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Ahmet's User Profile

Date registered: Sunday, 10th September 2006
Region: China

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  • Kunming police launch website for foreigners
    Thursday, 14th January 2010
    As usual, it's nothing but a show. The "laws" may be written, but until there is rule of law, it's all a bad joke. They are deluding themselves.
  • Kunming's chengguan suffering image problems
    Thursday, 6th August 2009
    There is no rule of law of China. One can have as many laws on the books as they wish, but if they are not applied and enforced uniformly, if they are not acknowledged by the people whose actions they are meant to regulate, they are simply words on a page. Gleaming new buildings, factories pumping out record numbers of goods don't mean anything if people cannot be expected to behave in a civilized manner. The chenguan are nothing more than thugs!
  • Kunming's no-car days expand to second ring road
    Friday, 22nd February 2008
    In their usual short sighted "wisdom" Kunming govenment "officials" (nothing more than illiterate, card carrying thugs) have missed the boat. Instead of doing something stupid like banning cars 12 days per year, why not limit the growth of cars that drive on the road the other 353 days per year. i suggest a 25,000 RMB tax on license plates. This would reduce the demand for vehicles and the funds could go to rebuilding the crumbling road infrastructure.
  • Report: Kunming one of China's 'Rising Urban Stars'
    Friday, 29th June 2007
    Actually Kunming has three Wal-marts (Xiao Ximen, Baita Lu-on the way to the airport, on one on the east side).

    It's great that Kunming is not destined to have the economic development of Shanghai. It would probably ruin what is best about living here: the relaxed pace of life and relatively "unspoiled" environment. Yes, people litter like fiends and driving skills of Kunmingers are poor, but the skies are clear, the breezes refreshing and the flowers bloom year round. That is priceless!

Latest Forum Posts

    Posted: Friday, 5th February 2010
    Posted in: Forums > Living in Kunming > Ski Yunnan, Tibet or somewhere in China.
    My wife and I went skiing at Yabuli (site of the Asian Winter Games is 1996) in Heilongjian province. while there are some "man made" resorts around Beijing, the only really developed ski area is in Yabuli. It can very cold there, as low as -35 C so make sure you are prepared with goggles, face covering, etc. They do have rental equipment including boots to fit even my US size 13 feet! It's not the latest and greatest and you should check the snow reports (sometimes the conditions are mama huhu) before you go. You can fly in and out of Mudanjiang via Beijing (it's only about an hour car ride to Yabuli. There are several resorts hotels at the ski resort. The village of Yabuli is about 15-20 minutes by car and has a good selection of restaurants and stores.
    Posted: Wednesday, 27th January 2010
    Posted in: Forums > Travel Yunnan > Metro/train from Shenzhen airport to Kowloon?
    Metro doesn't connect yet. Closest Metro station is Windows of the World. Buses run from the airport to Lo Wu all the time. A Taxi from the airport to Lo Wu KCR station is about 150 RMB. There is up to date information about the Shenzhen airport in English at http://eng.szairport.com/ and in Chinese at http://www.szairport.com/. Traveling to Hong Kong using the KCR/ MTR link is awesome. The Hong Kong subway is clean, fast and efficient. Be sure to get your Octopus card at Lo Wu and then you won't have to worry about change or fares for any kind of transportation in Hong Kong. The card even works at most convenience stores!
    Posted: Tuesday, 3rd November 2009
    Posted in: Forums > Living in Kunming > Professional DSLR Camera Service?
    If it's dirt in the lenses, you should only let Nikon service touch them. If it's sensor dirt you can successfully clean your sensor, but it requires patience and care. Here is a link to a site that really puts all the information you need in one location.

    http://www.cleaningdigitalcameras.com/index.html

    Good luck.
    Posted: Saturday, 3rd October 2009
    Posted in: Forums > Living in Kunming > Need shoes in Kunming
    I wear US size 13 and the Chinese size is 49. I'm guessing your Chinese size is 47 or 48. You will not find any shoes of that size in Kunming. Even in best (or most luxurious) malls in Beijing and Shanghai. I finally found shoes in some shops in Hong Kong. I did have a little hope in Kunming at a sports shop on Renmin Xi Lu just west of Huancheng Xilu on the south side of the street. They offered to special order Merrell's for me in the correct size.
    Posted: Thursday, 24th September 2009
    Posted in: Forums > Living in Kunming > Traditional Chinese Medicine,,, right.
    OH, and as a follow up, I should say that the quackery is not limited to TCM. Homeopathy, chiropractic, reflexology and even so called "pain management" by M.D.'s are all questionable practices at best and down right lies at worst.
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