Oh what a night. Was supposed to stay in and sleep last night after not doing so the previous one but temptation (and beer) got the better of me and went off to a birthday party in a bar with an English guy who lives here and knows the local owners. Great fun, live thai music, hot thai students everywhere, drinking rum straight from the bottle on the street and still only spending 6 quid by the end of the night. Then when it closed we went off to Koashan road, the scummy backpacker area, and drank beer in the streets having banter with pros, tuk tuk drivers and ladyboys for a few hours. Ended up going to my bed about 9am having not slept for far too long. Valium down the neck and slept till 6pm. Just had curry for breakfast and I'm raring to go. Got a load of options for tonight but thinking a day off the bevie might be a good idea and make some plans to go to the beaches. English bloke is a tour operator out here and knows a few small islands that aren't overly touristy and said I can join him camping in this national park island where you can snorkel direct off the beach amongst coral reef and fish and the boat people who have no legal home or residency sail about catching fish and crabs. Could be well interesting.