nice tangkai u has...................
ur one is khunpean hugging amoi (warrior types) 
and behind is kumanthong lay at bottom.

Thanks for the enlightenment

any u make small altar, no need so fanny so high tech one. just put in table also can already (if ur hostel is limited spacing)

just remember the table dont be too low.
the height around our chest level or eyes side level enough already, reason why? reason is becos of RESPECT. not anything else.
and if can the altar or table dont direct facing ur toilet or ur sleeping bed. reason also becos of RESPECT.
think logiccally la, toilet is dirty places, takkan u wan ur amulet whole day facing place where u shit n pee....... same case sleepind bed, takkan u wan ur amulet watching ur fcuking ur gf in ur hostel right?

acty Thai Buddist is very very simple, just sometimes our chinese people make it look very complicated and chinese alot pantang, this cannot that cannot la. this kena see fengsui la, that kena choose ong punya date la   

if can just put one glass of plan water in front of ur amulet enough already, this also to show our respect toward them.
if u got buy flower, just hang a flower (even just one small flower  also enough liao). all this to show our respect toward them.

about open chanthing music............
this u can choose to open or not depanding on ur styles n enviroment also.
let say ur hostel roomate is non buddhist, i scare u open nanti ur chanting music will disturbing other people life.
even he is Buddist also, u cannot simply cincai cincai open chanthing music laught until disturbing him.
Buddha himself also dint like bcos of our religions, we go kacau other people life right???

chanthing music got alot of chooses one, see which one ur prefer.
i cannot say khata A only powerfull, khata B is useless
or khata  C is more good then khata D.........

but me i personally like chinabunchorn katha.'dono why i seen like tertarik with the khata.
my daily practiceis chinabunchorn katha since 2 year ago.........
maybe bcos of that khata la until Somdej Toh photo comes by himself.   
u can try download n put in ur phone or mp3 player. just play it out also can liao.
no need laugh like islam people praying like one de.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czfmPWgMsIM

u r welcomes......... 
chinabunchorn katha they say is king of all khata   
if u rajin u can learn it and chant urself. lagi power wor 
and chinabunchorn katha also can open let let kmt hear. other evil kmt i dono la. but my kmt kids like to hear this chinabunchorn katha 
and sometimes when i sleep    i can dream / hear monk (alot of monk chanting) the chinabunchorn katha
damm nice they voice  at the begining i also thought i gila liao. hahahahaha