

She was just asking what was I doing? and how was I? nothing menacing at all. Everybody at work was saying things like, 'she's a ladybody', 'she's after an English passport' etc, and after a while I started to get phone calls at work. I knew deep inside that I shouldn't get involved with these kinds of woman on the internet. It was like a big fairy tale to me with temples, exotic women and all that kind of stuff. She would tell me all about Chiang Mai and what she was doing. To cut a long story short I really enjoyed chatting with this girl and so every night I would wait for the 'uh-oh' sound so we could begin to chat. I decided to chat to her for a while as I had never spoken to anybody from Asia before, never mind Thailand. It was a random girl that we will call 'Nin' (not her real name) that apparently liked my second name and had decided she wanted to chat with me. One day (or night, can't remember now) I got an 'uh-oh' (the sound of an incoming message) and looked to see who it was. I used an instant messaging service called ICQ at the time to communicate with my friends. I was very distressed at the time but was discovering the world of the internet and loving it. I'd just broken up with my English girlfriend of 5 years probably because I was starting to get too involved with online gaming (sad, I know). The point in my life I'd like to start from is me being 22 years old. When this story started I had no interest in Thailand nor knew anything about the Thai way of life, country or people. I love Bolton Wanderers Football Club and love having a beer with the boys.

I suppose I should start with a little about me. I will try to get across my story without too much babble. Please excuse the spelling and grammar as I am no writer. I'll start by saying this is the first time I've ever posted anything on the internet but I feel so compelled to share my experience with you that it has to be done.
