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Learn how to Live the 4-Hour Workweek. Come enjoy the good life on the cheap in Thailand for 12 weeks or more. Instead of spending another month living paycheck to paycheck wouldnt you rather say: I spend my days laying under the warm sun with a coconut in my hand. I started my fight camp 12 weeks ago, and last night, I won my first pro muay thai match. I cant believe I actually get paid to take people scuba diving, this is the best job ever. I spend less in an entire month traveling, getting massages, eating out, and living in Thailand than I spent on rent alone back home. 12 Weeks in Thailand: The Good Life on the Cheap is a true story that follows the author Johnny F.D. from his home in Los Angeles, California to his first 3 week vacation to Thailand where he decides to give it all up in pursuit of a happier life under the sun. He goes home to sell everything he owns and comes straight back to Thailand for his first of many 12 week trips.
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12 Weeks in Thailand
The Good Life on the Cheap
12 Weeks in Thailand
The Good Life on the Cheap
The Good Life on the Cheap
Johnny FD
Copyright 2013 Johnny FD
All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review or scholarly journal.
Second Printing: 2013
ISBN 978-1-300-68566-1
www.12WeeksinThailand.com
Dedication
Thank you to those who have given me the strength and courage to go after what I think will make me happy.
To my mother for trying to raise me the best she knew. To my father, who worked so hard his entire life, and gave me the freedom to make my own choices. To my sister, Christina, for never judging me, and always showing me love.
I want to thank Timothy Ferris - the author of the 4-hour Workweek - without your book I never would have had the tools or confidence to move to Thailand on a whim.
To my cousins, Larry and Jacob, for taking me on that first trip - the one that started it all. Thanks also to Michael Galvin for your valuable suggestions on gyms.
Thank you to my blog readers, without you I'd have no one to write this book for; a book that, if it had already existed, I know would have made me quit my job and move to Thailand long ago and prevented so much precious time and money being wasted along the way.
Contents
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
My story and why this book may change your life.
If you hate your job and dream about coming to Thailand.
CHAPTER 2: PLANNING YOUR TRIP
The best time to come to Thailand.
The month to absolutely avoid.
Responsibilities, bills and other reasons you're not here already.
A list of things you MUST do before you come.
How to make your 3 grand last 3 months instead of 3 weeks.
What to pack? Things to bring with you to Thailand.
What you should expect to spend, Phuket vs. Chiang Mai.
Actual spreadsheet of one month's expenses in Koh Tao.
CHAPTER 3: MAKING MONEY WHILE IN THAILAND
Living as a professional fighter off of your fight purse.
Getting a local job: Tourism, writer, teacher or guide.
Scooter empire - Make money renting out bikes.
Slanging chia seeds - How I paid for my time in Phuket.
Restaurant idea - Start it for under a hundred bucks .
Making money online: Blogs, eBooks and internet marketing.
Online gigs - How to make a couple bucks here and there.
Passive income - How to make money online while traveling.
CHAPTER 4: DIVEMASTER TURNED SCUBA INSTRUCTOR
From zero to hero - From newbie to professional in 3 months.
Scuba Instructor Being one may kill your passion for diving.
Scuba diving and Muay Thai/MMA Living the dream.
Girlfriends, relationships and dating in Thailand.
Climbing mountains and learning how to push past limits.
Living and working on beautiful tropical islands.
CHAPTER 5: MUAY THAI AND MMA TRAINING CAMPS
Prefight camp homework - Get in shape and be prepared for it.
Where to train - Best gyms in Thailand.
The worst Muay Thai gym I've ever trained at.
Getting ripped off for training - Why you might be overpaying.
Why Ive never paid more than 5,000 baht a month for training.
Fighting Muay Thai in Thailand - Everything you want to know.
Avoid fighting a taxi driver who may take a fall on purpose.
Your first Pro-fight - Why losing it may be the better option.
MMA fights in China, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand.
CHAPTER 6: TEMPTING THINGS YOU REALLY SHOULD AVOID
Steroids and HGH - What you need to know.
Recreational drugs - What else you need to know.
Bar-girls and hookers - Why guys pay for sex in Thailand.
CHAPTER 7: EVEN MORE VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY.
Practical information - Doing laundry and day-to-day life.
10 Days of silent meditation - 7 Valuable life lessons I learned.
Airfare - How I got my job to pay for my airfare to Thailand.
Tattoos - Getting free bamboo-style Thai tattoos done by a monk.
Cash vs. travelers checks - Why neither are a great idea.
How to get all of your ATM Fees refunded.
Credit cards - Avoid the 3% international currency exchange fee.
Bringing your Muay Thai/MMA gear with you.
How to speak restaurant Thai - Words I use on a daily basis.
Basic polite Thai.
Special diets in Thailand: Vegetarian, vegan, religious and Paleo.
Life on your terms - Do your own 12 weeks in Thailand
Contact me - Ask anything your inquiring mind wants to know.
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
It took me almost thirty years - and traveling half way around the globe - to find out what really makes me happy, who I am and what Im passionate about.
The heart of it came to me while sitting on top of the ocean, over the clear tropical waters off the coast of Phuket. I had just learned to breathe underwater for my first time but, more importantly, how to really be alive! I know it sounds like a lot, but it happened and I didn't expect it. I was actually quite happy right before I came to Thailand - I had it all: the beautiful blonde girlfriend, a convertible sports car and access to the hottest nightclubs in Los Angeles. But, it turns out, none of that shit really made me happy - it was all a facade.
Diving became my first passion, which lead me to come back to Thailand for 12 more weeks. Then I discovered Muay Thai and MMA which made me come back, yet again, for 12 more. It was a vicious cycle that could not be broken. Every time I went back to the States I would think about staying; life there really isn't so bad...but then winter comes and, even though it's not nearly as cold in California as it is in the rest of the world, I feel the need to escape.
On the sun deck of a dive ship, while eating what may have been the best tasting meal I've ever had - a simple dish of fried chicken and spaghetti - I met a man that forever changed my life. His name was Ren Christoffersen and he was my scuba diving instructor. The funny thing was my cousin and I showed up that morning absolutely unprepared for what was in store for us. We didn't even think to bring a towel or swim trunks. We ended up walking around in wet underpants the whole day yet it ended up being one of the best days of our lives. Imagine that!
Scuba diving was so out of our realm of reality and I had no idea what to expect. The idea of getting wet hadn't even occurred to either of us. To think so little time has actually passed since first taking that flight: selling all of my belongings and moving across the world, throwing my first kick in Muay Thai, attempting my first submission in MMA and all the way to taking my first fight. Thinking back, it all seemed so magical but, then again, if it was going to happen anywhere it would happen in Thailand.
My story and why this book may change your life.
I did what every kid was supposed to do: I got good grades in school, got accepted into a high-ranking university, graduated with honors and landed an office job with one of the biggest corporations in America. I even almost married my college sweetheart.
I had always heard of Thailand. People that went all came back ecstatic. It's funny how no one ever comes back from Thailand saying, Yes, it was okay. Everyone raves about how amazing it was; I guess that's why they call it, Amazing Thailand.
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