Siam_superfly

If the girl wants money from the farang... tell'em to go to NaNa ...

If they dont ask and have real job, then a bit of help here or there is ok... but anybody who sends money or gives the girl thousands of baht, is a FOOL !!!

FOOL !! got it !!! $$$$ ..

Kiakaha

What about the gym culture did you not like? What was the atmosphere like and how did the staff behave that you found to be off putting? Just curious...

Part of my stance is pure opinion...the rest is factual, based on observation(been living here 12 years and working out that whole time).....

1) i dont like the fancy new equipment in thai gyms that encourage a lazy and laxidasical approach to exercising..i am old school..free weights and busting your ass..drop and give me 60 press ups...ya know !!

2) i have observed that thais in gyms prefer to look pretty, socialize, talk, chat, fiddle with their phones and not exert themselves in the slightest manner whatsoever...hence completely defeating the purpose of even going to the gym

3) the male gym assistants primary purpose is to make sure their hair is as boofy and japanese pop star like as is possible at all times....their secondary purpose is too annoy you right in the middle of your most strenuous moment in your set...their tertiary purpose is to sit around and use the gym gear exactly at the time when you need it...oh....and you know the saying..."never trust a skinny chef"....why are all thai male gym staff built like pre pubescent teenage girls with anorexia ?

4) you can rarely find someone who can spot you

5) apparently sweating when you exercise is seen as something rather disgusting...hahaha

6) i dont need a gay backpack with my gym membership

7) i dont like the snide thai comments(dont thai people realize that some foreigners are fluent in thai) when i bench or curl more than their bodyweight....chang noi ma laeo...blah blah blah

god...i could go on forever..this is too easy..but i cant be arsed.....

later.

...lol... No 2 & No 3 are soooo 100% true ... No 7 is a fair call....

I train at F First and if there is one thing about them it's their total lack of any weight lifting knowledge.. ( Im no expert either, know a little )...

Will say that the gym is well equipped for lifting....all the machines work good and lots of free weights....

The Fly....

Just a quick note offering my commiserations to all Aussie rugby fans in Thailand after your loss to England over the weekend.

Taking a look on the bright side lads, at least our boys in white gave you a free rugby lesson in an age when most things come at a cost!

Can't wait to white-wash those Aussies

Great to see some football comp's that England has nothing to do with....

Australia will win the Asia cup undefeated.... but hope that Thailand make it to the final as well....

England.... cant wait for the World Cup......

write MMA off at your peril. HBO in the states are getting involved this year, which shows how far it has come.

the fights are huge over there and more popular than boxing.

mate, boxing wouldnt be 'helping MMA' boxing would be helping itself because there will be a whole new generation of fans who just watch MMA without getting into boxing first (like us)

HBO would pump it up....they arent going to throw money at something and not say its great....see if they still have a contract on it in 5 years....

More popular than Boxing.....big call.....so whats been the biggest purse in MMA.....Im not saying its not watched, but bigger than Boxing.....hmmmmmmmm

Each to their own, but Im always Boxing first.....

Remember just now, some divisons lack the awesome types that attract big pay days, like the Tysons etc...but we both know that changes...and its on the undercard of the big title fights that most of the up and coming young figthers get to show there stuff to a big crowd with a live feed.....so why would u give those precious minutes to MMA......

The Thai gym that I train at in Bkk is fine.....if the Thais can see that u have skills, they will push u....300 baht a session, one on one and always a chance to spar if u want, I only Box, not Thai fighting....at times the trainer gets mad if I try to leave without sparring one of the Thais...but to much JD the night before always catches up with me.....

i'd rather be at a good quality fight, whether it is boxing/muay thai or mma.

you already know who will win 70% of boxing matches before the first bell, MMA seems more unpredicatable because of the amount of ways someone can be beaten.

however, watching a superb boxer in action is like watching poetry in motion. MMA doesn't have that.

how about a mixed bill?

i think stars are emerging in MMA. look at chuck liddell, he is knocking everyone out spectacularly and thats what gets the fans interested.

Like I said...Boxing has time.....how many great boxers of the past can u think of just of the top of ur head...lots....and how many MMA fighters....

The fighter u mention maybe one, but Boxing has hundereds past and present. Mixed bill...why ?.....why should Boxing help MMA ?...if MMA is so good it should be able to stand on its own.....

Ur question was about sport popularity, and MMA is way down the list.....

so far its Oz 3 zip

norther soapies 1 and south pacific poms nil.

was a good game last night though and the northern poms have come up with a new recruit who at least has a go.

I wonder what botham would have to say about him as he is nearly Warnies age.

New recruits......Lampard & Pro Fart opening with Pie Boy as first drop......

Lampard...England needs u......

England are a beaten team.....their moment in the sun has gone.....England have shown they are not worthy to even walk on Australian cricket pitches......

Leftcross... must add that I enjoy watching MMA, but where would u rather be...ring side at a WBC/WBA Heavyweight Title fight or the equivalent MMA fight....

With names like Sajid Mahmood, Ravinder Bopara, Owais Shah, Amjad Khan and Vikram Solanki in their squad they'll be hard to beat.

Err, that's England I'm talking about.

Yes England is a multi-cultural society Dgoz. In fact has been for around 50 years! Is this actually news to you?

You wouldnt be an Indian/Paki that has an English passport......maybe.....

is MMA the future? or am i overestimating it....???

For any sport to succeed mainstream, u need exposure. U need idols that kids look up to and try to emulate. Boxing ahs many, MMA does not yet.

If a Mike Tyson type went in for an MMA fight, with all the sponsors jumping on the bandwagon, MMA would recieve a massive spike, but when all over would probably not have the legs to carry it on.

Boxing has time, at the gym I grew up in training, there are pictures of guys in that gym going back 90 - 100 years, and that experience is passed on the u through the older fighters in the gym. It gives u more than just the fight.

Boxing is a sport, MMA is a spectale, to the basketball / tennis fan, its something u look at for two mintues coz of the potential of death, then flick over to an old episode of friends.

Being an olympic sport would help MMA.

Boxing is the king of fight sports, it has history, u cant knock Boxing out, and MMA types will always be the undercard, and for I one am ok with that.

The Fly votes France...but hopes the Ireland take it out giving England a thrashing on the way.....

With names like Sajid Mahmood, Ravinder Bopara, Owais Shah, Amjad Khan and Vikram Solanki in their squad they'll be hard to beat.

Err, that's England I'm talking about.

Yes England is a multi-cultural society Dgoz. In fact has been for around 50 years! Is this actually news to you?

so ur saying thats a good thing....

according to your poll, England are going to win the up comming world cup.......

Oh no..........................if it's supershites poll, and he says we're going to win it.....................well...............come on OZ

Lampard...even u can not say with a straight face that Engalnd has a real chance in this WC......even though ur a gay bar owner whos only outlet in life is trying to pick-up guys around public toilets.....

When you boys learn to play a decent game, namely FOOTBALL (AKA soccer, to you in bred, sheep shagging, sister mounting, granny licking, roo bashing convict spawn), then bring it on, we'll see you in the next FOOTBALL WORLD CUP FINALS, shall we ?

and an picture of Lampard dancing for ur av.......shameful....just like Englands sporting record.....

When you boys learn to play a decent game, namely FOOTBALL (AKA soccer, to you in bred, sheep shagging, sister mounting, granny licking, roo bashing convict spawn), then bring it on, we'll see you in the next FOOTBALL WORLD CUP FINALS, shall we ?

What about the Rugby WC & Cricket WC....or u choose u select the WC that u never win, even though ur sooooo good at soccer ( football )....

Roo bashing, covict spawn...... ....thats good...even for a pom..thats good....The Fly smiles and looks forward to reading ur posts or despair come the next world cup u subhuman throwback....

We will beat u...if England had faced Aus in the last world Cup.....dont think that it would have gone ur way....

Hmmmmmm....its bad enough having posts just vanish, but having poll questions added ... .......

Cancel their passports...send them all to Farang connection....

England....

Lets be realistic about this gentlemen. Anyone could with the world cup. England just have a long way to go if it is going to be them..

England... ...they are just a waste of television space..... Lampard has more chance of making the NY marathon, then England in the WC...

England....

England>> ...

Last Ashes series England won ( really Australia lost it ) by a few runs....not by a 5 - 0 beating...... just like Lampard, they are a joke...

A few witty 2 liners to enjoy ....

Q. What does Geraint Jones and Michael Jackson have in common?

A. They both wear gloves for no apparent reason

Q. What is the height of optimism?

A. An English batsman applying sunscreen.

Q. What does Ashley Giles put in his hands to make sure the next ball almost always takes a wicket?

A. A bat.

Q. What would Glen McGrath be if he was an Englishman?

A. An all-rounder.

Q. What advantage do Kevin Pieterson, Andrew Strauss and Geraint Jones have over the rest of their team-mates?

A. At least they can say they're not really English.

Q. What is the English version of a hat-trick?

A. Three runs in three balls.

Q. What do you call an Englishman with 100 runs against his name?

A. A bowler.

Q. What is the most proficient form of footwork displayed by English batsmen?

A. The walk back to the pavilion.

Q. Who has the easiest job in the English squad?

A. The guy who removes the red ball marks from the bats.

Q. Why is Andrew Flintoff the unluckiest English player?

A. Because he was born in England.

Q. What does "Ashes" stand for?

A. Another Sad Horrific English Series.

Q. What's the English version of LBW?

A. Lost, Beaten, Walloped.

Q. Who spends the most time on the crease of anyone in the English team?

A. The person who ironed the cricket whites.