  I just got tossed about the ring like a wet dishcloth. Clinching wants practised a lot. If anyone went to Cleland at the weekend, give us some fight reports. Monday was a brilliant day's training. It started with pishing rain so we skipped instread of running. Then loads and loads of pads and bags. Nim Nuam had a hangover so he decided to work everyone very hard. If you are looking really spent he just puts the pads in front of his belly and walks towards you saying "foot kick". It is exhausting just trying to keep the bugger away. Then its "ten right kick" usually at the end of the round but now interspersed.
Just as you start to get fit he ups the work rate so you never climb out of the ring feeling super. This is good training. The key is to keep that work ethic when you are on the bag alone and that is not so easy. Sparred with Maki who is apparently the number two lightweight in Japan. He kicked my heavy ass. But not in a nasty way. The park is clearly limited. I am thinking of starting running out of town in random directions just to break up the monotony.
There is a man here called Liam. He has 'Western man been to long in asia-itis'. He is a wierdo from Canada. Very abrupt and suspicious. Went to a bar and he spent all night chatting up young girls with some extremely gay giggly Thai chat. At home he is a specky bloke. Here he is a Thai speaking, English teaching, Visa holding mutha. He also knows everything. Must be lonely out here in Ubon for a long time as a westerner, but you really want to work on your chat if you want to befriend the passing whities. I'm crap at first impressions anyway. He'll probably turn out to be a great lad. I am off to ma bed. 
