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Anyone aware of what is going on with the building on the south side of the Airport Plaza parking lot that had the PowerBuy, Baan and Beyond, and OfficeMate stores? One search for OfficeMate in Chiang Mai shows this location as being temporarily closed. Which PowerBuy, Baan and Beyond, and OfficeMate would be recommended in Chiang Mai now that these are closed?

It is ChiangMai Hospital: Google Maps 84/3 ถนน ซุปเปอร์ไฮเวย์ เชียงใหม่-ลำปาง Tambon Chang Phueak, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50300, Thailand Sorry don't have the address in English. Maybe the KKDay site (above) has better info.

I was not referring to April. I got a quote for 4 plans from Gobality: Essential, Classic, Plus, and Top. I was referring to their Essential plan with zero deductible.

I signed up on the KKDay website for an antigen test at Chiang Mai Hospital for about 24 USD providing document showing passport number as required for US entry: Antigen test .

Is that the Globality Essential plan that you are referring to? Seems like decent coverage to pair with Medicare in the US.

I pay 200 for 100 x 5mg for Berlin brand in picture above at Citrus Pharmacy.

Is there a Thai idiom similar to chickens coming home to roost?

Okay, I have a very small sample size here, my step-daughter's circle of about a dozen friends. They are all college grads in their early 30s. All except for one had a similar age boyfriend in college. The exception had a boyfriend in his 30's and she was the object of a lot of gossip, especially among the mothers of these girls including my wife. A couple of them married their boyfriend after college. However, none of them are with their boyfriends from college now. Most of them are now with men 10 to 15 years older, mostly married, some not. Note that all of the boyfriends and husbands have been Thai, no exceptions. Only two of these women have kids so far, the rest have their careers.

What do people with sensitive skin use for fabric softener here? I've yet to see any scent free fabric softener. How do you get fluffy and non-scratchy towels?

Have to agree that the Little Giant ladders are pretty nice. However, you can get a fairly decent ladder for about a quarter of their cost. We bought one of these articulated ladders at HomePro about 10 years ago and it is still holding up despite being roughly handled by random tradespeople doing repairs at our house. Articulated Ladder It is 20 feet long stretched out. I find the most useful configuration to be an upside down L shape 15 feet tall with a 5 foot section at the top at an angle away from the base of the ladder. This works well for leaning against exterior walls. This setup works especially well for changing the chandelier bulbs in our so called grand staircase.

I agree with the WFB assessment. I closed 3 out of 4 of my accounts with them a few years ago. I kept the oldest account that was opened in 1977 at Crocker Bank at One Montgomery St in SF that was later acquired by WFB. It also still has a few nice features that are grandfathered in after all this time but they keep asking me to switch to less attractive alternatives. I was using Zelle pay with them but gave up due to them having too many restrictions compared to other banks. And their 2FA no longer works with Google Voice.

I've been here since November and have been all over the Chiang Mai province. When I drove through a few road checks up further north they saw I was driving and just waved us through.

Slightly off topic, but the picture of the Yang Na tree just reminded me about an article that I recently saw in the newspaper that we cannot quote here. Some minister has issued new rules protecting the many Yang Na trees here on Chiang Mai Lamphun Road. Sounds like extensive protection like no new structures nearby, etc. However, let's see if the rules are enforced.

I know quite a few people from Russia and Ukraine, mostly scientists and technologists. Not a single Russian friend has condoned the war. Most of the people I know that were still in Russia have already left. Many friends that are not in Russia are busy assisting their families getting out of Russia. None of my friends from Ukraine have left. What is interesting is the take on news and propaganda by my friends and acquaintances from both countries. None of them believe anything official coming out of Russia. However, friends from both countries think that what is coming out of Ukraine is much more believable. They understand that a lot of it is probably propaganda but believe that Ukraine is doing a much better job on this. I've seen a few official Ukraine websites and they look pretty professional.

I only buy from Shopee and AliExpress but only using a browser on my laptop. I never use apps on my phone for ordering. My smart phone works fine but I never use it at home as I find that using a laptop is easer. No problems ordering with English web pages on either website but I do have to use Google translate on many descriptions. My problem is finding something amidst the plethora of options. It is far worse on AliExpress with hundreds of pages of results. Over time I have honed my search patterns but the most effective way for me is to find reliable vendors and keep ordering from them. It's worth it to pay a little extra to decrease the likelihood of being scammed or orders taking a long time.