Blogs from Ko Samui, South-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 105

Today I trained in a different gym from the one I normally train and had a good solid 3 hours there with the trainers. I rather like this new gym because I get 1-1 personal training and the amount of stuff I learn here in a short 1 session is more than what I’ve learnt in the old gym in 2 weeks. But because I’ve paid up my monthly fees, I’m pretty much stucked. If $ was not a issue, I would swap over to this new gym in an instant. If anybody is interested in contacts to this gym, you could just leave me a message and I’ll pass u the details. The lesson was very fruitful as Max, the thai trainer took me through my basics and re-taught me my faulty techniques. I learnt ... read more

There’s still this dull throbbing ache in my left leg that stretches from the knees right to the feet and it stubbornly refuses to go away despite more rest, if this keeps up I’ve got to something about it. It’s not helping in my training and frankly, it worries me.*shrugs* Maybe a foot massage will make it go away…. Last night I had a BUG infestation that almost drove me nuts. 4 days ago, small bugs similar to aphids and about 1/3 the size of ants invaded my toilet and I would wake up every morning to see my toothbrush and toothpaste covered with them. I shrugged it off and killed as many as I could and yesterday when it got a lil nasty, I had the cleaning gal to clean up my room and change ... read more

recently i been getting thais of both sexes coming up to me and speaking in thai.... i mean, i know i can blend in well......but i mean, that well? else the most common thing i get is, " hey, u japan ya? japan ya?" but boy was i glad when i rode pass one of the bigger pubs and acutally saw my singapura flag flying high... i actually stopped and threw a salute :D sure feels good to see something familar from back home. there was a new guy at the camp today, Michal frm the States, a cool black guy always ready with a bright smile. when he first asked my name, i replied "david". he went like, "thats ur real name? thats it? i mean u have an english name?" i think some pple ... read more

This morning’s training was a killer, my muscles had not recovered from sat’s training and I was feeling the drudgery of this previous lessons… my muscles just refused to perform. During my run halfway I felt like a shit coming, stopped at a nearby kopitiam to take a dump. If this were s’pore, the uncle wld have made soooooooo much noise…. Early morning dnt give business, give only shit….lol. these thai chaps are really friendly… As I said, training was a killer. All I did was just to further punish my shins. During intervals I was doing nothing but rubbing boxing liniment against my shins and thighs, much to the amusement of the trainers. During kick pad phase, I learnt a great deal, these trainers are so much more forthcoming and analytical about boxing than the ... read more

After a few days in Bangkok we flew down to Koh Samui for a few days of relaxation by the beach. We arrived very early in the morning (about 7.30am!) and headed straight to the beach to get a good position and lounge chairs. Turns out there was no need to rush, no one gets started in Samui before 10.30am. We spent the first morning sunning ourselves and taking swims in the ocean. We ate lunch at a beach restuarant, munching down thai food with our toes in the beach, not a bad way to eat. After lunch we had a massage, the massage place was open air, right on the beach, facing the ocean, it wasn't hard to relax. That night we went to yet another beach restuarant, feet in the sand, stars in the ... read more