Forums > Living in Kunming > any western doctor /hospital ? Warning! There is a new women's hospital in town. It is heavily advertised everywhere. The name is Kunming He Wan Jia Fu Ke Hospital. Fu Ke means gynecology in Chinese. My Chinese wife went there for menstrual problems.
They diagnosed it as a uterine infection and wanted to perform a surgical operation prior to which she had several days of 'cleansing' and the usual IV drips. We became suspicious that they were more interested in our money and went for a second opinion.
After two second opinions at two different hospitals it was confirmed the not only was the surgery they recommended not necessary neither were their 'treatments"!
Reminded me of my experience at Richland.
You have been warned. Don't let anyone you care about go there.
Forums > Living in Kunming > 146 Philippine Dream satellite tv lost contract with HBO, CINEMAX, ESPN, START SPORTS, ANIMAX I am using the same system as Bucko for about a month now. The key updates over the Internet are transparent so there is no noticeable downtime except the Apster bird does go down sometimes probably due to key changes. This may occur from a few minutes to a few hours. Apster carries the movie channels.
The Dream Box that comes with this system has optical audio and component video (three red, blue, green cables) which outputs 720I to an HD TV
There are no monthly fees. You pay only 200 RMB per year which is for the Internet server connection which maintains your signal.
Forums > Living in Kunming > any western doctor /hospital ? I went to Richland recently with kidney stones which they correctly diagnosed. After that it was all downhill and Bucko's comments are correct. When they wanted a second blood test my ripoff meter went into the red!
I found the Yunnan Lithiasis Hospital to be excellent. They specialize in Kidney stones and you can get a ultra sound test for about 30Y and it takes only a few minutes. I recommend anyone over about 30 do this.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Walmart no more Well, if you have to go to Wallmart the new one on Xing Yuan Lu, maybe the one referred to in a previous post, is actually very clean and hospitable. #80 bus I think. I live walking distance and mostly go there to buy Chinese wine because their prices are much better than the local shops. I agree the downtown one sucks. Also, it's better to support the local merchants than these 'big box' stores whenever possible.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Advice on neighborhoods Check out the area around Bai Ma and Chun Yuan Xiao Qu. #62 bus
Kunming discovers two more fake Apple stores
Posted bySeveral months ago I moved from Kunming to Xiamen. One of the things I miss most about KM are the video stores. There are none in Xiamen.
Unfortunately the local authorities here seem to have bought into the 'intellectual property rights' scam. In KM there must be thousands of stores where you can buy 'value added' DVD's. By value added I mean that the foreign movies almost always have Chinese subtitles and the Chinese movies have English subtitles. The quality is usually excellent and often have copy protection and obnoxious FBI 'warnings'.
Since there are no alternatives as the 'genuine' DVD would cost a prohibitive 100 RMB or more, this business just ceases to exist, putting perhaps thousands of small businesses and people out of work.
And so why is this? To obey the diktats of the big American entertainment monopolies like the MPAA & RIAA. So how does anyone benefit from this? The answer is no one benefits! I hope Kunming keeps their DVD shops open.
Re the Apple stores. We have them here too. So the same question could be asked. If the products they are selling are genuine and they can get warranty service, what's the problem? Doesn't Steve Jobs have enough money? Maybe Birdabroad should mind her own business. That's what most Chinese people do!
As to the fake products mentioned in the article which may pose health hazards, they are not covered by the IPR rules and should be stopped.
American conservative group makes inroads into China's classrooms
Posted byOMG Five years ago I left the US largely to get away from right wing Christian nut jobs like these guys. I thought I had made my escape and here they are infiltrating the Yunnan school system. How could this have happened? Truly sad and disheartening!
Obituary: Arun Veembur
Posted byI used to hang out with Arun often at the KM Hump bar. I was looking forward to seeing him again in Dali in a couple of weeks when I go back to get my visa renewed. He was a super cool guy and will surely be missed by all who knew him.
Namaste Brother Arun.