Forums > Living in Kunming > Proof that we can't leave Going a bit off-topic, but anyway.
@AlPage48:
"if I can get our American issued marriage certificate authenticated by the American consulate then they'll give me a 1 year residence permit
[...]
although we were married in America, we are Canadian"
If both of you are Canadian like you say, and neither has Chinese nationality, then I doubt that you can get 1 year RP - or does your Canadian spouse already have valid residence permit here, and the visa hassle is only yours?
Or if there is some dual nationality thing going here, it could land your spouse in trouble with that.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Proof that we can't leave Problem for Entry & Exit now is, as OP well described, that there are some fights available. They are not qualified to judge whether some random foreigner qualifies to the "essential to travel" group or not, so they have to leave that burden of proof to the individuals. It was easier when there were simply no flights available at all.
If there are some flights available (to your home country I guess), I would think that you need to confirm with the relevant airline(s) whether your situation equals "essential" need to leave China.
For example my national airline company has chat service on their webpage, and if I was in your situation I would screenshot a statement in their support chat - them saying that sorry, you are not eligible to fly on our flights that are reserved for essential travel.
Or if they say sure you can board us and the ticket is 1 million euros, then show that to Entry & Exit, along with your bank account statement showing lack of such funds.
Forums > Living in Kunming > en.kunming.cn website down? I get the platform's launch page:
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If you see this page, the OpenResty web platform is successfully installed and working. Further configuration is required."
Maybe you are using some other URL than just "en.kunming.cn" ?
Forums > Living in Kunming > Increased anti-foreigner sentiment? My own anti-foreigner sentiment is growing lately.
In past I have posted some sensitive content on this website (on personal level anyway, since it deals with genitals of my own and of family members), but I don't seem to find a way to self-sensor it out myself. Kindly asking for assistance.
Forums > Living in Kunming > en.kunming.cn website down? I just noticed that the "en.kunming.cn" website is no longer in operation. Has it moved perhaps?
Hasn't served much purpose to me personally, but I occasionally visited it to see if there's anything fresh not mentioned elsewhere.
I have understood that it was run by the local government or some other bureau of official capacity, and tend to speculate what the closure of the site tells of their current role or focus.
Anyway, since it was supposedly meant to serve foreigners in Kunming, maybe GoKunming could shed some light on that?
Video: Zen and the art of patisserie with chef Igor Nataf
Posted by@sezuwupom : "JanJal is living the good life [...] Igor's delivers to your door."
You forgot to mention that I recycle and care for environment, which is why I would prefer to pick up my bakeries on my way rather than have someone on scooter deliver it wrapped in plastics. Even if it would leave the plastic maker and the scooter driver jobless. They could find new jobs in Just Hot, which I keep in business.
But I wish best of luck to Igor's. If location is everything, they have some catching up to do to reach out to potential customers like they are doing in this paid review..
Video: Zen and the art of patisserie with chef Igor Nataf
Posted byWent here one morning after grocery shopping in nearby Walmart.
No surprise, shelves were less than half-empty like they are in all upper scale bakeries I've visited in Kunming, specifically in the mornings before lunch.
They all seem to get stocked up few hours after lunch time, which for me is too late because I like to consume my sweets at home(=office) couple of hours after lunch, without making a separate trip for it.
Thus my staple bakeries remain from big and soulless chains like Just Hot, that have their donuts ready before 11am.
What does organic mean in China?
Posted byThey also say time is a healer, and it takes time to grow. While time does get peope killed, it also helps greatly in reproduction. Without time, we would not have gotten where we are now - nor would we get to develop into extradimensional beings bound by neither space nor time, if we ban it now.
What I propose, is that we do not ban time, but instead develop ourselves beyond time, so that we no longer depend on it, and becomes indifferent to us.
On a related but more serious note, should humanity also develop beoynd organic in our feeding patterns?
For most people, things like "organic" or "free range" has already developed past hunting wild game and gathering roots and berries. For the minority that still practises such, our current methods to grow our food must appear as strange as eating protein grown in reactors would sound to many of us.
What does organic mean in China?
Posted byA store we frequent for vegetables and meat is Q+Life in B1 level of TKP Shopping Mall (Beijing Lu / Baiyun Lu). My wife has bought for their green advertising, I cannot vouch either way but I'm satisfied with the quality.
It's official: Yunnan facing serious drought
Posted byWell, we are having minor thunderstorm right now. Earlier in the week my phone's weather forecast showed daily rain drops in Kunming from end of this week til end of eternity, Or was it just the two weeks ahead it can show.