So today I bid San Francisco a very fond farewell. It’s strange to leave a place you love. I’ve lived all over but I’ve always had a sense that those places weren’t home, I’ve never really felt rooted in those places.
It was different with SF… I’ve always anticipated that this was going to be my home. I guess In the end you’ve just got to go with the flow. The more you cling the more it hurts, so I won’t cling.
I’ve been here for 10 years and I’ve formed a lot of meaningful relationships. I will miss training at my current camp. Besides home and the office, I can’t think of a place I spend more time. It’s meant so much to be these past few years.
I want to formally acknowledge and thank my trainer Bunkerd Faphimai for his friendship, tutelage and heart. Bunkerd is probably the warmest person you will ever meet. He’s had a pretty incredible life. He told me when he was a boy he worked as a field hand at the neighboring farm. As payment for his rice season’s work his family would receive a sack of rice. By 11 he began fighting… towards the later half of his career and 300+ fights later he achieved his goals by winning both Lumpini and Rajadomnern Stadium Titles
I’ll miss him a great deal. He has been a great teacher, trainer and friend. I know Bunkerd won’t be able to read this… so if one of the FNF crew feels motivated, you can let him know how I feel.
I’m off to the Kok for a few days, I’ll be training at Ingram in the mornings, if anyone feels like watching me vomit. I hope to head out to Sanchai’s camp as well… I’m going to have sporadic Internet at best, so please be patient if I’m slow to get content up.
15 responses so far ↓
1 THE Machine (KEUNG JAK) // Jan 22, 2008 at 7:47 am
i am a new follower of mymuaythai.com. i’d say ive been following since ive started training at FNF (about 6 months) and i found MMT to be one of my favorite websites to follow. i just wanted to thank you for such a great contribution to my everyday life and i wish we all could have had a beer.
2 spydaman // Jan 22, 2008 at 10:07 am
Thanx for everythin NOP, We’ll always be wit ya wherever u move to…..keep up the good work and good luck wit ur new life.
Namaste!
3 Tong Po // Jan 22, 2008 at 10:42 am
Good luck to you and Jeanine! Good to see you guys one last time! I’ll be visiting this website often- as my goof off time at work.
4 Ernesto // Jan 22, 2008 at 11:14 am
Definitely going to miss you in the gym. We’ll grab a buffalo burger in London soon.
5 Matt Lucas // Jan 22, 2008 at 7:39 pm
I can’t wait to see you vomit in the mornings!
6 Blackwidow // Jan 22, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Come back to visit us!!!
7 Suli // Jan 23, 2008 at 12:18 am
Yo homie!!! Peace out and i will catch you on the rebound.. I always end up seeing you in random place anyways..Tell EQ son i said wusup..
8 a5yfk // Jan 23, 2008 at 1:59 am
Good luck in your new job, hope everything works out for you.
Will be nice to have the man responsible for http://www.mymuaythai.com (best muay thai site on the net by far) living over here in UK.
I’m sure you will like it here just be prepared for the weather its no way near as warm as SF.
9 Si // Jan 23, 2008 at 8:25 am
I’ve been following this website every day for half year. I would rate it as my favorite muay thai website. I live in the mid-west where there are even fewer true muay thai fans. (most of my friends just follow the MMA bandwagon) But here on this website i feel a sense of connection. It just feels good to know that there are still so many true fans in the States. Thank you so much for your work and best of luck with your new job in London.
10 Oct // Jan 23, 2008 at 8:29 am
Good luck with the move. I’ll echo the above comments that this is my favorite MT website. I’ll be looking forward to you getting settled and back in the groove here.
Thanks!
11 KoolKick // Jan 24, 2008 at 9:51 am
all the best 4 ur future endevours.
12 davidlau // Jan 25, 2008 at 2:33 am
thanks for introducing me to the site. i been training with you for about 6 months and you gave me a lot of insight on sparring and technique that not a lot of people took the time to open up on. i’d like to say thanks and good luck in london. i’m going to hawaii to be with my lady and try new things. one thing stays the same: muay thai. much love.
davidLAUjr.
13 Alex // Jan 25, 2008 at 10:37 pm
The funny thing about home is you can always come back.
Good luck and congratulations.
14 Ryan // Jan 25, 2008 at 10:48 pm
It was great to run into you at the airport, to bad I didn’t getto know you better the 3 years I have been at FnF, lol. Take care and best of luck to you in the UK. Like alex stated above, you can always come back
15 myap // Feb 2, 2008 at 7:04 am
Christine and I will miss you guys at the gym; but, you have such an amazing opportunity to live/work abroad — I’m glad you didn’t pass it up.
Good luck!
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