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!

7 days to go...

Well Im in the home stretch now and Im loving this place! Its a shame alot of tourists come to Phuket and stay in Patong, when they leave to go back to their home land all that has been stamped in their mind is the sex, copied goods and sleeziness that is Patong.. If only they came 25 mins south they would see what Phuket is all about!
Its about the people, who always have time for you, always have a smile on their face and will always help you.
Its about the scenery, the rolling hills of tropical trees, the vast space to walk and if you get tired from walking you could always hire a car or bike and take it all in at a faster pace.
The gym is such a family place. ALL the trainers are worth their weight in gold! I'd love to open a gym back home and pay them a good wage and bring them over on working visas. We would have one of the best gyms in Australia. They could earn great money and either send it back to their family or save it and buy great places back here.
Danny is such a great leader, he is always at the gym, he is always there to oversea things and ALWAYS has the time of day for you and will sit down and have a 10 min chat. I can vouch for that first hand.
Im going to miss Bang even though he is a tirant to me, i will miss the way he says "Shadow, shadow". Ive seen him grapple, he is one mean mofo!
Well, not sure what Im going to do today, Dan and Jordan (Canadians) went to Phi Phi for the day, Bj is doing Detox and is feeling sick after having a tube up his arse daily and Mark is carrying a shin injury thanks to me... Sorry mate....

I came to this gym with the expectation of loosing 1 kilo per day. Unless you are doing detox, i dont think that can be done.. I will only come home a few kilos lighter but its the toning I have done since I have been here, i thought this place would be a "QUICK FIX" but I have come to realise that this is only the start and I will need to keep it up when I get home, not 6 hours training a day but the eating better and excercising daily..

SO until next blog..
Ciao

There is ALWAYS a positive from a negative.

I dont want to go into it too much but today has been one of the saddest days of my life.
I have been given some information that is crushing.
BUT................... I have to take this information into my stride and make it a positive.. Thats all I want to say about it right now....