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If catching this bus in Rangsit, where exactly do I board ?
How far south on either Wiphawidi - Rangsit or Phahonyothin Roads (and which of those)? does the bus go before turning east ?
And, approximate travel time to the airport ?

Three questions:
1). Can anyone provide me with an E-mail address for the Topland Hotel ?  Their website is semi-functional.
2.  Any recommendations on other suitable hotels located close to either the train station or bus station ?
    (mid-range places, probably in the price range of 700 - 1000 baht/night)
3.  Is the bus staion still located in the east area of town, near the Big "C" ?

Can anyone provide me with Mass times ?  English or Tagalog only please (if they have the latter). No need to list the Thai ones.

1. Did you come from Suwannaphum Airport (Bangkok), on Bus # 389 ?  If yes, the bus back to Bangkok does not stop on the side of the road. You will need to go to its terminal in Jomtien. The terminal is on the east side of Thappraya Road, just north of the intersection with Theprasit Road.  The first bus is at 7:00 a.m., then 8:00 a.m. and every two hrs. thereafter until about 8:00 p.m.  Running time to Suwannaphum is 90 minutes, 30 minutes shorter than the trip out from Bangkok, because the bus does not stop to board passengers, and because it enters the Motorway just north of Central Road. The bus terminates right at the airport terminal.
2.  The buses that stop on Sukhumwit Road (white with orange and blue stripe) go to Ekamai Terminal in Bangkok. These are "milk runs" that stop to board and discharge passengers at the side of the road, so can be quite slow.
3.  There are non-stop, air-con. buses departing from the bus station on the north side of North Road, about 500 metres west of Sukhumwit Road.  Service is available to three different terminals in Bkk.; Ekamai, (eastern Bkk.) Morchit (northern Bkk.) and Sai Tai Mai (western Bkk.)
4.  There are also several van services available, from various points in Pattaya.  These are generally not suitable for tourists with large amounts of luggage, unless you want to pay for two seats.

A Filipino friend of mine is coming to Bangkok, with a view to possibly relocating here. While he is here, I am hoping to introduce him to some resident Filipinos.  I am interested in knowing local gathering places, or hangouts:
   - restaurants ?
   - RC churches ? ( please give Mass times if known, especially any in Tagalog)
I am looking for places which are "under the radar", i.e. places which are not advertised as such, but have become hangouts anyway.  No need to post places which we can find by searching the internet.