Dying in the ring

[Guest]

She tries. It is like an Aerobics workout for her. But she can never succeed, as who could possibly win against an air bag?

But YOUR wife. She cuddles right in, reaches down and finally finds the man she's dreamt of all her life............

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I like all 4 legs of my wife actually!!!

[Guest]

Oh DO play the game! You're supposed to get wound up! Not just give it back!

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Being Tall, Skinny, Welsh Mother, Irish Farther & born in England Iv'e Heard Them all!!!!LOL

[Guest]

Look on the bright side. At least you ain't a Jock!

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In my last few fights i actually believed inside my head that i would die young in the ring, dont ask me why cause i cant explain, maybe my inner voices will!!!

[aseepish]

Another Perspective

Songkran was last week, and a student of mine went down to Samui to take part. He was a little worried about SARS, but he sent me the following comment:

"Songkran Thai festival was held in Thai land.
This is a New year's big water festival.
People allow to sprinkle water to anybody.
In this festival about 500 people died and 20,000 injured...
This was much dangerous than SARS."

I thought this was an insane figure, but I checked it out on one of the Thai government web sites (google "Songkran injuries"). This year 700 people died in Songkran-related injuries (about 500 from drunk-driving incidents - but that still leaves 200!), with almost 60,000 injured.

T.

[OctaviousBP]

Songkran

Songkran is deadly. It can be good fun, but forget about traveling, unless you have a death wish. Anyone who has been here for a few years or more (expats) simply hibernate for the week. They grab their supplies before, and just ride it out in their homes.

It is so dangerous for so many reasons. For one, nobody cares about who their victims are, they are going to get soaked no matter what. Even if you are driving down the road at a speed of 60km on a motorbike, they will launch a bucket of ice water at you. Two friends got in accidents because of this. Lesson? Don't ride your bike during Songkran. Two, the water is dirty. I can't even describe how dirty some of the water was, and stank of urine and fecal matter. Most people would pull the water right out of the moat (cringe) and dump it on anyone nearby. The risk of ear infections, colds, throat infections, etc. is astronomical. If you DIDN'T come away with an illness after Songkran, you were lucky. Three, the water is often freezing. A popular thing to do here in Chiang Mai is to get a pickup truck, fill the back with water and a huge block of ice. Let the ice melt, and dump, shoot, splash the water on to victims. The mix of hot, then cold, then hot water on ones body is insanely strenous. Finally, the amount of alcohol consumed during this festival borders on ridiculous. I know many of you are thinking "cool!" but no... not at all. So much violence, ask for most of the intoxication comes from Thai whiskey, in particular, Sam Song. It's a popular urban legend that there are at least 16 different anfetimines in it. Three of my friends were attacked, (one had to spend a week in the hospital for stab wounds).

However, all that being said... it is one hell of an experience. If you are smart about, you can have a blast, and stay safe. If you're ever visiting here during Songkran, try and make it up to Chiang Mai the week before Songkran, because Chiang Mai is the national "hot spot" for the festival, and you will beat all the deadly traffic up. Then, just be smart, and respectful, and have fun.

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Can anybody help me with this address in thailand as i'm tring to trace a camp where my instructor trained?

I hope my spelling good enough!!!

Sot Thanikul Sukumvit Soi 93

[OctaviousBP]

That's a Bangkok adress, I'm in Chiang Mai. However I can tell you it's on the East Side if that helps. Sukhomvit is absolutely huge though, as you can tell by the 93 Soi adress.

D

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thanx (im getting closer), anybody else help or been in area?