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Date registered: Tuesday, 15th August 2006
Region: China

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  • GoKunming Weekend Preview
    Friday, 26th February 2010
    in the limit as δt approaches zero (and as the sum of all my beers approaches ∞), can i get Newton-Raphson sauce on my iterated ribs? (mmmm, apples; goes great with pork)
  • Yunnan news roundup
    Thursday, 25th February 2010
    i saw roadside trees being hosed with water yesterday. i also smelt it, so it seems Ouyang is on to something.
  • Hundreds of shopowners protest Luosiwan demolition
    Friday, 5th February 2010
    the light rail line construction is coming along fast over there (caiyun bei lu), with a lot of elevated platform in place, but no rails yet. the new Luosiwan market is right next to the line. the south bus station (currently a temporary structure) is over there too.
  • Launch of ASEAN China FTA to propel Yunnan's rise
    Wednesday, 6th January 2010
    "Yunnan agriculture may face increased competition for certain goods from farmers in countries such as Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia."

    if it's a caveat, you're assuming that competition in the marketplace is a de facto bad thing?
  • Hundreds of shopowners protest Luosiwan demolition
    Tuesday, 24th November 2009
    they don't? looking at the traffic you'd think they were giving them away...

    the new market will be on the light rail line, methinks

Latest Forum Posts

    Posted: Yesterday
    Posted in: Forums > Food & Drink > ChongQing Hotpot
    jijihong is eye-wateringly cheap. i'd call it fastfood hotpot - service is limited and decor is simple. taste/quality match the prices.

    Xiangshengke remains popular. a couple of their branches are listed with other hotpot restaurants here: http://www.gokunming.com/[...]

    gunguo niurou (滚锅牛肉) is worth checking out too.
    Posted: Friday, 12th March 2010
    Posted in: Forums > Study > American English, British English...who cares?
    "there is no such thing as American English."

    really? the blank stares i got from a couple of Americans the other day when i used the word 'abseil' say otherwise.

    faucet, drapes, suspenders, pants, sidewalk, bill, check, vest, gotten...
    Posted: Friday, 12th March 2010
    Posted in: Forums > Living in Kunming > Buying a Treadmill
    "Running has a lot of advantages. First of all, you don't need anybody else to do it, and no need for special equipment. You don't have to go to any special place to do it. As long as you have running shoes and a good road, you can run to your heart's content." - Haruki Murakami
    Posted: Sunday, 7th March 2010
    Posted in: Forums > Travel Yunnan > Winter Travelling, will it be worth it ?
    i saw a note on the forest cafe's website the other day implying the boat wasn't running: "NOTE: I think there is no more boat will leave for Thailand before May, because the water level is very low."

    http://www.forest-cafe.org/
    Posted: Thursday, 4th March 2010
    Posted in: Forums > Living in Kunming > water shortage?
    nooooo! we're breathing freshly oxygenated air! quick! put out the plants!
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