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Wednesday, January 14, 2004

Sihanoukville

I think I have been here a week. Not exactly sure. Sihanoukville does that to you.

Story of the day:
It's 23:50 and we are sitting around in a beach bar. Then a German lady from across the bar shouts - "It's this guy's birthday tomorrow". So we all duly sing "Happy Birthday". When it comes to the "Dear xxx" part we have to ask his name.
"Fokker" he shouts out. Cue canned laughter and 3 english guys nearly falling off their barstools.

Coincidence update:
That Dutch guy I met in 4 seperate locations in Thailand and Laos (see post from December 13) is also in Sihanoukville. Now, in Hanoi I met an Israeli guy in a Taxi who had mentioned this skateboarding Dutch guy he had met in Laos, I told the Israeli that I also knew him. I told this story to the Dutchman yesterday and he laughed and said "Small world" etc. Crazier still is that very same Israeli guy walks into the bar exactly one hour later...

Weather:
33 degrees. Sunny.

Price of beer:
80 cents - 1 dollar

Daily Schedule:
Wake, Eat, Beach, Eat, Sunset, Beer, Eat, Beer. Repeat as necessary.