Farewell Kiatphontip
And so my 3 month adventure in Thailand has finally come to an end. I decided to cut my stay short by about a week so that I could spend Christmas and New Years with family and friends. A lot has happened over the past 3 months and I thought it’d be best if I came home early. It will be nice to spend time with family and friends over the holiday period. I’m going to miss out on the Kiatphontip Christmas party (I hear it will be a night of abba and old thai classics on the karaoke) and spending new years in Bangkok (which I had always wanted to do).
My time at Kiatphontip has been truly memorable. I came to Thailand in search of the Muay Thai holy grail that so many farang come to seek, only to discover I still had so far to go. Along the way I met some great characters, made some lifelong friends, and found a new family. The people at Kiatphontip are what make it great. The owners Rob and Tah, the trainers, and the kids. It’s a very family orientated environment, in which they put in a huge effort to make you feel apart of. I will miss getting taught technique from 13 year olds, I will miss sitting in the kitchen late at night making jokes at Eeedums expense, I will miss Tah’s home cooked thai meals, and most of all I will miss the carefree lifestyle.
One regret I have is not having had more fights. After watching Brown and Krek fight at the MBK show last night, it got me fired up. Even though it was a small scale shopping centre type promotion it would have been good to have at least one more bash. No matter, I return home with my S1 Champion Rising Star title belt!
