The first complete post

Hello to everyone, i have tried to edit the 1st post but it has still came out funny, you might be able to make the words out. I think it was part in hindi, does anyone know how to read hindi? lol

anyway, its just gone 11 on thursday morning and i am in chaweng typing this, i will be going to the beach soon and then onto a really good 'restaurant' called datung kitchen where i went the other day and got a lovely red snapper fish in chilli sauce with egg fried rice, a choc. shake and coke. last night i had a meal at 'the wave' which was'nt very good, the chicken was burnt, the satay sauce too strong and the omelette was'nt great. i had a margerita with it but it was very sharp.

The people at the resort are very friendly, there is a kool guy from sweden who is trying to stay our here permeantly, a few irish guys and 2 girls from woking and bordon who arrived the other day, last night the 2 thai guys at the resort put on some music and were given us free drinks until 1-2 in the morning which was good. I thought i might get up late today but i seem to wake up at 8-9 every morning.

The resort is in a beautiful location and oversee's half the island, the weather has been good so far and was very hot yesterday when i went on the safari day which was 9-5 - there was a group of around 7-8 and we drove around the island and took in a monkey, crocodile and elephant show, did some elephant trekking which was really good, it was quite nerve-racking when the man jumped down and let me sit at the front of the elephant to take a few pictures, it was very high up and bumpy going through the jungle.

I also say the big buddha, mummified monk and they showed us how to get rubber from the rubber tree's. The monkey show was good as it showed the monkey working the cocunuts and climbing to the top of the tree and biting and twisting 6 cocunuts so they fall to the ground. the 2 people in the crocodile show put there hands in the mouth and were quick as it snapped shut very quickly, they also put there head in there and retrived a 20 baht note from the stomach.

I appreciate the replys and in case anyone has tried calling or texting my battery has run down and i need to get a charger, maybe from bangkok or from sydney.

I've also been down to lamui beach which was good and spent part of last night in chaweng's centre which was interesting.

On the safari we were in the back of a jeep and as it was riding through the mountain jungles in was very rough and throwing you about but it was all good fun.

i will post again soon and try to find a way to phone before i get to sydney.

hope everyone is good, drop me an e-mail or comment anytime. i have a few postcards i will try and send back soon.

how did the kestrels do on sunday?

thanks for the comments leanne, they are good to see, i will try to call soon but its difficult to say when, hopefully before i get to sydney.

how is everyone at mitie doing? are you still looking at buying a pub sometime in the future kevin, hows that going? and a big shout out to the lovely lovely louise, hows it all going?

How are nan and grandad? have they got the new sofa yet?

I hope julie and sharon are doing good as well, drop me an e-mail anytime - its been great heaering from lee, really appreciate that.

oh, before i go, if you're reading this paul i did go into svenssons and it was fantastic, some really big chocolate ice cream for 1-2 pounds. - btw - i saw the the nfl scores, we blew a lead mainly due to the ST's but its been poor all season so no real surprise, i saw the miami score!!!!! maybe it was a typo but it said 3-0 on nfl.com - must have been an exiting game, to be fair the D must of been very good as pitts. are strong at home, i heard the conditions were bad, how is beck looking?? any first downs yet? lol - i saw this morning about sean taylor too, very sad.......reminds me of the 2 denver players, these things should'nt happen

take care everyone

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