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  1. Muay Ying in Thailand: Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full?

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    January 7, 2015 by Melissa Ray

    “Hey Melissa, why don’t you write an article on the current status of Muay Ying (women’s Muay Thai) in Thailand…?” …
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  2. End of Year Post

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    December 31, 2014 by Melissa Ray

    Well, it’s 31st December, 2014 and I feel I should mark the end of another year with some kind of …
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  3. Blood, Sweat and Fears

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    October 11, 2014 by Melissa Ray

    This article was my first ever piece of personal writing, published in Escape from America Magazine (now Escape Artist) in …
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  4. The Mosquito’s Friend

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    October 2, 2014 by Melissa Ray

    “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” ― Dalai Lama XIV We’ve …
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  5. My impressions of the new Lumpinee Boxing Stadium

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    February 27, 2014 by Melissa Ray

    When news of the impending closure of Lumpinee Boxing Stadium on Rama IV Road was announced several months ago, Muay …
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  6. Back to Bangkok

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    December 6, 2012 by Melissa Ray

    Jet lag—or desynchronosis—is a physiological condition resulting from alterations to the body’s circadian rhythms caused by rapid long-distance transmeridian travel. …
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  7. Krabi Rape Scandal and the Meaning of Dinner in Thailand

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    November 22, 2012 by Melissa Ray

    Is taking a Thai woman out to dinner essentially a request for sex and is that the expected conclusion? Was …
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  8. Big Gambling

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    October 16, 2012 by Melissa Ray

    October 4th saw a huge card at Rajadamnern Boxing Stadium and a huge crowd—with a reported 8,000 spectators crammed into …
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  9. Hormones and Muay Thai

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    September 17, 2012 by Melissa Ray

    July’s WBC bantamweight boxing fight between Thailand’s Usanakorn Kokietgym and Australia’s Susie Ramadan in Melbourne, Australia was a subject of …
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  10. Muay Thai on the Brain

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    September 12, 2012 by Melissa Ray

    (Ding ding) “Round one…..” I breathed deeply and stepped towards the centre of the ring. It was one of my …
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