Apr 20–26
Apr 20 Dorm quiet, sleep good. Rise 9:20. Extended stay, paid 70k cash, double‑booked two hostels first time. Café hunt — only Café Pho 3‑in‑1, 50k, weak. 11:00 broken rice 30k, chatted with German girl. Rest in hoste 2:00 walked to Dalat Family Hostel, reception useless, 4 viets talking simul. tell short douche guy to cancel. Back workout at hostel gym: barbell rows 60–73kg, neutral pullups 3x8, dumbbell rows 30kg, curls 45kg, reverse fly 10kg. Solid session, cost ~28 cents for workout / hostel cancellation. Broken rice 30k again, free tea/wifi. Checked Bika Hostel (50k, free laundry/water, but no lockers). 5:00 broken rice 35k, farang’d 5k. Shower, read *War on Boys*. Paid another night 70k. Chicken rice 40k. Evening on 2nd floor, started Ghost Nomad Blueprint PDF.
Apr 21 Dorm quiet except capsule bumps. Rise 9:00. Café mix, worked on blueprint sections. 12:00 vegan tray donation 20k. Edited blueprint, jaw exercises. 2:00 stretch/mobility: warrior poses, advanced kossacks, side splits. 30min, 7/10 flex. Lunch com tam pork chop 34k. Nap. 7:45 night market, Dookki Korean hotpot 150k, no raw meat. Finished blueprint/guide, started affiliates, considered registering ghostnomad.ca. Bed late.
Apr 22 Rise 10:00. Paid 2n 140k. Worked on business, applied for HT visa + Amazon affiliates. Street cơm gà 30k. Applied to Fintel affiliates (Simplii, Tangerine). Gym 30k push workout: bench 60–90kg, incline dumbbell 25–32kg, cable fly, pullover, triceps pressdown, neck bridges. Heavy bag 250 kicks. Solid, high effort. Broken rice 45k, lychee tea 22k. TextNow login issue, solved using ProtonVPN. Night market walk. Added transport section to guide. Visa tracking ID received.
Apr 23 Insomnia, slept til 11. Morning project work, Amazon affiliate links. 1:00 smoothie + banh mi pork 20k, drizzle. Rain heavier later. Stretch routine, shower, nap. 7:30 Dalat Pho Viet, spring roll platter 99k. Minimart snack. Redid HT visa applic. Paid 2n 140k.
Apr 24 Rise 10:30. Café mix, 2nd floor spot. Laundry 25k, smoothie + banh mi 45k. Rain started. Teeth scrape. GPT research Wise vs Revolut. 4:00 com tam 40k, ripped off 10k. Sheets changed. 6:20 sneaky leg workout at Family Hostel: safety bar squats +70kg, +100kg, power cleans 155lb, single‑leg DL 155lb. Sweaty, harder than expected. 8:00 chicken rice 40k. Night market walk, noted snobby vibe. Applied Wise account.
Apr 25 Rise 10:00. Fintel requested phone meeting. Laundry friction: 25k place asked 70k, used Bluewash 40k. Smoothie 25k. Veg donation spot 35k, chatted with Nigerian soccer coach Sam. Rain. Tried Wise link with Simplii/Tangerine, issues. Mobility routine. 4:00 park street banh mis 40k. Picked up laundry. Tangerine login restored. Paid 2n 140k. 7:00 Laughing Food Chinese noodles 60k. Exercised Questrade overdraft, transferred 7k CAD. Night GPT chat, redid Ghost Nomad sections.
Apr 26 Rise 11:00. Itrade → Simplii transfer done, moved 7k to Questrade to cover options. Registered ghostnomad.ca domain $11.78 USD. 12:30 smoothie + banh mi 45k, rain. Worked on PDF 2hrs. Pho 40k, snacks 32k. More edits, hyperlinks. 7:30 emailed mom T forms. Chicken rice 40k. Chill 2nd floor. Wired 15 CAD to Ansiie in barrie for 5kg chrome dumbbell pair.