Day 156 - Storms brewing, both at sea and on land

This was before the night took a turn for the worst!

Day 156 - 26th November

It had been a heavy night - not with booze, but with a giant storm hitting the coastline and the area just metres from my hut. All night I was waiting for the roof to cave in from water damage but it didn't. Nevertheless, I didn't sleep well.

I continued with my work until Matt surfaced and then we commenced with our daily routine - chicken and rice, some pork and rice and then a fruit shake. By the time the film had finished (Enemy at the Gates) I was ready to burst. 

Matt went to the gym (crazy bastard) whilst I went back to work some more.

We had an afternoon swim before heading back up to our favourite spot in the Mynt Lounge. After a few beers, we were joined by a Londoner who told us about his experiences Quad Biking in Koh Samui, experiences that had resulted in him needing reconstruction surgery on his knee. He was still going to ride in a few months time when his year's recovery had finished. Fair play to him!

Joy on a roll! Matt on steroids I think!

The happy duo.

Later on, the other Matt rocked up and we had a few games of pool against the bar girls. When we lost I had to pay out a few hundred for their drinks (when will I ever learn) before me and the two Matt's headed to a few of the Go Go bars for a few drinks.

Aye, aye. There's trouble abrewing!

This is when my trouble started. We were drinking Samsong's rum and after two I was completely plastered. Matt had to bring me back on his bike, a favour I'm very grateful for.

I collapsed in my hut, unaware that my drink was laced with amphetamine! Lesson learned!

Day 154 - North to South, lost in translation and Go Go Girls

Love that view

Day 154 - 24th November

Another day, another dollar as they say, except no-one will give me a dollar for my work so I just keep going.

My routine changed slightly and not for the better as I had my breakfast. I was typing away at my story and I spilled my coffee all over my laptop. Dave's presence around me in the past two weeks was rubbing off now.

So I went looking for a repair place because the keyboard was no longer responding. A website told me that a fantastic repair place could be found at the IT Complex in the North of Lamai. When I eventually made it there after a 20 minute walk in the heat, I discovered from a helpful desk clerk that the company had liquidated five years earlier. I should've known really with the owner posing in a pool as her profile for the business.

I asked the guy where I could go and he said Tesco's Lotus - two kilometres in the other direction. So I set off again and reached Tesco's. Inside there was a great place called Banana IT. I picked up a keyboard for seven quid. Bargain.

I went by Matt's usual eating spot and of course found him there. We had chicken and rice and watched Jaws 3. Afterwards, we made our way to the Mynt Lounge where I worked and Matt played pool with the locals and Joy.

Love that beach

Afterwards, we headed back for the three 'S's and then went back to the Mynt Lounge. We met another guy from London, Matt who had dislocated his toe a few nights before. We played pool with him and I narrowly beat him after skewing my shot wide and it still going in.

He took us down on his bike to the Go Go bars and we had Thai Rum and Beers with the women whilst playing Connect 4 and a dice game. Those girls were crazy, asking us to take them away for 1,200 Baht. Matt (bearded) and I scarpered back to the Mynt Lounge.

After a few more hours, I set off as Joy tried to get Matt to walk me back. I ran down the street so they could stay together whilst Matt hijacked Joy's moped and yelled out for me to jump on the back of it.

Eventually they caught me up and Matt and I walked back with the usual berating from the massage girls and lady boys.

I'm getting too old for this! :-D