Moderator, El Al and Marriott Bonvoy, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: SIN
Programs: SQ PPS, Mar LTT, Hyatt Glb, AA LTG, LY, HH, IC, BA, DL, UA SLV
Posts: 12,150
Jump at it before some of the rest of us do. Do they partner with anyone that make sense to bank miles with?
As for the rains, life doesn't stop. If you are going for a few weeks or month, you'll see what life is like when there is rain, when there is not rain, etc.
You may want to check out the Thailand meetup thread in my signature and meet up with some fellow FTers while in Thailand.