KANG guh
or
if you want to be accurate
then:
KHANG Khuh
The Xs in Xangxa are the International Phonetic Alphabet symbol for a voiceless uvular fricative. That is, a harsh KH or CH sound such as found in the Scottish word "loch." It's made with the back of your tongue on the roof of your mouth, and sounds like you're clearing your throat.
Xangxa (Tall-One or Giant) is the name given me by cannibals living in the Highlands of the South
Pacific island of Papua New Guinea (where I lived for several years). It
referred to my comparitive height, despite the fact that I'm an average six
foot. My parents, siblings, and the villagers only reached to about shoulder
height. Unfotunately much has changed since the late 1970's and I'm no longer
a beanpole. If I were return to the village my name would now probably be
"Feeds family of eight."
I chose this as my geocaching handle due to
its assocation with my adventerous travels.
Our family name is "Given" and there are four of us, and each has accepted forgiveness of our sins through the blood of Jesus Christ! The team members are Toof Fairy (wife), Green Teen (daughter), Blue Dragon (son), and Xangxa (me). On rare occasions we take the Geo-Pup (dog), but the cat has never been persuaded to participate.
A Pocket PC is a delicate and expensive device, and the GPS units for a PPC are just as expensive and delicate. Wet weather, a few falls during steep climbs, and losing the HAiCOM (thankfully just temporarily) in deep forest leaves was just too nerve-wracking. I could either protect them in expensive Otter Boxes ® or use that same money for a rugged "real" GPS. The HAiCOM now stays in the vehicle and the PDA goes into a Pelican Box in my backpack.