I’m going home tomorrow. Boy, it definitely doesn’t feel like I’ve been here for a month. Will still get to train both morning and afternoon since my flight is in the evening. Planning to kick the shit out of my trainers and probably get kicked just as bad.
Had Jakrit again this morning. It was 4-min rounds and as I predicted, I could barely catch my breath after 2nd round. God knows how I made it to round 5 and normally I would ask for another one or two but not with Jakrit. Totally whacked by then, plus have to save a bit of energy for pump in the afternoon.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Day 28
Yikes! Only 2 days left. Almost dreading going back home cos I know it’ll be right back to being swarmed by work and after a month of just training, I feel like I’ve forgotten how to teach. Hah, got my voice back though!
Over the past weeks I’ve bought like 7 or 8 dvds to kill time. Think I’ve watched Apocalypto 5 times at least. Pretty good show I must say. Got The Devil Wears Prada too and it’s good hehe. Let’s just hope I’ll pass through customs without problem!
Over the past weeks I’ve bought like 7 or 8 dvds to kill time. Think I’ve watched Apocalypto 5 times at least. Pretty good show I must say. Got The Devil Wears Prada too and it’s good hehe. Let’s just hope I’ll pass through customs without problem!
Day 27
Boon Ma and NungMonday.
Final 4 days here and time is passing at light speed now. Can’t believe it’s almost a month and while I’m definitely ready to go home, I’m feeling kinda sad too. I know I’ll miss the people here, the training and basically just the lifestyle. It’s absolute heaven for exercise freaks like me cos everything just revolves around working out, from the moment you wake to the moment you sleep.
I’m thinking of taking Boon Ma, Apidej and Nung out for dinner but unfortunately I’ve run out of Thai baht. Shoot, should have brought my wallet with me on Sunday to change more currency. Hmm guess I’ll just buy them stuff from Singapore next time I’m here and you know what? It won’t be long before I’m back!
Day 26
Sunday! No training! Think I may just give up on getting a tan, seriously. It seems no matter how many hours I stay under the sun, my skin simply refuses to get any darker than it is now, which is barely hinting a bit of brown. Damn it.
Did all my shopping today and you can guess how much I spent. Definitely overshot my budget for this trip and I didn’t even buy a lot of things. But at least I did get my pants for combat and casual. Kinda regretted one of the pants I got but it’s too late for that now.
Did all my shopping today and you can guess how much I spent. Definitely overshot my budget for this trip and I didn’t even buy a lot of things. But at least I did get my pants for combat and casual. Kinda regretted one of the pants I got but it’s too late for that now.
Day 25
Okay, i'm not showing off, just wanted to have a pic to know that i had some definition once upon a time hehe!Only five more days left.
It actually rained today. I mean really rained. Have been to Bangkok so many times and it has never rained before. Was pretty surprised and pissed when it did cos that meant my suntanning plans were ruined. Managed to catch about an hour of good rays only, still looking way too fair for my taste. I think my skin is not capable of darkening…sigh.
Training has been good today. Trained with Jakrit again in the morning and thanked my super duper lucky stars, it was 3-mins rounds. Like I said, training with him takes all your energy. Have to be hyper alert and it’s no joke when you were just in bed 30mins ago. Had tons of fun in the afternoon with Boon Ma. I’ve finally figured out how to gain some time to recover during rounds hehe! By…ATTACKING! Yup, snuck in quite a few kicks, kept him on his toes and this way I got to rest when I’m faking attacks. Hah I’m so smart hehehe!
Went to get my first ever thai massage with Anna in the evening. We couldn’t find the place her BF recommended her, ended up changing a couple of cabs and being driven around. Finally was brought to this pretty high-end looking health spa, they charged 350baht which was just a little steeper but it was pretty good. Helped my ankles big time. Hmm think now I’ll probably get a thai massage every time I’m in Bangkok hehe. It’s Sunday tomorrow which means more sun worshipping and shopping big time!
Saturday, April 7, 2007
Day 24
Yawn…
Got back around one-ish last night. Long drive from Pattaya. Barely had 4 hours of sleep. Had to drag my ass out of bed to train, took like a 2-second delay for every kick and punch. Felt like a total retard. Fell asleep again in the afternoon then had to use up every ounce of will power for the rest of the month to get up again to do pump. Absolutely smashed by the time I finished afternoon training.
Did not weight myself for a while but I definitely like what I’m seeing. My muscle definition is getting better, whoo-hoo!! YAY!!!!!! So happy!!! Now, let’s just pray I’ll be able to maintain it for a while when I’m back home. Don’t think it’ll be easy to be pushed as I’m pushed here. Nothing like one-on-one muay thai training.
Got back around one-ish last night. Long drive from Pattaya. Barely had 4 hours of sleep. Had to drag my ass out of bed to train, took like a 2-second delay for every kick and punch. Felt like a total retard. Fell asleep again in the afternoon then had to use up every ounce of will power for the rest of the month to get up again to do pump. Absolutely smashed by the time I finished afternoon training.
Did not weight myself for a while but I definitely like what I’m seeing. My muscle definition is getting better, whoo-hoo!! YAY!!!!!! So happy!!! Now, let’s just pray I’ll be able to maintain it for a while when I’m back home. Don’t think it’ll be easy to be pushed as I’m pushed here. Nothing like one-on-one muay thai training.
Day 23
Yay!! Cute Guy won the fight!
In fact, it was grand sweep for our camp. All our fighters, Cute Guy a.k.a Coke and two little boys won their matches. It was absolutely awesome!
Me and roommate, Anna, decided to take a bus to Pattaya instead of following the camp cos we wanted to reach there earlier so we could train. Man, the bus ride took forever. Barely made it in time to train and it was interesting to check out the facilities there. It was like a huge club with pool, good gym, studio etc. Honestly preferred Bangpleeyai cos it feels more cosy, like a big family and the training is more hardcore, more authentic feel. Pattaya would be great if you want to just chill, relax and maybe learn a bit of muay thai while you’re at it. That’s how I feel anyway.
The fights were so much more fun and exciting to watch than those at the muay thai event back in day 3. I knew watching Thais fight would be an experience on its own. Wasn’t least bit disappointed, I’ll tell you that. All the side bettings and shouts at every good hit just buzzed the atmosphere big time.
In fact, it was grand sweep for our camp. All our fighters, Cute Guy a.k.a Coke and two little boys won their matches. It was absolutely awesome!
Me and roommate, Anna, decided to take a bus to Pattaya instead of following the camp cos we wanted to reach there earlier so we could train. Man, the bus ride took forever. Barely made it in time to train and it was interesting to check out the facilities there. It was like a huge club with pool, good gym, studio etc. Honestly preferred Bangpleeyai cos it feels more cosy, like a big family and the training is more hardcore, more authentic feel. Pattaya would be great if you want to just chill, relax and maybe learn a bit of muay thai while you’re at it. That’s how I feel anyway.
The fights were so much more fun and exciting to watch than those at the muay thai event back in day 3. I knew watching Thais fight would be an experience on its own. Wasn’t least bit disappointed, I’ll tell you that. All the side bettings and shouts at every good hit just buzzed the atmosphere big time.
Day 22
Some of the girls here. Roommate not in it and most of the girls have already left.Only 8 days left! Time is passing by really fast now. My predictions were right. It took me one week to orientate and let my body get used to the new movements, one week to break old habits and learn new ones, one week to get into the groove of things and now finally, my last week, I feel I know what I’m doing. Thus the 1 month stint.
Ankles holding, kicks are finally gaining power though unfortunately punches are impeded by my left wrist. Overall I’m happy to see my progress so far.
Okay, listen to this…They have BODYCOMBAT classes in the evenings!!!! What the hell?! It was so funny! I knew there was classes held in the evenings and decided to check it out. They told me “Boxing! Boxing!” so I naturally assumed it was like freestyle boxercise class. I stood outside the studio. Saw some pretty familiar moves. Moved closer and…
Heard ‘Listen To Your Heart’.
Believe me, my jaw dropped. Oh my gosh. There were like 5 ladies, all locals. The instructor’s technique was good but he was super bouncy, choreo mistakes, tracks totally out of sequence…okie, I’m being bitchy and snotty again. Guess I’m just missing combat.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Day 21
Here's Cute Guy from the left and his trainer Rambo in the centreThe usual.
Training, pump and training again.
Biting through pain on my left fist/wrist. At least ankles are holding so I still got a good workout.
Hahaha! Apparently all the girls here are drooling over Cute Guy! But it seems the local girls don’t find him attractive, only us, the foreigners. Guess they don’t like solid, and I mean solid, six-packs.
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Day 20
Hah, I’ve survived the miserable middle stage. Am feeling geared up to training and pushing beyond limits for my last 10 days. No kicking on Sat and no training on Sun definitely allowed my ankles to recover. It’s gonna be an all out effort be it pump, training or suntanning. C’mon sing with me! “It’s the final countdown! Dadada-da! Dadadadada!”
Day 19
Another round of baking under the sun. Must get tan…must get tan.
Found out that Cute Guy is fighting this Thursday. No wonder I saw him trained this morning, I mean it’s Sunday! Still have no idea what his name is, so embarrassing hehe. Anyhow, the match is gonna be at Pattaya and am definitely trying to see if I can make it. From what I’ve seen of his training, I think he’s really good. His ‘Kia’ can easily put all our instructors back home to shame.
Went window-shopping crazy. Trying to see where I can get the cheapest pair of pants that I want and I was so tempted to buy them all! Found this brand ‘Abercombe’, think that’s the spelling, anyhow I love their stuff! It’s all so cool! I think I saw them back in Far East before and they were pretty expensive, not that they are much cheaper here. Most long ones are about 990-1250 baht which is around S$45-55. Will do all my shopping next Sunday, have tons to buy. Puma shoes, army pants, souvenirs etc.
Found out that Cute Guy is fighting this Thursday. No wonder I saw him trained this morning, I mean it’s Sunday! Still have no idea what his name is, so embarrassing hehe. Anyhow, the match is gonna be at Pattaya and am definitely trying to see if I can make it. From what I’ve seen of his training, I think he’s really good. His ‘Kia’ can easily put all our instructors back home to shame.
Went window-shopping crazy. Trying to see where I can get the cheapest pair of pants that I want and I was so tempted to buy them all! Found this brand ‘Abercombe’, think that’s the spelling, anyhow I love their stuff! It’s all so cool! I think I saw them back in Far East before and they were pretty expensive, not that they are much cheaper here. Most long ones are about 990-1250 baht which is around S$45-55. Will do all my shopping next Sunday, have tons to buy. Puma shoes, army pants, souvenirs etc.
Day 18
Yippee!! My AC is working! Should be able to sleep comfortably tonight…I hope.
No kicking at all in training today. Still have 10 more training days to go and I want to train at better capacity than just scraping through the rounds. Can’t learn anything that way. Did pump again. If you wondering why I’m pushing so hard on pump, one reason is I’ve gotta start teaching it when I’m back and secondly, just to make up for not kicking in trainings. Burn baby burn! Ripped I say, RIPPED!
Neck’s killing me. After the clinching lesson yesterday, I have to turn my whole body to look left or right. Tomorrow’s Sunday, heng ah! Can rest and do a bit more tanning…come to think of it, I still look as fair as before. Shit, what does it take to get a nice chocolate color?!
No kicking at all in training today. Still have 10 more training days to go and I want to train at better capacity than just scraping through the rounds. Can’t learn anything that way. Did pump again. If you wondering why I’m pushing so hard on pump, one reason is I’ve gotta start teaching it when I’m back and secondly, just to make up for not kicking in trainings. Burn baby burn! Ripped I say, RIPPED!
Neck’s killing me. After the clinching lesson yesterday, I have to turn my whole body to look left or right. Tomorrow’s Sunday, heng ah! Can rest and do a bit more tanning…come to think of it, I still look as fair as before. Shit, what does it take to get a nice chocolate color?!
Day 17
Okie, forgot to mention this but I weighed myself yesterday. I wasn’t too concerned about dropping lots of weight but the guys kept asking how much I’ve lost. Apparently according to them, I’ve lost quite a bit. Haha one of them said “When you come, you pui pui! Now you slender!”. It was just funny. Didn’t weigh myself before I came so it’s just a rough guess that I’ve lost about 2kg, maybe 3? And no, no six-pack yet. Still only one-pack hehe.
Went to see a doctor today, couldn’t find the damn clinic so ended up going to one of their hospitals. I felt as if I had sprouted another head cos everyone was like looking at me like they’ve never seen a foreigner before. Guess they don’t see much tourist strolling into their local hospitals. Nothing serious, just heat rash. Doc said it was ‘contact dermatitis’ whatever that was. Haha, tried to score some sleeping pills from him too since I haven’t had a decent night’s sleep at all these past 2 weeks. He actually gave me Xanax, which according to my roommate, is to calm and sedate anxiety-prone people. We’ll see how effective it is tonight.
Did something new in training today. Clinching. It’s basically like wrestling standing up where you try to grab a good hold on your opponent’s head/neck while you pummel him with knees. Objective is to of course keep getting into a good position by pulling him to either direction and then swing you knee into the kidney or ribs, finally maybe tripping him. Think Bodycombat 31’s Roundhouse Knee in track 7.
Now pop quiz! Which is the next body part to go wrong after the legs? Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock! Time’s up! Did you guess it? It’s my left fist and wrist!! By the way, remember the bump under my wrist? It’s still there. No chance to heal since it’s the same spot where my glove is and where I block. Hurts to punch now. Sigh, if I can’t kick, then now I can’t punch, how to train?!!!!! Tell me! Tell me!!
Went to see a doctor today, couldn’t find the damn clinic so ended up going to one of their hospitals. I felt as if I had sprouted another head cos everyone was like looking at me like they’ve never seen a foreigner before. Guess they don’t see much tourist strolling into their local hospitals. Nothing serious, just heat rash. Doc said it was ‘contact dermatitis’ whatever that was. Haha, tried to score some sleeping pills from him too since I haven’t had a decent night’s sleep at all these past 2 weeks. He actually gave me Xanax, which according to my roommate, is to calm and sedate anxiety-prone people. We’ll see how effective it is tonight.
Did something new in training today. Clinching. It’s basically like wrestling standing up where you try to grab a good hold on your opponent’s head/neck while you pummel him with knees. Objective is to of course keep getting into a good position by pulling him to either direction and then swing you knee into the kidney or ribs, finally maybe tripping him. Think Bodycombat 31’s Roundhouse Knee in track 7.
Now pop quiz! Which is the next body part to go wrong after the legs? Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock! Time’s up! Did you guess it? It’s my left fist and wrist!! By the way, remember the bump under my wrist? It’s still there. No chance to heal since it’s the same spot where my glove is and where I block. Hurts to punch now. Sigh, if I can’t kick, then now I can’t punch, how to train?!!!!! Tell me! Tell me!!
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