Managed a record-breaking 35 minutes Without Air Conditioning (WAC).

Students eh? All stolen traffic signs and pound-shop bargains. In some ways, Thailand appears to be a giant set of roadworks – lots of flashy lights everywhere, warning passing motorists of perilous establishments. And it is definitely one big pound-shop. You get the feeling that someone obsessed with great Value For Money (VFM) would end up with stacks of shopping, a full belly, and a bit of a stagger. Silk shorts for less than a pound. Well you would wouldn’t you? Better than washing the damn things. Food in Phuket is slightly more expensive than other places in Thailand, and you might have to pay two quid for a meal. Life is tough.

One of my favourite hobbies is eating. I love it. When I found out that you could eat more by eating six meals a day, and doing exercise to build an appetite, I did. And then when I realised that I could still eat six meals a day without exercising, I was in heaven. But its so toasty here that I can’t actually eat; almost three hours without food now. I’ll go and find out what lack of appetite means in the My Little Pony Guide to Hypochondria.

Diseases rehabilitating from today: Tuberculosis, and the nasty worms that run around all over your body under the skin.

Favourite Punctuation of the Week: hyphen

Runner Up: semi-colon