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Forums > Living in Kunming > Meteor Shower

Yes, perfectly clear starry night. Dimmed city lights few hours before dawn. Couple of big ones zooming past the vicinity of ORION, facing West 30 degrees above Daguan Park.

So peaceful when Spring City sleeps.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Meteor Shower

Count me in. Love the cosmos. I'll be staring out my window hoping to catch some.

Supposedly the best viewing location in Yunnan would be Lijiang.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > How do you deal with aging parents?

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Whichever decision you make, be mindful of the adverse feelings that buoyantly surface from the past when associating with negative memories...

like a third-person spectator, don't judge or respond to the stream of thoughts & emotions... just observe from a selfless POV... this mindfulness will steer clear distractions of mental noises, usually negative in nature, and optimize decision-makings obscured by the deep subconscious.

Be aware that your present being is an unbroken life continuum that stretches for billions let alone millions of years. The realization that you are the embodiment of your parents, your parents are of your ancestors, and that lineage of distant ancestors are in you and all around us in a planetary tree of life... the internal conflicts harbored by the mind will lessen its grip. Whichever path you take, you'll be able to walk it with a fuller sense of gratitude and completeness.

I'd want that for my kinds and my future descendants. To be free of mental burdens, however right or wrong they may be socially perceived.

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Forums > Travel Yunnan > Places to stay in Yuxi

I fell short of recommending Hilton because of the operative word "reasonably"... otherwise highly recommended for that area... big balcony view directly facing Fuxian Lake with a private beach of fine grain sands flanked by a long row of lavenders in a Tuscanesque backdrop. Lengthy outdoor pools though may be too cold for winter. Indoor lap pool/jacuzzis are heated. Breakfast and dinner were up to the culinary standards of a Hilton. Only drawback were the incessant barrage of sales agents taking prospective buyers on a courtyard tour... annoyingly walking past your beach chairs on the wooden plank walkway and disturbing your moments of peace.

Hiltons aren't pricey if you know where to look for discounts. Well worth it if it's for a special occasion. Their white cabana tent lobster dinner on a candle-lit beach overlooking the sunset across the lake may be worth a romantic anniversary consideration. At least 8 waiters/kitchen staffs serving just that one couple by the lakeside. Now that's royal treatment for only for 1,000 rmb.

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@Ocean, now that's old school.

Kunming's ubiquitous Jiang Brothers' (江勇 & 江俊) "Qiaoxiangyuan" cross-bridge rice noodles restaurant chain origin and breakup saga deserves it's own featured article.

At an early age, the brothers began their enterprise after working in the Mengzi railway for two years.

For charity events, it may be important to make visible on GoK names of top donors afterwards. Beforehand, tell personal biographical stories of the children who were saved last year:

"Little Shi is an 8-month old baby boy, with several holes between the left and right sides of his heart. He lives in Luxi county. His parents are poor farmers. This baby weighed only 5 kilograms and was not growing. His parents are farmers, earning about $3000 per year. China Cal doctors diagnosed his condition and its partners supported his surgery at West China Hospital and he was recently discharged home and is recovering."

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"Little Guo is a 5 years old girl from Meng La County in Xi Shuang Ban Na prefecture. Her family are farmers earning less than $1000 per year. China Cal doctors diagnosed her with an atrial septal defect. She underwent successful surgery at Kunming Fu Wai Hospital in September. She is home with her family."

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"Little Chang is a 6 year old boy from Meng Hai county in Xi Shuang Ban Na prefecture. His family are poor minority farmers earning about $1500 per year from their farm. China Cal doctors diagnosed her with two holes his heart. He underwent successful surgery supported by China Cal foundation partners at Yunnan Province Fu Wai hospital. He will go home soon."

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"Little Li. Is a one year old boy with a patent ductus, an abnormal tube that persisted after he was born and was causing him to suffer from heart failure with breathing difficulty and frequent sweating. His parents are poor farmers earning about $1500 per year from Ning Er county in Pu Er Prefecture. Little Li was diagnosed by China Cal doctors and underwent surgery at Yunnan Fu Wai hospital in early October. He is home with his family and doing well."

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