Ah, I'm finally back to chionging.
Long story short, actually broke the number 1 rule and fell in love. A lot of stupid things I've done and an emotional roller-coaster ride later...
Heading up to Laos again. Reaching on the 2nd, if anyone is there and wants to hang out. Going to be like rehab and hopefully chiong until I clear my head. I'd leave my Laos phone number, but sadly while I've got the SIM card here, I've forgotten the number.
Booked a room at Impeng based on above recommendation; hope it's gonna be wild!
