WinnieTheKhwai

I think this topic needs more pictures of actual rain.

Can someone please post some, whenever this natural phenomenon occurs?

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Not in the Chiang Mai forum anymore so my comment not relevant.

Did the lady driver survive? Not sure if that's her in one of the CM108 pictures but if it's her then she looks pretty dead.

why don't you guys realize that this poster is a troll. This is the third thread he has started with the same topic. He doesn't respond or reply at all.

He responded in his topic in the Food forum.

Seems more of a case of not having made up his mind in which part of Thailand to settle down and if you ask in different regions it's sometimes difficult to find your topic back.

The OP is thinking of returning to Chiang Mai, but seems he cannot even spell it.

I would like to ask him, how does he intend to financially support himself in Thailand and obtain a visa for long term stay here? Because if it`s going to be a case of living on the breadline and only affording the very basics of food, than my advice is; reconsider returning to Thailand until his financial situation improves.

Trust me, it`s not so cheap here any-more..

The OP may or may not know how to spell Chiang Mai. But he does know how to be polite. There are lots of things I might like to ask people. But first I ask myself whether it's any of my business.

The OP wants to know the costs of renting an apartment and the price of certain foods for himself, which vary enormously.

To answer, first need to have an idea approximately how much income he is on and for how long.

Why? If his income is 50K or 100K or 25K will that change "the monthly cost of eating mostly thai food at markets" ? Those market vendors will adjust based on his monthly income?

You know, some days it would be best if you don't turn on your computer or take a break from getting on the internet.

Made to order Thai food dishes run 35-50 Baht per plate these days. Not difficult to find 35 down a soi somewhere, but many shops charge 45 or 50. Either way food will not be a major thing on your monthly budget.

For your townhouse it makes a difference if it's actually in town, and then where it's located. If off Nimmanhaemin Road then it will be really expensive, if just out of town in a commercial development then prices plummet to a couple thousands a month; don't think it'll be difficult to find 5000 in that case.

Anyway it's only been 5 years; no major differences in pricing. Not sure what your currency has done during that time, that could be the bigger difference.

I meant to say; if this is the place where tigers are kept, but missed out the f.

No, I have never heard of the Tiger Kingdom restaurant.

It's in that city called Chiang Mai that you rarely get to. On Moon Muang, South of Thapae Gate. (Not sure if "Moon Muang" or "Thapae" sound familiar.)

It always amazing how Stupid people can be to support a restaurant that has a connection to a zoo that tortures wild animals for money. And you can be sure those Monks won't have a enjoyable after life.

Ah, now I understand the vitriol: You're confused with stories about the Kanchanaburi Tiger Temple.

Of course some people are against zoos of any kind, or against using animals for any kind of purpose no matter if it's a horse pulling a cart, a dolphin show or a petting zoo. I understand and acknowledge that those people feel that way.

Hmmm.. I think they're all quite different. And Chiang Mai can be laid back if you want it to be, but it's also a modern city which provides other attractions. Out of those perhaps Vientiane is the least interesting especially when also visiting Luang Prabang in Lao. And, while those are cities/towns, they are also in interesting areas that would be good to explore. (Again with the exception of Vientiane)

It also depends how much time you have; you can pretty much do it overland too. But if you don't have a lot of time and are flying a lot then too much travel will detract from the laidbackiness.

If you skip Vientiane then you can spend some more time elsewhere in Laos, for example flying Luang Prabang to Pakse, and then from there overland to Vietnam.

And then Vietnam (anywhere) -> Siem Reap -> Bangkok.

Who knows what the goal was/is. The goal seems to be seen to "do something", never mind if it makes sense or not and actually does any good.

Well, the Luang Prabang nightlife is even worse than Chiang Mai.

It's like Chiang Mai 30 years ago: terrible.

And you completely miss the point about LP.

Is that all some foreigners think about?

It was actually more of a stab at the notion that Chiang Mai nightlife was ever great, 15-20-30 years ago than a serious complaint about Luang Prabang.

But it was relaxed and laid back like some have said, and that would suit me in Luang Prabang just fine, too.

I also remember sneaking around to find a party both in LP and Vientiane.. In both cases way out of town, at the time. Vientiane was especially surreal.

I should have some pictures somewhere of those places, from 20 years ago.

The place is always full at night; a renovation to add some more space would make sense, especially to unite the three areas that are now separate (front with the band, the inside restaurant and some more tables at the back. Adding another level of parking at the back would also be really helpful, although I guess that the new footbridge near there also improved the parking situation as you can now park on the other side more easily, and cross the bridge.

I don't really have an opinion on the Mae Rim petting zoo; I'm not a fan, but I also don't think it's some kind of atrocity. Either way this topic is about their restaurant in town. People wanting to debate zoos can open their own topic.

Note: A UNESCO status doesn't mean you have to freeze an entire city in some sort of state of medieval hibernation. The Chiang Mai old city most certainly qualifies and is already protected from high-rise development. But with everything UN, it's a highly politicized clique. You just need to make the effort at the right time, get some other governments on your side, etc.

Also within Thailand it's hard to see which other non-dead city would qualify. (Other than old Sukhothai, Ayutthaya, etc.)

They'll probably get around to UNESCO status for the old city center, however my fear is that this will trigger charging admission.

Just imagine having to pay 200 baht every time you want to enter the old city to visit a Moon Muang Soi 1 bar.

But anyway on a less frivolous note, even from high up in the sky you can see the similarity of the Chiang Mai old town and places like Sukhothai and Angkor Wat.

( Although I bet the nightlife in Angkor sucked, too. )

Well, the Luang Prabang nightlife is even worse than Chiang Mai.

It's like Chiang Mai 30 years ago: terrible.

Yes, and not venomous. It does bite though.

http://www.thailandsnakes.com/non-venomous/laotian-wolf-snake-thailand/

Only risk is mistaking them for a banded krait.

My GF summed it all up best - "Up Country People". Where she comes from (South) all the farmers in the area each hire a local tractor each year and they plough everything back into the ground. She is not being 'superior' when she says all the farmers around here (including in Myanmar and Laos) are not eductaed and are backward - they are uneducated and ignorant - ANd there are more and more of them growing more and more crops every year. The only way to solve this problem is to educate and bring them forward - and even if this was does well and quickly it will take years. Like her I do not believe that will ever happen - so the solution to the problem (for us) is to move. Maybe if/when a lot of Farangs move away from Chiang Mai they will finally address the problem

Isn't the topography different in south -- much flatter and easier for tractors to plough the ground. I'm under the impression that much of the burning is done on hillsides that otherwise can't be tilled by equipment.

More likely it's just a different climate: there's no true dry season, so after one crop you just plow it again for the next crop that starts soon after. So when you're plowing anyway then why would you burn. Plus, the climate and topography is the main reason that the burning results in haze in the North. It's not like they burn any less in the North East or Central regions, but this doesn't cause a problem other than very locally when you're right next to it.

the URL might have been in the name of someone who isn't around anymore, or the email sent to an address no one checks, plenty of reasons why sometimes URL's lapse.

What? If you have an ecommerce website with a viable business, that business is going to make sure the domain name gets renewed.

I have no idea what you mean by an email might have been sent to an address no one checks. That makes no sense either. And no there are not plenty of reasons why a domain name would lapse, especially if it is tied to a business unless the business is shutting down or already gone.

How about when the website is run by one of the owners/investors, but then that person dies and he's the one owning the domain name and has the passwords.

Hope that's good enough a reason.

If you're interested in updates, specials etc, then use their Facebook page which apparently is run by the same people who also run the restaurant itself.

Or... Wait: "Just started going there and was getting used to stopping in for a beer now and then."

So: bring it up sometime when you're there, now and then. Works even better than Facebook, or a bunch of dudes in Thaivisa with nothing better to do than speculate on trivial stuff they know nothing about.

Why is there nothing on TV forum about the storm yesterday?

I guess there is now.. Like with any topic, someone has to start it.

This is why Loy Kroh is such a fair, friendly and reliable experience.

Which reminds me that I didn't pay my Songkran bill yet.. That's how easy going it is.

This helped.

Toys R Us have big ones.

It's an unwritten rule in Hollywood that all movies set in Thailand must suck.

* The Beach

* Brokedown Palace

* Kickboxer

* The Hangover II

* Street Fighter (2009)

* Rambo (2007)

* Bangkok Dangerous

* ...

Well they've seen the trailer.

SE Asia looks like a pretty dangerous place in it.

( BTW I'll be on IO9.com debating the as yet unreleased new Star Wars film based on the new trailer that was also just released. Will that be okay with you? )

http://io9.com/lets-break-down-the-secrets-and-spectacle-of-the-new-st-1698268479

Seems police will take the murderer to the Chang Klan morgue facility for a forgiveness rite, this afternoon.

There will be people there to tell him what they think of him.

https://goo.gl/maps/5IJE2