Bit Slow?
Personally I'm not. I'm a master don't you know. However, naming no names, some people have failed to realise there is a counter at the bottom left of this page notifying you of how many times it has been viewed. If you go to the page and it says 2000, you win! Simple. And yes, you could just keep reloading until it says 2000. If you did that, you'd be a sad bastard, but cheers, you'd get me to 2000 quicker. You see, I can't come home until it hits ten. Just joshing. Anyway, prizes are as prizes does.
Monday, June 07, 2004
Sunday, June 06, 2004
Revoposty
Now then now then, calling all recipients. Has anyone received a postcard recently? Preferably from Thailand. I sent off a few staggered over a couple of days but have heard of no receipts. The Lonely Planet assures me that Thailand has a very efficient postal system but I'm beginning to wonder. If I don't hear from the recipients, well, then I don't know if they've arrived, and if I don't know that then what's the point in sending them in the first place? Hmm, a quandary methinks. However, if they are never received there could be an explanation. If I have put enough postage on them, then I suppose they'll never get there. To solve this, I sent a few out about three minutes ago with twice the postage on them (i.e. 2 stamps) so if you get one.... aw bugger, you get the idea. I'll stop rambling.
An Invitation
And still we have yet to have a random person sign up. Don't worry all you random's out there, I am not an axe murderer or a stalker. I'm also bloody miles away, well, I suppose that depends on where you live. Anyway, feel free to send me your address and thou shalt receive a postcard. Granted, sticking your name and address on the comments section might not be the wisest thing to do but you can always mail me using the contact link at the top.
I thank you in advance.
Competition
We're coming up to the 2000 mark of how many times this page has been viewed. My oh my, there already hey? As with any land mark page viewing let me know if you're the lucky number 2000 and I'll send you a prize. Prizes usually cost around two pound fifty, to give you some idea of the quality, so mail me and I'll send it off. Bear in mind I am currently in Thailand, two fifty goes a long way out here. You could even win a Thai bride as my bartering skills are getting better.
Now then now then, calling all recipients. Has anyone received a postcard recently? Preferably from Thailand. I sent off a few staggered over a couple of days but have heard of no receipts. The Lonely Planet assures me that Thailand has a very efficient postal system but I'm beginning to wonder. If I don't hear from the recipients, well, then I don't know if they've arrived, and if I don't know that then what's the point in sending them in the first place? Hmm, a quandary methinks. However, if they are never received there could be an explanation. If I have put enough postage on them, then I suppose they'll never get there. To solve this, I sent a few out about three minutes ago with twice the postage on them (i.e. 2 stamps) so if you get one.... aw bugger, you get the idea. I'll stop rambling.
An Invitation
And still we have yet to have a random person sign up. Don't worry all you random's out there, I am not an axe murderer or a stalker. I'm also bloody miles away, well, I suppose that depends on where you live. Anyway, feel free to send me your address and thou shalt receive a postcard. Granted, sticking your name and address on the comments section might not be the wisest thing to do but you can always mail me using the contact link at the top.
I thank you in advance.
Competition
We're coming up to the 2000 mark of how many times this page has been viewed. My oh my, there already hey? As with any land mark page viewing let me know if you're the lucky number 2000 and I'll send you a prize. Prizes usually cost around two pound fifty, to give you some idea of the quality, so mail me and I'll send it off. Bear in mind I am currently in Thailand, two fifty goes a long way out here. You could even win a Thai bride as my bartering skills are getting better.
Friday, June 04, 2004
Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
As of this moment I am finally a Master of Enterprise. From this day forth you may refer to me as Ollbeek B.Sc(Hons) M. Ent.
Haha!!!!!!!!!! It may have taken a while but I'm there at last.
Good things end....
... and thats a fact. Andy, without many previous difficulties traveling, has, upon his second last night in Thailand, managed to get stinking drunk, go for a swim in his boxer shorts and then proceeded to fall asleep in my bed. Foolish Glanners made the heinous error of leaving his T-shirt and shorts on the beach before retiring (to my bed I might add! Cheeky!) If one leaves one's shorts upon the beach and forgets to remove one's wallet, one's money will no longer be there in the morning. Tut tut Andy. Night swimming deserves a quiet night, and a wallet in a lock up. Poor guy.
Whereabouts
Currently located on Ko Chang, Thailand. The surf is shit, I've seen lakes with bigger swell. Phuket next, should be bigger! Go hard or go home.
As of this moment I am finally a Master of Enterprise. From this day forth you may refer to me as Ollbeek B.Sc(Hons) M. Ent.
Haha!!!!!!!!!! It may have taken a while but I'm there at last.
Good things end....
... and thats a fact. Andy, without many previous difficulties traveling, has, upon his second last night in Thailand, managed to get stinking drunk, go for a swim in his boxer shorts and then proceeded to fall asleep in my bed. Foolish Glanners made the heinous error of leaving his T-shirt and shorts on the beach before retiring (to my bed I might add! Cheeky!) If one leaves one's shorts upon the beach and forgets to remove one's wallet, one's money will no longer be there in the morning. Tut tut Andy. Night swimming deserves a quiet night, and a wallet in a lock up. Poor guy.
Whereabouts
Currently located on Ko Chang, Thailand. The surf is shit, I've seen lakes with bigger swell. Phuket next, should be bigger! Go hard or go home.
Saturday, May 22, 2004
Lies All Lies
I read an article once that delved into the idea that super powers, governments etc. keep the general public under control through creating a general sense of fear for everything. Don't do that, it's bad for your health, don't eat that you'll get fat, don't go to Hat Yai you'll get shot, etc. Okay, so it might have been in Bizarre magazine or something equivalent, and I haven't relayed it very well, but the Foreign and Commonwealth Office must play a big part in this. Hat Yai seems fine. I'm fine too. Well, a four hour wait in Hat Yai, then another train up to Bangkok. By the time I get there, 8am tomorrow my time) I will have spent a grand total of 49 hours on trains or in and around train stations. Beats the shit out of the Adelaide Perth trek. It sounded so easy too, when Phil said, 'Fly to Singapore and then get the train up.' Haha, it's not been too taxing though.
Memory's a Strange Old Thing
Gave my self the shock of my life today. I can still remember a bit of Thai. Class. Albeit a very bit, bit (if you will) but still, I haven't spoken the words i found popping out of my mouth just a few moments, ago for four years!
I read an article once that delved into the idea that super powers, governments etc. keep the general public under control through creating a general sense of fear for everything. Don't do that, it's bad for your health, don't eat that you'll get fat, don't go to Hat Yai you'll get shot, etc. Okay, so it might have been in Bizarre magazine or something equivalent, and I haven't relayed it very well, but the Foreign and Commonwealth Office must play a big part in this. Hat Yai seems fine. I'm fine too. Well, a four hour wait in Hat Yai, then another train up to Bangkok. By the time I get there, 8am tomorrow my time) I will have spent a grand total of 49 hours on trains or in and around train stations. Beats the shit out of the Adelaide Perth trek. It sounded so easy too, when Phil said, 'Fly to Singapore and then get the train up.' Haha, it's not been too taxing though.
Memory's a Strange Old Thing
Gave my self the shock of my life today. I can still remember a bit of Thai. Class. Albeit a very bit, bit (if you will) but still, I haven't spoken the words i found popping out of my mouth just a few moments, ago for four years!
Whoops
Hmm,I've made it to Kuala Lumpur alright. Bloody long train journey but it was okay. Fairly uneventful. However, when I was in the cab to the train station this morning, an idle chat with the cab driver culminated in him telling me to avoid the south of Thailand if possible. As I'm sat in the train station in KL with bugger all to do I figured I'd check it out. Here's what the foreign and commonwealth office haad to say:
There is a threat to British and other Western targets from terrorism in Thailand. On 28 April, there were attacks on security forces in 10 locations in the far southern provinces of Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and Songkhla. More than 100 militants and 5 members of the security forces are reported to have been killed. We recommend against all non-essential travel to these four provinces.
Hmm, my next stop is Hat Yai, in none other than the Songkhla Province. I should really have checked this out beforehand but forgot that my Thailand Lonely Planet is a bit out of date. Apparently the Islamics and the Buddhists in the area aren't getting along too well either. So... my options are to get off at Butterworth instead and then get a train straight through to Bangkok, or, to just go to Hat Yai and hope for the best. I'll only be there for four hours, waiting for my next train so i might do that. Dunno, I'll find some Westerners on the train too (if possible) and discuss it with them whilst trying my best not to appear a neurotic freak. Obviously I'll let y'all know when i get Bangkok too. Bear in mind that when I was last planning to go to Thailand the warning was the same but for the whole country. The FCWO tend to over state things. Anyways, wish me luck.
Hmm,I've made it to Kuala Lumpur alright. Bloody long train journey but it was okay. Fairly uneventful. However, when I was in the cab to the train station this morning, an idle chat with the cab driver culminated in him telling me to avoid the south of Thailand if possible. As I'm sat in the train station in KL with bugger all to do I figured I'd check it out. Here's what the foreign and commonwealth office haad to say:
There is a threat to British and other Western targets from terrorism in Thailand. On 28 April, there were attacks on security forces in 10 locations in the far southern provinces of Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and Songkhla. More than 100 militants and 5 members of the security forces are reported to have been killed. We recommend against all non-essential travel to these four provinces.
Hmm, my next stop is Hat Yai, in none other than the Songkhla Province. I should really have checked this out beforehand but forgot that my Thailand Lonely Planet is a bit out of date. Apparently the Islamics and the Buddhists in the area aren't getting along too well either. So... my options are to get off at Butterworth instead and then get a train straight through to Bangkok, or, to just go to Hat Yai and hope for the best. I'll only be there for four hours, waiting for my next train so i might do that. Dunno, I'll find some Westerners on the train too (if possible) and discuss it with them whilst trying my best not to appear a neurotic freak. Obviously I'll let y'all know when i get Bangkok too. Bear in mind that when I was last planning to go to Thailand the warning was the same but for the whole country. The FCWO tend to over state things. Anyways, wish me luck.
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