THEN: Phuket doesn’t seem to even stretch its legs and brush its teeth until 0900. There are people just setting up shop and it’s already 0915. I guess this is more a reflection of the average traveler here rather than the Thai people. I’m kind of glad to be leaving, in part because of this cold I’m getting, in part because of the ultra-touristy nature of the place, and in part because of the impending final exams. Phuket is nice, but I don’t think I’d come back without a family and cash to burn.

  • 43B Internet @ 1B/min
  • 170B Brunch (eggs + toast + ham + bacon + tea + juice + pineapple pancake)
  • 50B Chair by the beach

As I talk to more and more travelers I’m realizing that it is possible to travel for extended periods of time, optionally using australia as a sort of work hub. It would be really cool to do that with Sarah for a year or so. Maybe life doesn’t have to be as formulaic as I’ve been told. Careers don’t have to start immediately after school, house and car and mortgage and wife and kids can wait. Let’s see what the world has to offer.

  • 140B Dinner (garlic pepper pork + banana shake)
  • 105B Misc stuff (ice cream + post cards + stamps)
  • 168B Snacks (actifed + dried pineapple + lychee drink + ritz)
  • 30B Chicken wing
  • 300B 1 night @ Merit Hill Bungalows

NOW: Can you tell I missed Sarah? It’s hard seeing lots of couples and families around when your girlfriend is halfway around the world. I am still going to look into the traveling option. I don’t have immediate plans to go to grad school, so it might be cool to do it next year or something. However, that would pretty much exclude Sarah from it. If I want to go with her we may have to wait until after grad school. It’s all up in the air. I’ll see when I get back.