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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 7:23 am
“Cao Boi” pronounced "Cowboy" 42 Christianburg, Va. Nail Salon Manager
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 2:06 pm
Born in Vietnam, Anh-Tuan "Cao Boi" (pronounced Cowboy) Bui was a Vietnam War refugee when he was 11 years old. He eventually moved to the U.S. and attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He previously worked as a photographer, used car salesman, fisherman and farm hand. He currently works as a nail salon manager. Bui's hobbies include bicycling, hiking, sky diving, photography and meditation. He hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2003 and has biked cross-country. He also enjoys playing classical music on his Martin Backpacker guitar. Bui is the world-record holder in Marathon Softball where he played for 100 hours while serving in the 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army. He is a member of the Loyal Moose Lodge #1470 in Christiansburg, Virginia, 82nd Airborne Division Association, Boy Scouts of America and Cub Scouts of Vietnam. Bui is married to Kristol Bond and has two children, Jesse Dakota and Nicholas Roundtree. He has one dog, Charlie Woof, which he brought back from Vietnam when he visited in 2003. He also has two cats, Minki and Pinki. He currently resides in Christiansburg, Virginia. His birth date is April 10, 1964.

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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, August 25, 2006 - 8:06 am
Oh I wanna see those tatts.
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Friday, August 25, 2006 - 12:34 pm
Favorites Colors: Red & black, blue, pink, purple Scents: Vietnamese fish sauce, smoky fire, kerosene lamp Flowers: Dandelion, daisies, gardenia, Michelia alba Board Games: Monopoly, Risk Video Games: Atari Classics, Nintendo Classics, Duck Hunt Sports to Play: Biking, hiking, bowling Sports Teams: Pittsburg Steelers Outdoor Activities: Hiking the Appalachian Trail, meditation, camping, cooking TV Shows: Columbo Movies: Forrest Gump, Lethal Weapon 1-4, Die Hard, Rocky, comedies Actors: Jack Nicholson Actresses: No favorite Music: Beethoven, Chopin, Mozart, Metallica, John Prine, Johnny Cash, John Lennon Magazines: Popular Mechanics, Football, Outdoors Books/Authors: The Book of Secrets by Osho, Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig Cereals: Cheerios Fruits: No favorite Snack Foods: Organic dried fruits Cookies: No favorite Candy Bars: No favorite Alcoholic Drinks: Wine, Johnny Walker scotch Non-Alcoholic: Water, homemade juice, coffee, tea
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Friday, August 25, 2006 - 12:35 pm
I like his answers- lots of variety- well rounded. Sounds like he eats pretty healthy.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Friday, August 25, 2006 - 5:53 pm
I think he will be interesting
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Catfat
Member
02-27-2002
| Friday, August 25, 2006 - 9:43 pm
OK, I already like him. Go Cowboy!!
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Cowboy
Member
08-20-2006
| Thursday, August 31, 2006 - 7:43 pm
Well - of course I like him - great name !
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Nick
Member
07-31-2004
| Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 6:36 pm
Knows how to remove the 'bad wind' from your head to heal your headache...
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Friday, September 15, 2006 - 6:47 am
What a wonderful "oddball"! He can put a mark on my forehead any time. Much healthier than chemical meds and obviously much faster acting, too. Hoping he'll be able to give the "kids" of his tribe lots of time to appreciate him before they have to go to tribal council.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Friday, September 15, 2006 - 8:56 am
So far so good.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Friday, September 15, 2006 - 11:52 am
His schtick will get real old, real fast. My hand is up as not a fan.
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Kep421
Member
08-11-2001
| Friday, September 15, 2006 - 12:01 pm
I don't know from schtick... ...but I find him interesting. He is someone I think I would be friends with if I knew him. I like outgoing different people...and he certainly is different...in a pleasant way. I love his smile....its one of those smiles that makes me smile when I see it.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, September 15, 2006 - 12:24 pm
I really like him so far.
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Dolphinschild
Member
06-22-2006
| Friday, September 15, 2006 - 3:09 pm
I like him, I would get a long with him, and he can remove bad wind from my head any day. The mark is small price to pay to get rid of the headaches I get. Out of everyone there, he is the one I would understand the most.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Friday, September 15, 2006 - 4:24 pm
First impression: Nutbar. But I'm open to see what develops.
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Chy
Member
07-19-2003
| Saturday, September 16, 2006 - 12:27 pm
I really like Cao Boi! Since I wasn't spoiled before the show, I was so worried for his fate through out the show. Those Northern Asians are nice young blood, but I can't help wondering about their build-in prejudice against a South-Eastern Asian. He makes it so easy for them to put him in a separate category, too. Hope he can make it to the merge, even though I doubt he'd have enough social skills for the whole bunch of outcast! P.S. I've seen that technique through my childhood. It's part of the acuponcture thing. My elders used to use coins, shut glasses and sometimes just fingers to "heal" many discomforts. My sibs and I used to think that, it's a trick of distractions only... you know, give you something new to worry about so that your original trouble "disappears". We know better now of course. One of my brother gave testimony about numerous occasions when he served in the Army(back home). The other sister who teaches Nursing actually has eared herself a degree in Acupuncture.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Sunday, September 17, 2006 - 6:00 am
I like Cao Boi to. He wasn't afraid to risk ridicule and help the guy with the headache. The acupressure and hand movements he was using were effective. Hey, the headache went away. I cannot begin to understand Chinese medicine although I have books on its use in animals. "Four Paws, Five Directions" is an excellent one. It helps to think of "wind" and "heat" as what we call "inflammation."
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, September 17, 2006 - 7:24 am
I like this guy too, but zebra have the right idea when it comes to being a survivor - blend in and live another day!
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Needmylifeback
Member
08-14-2000
| Monday, September 18, 2006 - 4:48 pm
Dang.. I'm 5 years older than he is... and here I "thought" he was old... I'm never making an assumption like that again!
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Monday, September 18, 2006 - 7:27 pm
He adds alot to the flavor of the show...I hope he doesn't get voted out right away. I think he made a believer out of the kid whose migraine he cured.
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Chy
Member
07-19-2003
| Monday, September 18, 2006 - 9:25 pm
It doesn't look good for him to stay long. JP talks about this curing ability in promo. The fact that it's in the first epi. may mean that he won't be long there. In JFP's season, we didn't like him, but JP said he's going to be interesting... The "grandma's gone" lie did not come for a while... I will be perfectly happy to be the wrong one. But that's a clue sticking out to me.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, September 21, 2006 - 3:38 pm
I like him!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Friday, September 22, 2006 - 12:09 am
Yep he's growing on me. How can I not fall for a fellow chatterbox!? haha
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Friday, September 22, 2006 - 5:45 pm
So far, he's the only one I do like. The rest are just boring. I would love it if he lived near me. He's someone I would love to get to know.
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Lycanthrope
Member
09-19-2002
| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 10:22 pm
I like this guy, too. He's someone I'd hang out with. We have similar hairstyles...although he'd do most of the talking as I'm more of a listener.
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