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Joel

The world breaks everyone and afterward many are stronger at the broken places.

About Me

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My Interests

Muay Thai, MMA, BJJ, Judo, Submission Wrestling, Not Running, Travel, Kyaking, Movies, All things geeky

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I'd like to meet:

Myself 10 years ago and 10 years from now.

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Movies:

Lawrence of Arabia, Miyamoto Musashi I II III, Seven Samurai, Wings of Desire, Fight Club, Kill Bill I II.
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Television:

The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, 24, Lost, and Battlestar Galactica, The Ultimate Fighter

Books:

Musashi, The Fountainhead, Notes From the Underground.

My Blog

Southeast Asian Grappling Games

On Sunday I competed in the Southeast Asian Grappling Games.  It was great fun.  There are a lot of really excellent competitors in the region and all of them seemed to have good attitudes.&...
Posted by Joel on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:56:00 PST

Pattaya

Last weekend I went to Pattaya.  It's a beach resort town that I hate but for some reason the friends I was with really like to visit it.  On Friday night I was walking up the street from ou...
Posted by Joel on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:28:00 PST

Recent Events

Protecting Democracy from Itself?   A Monument to Democracy As cars race down Ratchadamnoen Klang road, one of the main arteries running through Bangkok's government district, a silver-blue ...
Posted by Joel on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 01:54:00 PST

Juxtaposition

The thing about coming to Thailand as often as I have is that you notice that you say WTF less frequently each trip.  It would be really pompous and foolish to say that I am at all acclimated but...
Posted by Joel on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:09:00 PST

Daily Commute

Here is a video with a brief look at the main portions of my daily commute to Thammasat University.  First, I leave my apartment near the Victory Monument (The tall obelisk  in the start of ...
Posted by Joel on Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:37:00 PST

One night in Bangkok

I have found a great gym.  It's called Bangkok Fight Club. It has Muay Thai & Sub-grappling.  I did my first workout there yesterday.  Good equipment and instruction.  About h...
Posted by Joel on Sat, 19 Aug 2006 01:13:00 PST

Friends in Bangkok

Here is another video from last year.  This is one of me having dinner with a group of friends.  For the most part the same group of people I hang out with now.Get this video and more at MyS...
Posted by Joel on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 12:11:00 PST

Visa Run

I'm all set up in my office at Thammasat University and being quite productive.  Went to the Cambodian border to renew my visa.  Forgot to take my camera but here is some video of my first t...
Posted by Joel on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:23:00 PST