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It's exactly the the same idea I planed to write about here: Only one ticket system!!!! This should have been done already many, many years ago, when they had to plan the new total traffic system of Bangkok. But there must have been some national idi.@ots being to proud to give this job to not-Thai companies or not-Thai engineers of Western countries with a lot of experience. The people using the Bangkok traffic system had to suffer from myopic politicians. Knowing the (corrupt) Thai political system, nearly anybody can guess, WHY this happened ! .

,,,, but the members of this court behave like ..... bootlickers! They don't serve "the people" etc., but they ar a junta-elected mob and (must) repay for it!. Is this DEMOCRACY????!

Thailands democracy at its best: Holding shares of a media company is nearly like a crime, if you want to be elected as a PM. In the eyes/mind of the junta and it minions this is unforgivabel. But making a coup by the military junta is no problem for the Thai democracy, because the Junta-Leader made a law to make him free of a juristical prosecution. In their minds, this seems not to be a problem for a so called "democracy". Democratic states have 3 criteria: "Legal equality, political freedom and rule of law are often identified as foundational characteristics for a well-functioning democracy." (google) Thailand has a 4th criteria: military forces!!

... it's a "constitution" made by the military bootlickers. It's so sad, that the military government produces so many hurdles for nominating Pita. In a real democraty a coup-maker would be condemned to stay in the jail. In Thailand the military regiment does all to get the PM-putsch job again, although having "won" only a shameful minority of the votes.

(Lovely black) Cats solved the problem! Since we accepted them a few years ago, we never heared and noticed cats on the roof of our house. Problem solved. Of course, cats like different food, not only rats.

As sad as the story is, having a dog might be very useful. I know not possible especially for poor people. Our dogs make alarm, when they hear and smell unknown people or motorbikes about 100m away of them.

It's so easy to live in a democray with a king as a representative of the state. Look at GB, Sweden or Denmark for example. But in Thailand you have to fight against the (monmey) interests of some people and groups. That's the reason why it is hard to change the country into a royal democracy.

It is/was an idiotic order to do a report about returning from any other Province of Thailand. Stupid IMMI officers don't want to learn/accept that this rule doesn't exist any more. As I have read before, for some Immi(-id...ts) it's a reason to 'win' cash tea money, without a receipt. This old TM30 rule was and is completely needless. The pretendet reason is, the Immi wants to know where you stay. Fore this reason the Thai bureaucrazy devellopped the 90-days reporting. That doen't seem enough for some Immi bureaaucrats. I'm very happy that our Immi in Pai (before Mae Hong Son) is working with a normal sanity.

It's a new trend - cashless paying. I have read about the same trend in Germany. You can guess (as usual), money is the main reason for the banks, although the ATM-fees in Thailand are already horribly high for using an ATM, when your card is connected to a falang-country.

I belive you stay in a different area. Here in our village, (after some time) the people and especially the women know each other. They arte talking in a friendly and lovely stile ... about all what ist interesting (or not) in our daily life. I.e.: about where to buy good and cheap food, a man or a lady who died, how to care for the dogs or cats, if they are sick, about idiotic drivers, good craftsmen, ... and not least about falangs ????.

...... and talking!

quote: JimTripper [I have noticed that Thai people always seem to be in a rush. Another term may be distracted by things or inpatient. This goes for the city of course, but also less populated areas. It seems much worse then the USA where I am from.] Come here and stay some time in the Pang Mapha Valley .... and You will change your mind. Many times when my wife goes shopping in the village, she doesn't return within half an hour. She is talking with the ladies in the (street-)shops, sometimes drinking a (natural Thai) Jaegermeister together in a street shop and talking a lot together. I like her mannor and don't mind that they are talking together, maybe sometimes abaout village "news". She needs it, because we live a little bit remote in the mountain. We can trust each other; result: no problem. To be happy and not fighting for every sh:t is is a very relaxing and happy live style over so many, many years.

Come here to Soppong, Pang Mapha. The price is 50 THB only for the haircut. Ticket price for the Minibus from Arcade bus station in CM is 250 THB - one way. That means: total price (including minibus) is below 10% of what you paid for. 2 shops have the same price. I give the barber every time 100 THB.

Dear billd766; I have never seen you, but i have read a lot of your comments in this forum. I liked them and in my heart you are like my brother. Therefore i wish you good luck and that your health problems will improve and will be solved. I hope the good advices of the forum members will work. Your brother puck2

He should be "transported" !

MFP starts very well. Let's hope they are not unhindered. But I miss one important point - CORRUPTION-fighting. In the past years we have read about corruption cases - especially in the industry sector. Every time I asked myself, how did they book it? And the following idea, why do the tax offices not check the other part, the receivers side, concerning tax fines? Never have read any word about this. it should be regulated.

It seems you don't know a lot about the rural area in Thailand. There you don't have the same 'handsome' cemented streets as in Bangkok, Chiang Mai or Pattaya. Come here once and walk into the the remote areas.... and you will not write such a non....e. again. People living in the mountains sometimes need a longtime walk to the election office. And even on a motorbike it isn't easy for them to reach the office on muddy ways (not streets!). Consider too, that there are a lot of old people. 75% is a remarkable result.

We are in the same situation here in Pang Mapha as You in CNX. We booked a ticket from CNX for breathing healthy sea air in Hua Hin. Here some ideas: 1. watch the weather/pollution forecast in the Internet. Depending on the smoke in CNX, book your direct flight CNX to Hua Hin (i.e. by Air Asia with no stop in BKK). Not very expensiv, below 2.000 Baht. 2. Book your return flight again by Air Asisa from Hua Hin to CNX when the smoke stops. Check the internet or get the good weather news from friends or family in CNX. This year Air Asia had only 3 flights a week. This year I booked the ticket already in February, leaving CNX on 24.03.2023. We have been lucky, Just 1 day later on 25.03. the air got polluted here in Pang Mapha. I booked the return flight (from HH to CNX) for April 24, when we got the positive information about he pollution here in our valley. On the arrival day and in the night before there was some rain, a pollutin killer. Your problem. This year the pullution in CNX started earlier and endet later than here in Pang Mapha. BTW, I can give you a good advice where to stay in a bungalow for 15.000 THB for a month (including all). In the South of HH, ~800m to the beach just in the South of the Takiaep Mountain. Very quiet, no pollution .

How to solve this problem? Only not drunken falangs should be allowed to drive a car or ride on a motorbike ????

Imagine, nobody would have a bank account. Now guess from what the bnank would live from? Imagine, people or a friend would ask you to lend them moneý. And for this reason they demand a special fee from you .... that's the same as the Thai banks want to do with YOUR money.

.... and a coup-maker is no criminal? 55555

The PPRP is dominated by the military. And we all know the military style: I order and you have to follow. No criticism tolerated, we think for you, we earn our salary by hard working ---- hm, hmm, hmmmm. We, the leaders, live in wonderful houses in nice areas, so that we can stop the enemies by watching our houses and the green land around ..... with open eyes and mouthes. And corruption is not our privilege. Learn it!

Last Saturday we returned from the smoke-free beach South of Hua Hin. We have been lucky. In the night before going home, there was some rain in our Pang Mapha vally. In the following night we woke up by the rain falling on the roof of our house. Since this time, the haze has nearly disappeared. At least we can see the montain in background without the white smoke around. And that is our haze measurement by our eyes and noses. Today we don't see and smell any pollution, a wind has clered the air. Concerning the weather forecast, yesterday we should have had some water from the heaven. Not! Now we look forward and hope that some rain will reduce the very, very hot air (much more than 30°) ... on Monday and Tuesday.

Near to the end of March, we went by a Pick-Up of a family member from BKK(main Airport) to Hua Hin: 6 hours - thanks to the normal traffic jam at this time. And a lot of people had the same problem. For returning to CNX (Chiang Mai), nearly 1.000 km away, we left Hua Hin by Airs Asia. Flight time: ~1:30h. @Mr. Nigelforbes, what do you think about the air pollution, if everybody had used a car from HH to CNX, particularly a SUV, a Benz, BMW and /or other Diesel-cars? Result: nearly a full daylight pollution ... and as normal hier in Thailand some car accidents. From our viewpoint not more fuel pollution than by all the cars. Hua Hin airport would help to reduce the traffic and air pollution on both airports of Bangkok withpout going there ... and directly to HH. (DMG+BKK). People in the North and NE could fly more comfortably to the cities in the gulf area by avoiding pollution around the Bangkok monster.

Many good quality Hotels/Guesthouses etc. in Dalat. Not expensive (at least ~30 years ago): In the lower price class, but an extraordinary guesthouse - google: Hang NGA guesthouse, Dalat, Vietnam You will never forget it, once you have stayed there. BTW: if you don't like it, you will find hundreds of excellent accomodations. There are a lot of good restaurants, too. Interesting places: Bao Dais Sommer Palace, the lake , many waterfalls not far away, the people in the hotels will give you good ideas for where to go. Transport no problem.