Hey, our basketball club has a tournament starting in a couple days and we're a little weak in the paint. Any big players out there with some skills please give me a call as soon as possible. 13888446647

Finally. And with such gusto. That's the kind of rain I remember in Kunming from years back. I just rode my motorcycle from one end of the city to the other, through flooded streets, and it was awesome. All it takes is a little water to make a city feel alive again.

My wife was walking home alone in this shit, getting drenched, and a young woman randomly sidled up to her and offered to share her umbrella. Awesome.

From US Consulate...

A consular officer from the United States Consulate in Chengdu will be in Kunming, and will be able to provide limited consular services, on Friday, June 22, 2012. There are a limited number of appointment slots for this visit. You must email us to reserve a time; please include your full name and what service you require. When your appointment has been confirmed, we will email you the time and location confirmation.

Limited American Citizen Services:

The consular officer will be able to perform a number of limited American Citizen Services. For some of these services, some of your materials may have to be brought to Chengdu for processing. If this is the case, they can be returned to you via the local Chinese EMS mailing service. However, mailing through EMS is done at your own risk, as we cannot guarantee EMS service. To use the EMS mailing service, you must bring your address (in Chinese) and a 30 RMB EMS mailing fee. Alternatively, you can come to pick up your documents at the U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu during regularly scheduled ACS hours.

Please note the consular officer will have no change available, so exact change is required. Fees are listed on our website.

A small number of required forms will be available, but it is suggested that you download, print, and fill out any required forms yourself. These are all available on our website: chengdu.usembassy-china.org.cn/service.html.

Also, please bring originals and photocopies of all materials submitted you will be submitting.

Services available:
- Passport applications and renewals
- Passport add pages
- Certificates of Marriageability
- Notarials

Regards,
American Citizen Services
U.S. Consulate General, Chengdu

That's a great idea. In addition, it would be great to see the local government take an interest and promote a local food fair.

Everyone be sure to get out there today for the market and support your local foods and handicrafts.

@tiger... It would be great to get some local talented foreigners involved as vendors and it of course would be great to get them interested as consumers too. Having omigiri there is a pretty generous step in the right direction.