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August 2003 Archives

Hard to Buy a House in Shanghai Aug 31, 2003
The temperature of Shanghai finally goes down to below 30 degree C. This is the ending of the two week exteremly high temperature - the Autumn Tiger. The number of empty taxi on the road dramatically increased today. I went...
PVG: From Pudong Airport to Hangzhou Aug 30, 2003
Dear Jian shuo My husband and I will be visiting China next month together with a group tour. We are planning to stay back in China for another 10 days visiting Hangzhou and Shanghai. Our first stop is from...
PVG: Ramada Hotel Opens at Pudong Airport Aug 29, 2003
RAMADA - The four star standard international hotel at Pudong International Airport opens today. It offers 370 rooms and is the first international brand hotel near Pudong Airport. I have many inquiries from my Pudong Airport webpage that is there...
What Can I Do With My Own Mountain Aug 28, 2003
I heard that I can buy a mountain in my home town of Luoyang at very cheap price. It is located in Luoyang, Hen Nan provide. It is 15 km away for the city. When I was young, I used...
TOEIC Score = 915 Aug 27, 2003
I got my TOEIC score today, after two weeks after I took the exam. The score is 915 out of 990. Well. It is a good score since I took the first place of all the 50+ participants for this...
SARS, Autumn Tiger, and MSF... Aug 26, 2003
I was frightened that there become rumors that SARS cases emerge again in west part of China. Is it true? I hope not. Shanghai is still hot, exteremely hot. I started to be completely wet even when at 7:30 AM...
Late Payment for My Gas Bill Aug 25, 2003
I have to show the expression of :-( Sadly Smiley when I became aware that I have to pay 196 RMB as late payment fine for the 280 RMB gas fee for December 2002. That is the bill of half...
A Car Plate = 38500 RMB in Shanghai Aug 24, 2003
The result of the last car plate bidding excercise revealed on the Morning Post. The latest record for a plate is 38500 RMB (4,600 USD). There is a special report on this on the Morning Post. Shanghai is famous for...
Adding Rank Bar to MovableType Entry Aug 23, 2003
Recently, I added Rank Bars to all the recent entries, as you may have noticed. The Rank Bars are the green bars attached to each of the entry titles. It reveals the popularity of the entry by the number of...
Shutdown DefeatMessenger And FightPopups Spam Aug 22, 2003
Before you complain and leave any bad words with my comment system, read this disclaim first: This page provides simple steps to stop the EndAds.com, DefeatMessenger.com and FightPopups.com spam. It also call for action to shutdown the servers of these...
Passed the Field and Road Driving Exam Aug 21, 2003
As I forecast before, I went to the Driver's Education Base. I finally passed both the field and the road exam. After two weeks, I will attend the real situation road test. Hopefully, I will get a driver's license after...
Find a Job in Shanghai Aug 20, 2003
Jane asked about how to find a job in Shanghai. My friend mvm gave the following suggestions: To Jane: most white collars in shanghai are finding jobs in the following websites: 1) http://www.51job.com 2) http://www.zhaopin.com/ (AMAIK, Microsoft's business unites in...
Driving for Exams Aug 19, 2003
I was told that the first driving exam (the road test) will be held this Thursday. This is surprising to me since I am not ready yet. I will practice reserve the car, move the car and turn left and...
Secret Wealth Spam Aug 18, 2003
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My Experience of TOEIC Exam Aug 16, 2003
This should be a normal Saturday morning if there was no TOEIC exam. I should have waked up late in the morning to see the highly raised sun if there was no TOEIC exam. Unfortunately, this is the date for...
Shanghai Hotel Guide Aug 15, 2003
Shanghai Hotel Guide for Best Hotels in Shanghai. There are also link to review of the cheapest hotels, and hotels with best value for money. In this article, Ritz-Carlton, Hilton, Hyatt was featured.
Lost My Passport of P. R. China Aug 13, 2003
The Story I lost my Chinese Passport - last year. I will be able to apply for my new passport again - after the magic date August 29, 2003 Hopefully, I can get my new passport - in the middle...
MSN Messenger Emotion Pictures Aug 12, 2003
2000+ MSN emotion icons in 46 categories. For your convenience, I packaged them in ZIP files, so you can download many icons in one file. This site is not a commercial site, and there is only the pictures in the ZIP file. Other keywords: msn smileys, smiley, icons, msn chat, smilies, 3d emotions, aliens emotions, animals emotions, arrow icons, body icons, holiday icons, games icon, sars emotions, standard smiley, qq, dog emotion, cat emotion.
Shanghai Scenery Around Xujiahui Aug 11, 2003
This series of picture was taken on top of the Metro Tower. It shows the buildings and parks in the Xujiahui Area - one of the central business districts in Shanghai. Below: The Xujiahui Residential Area. In my previous article...
Trip to Dalian, Liaoning Aug 10, 2003
I just returned from my trip to Dalian, Liaoning. It is a busy travel week since I went to Xiamen last weekend. What? Dalian is Nearer to Shanghai Than Beijing The trip was the typical two day meeting trip. I...
Pudong Airport Maglev in Depth Aug 9, 2003
Believe me. This article is the most in depth one on the topic of Maglev of Shanghai Pudong Airport. I have talked about Maglev before in these two articles: Maglev Operates in Shanghai and Ticket for Maglev Tour. Here are...
Ziboy.com - Best Photolog in Beijing Aug 8, 2003
Found a very good photolog ziboy.com today (via Chinese Tea). Sinosplice posted a nice interview with Wen Ling, the owner and photographer of ziboy.com. The interview was nice since John asked the questions I wanted to ask and Wen's answers...
Upcoming TOEIC and MSF Practitioner Exams Aug 7, 2003
I registered for the exam of 074-100 MSF Practitioner 21 days from today. I was convienced to register for an exam first will benifit the preparation by giving myself pressure. It is true. It is also true that by announcing...
Interested in Degree Confluence Project Aug 6, 2003
Today, I found very interesting stuff - the Degree Confluence Project via this thread (Chinese) of Digiblog.org The goal of the project is to visit each of the latitude and longitude integer degree intersections in the world, and to take...
Crime and Beggars in Shanghai Aug 5, 2003
I feel guilty that I have promised Maria to answer her questions about critical issues of living and working in Shanghai as a foreigner Shanghai. Hello, yeah sure i will explain what i mean with critical issues, i mean things...
Beijing 2008 Olympic Emblem Unvieled Aug 4, 2003
Credit: Beijing Olympic Organising Committee (BOCOG). What do you think of this logo? Well. To me, the first impression is a little big disappointing. It is nature for any design possible - people need some time to get used...
Trip to Xiamen Aug 4, 2003
The company kickoff meeting was held in Xiamen. So I attended the meeting. The following are some notes from the trip. The Voyage to Xiamen This is the first time I realized that Xiamen is a small island - I...
Visiting Xiamen the Second Time in My Life Aug 2, 2003
I arrived in Xiamen in the crazy hot season today. Below: This is the front end of the Holiday Inn where I stayed.. The Italian restraunant within the Holiday Inn is really nice. The Italian chef even walk around and...
Shanghai Taxi Tickets Aug 1, 2003
Taxi is part of people's life - especially for people with relatively higher income in the city, just as cars are part of people's like in U.S. Since more people cannot afford or won't buy a car, taxis are convenient...