Forums > Living in Kunming > Yunnan Thinking and Ways @Yuantongsi. Alien. No negative consequences for the selfish one agreed. Some ebike driver just greedily cut me off with 6 seconds left on my green. I braked hard and didn't touch him or his ebike with two to four inches to spare. In the process I flipped over, then dragged myself limply from the middle of the road to the curb. The other cars where nice enough not to drive around me when they got the green. As for the ebike driver, he just watched nearby to see if I would be able to pursue him. Then took off to finish his day. My day of cycling was lost and spent the next week recovering at home. No consequences for him; some consequences for me. But since this is China and he was in front of me, even after running his red, guess I'm in the wrong, since it's their culture to run reds. I didn't "succeed" in this case.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Getting a cat vaccinated for travel to US I have heard some states have additional regulations or quarantine, so check your ask your state too.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Sending a suitcase to UK I wouldn't bet on 50gbp or 70usd anymore, unless you have a really nice national carrier. But even 100usd is worth it if you fully load it to 20kg limit with stuff you really like or gifts, because it does arrive with you. As suggested you need to do it before you fly, but nowadays even with prepaid, you could get a sticker shock of 200usd depending on flight and airline. Finally, check out what suitcase sets are selling for on Amazon and see if it's worth it just to keep a third suitcase around.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Shipping Computer from China to the US Laptops are cheap on sale, in the US anyways. I've got a cheap one doubling as gaming and media center. Or as suggested just pull your drives.
Or try a different China post and pack the computer disassembled and...
1) Point out there is no battery.
2) Tell them they're sample parts or it's broken and needs repairs at home. Story depends on your visa.
3) If you get trouble about the hard drives, just take those with you. They travel well.
Forums > Food & Drink > Sunday Brunch Locations? @Yuantongsi. I haven't tried this place yet, but it looks alright. I should add the reminder that since it's Kunming, keep expectations low.
So across from KIA on Guangfu lu, another brand new shopping center has opened (this makes the fourth in a year). It has a Carrefour and probably the most variety of dining options of the malls I have explored. I think on the fourth floor above the C4 is the dimsum restaurant. There should be another one or two HK/Cantonese restaurants.
Yunnan's Stone Treasure: Shibao Mountain
发布者I am glad these grottoes haven't been looted. I visited the Unesco grottoes at Luoyang. Many of the heads of the buddhas missing and sometimes the whole thing just carved out.
Kunming to monetize street vendor chaos
发布者I was in Chongqing when Bo cleaned up the streets. Prior, there were some passages completely clogged up and pedestrians were forced into ever tighter paths (Chongqing is like 20 million people). On passages I used to cross all the time, I thought how unfair and annoying these vendors were. So after Bo cleaned up the city including getting rid of street vendors, pedestrian flow was 10x better. However, I then realized how boring the streets became. Everyone had more space and less stress walking around, but some charm did disappear. I hope this proposal works, as the perfect solution would be to trade off a little space in an organized and fair fashion, but as this is Kunming, expectations are pretty low.
The Help Out — Philippines Fundraiser
发布者@Alien and yankee00...bunch of grinches. 2/3 is still more than nothing.
The Help Out — Philippines Fundraiser
发布者It's not explicitly clear how many vouchers are in one book. Should be ten? Also, is Fargo cafe inside Green Lake park?
Drug-resistant malaria spreading through SE Asia
发布者If only there was a vaccine coming shortly. It's a tougher bug than HIV since at least with virology we have had past successes. A vaccine against a parasite with different life cycles inside the human host is proving immensely more difficult.
Though there is some light at the end of the tunnel:
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However, this methodology is too rigorous to help poor children in Africa (whom malaria primarily kills). But it's some progress on a disease that has been plaguing and killing humans since the times of the Pharaohs.