Hi ROger,
No I didnt meet him, but the tuk tuk drivers out the front of the 711 are great. We would buy them all a beer at night time and have a chat with them. Met a lot of other frienly people at the hotel that were great fun, and even played a few table tennis matches against them. The people are just one of the things that makes Phuket such a good holiday destination.
Cheers,
Flippa.