Forums > Living in Kunming > World Cup 33 posters, one for each team and one for all together:
www.worldcupbuzz.com/espns-2010-fifa-world-cup-murals
Some quite amusing (England), some downright silly (Oz), but all 'heroic' as they should be. Not sure what killing bears has to do with soccer though!
Forums > Living in Kunming > World Cup With only 2 days to go, high time for a WC thread!!! Starting out with some links I posted in announcements, which seem to have gone under:
To get into the spirit of things, start practising your Diski Dance:
www.southafrica.info/video/diski-dance2.htm
Do you know what a Vuvuzela or a Makarapa is? Who is Zakumi? Find out about WC with SA flavour here: www.southafrica.info/2010/
The best and coolest WC calender is here:
www.marca.com/[...]
And for some SA/WC laughs, check out one of the most popular comic strips, Madam & Eve:
www.madamandeve.co.za/index.php
Forums > Living in Kunming > GoKunming redesign: we want your input! 1 Work on the resolution
2 More local news
3 Ensuring listings are complete and updated (e.g. several consulates & airlines missing, several listed restaurants closed).
4 More info on local cultural events beyond piss-ups at Hump or Uprock, such as exhibitions, performances, etc. listed only in newspapers or elsewhere.
5 Keep up the good work!
Forums > Living in Kunming > Suggestions to reduce friction between Public Security and Immigrant Population Piers, good point. But I laughed at traffic police being "utterly disinterested in any violence that falls outside their traffic remit". I sometimes think traffic police are utterly disinterested in most things that fall INSIDE their traffic remit! I'm sure you've seen the lone cop standing like a helpless sheep in the middle of (or more likely on the other side of) a busy intersection with chaos ensuing all around or lazily looking after cars that jumped red lights at high speed. So I'd like to see them at least
taking on the responsibility that they HAVE been assigned! But then again, that may get them deep in it too if they stop the wrong guy. Hence better to do nothing or just pick on the weak!
Interview: Fan Zhou
Posted byThanks very much for this. Always good to have some cultural input on GK. Would be great to have news of exhibitions at this museum or elsewhere in Kunming posted here too!
Interview: John Nevada Lundemo
Posted byHis mother told him "Someday you will be a man,
And you will be the leader of a big old band.
Many people coming from miles around
To hear you play your music when the sun go down
Maybe someday your name will be in lights
Saying Johnny B. Goode tonight."
Go go
Go Johnny go
Go go go Johnny go
Go Johnny Lundemo go!!!
Video: Kunming driver crosses pedestrian bridge
Posted byWOW!!! Where to start?
1. What was he thinking????
2. Why didn't people stop him?
3. How was he not dragged out and beaten?
4. Even on a pedestrian bridge he was an ***h*** driver
(not allow a man carrying a baby up the stairs to pass)
5. Was he given a hefty fine, had his license withdrawn, or even questioned by the police?
6. German technology! Yes we can!!!!
(doubt a QQ could have done it)
Maybe time to leave Kunming - it's regressing to jungle law
Kunming in 1944: The photos of Dr Clinton Millett
Posted byThanks, this is great, very interesting period documentary. Would be even better if all the other photos had some labels too, perhaps just stating location. Things have changed a bit and it's not obvious where in the city they were taken.
Best of Kunming 2010 reader nominations
Posted byI would suggest to divide the international category into "Other Asian" and "Western" otherwise the comparison is not really fair. Then Makye Ame should go into the former, as it can't really be compared with standard chinese restaurants. Also included there should be the small Japanese place opposite Grand Park Hotel. Hump should be added to the bar category. How about a "Best Bakery" category to include French Cafe, Just Hot, Slice of Heaven, etc.