MaiCM

2 hours ago, HooHaa said:

I like how you add cheap alcohol as one of those dai!y necessities.

Gotta live like a Thai right? 5555 

You can pay all expenses to be able to live for roughly 3 days in BKK with 1000B if you live "simple" but still are lazy to cook.....

Breakfast: 3 Grilled pork sticks (5B each) + 1 sticky rice (5B) = 20B
Lunch: Rice topped with omelet = 20B
Dinner: Rice topped with 2 dishes = 35B, Alternative: Anything at a cheap taamsang (cooked to order) place = 35B
Thai style dessert: 15B average a day
Thai style snacks: 25B average a day
Local white rice spirits (35%-40%): 70B, will usually last 2 to 4 days if you drink everyday = 25B average per day
Soda water to drink with your spirits: 8B per bottle, Average 4 bottles for 1 day if also mixed with water = 32B per day
Something to eat while drunk: 30B per day
Commuting to your work and back home by bus: 20B per day
Rent: You can rent a place that's fairly livable for about 1500B per month (yes you do lol, even in central Bangkok), so about 50B per day
Utilities: If you don't use the aircon your utility will be around 500 per month, which is 15B average per day

Mobile Internet: 99B per week, so 15B per day average

Adding everything up together is 302B per day, which is enough for 3 days = 906B, and even gives you 94B buffer for those 3 days. You could use that to do something fun like seeing a movie or taking a date for dinner at a cheap Som Tam stand haha :)

But.... you could also go to Red Sky @ Central World and spend 1000 it on an appetizer 55555

I've also seen plenty of those (usually orange colored) top-up machines in front of a 7-11 that will gladly top up your AIS prepaid haha

I just came back from my local 7/11 with a bottle of 100 pipers.

You can easily find good and reliable drivers on Uber, based on their user reviews. Try a short ride with the driver first and if you are satisfied I'm sure they will be happy to negotiate to be your private driver for a few days.

Hi Annabel,

I have sent you a personal message!

I switched from 3BB fttx to AIS Fibre about 6 months ago, and it's so noticeable that the connection is much more stable than 3BB's. Also seems like throttling is far less worse than at 3BB. I also opted in for a 4G postpaid plan since I needed one anyways and it would give me 10% discount on my Fibre package. Their 4G speeds are also really good! (I get around 30/30)

If they keep the quality of their network like this I might stick with them for the long run

I would be so happy if this means direct flights from Europe to Chiang Mai! It would mean no more transferring at Suvarnabhumi. That's usually like a 1km+ walk to immigration, and then usually wait like at least an hour for your connecting flight. It keeps being tiring thing to do every time after an 11+ hour flight.

You should try dining at Galae sometime! Despite being a bit on the more expensie side the setting is really nice. It's located at the foot of Doi Suthep and sets a nice atmosphere with a nice view on a lake and the city and a ton of flowers. It's well known with Thai people and the place has been there since forever. They serve Thai food, and I think it's pretty good. Be sure to go a little bit early though (before 17:30) so you can enjoy the view. When it's dark there's not much to be seen

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g293917-d3582740-Reviews-Galae_Restauant-Chiang_Mai.html
https://www.facebook.com/JaiPen9byGalae/