I have been back and forth on my luck lately and had a stroke of good luck today that makes up for the rest over the last couple days.
First I was holidng out at the boxing camp for a package that had been sent a few weeks back. In the package was a mouth piece that i wanted for my Muay Thai match. It did not arrive in time for the match. In fact it did not arrive until after I left. Instead it came 2 hours after I left to catch the ferry to Phuket. Waiting a few extra days wasnt the worst thing. The camp was really busy and short trainers so they offered me free stay and some pay to help hold pads for the other students at the camp. So staying the extra days saved some money as I would have had to pay for lodging somewhere. but it would have been nice to have the gear I ordered for the match. (the gym has offered to mail the package on for free for helping out at the gym).
It was also nice to be asked to hold pads at the gym because the day before they yelled at another student who took it on himself to hold pads "because he was licensed". Now techincally I do have an assistant instructor cert from the US Thai Boxing Association, but they didnt ask about that. So it was gratifying to be asked to help out and be told that i "was one of the better fighters they have had in a while". Which means i need to be going to better camps.
Second bit of bad luck was loading on the ferry. The first thing the boat hand did while loading my bike was knock the bike computer off over board. I have been having some problems with it, but it seemed to be better and instead of chucking it overboard I would have liked to have finished the trip with all the gear I started with. Otherwise there have been almost nothing lost (spare key and my pocket knife on a bus) on the trip.
But finally I caught a bit of good luck this afternoon. I went by the bike shop to ensure that we understood each other and check the times they were open tomorrow. The woman looked at me and said, no closed sunday for 3 days for new years. I was dead set on coming Sunday afternoon so that I would have an extra day with the bike and had a i missed the shop I would have no way to get my bike boxed for the flight. So i was able to everything taken care of and my bike is now boxed and ready to go... to Hawaii.
Which as some of you may already know, I have a slight change in plans from AU to Hawaii. Both islands, more or less, and both kind of in the Pacific. But i have a chance to pursue a relationship that has eluded me for too long. So Oahu it is. I still need a place to stay and a job so if anyone has any ideas, feel free to let me know.
First I was holidng out at the boxing camp for a package that had been sent a few weeks back. In the package was a mouth piece that i wanted for my Muay Thai match. It did not arrive in time for the match. In fact it did not arrive until after I left. Instead it came 2 hours after I left to catch the ferry to Phuket. Waiting a few extra days wasnt the worst thing. The camp was really busy and short trainers so they offered me free stay and some pay to help hold pads for the other students at the camp. So staying the extra days saved some money as I would have had to pay for lodging somewhere. but it would have been nice to have the gear I ordered for the match. (the gym has offered to mail the package on for free for helping out at the gym).
It was also nice to be asked to hold pads at the gym because the day before they yelled at another student who took it on himself to hold pads "because he was licensed". Now techincally I do have an assistant instructor cert from the US Thai Boxing Association, but they didnt ask about that. So it was gratifying to be asked to help out and be told that i "was one of the better fighters they have had in a while". Which means i need to be going to better camps.
Second bit of bad luck was loading on the ferry. The first thing the boat hand did while loading my bike was knock the bike computer off over board. I have been having some problems with it, but it seemed to be better and instead of chucking it overboard I would have liked to have finished the trip with all the gear I started with. Otherwise there have been almost nothing lost (spare key and my pocket knife on a bus) on the trip.
But finally I caught a bit of good luck this afternoon. I went by the bike shop to ensure that we understood each other and check the times they were open tomorrow. The woman looked at me and said, no closed sunday for 3 days for new years. I was dead set on coming Sunday afternoon so that I would have an extra day with the bike and had a i missed the shop I would have no way to get my bike boxed for the flight. So i was able to everything taken care of and my bike is now boxed and ready to go... to Hawaii.
Which as some of you may already know, I have a slight change in plans from AU to Hawaii. Both islands, more or less, and both kind of in the Pacific. But i have a chance to pursue a relationship that has eluded me for too long. So Oahu it is. I still need a place to stay and a job so if anyone has any ideas, feel free to let me know.
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