vagabond48

I have been in Thailand for over 5 years almost all in CM but being single, I always have lived in a single room apartment. I got married over a year ago and it is time to find a larger place. I know I can continue to rent but I would prefer to rent a modest furnished 2 bedroom house with a small outdoor area no more than 7K from the center of CM to chill in a quiet neighborhood. My wife is Chinese and neither of us speak much Thai, so I was wondering how difficult is it live in a rented house that will most likely be owned by Thais especially when we might  have problems either with the house or various utilities? I am looking to keep the total cost of rent and utilities (we are not big fans of AC) under 10K.

Thanks.

The orthopedic doctor that I just visited told me that I need to get an MRI fro my knee and gave me the location of the facility across the street from Sripat Medical Center. The cost is 8K which I have no problem paying but I was still wondering if I can get a MRI for less.

I am currently on a trip in Bali. Although I have been living in CM for over 5 years on retirement visa extensions, I have only used my bicycle to get around but for the1st time I was forced to use a motorcycle for a week. I don't have a motorcycle license and the US drivers license is worthless so I felt a bit vulnerable at getting stopped by the police. I have decided that it is time to get one in CM. After I get a Thai motorcycle drivers license, will I be able to get an International motorcycle drivers license as well? If "yes" how would I go about getting one?
Thanks.

While traveling, my kingston thumb drive got infected with 3 viruses. First, I got 2, new folder.exe and regsrv.exe then after formatting my thumb drive, I got a third, recycle.exe. I didn't see any autorun files and this PC did not allow me to change the folder option to view hidden or system files so who knows what else is lurking inside my drive. I also downloaded and installed malwarebytes on theinfected PC but when I run it, it alter the malwarebytes exe so that it was not useable.
I will be returning in about a week but I don't want to use the drive until I can figure out how to safely get rid of them. I know the easy way would be to thrash the drive.
Anyone had any experience with these nasty germs? I have searched google and found software that supposedly will clean these bugs but at a hefty price.
I still don't know why standard flash drives still don't have a hardware write protect feature like its cousin the SD cards?

I NEED to mail my US tax return with an ITIN application form which has to be mailed to a special IRS PO box address. My envelope will include a certified document that cost me $50 so I want to do what I can to make sure it leaves Thailand. I read in another thread that mailing it using EMS may not tell me anything after leaving Thailand. The OP of that thread stated that tracking did not show that it even left Bangkok. I assume that private carriers cannot deliver it because it is going to a PO box.

SO,

what mailing options do I have?

Thanks.