i like it! Just keep on doing what you like... I lived in koh samoi for 5 months and met lots of people making a living in alternative ways.
The costs of living in thailand makes it easier to earn a living on the web, so why not do what you enjoy doing.
im not that skilled with programming and computer language, but i have many ideas to get funding on projects....
one project is
www.algatric.com
Its pretty rough and basic still, and I plan to broaden the niche a bit more...