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If you can still buy from home pro etc get filters for your a/c. Close the windows and just run on fan if don't like the cold.

That will clean up the air inside, outside is another matter of course. When I was here before ordered a good filter mask online for filtering smoke.

Sadly, I have one of those naff homes that look great but have crap insulation. Filters are useless.

The pharmacy and medical supply shop opposite Suan Dok hospital in Suthep road rents out O2 cylinders.

You need to buy your own mask and regulator.

In the order of

3kbht deposit and around 150bht/day rental, mask and regulator 2kbht.

Thank you so much for advice that I can use.

I'm asthmatic. My grandmother was a smoker and died from emphysema. My grandmother on the other side also smoked and died screaming. Lovely.

I only have five or so years in Chiang mai and I'd like to get advice on surviving through the burning months. Yes. I can leave. But I'm a bit of a homebody and with cats I'd rather not be gone for three plus months.

So, can I get oxygen tanks or whatever from the hospitals here?

"The manager said about 4,000 Chinese tourists visited the museum each day and they had become a headache of the museum staffs."

I've been there recently (the day he died actually). I spent a fair bit of time walking around. While there I noticed how peaceful and quiet it was due to the lack of tourists. So unless there's been an explosion since his death (any new Chinese movies launched?) I seriously doubt there are 4,000 tourists of any nationality visiting that museum.

Thank you CMHomeboy! I was able to order The Chiang Mai Chronicle from Silkworm's online store. I have other history books on Thailand by Wyatt - I didn't realise he co-wrote one about Chiang mai.

cmsally - thank you, this is great! With the information on hand, I might need to create a website to go with the map.

I haven't decided how to go about it exactly (that'll come to me as I start compiling the information). As mentioned, classifying each Wat's architecture is thought. Finding the actual history of the less well-known Wats will be a challenge but I'll take a shot at it.

Last year I hit all the Thai language bookstores in Chiang mai looking for information but there wasn't any one book on the 300+, only a handful with either one Wat or a small selection of Wats. Perhaps I'll have better luck in Bangkok ...

I do have the series on Mural Paintings of Thailand (now out of print) and Introduction to the Thai Mural, but Bangkok and the surrounding areas are in the majority. I also have Buddhist Temples of Thailand but there are only a few Chiang mai temples there as well. But it does cover architectural styles (needed).

Thanks cmsally and CMBob. I have a bit of time in CM so I thought I'd pin them on Google Map (photos included).

Sounds like a lot of work But would sure be a nice thing to have. Particularly if you had the locations.

A big project but if you have the time a darn good one.

It would hopefully be on the pinned list of topics here on the Chiang Mai Forum.

It will be a lot of work but it's an interesting project to take on. I have a handful of books about the architecture/history of Wats so I'll learn something at the same time.

Probably way too long to post here. I have them in Word documents and I can email them to you if your should want (but do the email by private message, you sure as heck don't want to post it here).

Message on the way - and again, thank you for this.

Thanks cmsally and CMBob. I have a bit of time in CM so I thought I'd pin them on Google Map (photos included).

Should you want the info, I have a list of the temples within the areas I mentioned, the list indicating location, Thai names, and approximate English names.

Yes please. That'd be fantastic.

Thanks cmsally and CMBob. I have a bit of time in CM so I thought I'd pin them on Google Map (photos included).

I keep reading statements like "the official count for wats in the city alone is more than 300". But after asking both Thais and expats, I can't find a list anywhere. I only get the top few.

Does anyone have a list of the 300 plus Wats in Chiang mai? I'm wondering if it even exists.

Does anyone know where Protec-brand Tropical helmets can be purchased in Chiang mai? Western helmets are too hot.

Scroll down on this page: http://slice-of-thai.com/rental/

You might have to adjust it, but it's a decent start.

This will be interesting. I've heard many times that the top visa school doesn't have enough teachers or classroom space to teach all the 'students' paying for visas. Something has to give.

 

I'd also like to find some way later of letting Thai people know the dictionary is there, since I think it would be useful to them, as well as to non-native speakers.

The Farang Can Learn Thai FB group has over 14,000 members and a great deal of them are Thai. If you post there, Thais will make sure it's known.

The site with Manee and friends was hacked many times, along with other fabulous sites for learning Thai from the same group.

The shrine is not open to the public, men or women. I stopped by this morning and the monks said it'll be ready in two months. I'm hoping to be able to stand just outside the big glass doors to take photos. I did today and no one bothered me. The doors being open is my preference (well, going inside would be that that won't happen).

Thanks for the video.....any chance he offers the same for the ด ต d dt sounds?

The videos are a part of Stu Jay Raj's Thai Bites programme at jcademy.com. Stu does have a video about the ด ต sounds, but his programme is set up to only release 1 out of every 15 or so videos to the public for free.

I could talk to him about releasing the 't' 'd' video in the future as one of the public ones. Otherwise, you can just check them out on his site.

The Thai Bites are seriously good. Here's a few more on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTL02WBRCaWTsClEmpagRJRjmErmRq7jd

Perhaps this'll help explain: Thai Bites - There's No Such Sound as G in Thai by Stuart Jay Raj