Starry Eyed Suprise

Thanx to Yanto coz i got a pair of tix to the International Muay Thai Championship held at the indoor stadium earlier this evening.

before i touch on the kickboxing part,i was actually very,very tired.left for work early this morning and we braved the heavy morning peak hour traffic to dhoby ghaut mrt station,cathay theatre and finally fort canning for a major setup.it was tough,REAL tough,especially when i'm fasting and simultaneously i'm sweating badly.thank God,it wasn't sunny,coz it was practically shady,and rained pretty much the whole day.we completed our tasks fast and furiously,and rushed back to pasir ris,where i got ample rest and shower,hit town with marlia,beach rd fd centre where we had the best mee goreng in the world;with chunks of mutton,peas,potatos to sum it all up and it was hot and spicy,just how i liked it.had sugar cane juice and teh halia and boy,i deserved the break,after a long hellish day.and it wasn't over till it's over,coz tomorrow i gotta return back there to dismantle all that we put up.gotta stay strong!

took us less than 10mins,just a 'nicoll highway' away,from beach rd food centre to indoor stadium,and after quite a walk along the dim aisle,we got our seats,dude,those were,almost front seats,it was a good view,those guys who were seated on round tables with wines and big glasses of God knows what they're drinking were the closest to the ringside.

the first time i watched a kickboxing match was at phi phi,the second was at downtowneast d'marquee and this was the third time i caught this,though the one back in phi phi was more of a rough and hardcore match,and what the one at the indoor stadium was more of a milder,stick-to-the-rules kinda match.but it was exciting.the best match was the ladies match,from australia and thailand,and you should've seen that siamese lady boxer,she was stout,and her arms were way bigger than mine,while the australian girl was tall,thin and from a glance,had no chance of beating her opponent,who before the match started took about 10mins going around the ring.and true enough,the australian was beaten.even if an average guy won't stand a chance to beat that siamese boxer.

"tonite!tonite!you see muay thai,you see thailand!"
a very common sight and sound of a truck with speakers going around in thailand,promoting muay thai fights.

so do you really think muay thai originated from thailand?nope,i don't really think so....

"check it out,Round One!"