Jammy Dogers

YO,
What up?
Trev and Carl, our two hillarious friends from Britain, left today, much to our dismay. We've been hanging out with them almost everynight, and laughed harder than I have ever. We leave for Koh Pangan and the full moon party tomorow, even though the full moon party isn't until the 6th. Incase you don't know, a Full Moon Party is the worlds largest beach party, held on the full moon of every month, year round. The average attendance is between 5 to 10 thousand people. We are both very excited to dance and party all night, and we're meeting up with Solange, Hayley, Emily and their friends from Victoria, so it will be even better. Joanna and I havn't been doing a whole lot since last I updated.

My average day on Koh Lanta goes a little something like this:

I usually wake up around 11:30, I put my board shorts on and grab my sunglasses(White rimmed Ray-Ban aviators or White Dior sunglasses. Both of which are fake. Both of which make me look like a tool.) I grab my cd player with the new "Brand New" Album in it, my towel, my book and head outside to sit in a hammock or an elevated hut in the shade. Someone from the hostel restaurant comes out with a menu and I spend a maximum of four dollars on breakfast. I still have a couple of hours before Jo wakes up so I just chill and read, or listen to music, occasionally get up and have a swim, or order some more water. I've read three books so far, they have been:

High Fidelity
A million Little Pieces and 1984.

I'm almost finished reading 1984 and I've loved every book I've read so far. After reading 1984, I'm pretty sure I know where most Sci-Fi film makers get their ideas from. There is a little bit of 1984 in almost everyone of my favourite sci-fi movies. When Joanna wakes up(haha) we'll usually have a swim and get something to eat. After that, we take our motor bike out for a spin, or just drive into town for supplies and cheap internet. Around sunset, we meet at Carl and Trev's hut and have nibbles and cocktails and watch the sunset. We usually go somewhere to eat, and then meet up with some other people at a bar, all the while laughing hysterically. At some point we'll return to our hostels' restaurant and sit in one of the three elevated huts and chill out until we all end up going to bed, usually around 3 am.
We love it here.


One of my favourite things about it on the southern islands are the tropical thunder storms. Thunderstorms roll over the beach around once a day, but last only about 5-20 minutes at a time. The Biggest storm yet was yesterday, and it started to pour, the rain is so thick and the water is so warm, so I kept on swimming. There is always thunder and lightning, and I stayed in the water in complete bliss and in awe of how deep and loud the booms and cracks of the thunder got. I literally would duck sometimes when the thunder boomed. I stayed in the water until I saw a lightning bolt hit the water about 100 meters away from me. I walked out of the water and walked along the beach. I wasn't afraid of the lightning because the chance it would strike me is crazy. it was still pouring and there was no one left on the beach. I slowly walked over to an abandoned bamboo sun chair and laid down. It was one of the coolest things I've ever done, or witnessed. I just sat lay down in the puring rain, in the booming thunder and crashing lightning, and watched the show. Joanna thought I was crazy, but you and I know better...don't we.

Joanna and I are both very Sad to be leaving Koh Lanta, but we're ready to head out to meet our friends and take our scuba diving course on Koh Tao after the full moon party. I'll post soonish,
hopefully,
-Ben