Journal Entry 1 by felicia-fairy from Gold Coast, Queensland Australia on Friday, July 09, 2004

Actually, it's hard to know whether this is Humor/Travel or Biography.

Fleet, an Australian comedian, has written this little book about his travels in Thailand. The book focusses on two parts of his adventures. The first is a hilarious account of a poker game gone wrong, this story really cracked me up! In the next section, he travels through the jungle to a rebel camp, where he finds himself in the middle of guerilla activity.
Funny, sad and a quick read.
I am offering this as a bookray.  

Journal Entry 2 by felicia-fairy from Gold Coast, Queensland Australia on Sunday, July 11, 2004

Bookray order:
1. augustusgloop (sydney)
2. awaywithfairies (sydney)
3. newk (Who is in Adelaide - not Sydney - silly me!)
4. tqd (sydney)
5. twinmaker (wa)
6. charmedwitch23 (sydney) *Order has been changed!*

Posting out on Tuesday 13th July
Please PM if you would like to join. 

Journal Entry 3 by augustusgloop from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Thursday, July 15, 2004

Recieved in the post today. Looks great - I love the quasi-passport feel/look to the book! Very funky. Thanks for organising this ray felicia-fairy. 

Journal Entry 4 by augustusgloop from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Sunday, July 18, 2004

Journal Entry 5 by awaywithfairies from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Wednesday, July 21, 2004

Journal Entry 6 by awaywithfairies at on Friday, July 23, 2004

Journal Entry 7 by newk from Adelaide, South Australia Australia on Sunday, July 25, 2004

i have it. Thankyou. 

Journal Entry 8 by newk from Adelaide, South Australia Australia on Wednesday, July 28, 2004

Young Australian goes to Thailand. Gets fleeced. Travels to an area near a war zone. Ho hum. yawn. sorry. And thanks for sharing. I have been naughty and not yet PMed the next in line, but will do so now. Oops just looked I reckon i have that one already.
Added 1st August: I have not heard of the author.Maybe I should have? I think that the material is not that bad, but although it may make a good comedy show it is a bit thin for a book. 

Journal Entry 9 by tqd from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Monday, August 02, 2004

Turned up in the mail today, thanks newk for posting it, and felicia-fairy for starting this ring!

I love the look of the book, too, very nicely designed. 

Journal Entry 10 by tqd from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Wednesday, August 25, 2004

I have to confess, I was so swamped with bookrings for a while there that Mr TQD managed to snaffle this one from my pile and read it first. His comment: "Funnier than a kick in the guts, more pathos than a pie in the face". And he gave it 7 stars.

I enjoyed this as well. Any book that has me going "noooooo!" out loud as YET AGAIN our protagonist does something stupid has my vote. And I could definitely hear the voice of Fleety, complete with pauses. (newk, you don't know Greg Fleet? I vaguely remembered his face from Neighbours - I only know about Neighbours through the ads, honestly. And then somewhere along the way he disappeared [read: got addicted to heroin]. Then he cleaned up and reappeared as a comic and has appeared on various shows - Glasshouse, Good News Week, that sort of thing. He's been on JJJ, which is where I mostly hear him. Dry sort of humour.)

It's not going to win any prizes for brilliant writing or anything, but it was a fun quick read and Mr TQD and I had a good natter about it. (He reckons that the scam pulled on Fleety is the oldest trick in the book. It was news to me though.)

I've just sent a PM to twinmaker for an address, and I shall pop this in the mail asap.

UPDATE 31-AUG-2004: Popped in the post to twinmaker today! 

Journal Entry 11 by twinmaker from Winthrop, Western Australia Australia on Monday, September 06, 2004

rec'd today, just the one ahead of it, thanks tqd - have posted on thanks. have to admit I skim-read this one, agree with a former post - bit thin for a book.
 

Journal Entry 12 by charmedwitch23 from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Monday, November 15, 2004

Recieved safe and sound. So sorry I havent journaled this till now - I swear I did but I must have been dreaming.
Thanks 

Journal Entry 13 by charmedwitch23 from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Thursday, January 20, 2005

Reading this book now. It is quite funny and scary at the same time. Makes me nervous.

 

Journal Entry 14 by charmedwitch23 from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Monday, January 24, 2005

This book was great ( I finnished it a few days ago), short and actually laugh out loud funny (a rare thing for me). The scam in Thailand had me petrified and the time in Burma was fascinating. Love the cover too, took me a while to notice the passport style. Thanks Felicia for starting this book out and thanks to all those b4 me. Will pass this on to my fiance to read then will release. 

Journal Entry 15 by charmedwitch23 from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Sunday, February 13, 2005

My fiance read this and liked it too. 

Journal Entry 16 by charmedwitch23 at Revive Health and Lifestyle Studio, 12 Cook St in Forestville, New South Wales Australia on Sunday, February 13, 2005

Released 7 yrs ago (2/13/2005 UTC) at Revive Health and Lifestyle Studio, 12 Cook St in Forestville, New South Wales Australia

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

RELEASE NOTES:

Releasing about 12 noon at this gym. 

Journal Entry 17 by oscargeorgie from Parramatta, New South Wales Australia on Thursday, April 07, 2005

What a great idea! I cant wait to find another treasure to read.

CAUGHT IN FORESTVILLE NSW AUSTRALIA 

Journal Entry 18 by AnonymousFinder on Sunday, May 01, 2005

Caught the book from a work colleague. Will pass it to my sister who is a member of amnesty international and who will enjoy the story. Even though, at times I felt the author was unnecessarily flippant not to mention unbelievably gullible he nevertheless got the message across of the tragic plight on the freedom fighters in Burma.

CAUGHT IN SYDNEY NSW AUSTRALIA