Agreed on the last point, but good weather? Guess you can do whatever you want then, when you go to hell you'll feel right at home. :) What you mean by free living?
Add +15C on those numbers due to asphalt and people cooking shit on every corner + 100% humidity and worst smog in the world and you got yourself a nice fucking inferno. As for living, that's great, not sure about their foreigner employment policy tho.
Other than that, make sure you take a ride on a longtail boat through the back canals of bangkok, wonderful trip....don't pay more than 600 baht though.
Don't get conned!
As for night life, visit khao san road, the bed and Q-bar - oh and of course the red light districts.. i find patpong is best.