Muay Tall White American Girl

11:50pm Koh Phi Phi Don

So....i've debated all day about posting this post. But I think I will anyway. My parents will not be proud, but my gramps - the boxer - will be. Last night I had just the right mix of Heinekken (vacation spelling rules rule) and guts...and I decided to do an organized fight. In Thailand, the fighting is called muay thai. It involves kicking, punching, and generally doing anything you can to win. Since I'm a tall white chick, I've decided to dub it Muay Tall White American Girl.

I went to a bar last night that allowed me to exercise my right to a fist fight. I've alwasy wanted to get into boxing...and I've always thought that I would be quite good at it. There have only been two or three people in my life that I've wanted to fight....both of them being blonde chicks that have IQs of about 12. anyway, beyond the girls, i've always thought i'd be a good fighter. so last night i decided to check it out Thai style.

i was in a bar that does muay thai,and the ring guy (technical term) was very convincing. he offerred two free drinks to anyone that wanted to fight. i would have done it for posterity or something like that...so i said - yes sir, sign me up. it took about 45 minutes to find another girl that would fight me, but he did after a while. we changed into the pads and head gear, and got riled up. the other girl (she was about 16 feet tall) was very angry...but i couldn't stop laughing. we started into the fight and she cracked me pretty good...bloody nose good. i quickly adjusted, and knocked her on her behind. three rounds later (three knockdowns scored for me, plus a few punches that left her stumbling and lots of laughs...) we were finished. sweaty, tired, worn out, and ready to drop. the annoucer (ref? ump?) called it a tie...but i think i really won (don't we all!) truly a fun and worthy experience, but hopefully next time i win fair and square....

That girl was tall and scary. I think she's been the scariest part of my trip so far, which is hilarious. Anyway, ready to take the next adventure as it comes!

Cheers, and can't wait to see you all.
XXXOOO,
Genevieve