Even though we live in paradise, it’s been nice to have interesting weather as a change from one hot sunny day after a damn ‘nother!

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The unseasonal weather was still in full force as we left Bangkok with some spots of rain, but happily, the further south we came the sunnier it got. Unhappily. as we left our hotel’s reception to head up to our rooms and freshen up… The duty manager stopped us and said that there was a strict no pets policy, and Ip would have to stay at the kennels down the street – which, of course, was closed for Songkran. The hotel then offered to let him stay outside in a shack with any hungry snakes, rats and spiders…

After failing to find any other hotels in the area with rooms left, we were just about to give up and endure another 4 hour taxi ride back to Bangkok. But, thankfully a friend of a friend with an apartment in the area saved us at the last moment and offered Ip a room in what appears to be the rather pet unfriendly city of Hua Hin.

Anyway crisis averted, and we’re enjoying the weather and wondering how long we’ll manage to get away before being soaked by a passing pickup full of Songkran commandos wielding buckets of icy water…

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The whole thing including fries, salad and a giant cola is free if you can finish it inside 3 hours… on the night of our visit, there had been 106 attempts, with 99 outright fails, 1 disqualification for throwing up right after finishing, and 6 winners. Or ฿1000 if you want to share, which we did, and all 3 of us were decidedly overfull by the time we were done.

The burger itself was delicious, but I need 3 hungry friends to join me for the next outing! Although the tapas menu also looks good for our next visit :-)

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Yes I am still here.

I’ve had occasional spots where I’ve missed a few weeks between posts in the past, but I’m horrified that I’ve left an almost year-long awkward silence this time! You may be wondering what I’ve been up to for the last 12 months. Well, in addition to my day job, I’ve taken a pivotal role with the internet facing aspects of an awesome wealth creation company, New Millennium, inc, the brochure for our limited Black Label Report mentorship program, and the soon to be launched NMi forums.

Being intimately involved in the process of building a successful internet business has been an education, and keeps me extremely busy with the life-long learning philosophy required to stay ahead of the curve in the fast moving pace of the internet age. It’s unfortunate that plenty of people cut back on the learning aspect of building their small business, and blame their lack of success on bad luck. But, if you’re not interested in the prospect of making a second income, or in time a full time 5-or-6-figure income from a low cost internet business, then you can skip the rest of this post.

Nonetheless, as a special thanks to you for not deleting my blog from your feed reader while I beaver away at my own financial independence, I wanted to say “thanks!” by pointing you at a vast resource of quality resources to not only get you started on the path to financial independence, but to feed it and grow it as you go. I had already bought and read Chris Guillebeau’s Unconventional Guide to Working for Yourself (normally $79), Lea Woodward’s Location Independent Lifestyle Guide (normally $47) and Tammy Strobel’s Smalltopia (normally $27). And they have contributed to my current internationalist lifestyle, allowing me to have lived in 5 different countries over the last 2 years. These 3 books alone would be well worth the $97 cost of the awesome Cyber Monday Only72.com sale, but there are another 20 products for a total value of $1052 in the $97 package. Even though I already have a few of these books, at this price it would be crazy not to add the rest of these great materials to my reading list over the next couple of months.

If you’re still here, then you’re already a few seconds nearer to the expiry of this almost-too-good-to-be-true offer, will be over for one and for all at 10am EST on December 2nd – a little over 71 hours away as I write. Don’t take my word for it, see the full list of all the materials in this insane bundle when you check out the offer at Only72.com before it’s taken away forever.

Better still, the rooftop bar and restaurant on the grounds of our apartment complex is owned by a fellow Brit expat, who laid on a lavish five-course traditional Christmas lunch. It was so lavish, in fact, that not one person finished, and most of us were defeated by the main course… and it took us most of the afternoon to eat our fill. Nonetheless, with a little extra help from two bottles of Jameson’s single malt, a few bottles of red-wine, and several crates of Singha beer, a wonderful time was enjoyed by all!

(In case you’re wondering what happened to the final course… it was mince pies and fruit with ice cream, but I could barely lift my fork by the time it arrived, let alone operate my camera!)

In the end, we found reasonably comfy recliners in the waiting room near our departure gate, and used the close-by free showers, drying off with the clothes we changed out of. The 10 hour layover crawled by, but we eventually arrived in Bangkok’s giant airport with our nerves mostly intact last night. Better still, we have the same condo we stayed in for our last visit at the beginning of the year, with this view from our window. It’s great to be back!!