Maybe it would be an idea to get the boat from Jinghong to Chiang Saen? Tickets are about 700 kuai and would save you the hassle of visas and travel costs in Lao. It will save you a few days as well.
No I do not want to work there again! Although I have to clarify: there is probably nothing wrong with the Chinese side. I'm talking about the Korean school that is based on the campus of Qinglai school in Mile.
And I wouldn't have posted this warning if I wasn't feeling totally abused. So I do not consider it as a cheap shot. It's a genuine warning for English teachers not to get involved with untrustworthy people.
I was back on track yesterday, I appeared to be digesting food and had quite some energy. After diner though, it started rumbling again, belly puffing up, those eggy burps and a massive 拉肚子. It looks like I'm not digesting anything.
Whatever it is, I'm completely fed up with it and I've been calling in sick enough. Today I'm gonna go to work and if it persists, I might consider taking antibiotics...
Yes, Ian, I had those "eggy" burps. They went away now, and fortunately I'm feeling much better. It might have been the cream, but it's still difficult to clearly point any fingers. Maybe it was water. Maybe it was the swimming pool we went to.
Anyway, thanks for all those friendly thoughts, and I'll look into that Huang lian su!
Hi,
I usually have a really strong stomach and can handle quite heavy BBQ-food or food prepared in bad hygienic conditions in the countryside. Thing is that I have been on the toilet constantly from Saturday till now, even had to call in sick today. A friend of mine who had exactly the same food has the same problem. We are just trying to figure out what caused this. Morning and lunch was all at home, couldn't have been the problem. First we had dinner at Feiyang teppanyaki, and I know for sure that there was nothing wrong with their food. We ate a big meal and felt really good. Afterwards we had a carrot cake with cream purchased at the Wicker Basket beichen xiaoqu. We actually strongly suspect the cake... Is there anybody with the same experience?
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This place is without doubt my favorite restaurant in Kunming. It is truly Simao-style, but adds its own unique touch. The ingredients vary per week and the ingredients are all carefully sourced in specific markets or brought straight from the mountains. Their wild vegetables are always sweeter than other places in Kunming. There are plaques on the wall that say: "we don't feel the need to enhance the flavor with weijing or jijing, we do our best to source the best natural foods for you". You will not see any grease after finishing the plate, not even with the deep fried dishes. They are very flexible with ordering combinations and the super-friendly owner-chef will be happy to step out of the kitchen and give you some great advice. If he has time, because this place is crowded on most evenings. Service is friendly and attentive (but it is still Kunming). You get free home-made kimchi and apple vinegar with all meals. They have cold Fenghuaxueyue beer. Without doubt a safe Chinese eatery, really delicious food, friendly people who are passionate about their product. A true gem, in my opinion.
I heard Richland Hospital has proper testing material.
I think the medical staff is of the same level as other Kunming healthcare facilities. I needed to translate some specifics of a medical report I got in another specialized hospital. I wanted to do this by letting the Richland doctor have a phone call with the specialized doctor that had done the tests. I came in and there sat a young physician with a translating nurse. When the phone call to the other hospital wasn't successful he wanted to have look at the report himself. I asked if that would make sense if he wasn't a doctor that was specialized in that specific field. He told me he wanted to have a look anyway. To my horror, he promptly misdiagnosed me with a truly appalling disease. When I came home I was puzzled. I didn't have any symptoms, how could I have something that serious. I checked the internet and found out that the condition that he described DIDN'T EVEN EXIST. Well, I have to give him, he had me stressing out there for a minute. I wanted to confront him with his mistake but apparently all the doctors had taken the weekend off. Eventually, in combination with my visit to the other state run facility, I was in constant uncertainty and stress over the period of 4 days for something that turned to be NOTHING. I had NOTHING.
Please use the highest level of common sense in dealing with local healthcare. The situation is grim. Best to let them test (if the facilities are ok) and make conclusions and decisions by yourself, if serious ask a physician in another country. Never blindly trust anything they say.
Really friendly people, very tasty proper Indian food, all made with fresh ingredients and very reasonably priced.
For sure the best Indian food in town!
Interview: Jeff Fuchs
发布者Does anybody know if his book is available anywhere in Kunming? Those bookshops in the Wenhua xiang maybe?
American conservative group makes inroads into China's classrooms
发布者Sorry I meant Qiu He, not Zhang Zulin...
American conservative group makes inroads into China's classrooms
发布者Yes! A letter to Beijing! I'm really pissed off about this and I'm very happy to see all the other indignant comments!
I heard it might be Zhang Zulin that pushed for this, right? Being so Christian and all?
American conservative group makes inroads into China's classrooms
发布者哎呀！我的天, I am seriously disappointed in the lacking communist ideals of the Yunnan provincial government. Isn't this indeed completely against the Party line?
Sharing information about healthy relationships and self control with middle school kids might obviously be important and highly desirable; I seriously doubt the abilities of highly religious far right group of fanatics to carry out this task in an integer way! Why don't people like this stay at home? It's bad enough that they are so influential in their home countries...