Anyone else who thinks that this movie is overly nationalistic (even for Chinese movies) and deeply racist in it's depictions of the evil, evil foreigners doing bad things to the oh so good Chinese guys? I guess one should be happy for the Japanese if the Chinese movie industry changed it's aim but seriously,, shouldn't a Rocky IV knock off like this belong to a different era?
I might be up for a game and yes as Sean says without at least a small buyin poker just goes la la la very quickly but I can understand why you wouldn't advertise that in a public forum. Where do you guys play?
Been around a handful of banks and none of them wanted to issue Visa or Mastercards unless you either deposited 50.000 to get a Visa or showed proof of long term stay (z visa wouldn't do) to get a credit card. I don't have 50 grand so I guess that's out of the question. I was slightly surprised to find out that BOC doesn't want to give Visa/MC to foreigners although the woman I talked to seemed kinda clueless about the whole thing and had to call around. China Merchants Bank couldn't help either although they were very friendly and did their best to assist me. They even suggested I could try the Bank of Communications but I didn't get around to that yet.
Can anyone recommend a bank that issues Visa or MC debit cards to foreigners without too many restrictions? I feel it would be for the best if I could take out money if I am on holiday or visiting my native country.
Thanks,, does anyone know if HSBC has branches here in Kunming and where? Went to their site and Kunming didn't show up on their map but I could have sworn I have passed by a branch at some point.
My girlfriend is currently looking for a place to take the advanced teaching instructor course in yoga here. I don't know much about it but I can give you the prices we found. The beginners course is about two weeks (usually 9-10 hours a day) and it costs around 2000 kuai. The advanced course takes 1.5-2 months and the price is around 6000. Higher levels are hard if not impossible to find in Kunming so you would probably have to go to one of the tier 1 cities for that afterwards.
Chinese massage is an excellent choice of you enjoy beating the crap out of people and can find some clients who are into masochism.
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The comment from Chris had deserved a wider audience. Beluga?
Went there yesterday and it totally made my week. Nice decor and friendly staff and a real salad bar. Sadly we both wanted mexican food so I can't really say much about their other courses. The food was great but just a tad spicier would have improved the dish. The best thing was that we almost had the place to ourselves and we could have a quiet conversation without shouting, spitting Chinese people in the background. I realised how much I had missed that since coming here.
We went to Chicago Coffee a couple of days ago and it was a nice experience. The place is cozy with soft comfy chairs (I realized how much I have missed one since coming here) and they have a nice little collection of English language books in the corner consisting mainly of classics and travel litterature. I was looking forward to trying their advertized tortilla bar but it wasn't up and running that evening.
Instead we went for 2 12 inch pizzas -roast chicken and pepperoni- but we quickly realized that 1 would have been enough. Those things are heavy. I am mainly into Italian style pizza but Chicago's double layered pizzas are well worth a try. Their coffee seems to be a bit on the expensive side but people say good things about it and they have got a nice selection. I wouldn't mind dropping by again some day,, hopefully when they've got the tortilla thing going. English speaking staff btw.
Zhaotong official may face resentencing following weibo uproar
Posted by4 years?? Back in Scandinavia we have some of the most lenient sentences in the world, but raping a 4 year old would land you at least double that, or a spot in an mental institution. This is the problem with corruption, if his friends and acquaintances on the other side of the law aren't playing along, he's going to take them down with him. Please don't tweet this more than 499 times. I want to stay harmonious.
Shangri-la hit by 5.9 earthquake
Posted byI don't know what kind of geologist would "expect" an even larger quake within 10 days. The release of tension in the 5.9 and the subsequent aftershocks ought to significantly LOWER the chance of quakes until the tension rebuilds, which of course could take anything from a year to a hundred. I have no idea why anyone would try to install fear in people like that when scientific evidence -or rather, past experience in this case- suggests that such events are unlikely, but yeah, of course can not be ruled out.
Kunming's metro could cost 300 billion yuan
Posted byUnderbid everyone else. Begin kickback schemes. Triple the costs later. Classic Chinese licitation approach.
Details emerge in Yunnan's largest-ever gutter oil case
Posted byI'm not a proponent of capital punishment but this is a case seriously testing my feelings. If you can earn yourself a bullet to the head for holding on to more than 20 grams of hard drugs, where is the equivalent for greedy, ruthless people who knowingly conspire to risk the health of hundreds of thousands of their customers? You know what, maybe chopping off a few heads could set an example for other sociopaths to behold.
Rhinos reintroduced to Yunnan
Posted byConsidering the price of rhino horn in China due to TCM superstition, sadly I think it's only a matter of time before one or more are poached.