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I want to book on an Etihad flight to London next week and the cheapest fares are for departure at about 0615 or the next lowest at about 0815. I live in Chiangmai and the earliest flight arrives bkk at about 8 am which is obviously too late. So I have to stay in Bangkok the previous night. which will be cheaper than jumping to the Etihad fare for a later flight.

Since I'll have light luggage and would stay overnight near Asok I thought of taking BTS to Phaya Thai and the express train from there to the airport. But the first BTS train isn't early enough to catch the first Phaya Thai airport express. So I'm down to a taxi to the airport.

My questions are
1) Should I expect (weekday) traffic to be heavy from Sukh soi 10 to the airport at say 5 am to catch the 0815 flight?
2) If I consider getting in to Suvarnaphumi late on the previous evening - about 2230 - is there a halfway comfortable way to spend the intervening hours at the airport until a 0500 check in?
3) Does anyone have an alternative idea, or an unanticipated objection, to my thinking above?
4) Though I always look first at Etihad (fare, higher member luggage allowance - and the points) or Thai (timings, higher member allowance - and the points) I am prepared to consider another (decent) airline if it offers something much better. (I need to keep in mind the carges for changing the return date - I'd be in London for between 4 and 6 weeks).

Appreciate your thoughts on my rather complicated, if not involuted, 'problem'.  (Sooner would be much better than later in view of the limited time I may have to secure a good fare.

Can anyone confidently refer me to a man or place where a few old fans I bought can be overhauled, serviced or repaired as necessary so as to get them working as once they did? A couple of them do work if I fiddle and the connexion is made etc. But really I want them to be restored properly by an expert electrician or whatever. I know this can be done - certainly in Bangkok - because I see these genuine old fans being sold in pristine condition and working order in certain shops - alongside the brand new copies.

I want to buy a printer on the above specs. No need for all-in-one, just a printer. Sturdy, long-lasting and good quality more important that price. It needs to be available now or at any rate, soon in Thailand - as well as have back-up here for supplies, service, and warranty purposes.
Thanks a lot.

Anyone have a clue as to whether it's possible to buy this in Chiangmai or nearby?

I have a BB 9000 bought in England that I'd like to adapt to thai - except obviously the physical keyboard would remain with its english alphabet printed on. I have tried a shop at Pantip and then also the BB service centre there (SIS on 3rd floor) and neither could do it. Can it be done? If so, how and where? I will be in Bangkok until Monday and later in Chiangmai. Getting it done in Chiangmai would be more convenient but I am ready to hotfoot it somewhere in Bkk if need be tomorrow.