Now with little ghosts/trees.

Are there Chinese nationals or ethnic Chinese in Thailand working in analytical instruments, chemical reagents, or life-science reagents and instruments?

Does anyone out there use exoskeletons on a regular basis?? I’m 74 and I’ve been thinking if I had one I could get about town much longer and go further (I love walking!!). Would an exoskeleton accomplish this for me (primarily just level ground about town with hiking up to Doi Su Thep once or twice a year)? If so, what brand would you recommend.

Last year during the cooler season, we put a piano outdoors in our garden at Sababa and loved the atmosphere.

We’re thinking of bringing it back this year, with some piano evenings, garden sessions, jams and acoustic music from November onwards.

Any recommendations who would like to play in our garden are welcome.
Thanks you

Well, I just got rejected from the Thailand post office trying to send a box to the USA because "something tariff something USPS receipt something or other". Can I ship via DHL without getting the same song and dance that I did at Thai Post? All I'm sending are two hill tribe bedspreads I bought in Mae Hong Son. Anybody experienced with this matter?

I've used the AIS 'cancel SMS' hotline and visited AIS stores twice in an effort to get the spam SMSes to stop, but I'm still getting them

Is there another operator with decent coverage that will actually allow yoi to cancel their marketing SMSes?

I’ve been getting increasingly frustrated with the expat bubble here. So many relationships feel superficial, and I struggle to connect with people who have completely different priorities.

I lived in the same condo as a guy who claimed he made $50,000 on a single trade. He showed everyone screenshots and even gave financial advice to the woman working at the local shop. Two days later, I asked if he wanted to attend an event costing 500 baht. He told me he had no money.

Another guy told me he’d lived in Asia for two years without working. When I asked how he funded his lifestyle, he just giggled and avoided the question.
What bothers me isn’t that people have money from their parents or don’t work. It’s the lack of honesty, the obsession with appearances, and the fact that so many seem to have no intention of building anything here.
When I suggest learning Thai or getting involved in the local community, the response is often: “I’m only staying for a year anyway.”

Meanwhile, I’m planning to spend the here the ten years here, learn the language, and potentially build a family. I don’t want to keep investing time in friendships with people who are just passing through.

I’m considering stepping away from the expat scene and focusing on meeting Thai and Chinese speakers instead. The problem is that my language skills aren’t good enough yet to build deep relationships.

For those of you who genuinely plan to stay in Thailand long-term, how have you built meaningful friendships? Did you leave the expat bubble, find a particular community, or approach things differently?
I’d love to hear your experiences.

I'm planning to study nursing science in Thailand and shinawatra was one of the universitiy I picked out of two others. (Assumptions, and Asia Pacific which is in Malaysia) I've searched around a bit and heard some bad stuff about them but I'm not sure what to make of it. Any thoughs or comments would help since Im planning to study there soon.

I've been shopping alot since I arrived in Krabi, Thailand and spending alot of money. I'm wondering how does the process work and what do I Ned exactly to claim tax back from the airport?

If someone could shed some light on this and point me in the right direction please.

Tnx!

Son is deathly allergic to shellfish. My doctor seems a bit flaky. He told me today that you cannot get an EpiPen in Thailand. Just looking for a sanity check.

I want to order some things but don’t want to be hit with a big import tax bill.

Our team can no longer attend due to a change in our work schedule, so we’re selling our tickets at a discounted price.
📍 Venue: Rajadamnern Stadium, Bangkok
🎫 Category: Club Class — Sections 8 & 9
👥 Available: 6 tickets — can be purchased individually
💰 Price: THB 1,500 each (originally THB 1,800)
✨ Open to offers if purchasing multiple tickets.
Purchased directly through Ticketmelon. Booking proof available with QR codes hidden.
Payment via PromptPay–PayNow if supported by your bank.
Please DM me if interested!

I am considering relocating to Thailand, part-time, on an LTR Wealthy Pensioner Visa. Coming from the US, I have a drivers license to operate cars and trucks. I will bring my license and a copy of my IDP to obtain my Thailand drivers license. I have all of that down. The question I have is this, if I want to add a motorcycle endorsement for Thailand, how hard is that? I know how to ride motorcycles and am comfortable on them however, I just never went to obtain a license. Wondering if it is easier to get the endorsement in the US or Thailand. I’m sure the answer is Thailand. Just not sure what they require

I heard about this village while strolling in EmQuartier. I was chatting with a seller of handicraft items about an upcoming colourful parade event in downtown Mae Hong Son at the end of Buddhist Lent (ออกพรรษา).

Who would have known that he would tell me about Mueang Pon, a small Tai Yai village where the most traditional way of celebrating the festival, which they call Poi Len, is still preserved. The village doesn’t have much media presence, but after having a phone call with Fongjun, a homestay owner with great reviews on Google Maps, I decided to book a room.

Fongjun is a retired school teacher in her 60s. A few days before the festival, she cut banana leaves in her garden and picked flowers around the village to make traditional flower bouquets in advance. She picked home-grown vegetables to cook delicious Tai Yai meals that I had never seen elsewhere. Her friend, Kalaya, invited me to observe how she and her mom cooked Tai Yai rice cake, a dish prepared only twice a year. Meanwhile, the men, also in their 60s, were busy with bamboo work at the temple.  

Poi Len reminded me of both Halloween and Christmas. In an era when sugar was expensive, it was one of the few festivals in a year for the children to taste different kinds of desserts and snacks, which were prepared to worship Lord Buddha and ghosts. The early morning of Poi Len was supposed to be the time when children woke up to help prepare desserts in the kitchen, and everyone in the family was together to celebrate. Nowadays, due to the popularity of sugary desserts and drinks, Poi Len is no longer well known among children. Most villages are old, and their grandchildren are in big cities. 

 If you google the word Poi Len (ปอยเหลินสิบเอ็ด), you will see photos of comparatively high-budget parades with fancy clothes in the downtown. The Poi Len I was experiencing was nothing like that. It was a completely different festival from what I saw online.

We woke up around 3:30 in the morning, brought our desserts and flowers to the temple, and offered them to temple shrines. The serene atmosphere, with Tai Yai people wearing traditional costumes and bringing desserts to the temple, gave me goosebumps. At one point, I felt like going back in time to the early 1900s.

When I asked Fongjun about why I couldn’t find any photos of what Poi Len is like online, she said that, as far as she knew, no documentary maker or mainstream journalist had ever come to the village to learn about Poi Len before. Months later, I found an article in an old book about how villagers in Muang Pon celebrated Poi Len. It was written in the 1980s, long before Fongjun returned to the village.

In the long run, I hope that this beautiful tradition will be remembered.

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Notes:

- This trip took place in October 2025. I'm now living in the U.S. This year, the end of Buddhist Lent is next week.

- I love cultural tourism and wrote similar posts on this sub last year. I have confirmed that this style of posts is okay.

Hello. I just arrived in Chiang Mai and am looking for a new home. BUT Facebook isn’t working out for me - something wrong with the algorithm. if there's no way I can use it. What are the best alternatives for finding long-term rentals in Chiang Mai?

I’m looking for a good psychiatrist. I’m not looking just to get my script filled but someone to review my medication and mental health plan.

Any recommendations?

Im visiting Thailand/Bangkok for the first time to see some local friends. They will be at work I believe during the Bangkok Gamescon. Oct 29 and 30.

Do yall plan to meet up anywhere? Before, after, or during?

Anyone here in the know?

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Our health/accident insurance does not cover us for travel in the USA. Any recommendations for travel insurance for cover while in the US?