Thursday, 23 August 2007

Zoo trip

Today before afternoon training I went with Mark to Phuket Zoo..
Let me just say, although zoos around the world like Sydney get alot of shit from animal rights group about the way animals are treated.. WELL LISTEN UP!!! If you want to see some fucked up shit, come to PHUKET ZOO!!!!!!
I walked into the zoo and just as we got there the crocodile show was just about to start. Two "zookeepers" were taunting and hitting the Crocodiles with sticks and swinging dragging them by their tail, all for the Tourist dollar. I refused to stay and watch it so i left the show.
Next I went to have my pic taken with a BIG ASS tiger. The handler only had one arm si that left me a little aprehensive to have my pic with the tiger.. The one armed bandit taunted and waived a massive stick infront of the animal and told me to sit next to it and hug it.. Just as i was about to it gave a BIG ASS ROOOOOAAARRR!!! SO i kept a safe distance and had a nice pic with it.
The elephants were chained up by their leg with a 1 mtre chain and could only walk in a 1 mtre diameter. I refused to watch the elephant show.
The highlight of the trip was to hang out with this cool orangatan and get pics with it.. Talk about MR personality!!!
Went to trainng this arvo, fin worked me to the power. He said he wanted me to have "power training" and he gave it to me, after i threw apunch or kicked he would counter with punches and kicks so it made me really conscious about having my guard up.
I went to DOns for dinner and danny was there so that was cool!
we have some chick from Australia at the gym who apparently won Australian Idol, her name is Kate Darouge. Not to sure who she is but everyone is making a fuss she is here so thats cool.
Im going to watch Daniel who is from SYdney fight against some cocky Danish guy from Phuket Gym.. So ill check in soon.

Oh, note to myself. Get amy to western union some cash.. AGAIN!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey there Aaron, Jason Lapin here - i think we emailed a while back about Rawai... Daniel, who you mentioned in this blog trains at my gym and we would really like some photos of him fighting, training etc (apparently there are posters of him for this fight up around Patong). would REALLY appreciate if you could send me some, as Daniel doesn't have a camera... thanks in advance. Jason
www.jabout.com.au
lapo@jabout.com.au

Anonymous said...

Kate is from Young Divas.

Thats some messed up shite about the zoo. As u said, all for the almighty buck.

How much money are we talking? haha Send me an email.