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This story epitomizes the reason to drive yourself.

A good deterrent to strike fear in those contemplating the temptation of being a drug mule????

Correct, though this is a common occurrence in CM.

Then don’t book online. Find a cheap room and pay cash, then they’ll most likely not bother with the tm30.

OP…when the hotel reported your stay, the address was reset in the system. CM IO will often ask for a new tm30. Next time have your spouse book the room in her name to circumvent this issue.

These Chinese? What about those westerners or anyone else. China is opening therefore their citizens have just as much right to come here as anyone else????

CM is what it is. Accept it or not, or any place for that matter. Fortunately there are many options only limited by oneself state of mind.

Isn’t Myanmar still closed? Otherwise Chiangkhong is closest. Rent a car or green bus to chiangkhong. Don’t know of any border run services, usually taxis offer the service from what I’ve heard.

There’s an elevator in the exclusive parking area (the first right hand turn into the parking area) close to the west entrance food court on the ground level parking area. Also there’s escalators that are accessible using crutches.

Fireworks are common for funerals as well. Any number of reasons/no reason to set off fireworks, it just happens sometimes

I suppose that would be an option. I put it inside over the filter screens, no tape just cut to fit and drape it in and close the cover.

I was referring to the Airport Central which is hopping now, which is quite clear in my previous post. Not the dead zone ksk ????. Anyway, the “Export Grand Sale” shop that some here are curious about, that used to be at ksk, then moved to the Airport Central ground level where I bought a few items a few weeks ago is no longer there. I went there a couple days ago and they’re gone. Maybe on another floor or moved to a different shopping center.

Airport central bottom floor Tops and a ton of clothes shops. Though some the good inexpensive shops that were there a couple weeks ago are gone now.

New Year’s Eve cm , drove up to a police checkpoint santitham/siphum area breath test and the police box was full of mostly foreigners yammering and whining ????????????. No money, go to jail situation. I laughed because it makes me feel good to see stupid get busted for illegal.

A good driving school for Thais is KW Driving School in Nonghoi/Padaet area on Somphot-Chiangmai 700 years (3029) road. I think it’s about 4000฿ for the car course. They are very thorough, I know a few people who went there.

I use a prepaid AIS 200฿ a month (an older promotion) for the last 3 years on iPhone, no roaming. Use Wi-Fi calling, make/receive as many calls and text to TH, without using FaceTime/iMessage, and with no limitations whenever I’m in the US. Though not sure if this can be done on android.

Revenge is a destructive obsession that resolves nothing for neither party. If you want revenge, get some popcorn sit back and watch a Hong Kong or Korean crime flick.

What inspires one to such malice. Forget about it, stop thinking about it and move on. You’ll be much happier.

Don’t lend money to Thais here, you give. It’s a gift from a foreigner. It’s just the way it is here for most, not all. If you want to lend money for a business, then get an attorney to put your name on the business, 49% before you give. Thais usually use reputation and public shaming on social media to retrieve their funds, then retract the comments when paid. It works, I’ve seen it many times. Though sorry, this method will not work for foreigners.

What I’ve noticed quite often, nearly every day while I’m in the city is that many expat and tourists westerners here are desperate to be noticed by other westerners. The insecurity really has a silly goofy eyesore look to it. So yeah, ignore ‘em.

Yes, actually I do know of two over the years. Only a minute number of individuals out of the many thousands that have ever used visa agents, have chimed in on this site. Not all advice here is good advice, even by some of the so called “experts”. Personally I think it’s best to do and learn the process and verify any information with the IO in person.

Nobody deserves to lose their passport in a foreign country, especially to an agent, though there are some here depend on, and encourage the use of agents even in a debased manner. And if one does get caught up in a failed situation due to an agent, then it’s no one’s fault but their own. Do the process right and legally on your own because it’s simple enough. Or take the risky advice that some of the goofy “laughers” are giving here on this site. In any case, ultimately you’re on your own. In the end no one going back you up but yourself.

For some there seem to be a delusional notion that things will always remain unchanged in an SE Asian country. Though things can suddenly change rapidly in this part of the world, a historical fact. Some righteous straight laced individual may one day bring sudden grief to some expats that are cutting corners in these parts.

5! If and when the lazy laughers get caught up in a jammed with an agent, they’ll never admit to it on this forum ????????. Now that is something to laugh about ????????