Fourth week on Koh Chang

Previously....

My last day at work in London went fine, left to go home and pack for my trip. I felt very strange, like I had no idea where life would take me. Trevor was out with friends so I was all alone. All I knew was I was going on this 4 month trip around South East Asia.. I had no job, no flat, nothing. I did not know what would happen after and it scared me a bit. Left for Bangkok on Monday morning via Dubai and Brunei. In Brunei there was a swine flu scare and we had to be screened along with everyone on the plane. One guy had a temperature so we all had to quarantined at the airport. Hot, humid room with children screaming and people being very tired, frustrated and angry. We were finally released after 6 hours but had by then missed our connecting flight to Bangkok. It was four in the afternoon and the next flight was at five in the afternoon the following day. Had to stay in a boring hotel for the night. Could not wait to get out of there. Will most likely not go back to Brunei. Arrived in Bangkok, hot like a saucepan and humid like a steam sauna. Coming in to the city is mad, it looks and feels in a way like a New York Pin Ball game. Skyscrapers and flashing light everywhere. People lying on the ground sleeping and begging and a lot a lot of Westerners. That said I had a lovely albeit hot and sweaty day there. Got to Koh Chang, wasn't really enjoying myself. Wondered how I was going to stand the heat for 4 months. Was longing for a nice cool month in May by the Med.


I haven't done much today, in fact I haven't done much for the last few weeks.
Wake up, listen to the waves, breakfast, lounge on the beach, lunch, terrace and read a bit, beach again, dinner and then a game of cards and some Mekong Whisky on the terrace and finally to bed to wake up to a very similar day. Very Relaxing! I am getting more used to the heat. Having dinner tonight with a very nice Finnish couple. A bit more to drink tonight than usual I'm sure.