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Western Mind, Eastern Mind And The Space In Between

June 10, 2011 By Laura Dal Farra 2 Comments

    Excerpt from an email sent to a friend.....     "Please tell me delicious stories of Canadian life.  I'll call it Canadiana and hold it close to my heart..... I've been out here long enough where I'm fucking up English words... i.e. on the TV I saw written in English (on Thai dubbed Bugs Bunny yesterday)..... BOX OFFICE..... Because there is no real transliteration for Thai here, meaning, there is no standard spelling/use of the Roman Alphabet so people spell words however the fuck they feel like it... I read BOX OFFICE as... BOX OF FICE... meaning BOX OF RICE? BOX OF ICE?  What is this they speak of?....     Haven't quite lost my mind, … [Read more...]

Understanding Isaan Weddings

May 27, 2011 By Laura Dal Farra 2 Comments

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    Approximately one week after my post Muay Thai In Limbo, I found out that Gai, my trainer was getting married within two weeks.  One of his oldest friends mentioned it to me and they had just found out that day.  If what I've been told is correct, Gai had recently found out.  Perhaps a few weeks prior, possibly a few months, no one I spoke to really knew.  This, from what I've been told by a number of people is normal.   Families and/or monks often deem that people are to marry and when, not the people dating.   In addition, the people who are getting married aren't obligated to tell their friends.  Many don't.   I've learned to stop … [Read more...]

Muay Thai Training In Limbo

April 25, 2011 By Laura Dal Farra Leave a Comment

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    When I first started training with Gai a year ago, I called up one of my friends and shouted, 'He treats me like a chicken!'. This translates as - I was being taken care of.   Chicken fights can be big business out here and I've seen men treat their fowl with more respect and care than I've seen nak muays receive at a gym.   Nothing like looking at a bird and thinking, "Wow, one day I want what you've got" (minus having a feather shoved up my rectum then down my throat to make weight).   That being said, Thailand is a random place where the majority of the population lives in the present. Great while vacationing, a bit to get used to when you're … [Read more...]

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