Monday, June 11, 2012

FIGHTING TIGER!

Good Evening!

WHAT A DAY!! AHHH!!! It was freaking awesome!!

I started my day by scouting potential Clemson Tiger Mascots!  It was incredible.   I then went to the most famous temple in Thailand where I made a new friend named Joanne (sp) from the UK!  She was great! Happy 29th Birthday Joanne!  However, I already forget the name of the temple. Doh!  I don't forget the potential mascots though!  And I certainly don't forget how my night ended!  After getting clocked in the head about 561 times by some little dude with fists of fury, I think I learned to keep my hands up in the Thai Boxing ring!  I'm very sore now.  As for tomorrow, ughh, I'm sure I'll be fine...   Tonight was beyond incredible.  Make no mistake about it, I got destroyed.  But, an 0-1 start never felt so good. AND, I did not get knocked out.  No viral YouTube videos of this American getting his clock cleaned fighting clueless in Thailand.  At least not yet.

Mark/Chops


Spent the morning with the tigers!  Ladies, I'm a package deal.  Not that any of you will even notice that I'm in these pictures.









Now for the big boys.  For the record, I have not made a final decision on how I feel about the Tiger Kingdom.  It was thrilling to be with tigers in this capacity but I'm just not sure it is right.  They swore up and down that the tigers are trained and not drugged...   They seemed to be treating the animals very well while I was there and made many points which seemed to validate their mission.  





















Spent lunch time with Joanne at Temple Wat Phra That Doi Suthep.  I swear, that's the name.  Say that 5 times fast.

I LOST TRACK COUNTING THE STEPS UP TO THE TEMPLE AFTER I REACHED A BILLION
I REALLY SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED IN TEMPLES MADE OF GOLD.  NOTICE HOW EVERYONE HAS LONG PANTS ON... DIDN'T GET THAT MEMO.  EEEK.

MY NEW FRIEND JOANNE DID A GREAT JOB MAKING SURE I DIDN'T TOUCH ANYTHING!

THE GUY TO MY FAR RIGHT WAS AFRAID TO FIGHT ME.  SO I WENT AT IT WITH THIS GUY!  HIS HANDS!  THEY WERE SO FAST! STILL STANDING BABY!

WORKING ON THE ROPA DOPE AKA TRYING NOT COLLAPSE OR THROW UP AFTER 2 HOURS IN THE RING.
The Future Is No Place To Place Your Better Days


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