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!
Fog shuts down Kunming airport, strands thousands
Posted byToday the weather is completely fine, yet a friend who's flying was told first that her flight was fine, checked her luggage, now the flight is delayed, possibly cancelled, no real info, angry and confused masses, a general mess. How about spending 10% less on fancy infrastructure and putting that money towards improving staff training and management systems?
Green Lake to get wetter, brighter, noisier
Posted byGreat! Hopefully they will also think about opening some nicer cafes/restaurants than the existing ones to be able to enjoy the redecorated park.
The Box says goodbye
Posted byA great shame! The Box will be deeply missed and leave a big gap. Kunming will be a lot poorer as a result. Thanks for all the good times!
Around Town: Secondhand Clothing Market
Posted byGood article, but where is the new clothing market in KM, along the lines of Beijing's Silk or Yashou markets, where you can buy 'branded' goods in western sizes?
Kunming road beautification project initiated
Posted bySounds to me like even less pedestrian space than before: streets will be widened and trees planted all over the sidewalks.