for happiness, in my book. I know who my friends are and I know who my acquaintances are. Naturally, the latter outnumber the former, but c'est la vie. I'm a fiercely loyal & reliable friend and because I expect the same from people, I often find my short list getter shorter. I feel that trust is something earned, not given away. They say that you can judge a man by the company he keeps, and I believe that. That's why I've done my best to not be in the company of stupid people.
With each passing day, I expunge the people from my life who do not add value to it. And for the people that are still around, I've learned to not focus on their faults (since everyone's got 'em, even me...I think), but instead on how good of a friend they are to me. There are those people in your life who you can talk to only a few times a year and still share a strong bond with. Then, there are those who you see on a regular basis and yet, those relationships do little to enhance your life. However, everyone does enter your life for a reason, whether it's to make you appreciate what you've got or just to make you take a step back and look at what kind of person you've become (or are becoming). The important (and hard) thing to be able to do is take these relationships with people and use them to turn yourself into not necessarily a better person, but a person that you can be happy with. Carl Rogers said, "The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change."
I've spent the last 10 years of my life working to quench my desire for money. Because of that, I never took the time to smell the roses. I'm trying to amend that mistake now by traveling and seeing the world. I quit my delightful full-time job in July 2005 and I've been globetrotting ever since. Eventually, I'll work again, but for now, I need to taste the plethora of flavors that this world offers. It's cliché, but it's true: you're only young once. I went to Europe for 2 weeks in October 2005 and it made me realize that there's so much more out there than you what you think you know. If you don't allow yourself to travel and immerse yourself in another culture, you're living in a biodome.
It's easy to say "someday," but that single word can turn into a lifetime of regret & missed opportunities before you know it. I discovered that you just have to stop making excuses and do it. It's simply a matter of deciding what your priorities are in life. You can work your butt off and put all of your money into getting a bigger, better & faster whatever, but unless you take the time to see the world, you're living a deprived and unfinished life, in my humble opinion. They say that a knowledge of the path can't be substituted for putting one foot in front of the other, and I agree. I picked up a few things while I was in college, but the truths that I've learned on my travels...no book or university could have ever taught me.
I used to think that traveling was a way to find myself and that's why I started doing it. But after visiting 16 countries, swimming under waterfalls, snorkeling with giant sea turtles, seeing the sunrise from a mountain top, chasing love halfway across the globe, diving off cliffs, jumping out of a plane, lifting cars off of train tracks, hang gliding over mountains, rafting on whitewater rapids, climbing frozen waterfalls, dog sledding, hiking on volcanoes, swimming with sea lions, stalking Galapagos tortoises, and rappelling down waterfalls, I've come to a realization: My "self" isn't something that I can find; it's something that I have to create.
TELL ME ABOUT KHOI SAUCE - The Survey
Name: Khoi P****
Birthday: Dec. 26, 1977
Birthplace: The front porch
Current Location: In your head
Eye Color: Radiant Brown
Hair Color: Majestic Black
Height: 5'6"
Right Handed or Left Handed: Depends on what I'm doing ;)
Your Heritage: Unicorn Jockey
The Shoes You Wore Today: Bunny slippers
Your Weakness: Bullets
Your Fears: Ugly people
Your Perfect Pizza: There's only one kind of pie I like to eat...
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Brazilian wax my ho-ho dilly
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: Soooo...when do you turn 18?
Thoughts First Waking Up: Why's my butt sore?
Your Best Physical Feature: Hairy palms
Your Bedtime: Right after watching porn
Your Most Missed Memory: My Quinceañera
Pepsi or Coke: Mountain Dew
McDonald's or Burger King: Neither; I dine only at Portillo's
Single or Group Dates: Single (unless the other couples are hot lesbians)
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Orange Mocha Frappachino!!
Chocolate or Vanilla: Coco Lax
Cappuccino or Coffee: Real men drink macchiato's
Do you Smoke: Quit cold turkey in Feb 2000
Do you Swear: Only when I want people to think I'm smart & classy
Do you Sing: Only when I listen to Spice Girls
Do you Shower Daily: Showering is for snobby people and I'm way down-to-earth
Have you Been in Love: Yes. And in Julie. And in Melonie. And in Jenny, too.
Do you want to go to College: Only if the words "All Girls Catholic School" are involved
Do you want to get Married: Only if I can do it in Utah!
Do you belive in yourself: No, I have very low self-esteem, as you can tell from the pictures in my Photos section.
Do you get motion sickness: Only when I ride the Teacups at Disneyland
Do you think you are Attractive: I'm like that movie, "Lost in Translation;" you either loved it or hated it. Personally, I thought that movie was damn sexy.
Are you a Health Freak: If it tastes good, I'm eatin' it. Like they say, "Eatin' ain't cheating!" Wait, what're we talking 'bout again?
Do you get along with your Parents: We put the "fun" in dysfunctional.
Do you like Thunderstorms: I find them quite platitudinous.
Do you play an Instrument: No, but a girl did give me a rusty trombone for my birthday once.
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: Only when I had to drive somewhere
In the past month have you been on Drugs: Selling drugs is my anti-drug!
In the past month have you gone on a Date: I have a date every night with Rosy Palm
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: Yep
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: Nope
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: I don't like raw fish
In the past month have you been on Stage: Isn't life but a stage?
In the past month have you been Dumped: No woman, no cry
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: Does showering by myself count?
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: Just women's hearts (I'm a kleptomaniac)
Ever been Drunk: Nope
Ever been Beaten up: Only emotionally...
Ever Shoplifted: I stole celery sticks once
How do you want to Die: Shaving a beaver
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: I want to be 14 inches long
What country would you most like to Visit: Narnia
In a Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: Don't matter, as long as she's not cross-eyed
Favourite Hair Color: Anything but gray or silver
Short or Long Hair: Long drapes and short carpeting!
Height: No midgets or Amazonians, please.
Weight: Big girls need love too...just not from me. I break easily.
Best Clothing Style: Crotchless panties - sexy, yet elegant & classy!
Number of Drugs I have taken: One
Number of CDs I own: I illegally download music
Number of Piercings: None
Number of Tattoos: 2
The One Thing in my Past I Regret: Not having internet access until 1997. That's a lot of porn I've missed out on. I'll make sure my kids learn from my mistakes.
Khoi's Dominant Intelligence is Linguistic Intelligence
Khoi is excellent with words and language. Khoi explains himself well.
An elegant speaker, Khoi can converse well with anyone on the fly.
Khoi is also good at remembering information and convicing someone of his point of view.
A master of creative phrasing and unique words, Khoi enjoys expanding his vocabulary.
Khoi would make a fantastic lover, traveler, photographer, or camel toe inspector.
Khoi's Pride Quotient: 500%
Khoi's beyond proud - Khoi thinks he's honorary royalty.
And while Khoi may be nice on occasion, it's usually just to get what he wants.
