Sunday, October 6, 2013

Weekend

So Saturday morning rolls on and I wake up a little late.  There is training going on but I don't train on Saturday per religious reasons.  Taking Saturday off has its benefits such as giving me the opportunity to watch the Pro's train.  


After eating breakfast I take a taxi to Mission Hospital.  Behind the Hospital is Bangkok Seventh Day Adventist Church.  I've been attending this church since 2009.  I attend the service and I'm immediately happy as I find out that it's communion.  I partake in the service and find a taxi to take me back to Siam Paragon.



I have lunch at Mos Burger again and I immediately head out to the Shiseido Salon to get a hair cut.  I've been heading out to Mos Burger a little too much lately but the alternative was KFC, McDonald's, or Burger King.  I didn't fly all the way out here just to eat something I can easily find at home.  Mos Burger isn't Thai, it's Japanese for the record, but it sure beats deep fried grass hoppers or scorpions.






I head back out to the gym to catch the afternoon training.  I could've easily enjoyed myself more at the mall or head out to another district.  However, I remembered that today was Louis's last day before he heads back home to Hong Kong.  I really liked Louis, he was pretty much my little brother this past week.  I take a motorcycle taxi back to the gym and I was able to catch the last bits of training.  I also started socializing with some of the students.






After taking photos with the students and some videos of training we head out to dinner.  Saturday night was pretty uneventful as I just did my laundry.



Sunday was a day off for the gym as a whole.  I take a taxi back to Siam Paragon with the intention of having Lunch, dinner, and to watch a movie.  It's been a couple of years since I watched a movie overseas and Siam Paragon's theater is apparently second to none.  I had lunch at Mos Burger, again, and went up to the fifth floor to catch the racing movie "Rush".  Rush is a biopic about the 1976 Formula Season between James Hunt and Niki Lauda.  Being a big Formula One fan back in the day I found it imperative that I check it out.  Also, Ron Howard was directing it so I was pretty excited.







The movie was awesome but trailers and commercials were too long.  Back home in the States you'll probably watch about 10 - 15 minutes of trailers about upcoming movies.  In Thailand you'll watch trailers of Thai Movies, a few US ones, and a slew of Thai Commercials.  All in all it's about 30 minutes before the actual movie starts.

After the movie I head off to Dinner at Burger King, sorry guys, but I was craving it.  Afterwards I was about to get a taxi when I decided to get the kids at the gym something to eat.  I bought a dozen doughnuts from Krispy Creme and jetted back to the gym.  When I arrived the doughnuts were snapped up and I then realized that I should have bought another box.

I can already feel the effects of training.  About 2 hours after I ate at Burger King I was hungry again.  Luckily the gym cafeteria was open.  I eat the clean portions of chicken, vegetables, and rice.  As I am typing this I am also cleaning up my room.

Anyways, I feel great and strong.  More importantly I feel blessed that I am able to train.      

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