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December 2003 Archives

Last Day of 2003 Dec 31, 2003
It is the last day of 2003. After 6:00 PM, I went out to dinner at Gino at the Grand Gateway. Nice soup and bread. © Jian Shuo Wang © Jian Shuo Wang Then we took metro to Hua Hai...
Cool Stuffs at Amazon Dec 30, 2003
I like companies like Amazon. They always have cool ideas to do traditional business with high-tech ways. Here are some examples. Search Inside Amazon is offering the "Search Inside" feature. It allows customers to search every word inside a book....
My Alexa Traffic Ranking Improved Dec 29, 2003
My Alexa web traffic ranking improves. Today, wangjianshuo.com, including both home... and www... is ranked as the 92,392nd largest site in terms of traffic. It is the first time it jumps into top 100,000. Credit: Alexa.com If the trend continues,...
Summary of the Year of 2003 Dec 28, 2003
The year of 2003 is passing by. Personal In this year, I got married, held the big fat wedding ceremony. I didn't have any long trip (like Daocheng of last year), but I paid short trips to nearby areas. It...
Wonderful MeetUp on Dec 26 Dec 27, 2003
On December 26, 8 persons (Tutu, Sophie, Vicky, Stonesee, Ghee Teh, Xiao Jing, Jian Shuo Wang) attended the first Wangjianshuo's Blog Meetup. We played a game of writing three statements about everyone him/her selves with two true and one false statement. It gave everyone the opportunity to tell others about his/her life, personality, and interests.
Holiday Schedule of 2004 Dec 26, 2003
The holiday schedule is released early for the whole year of 2004. According to the schedule, there are three 3-day holidays plus a new year's day, making the national wide holiday 10 days. After shifting with nearby weekends, there will...
Where to Study Chinese, Beijing or Shanghai? Dec 25, 2003
In this article, I am discussion the choice of studying Chinese in Beijing or in Shanghai and the costs related to a 3-month course. The answer is highly dependant on where you want to work/live and what you care most - comfortable and less culture shock, or a real adventure to China.
Merry Christmas Dec 24, 2003
Merry Christmas!!!! I am not sure when I should post this entry, on December 24, the Christmas eve or December 25, the Christmas day. Anyway, I cannot hold to tomorrow so I'd like to post my greetings today. Merry...
10 Things You Love/Hate About Shanghai Dec 23, 2003
I found a very interesting thread titled 10 things you love/hate about Shanghai? on Shanghaiexpat.com. It looks so interesting to me as a local resident. I have request permission from the authors so I can publish the list here. Here...
Dongzhi - Winter Solstice Dec 22, 2003
Today is Dongzhi - the Winter Solstice. My friend ACai mentioned the day on the BBS of my old classmates. I wasn't aware of that till then. It is a tradition in my hometown (Henan of Central China) to eat...
Wendy is Back from Europe Dec 21, 2003
Wendy is back from her Europe trip. It seemed a nice trip except she was really starving there. We rushed to her favorite restaurant as soon as she got out of the plane. The black bread there seemed not good...
Friend is Sick. Please Show Your Support Dec 20, 2003
I heard one of my friends Flora is very ill and needs a kidney transplant. Actually, I met with her only once at a dinner party before. She gave me very good impression. We talked about joining the exam for...
Discrimination Against Foreigners in Shanghai? Dec 19, 2003
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are solely based on my personal observation. Always keep in mind that I am a young man with university education and living in Shanghai. Before you draw any general conclusion, be sure you...
SARS Alert in Pudong Airport Dec 18, 2003
With the new case of SARS in Taiwan, the alert level of Pudong Airport rised a little bit. I happen to go to the airport to pickup Wendy today. Passengers are asked to fillin the yellow health claim form before...
Wangjianshuo's Blog Meetup Dec 16, 2003
I always feel excited when I am thinking that there are many frequent readers and friends around this website. I also got a lot of email asking about "how about we meet next week?" or "I will be in Shanghai...
Incomplete Visit to 30N 119E Dec 15, 2003
15-Dec-2003 -- Before I start my narration, I would like to thank Sebastian for lending me his Germin GPS and Targ Parsons who helped me to find out the satellite map for that area. To my wife Wendy: I put...
Taxi Fell into Trap Dec 13, 2003
Have I ever show off the nice violin statue under my apartment? It looks nice but a woman taxi driver didn't think so, because she drove her taxi into the low land on the right side of the violin, exactly...
Directory Added Dec 12, 2003
My readers and I suffer greatly from the navigation structure of this website. The two to three years of continuous adding content to the site left hundreds of pages of content with no particular order. The current category feature of...
Sleep on Airplane Dec 11, 2003
Late sleeping last night took effect today. I fall asleep as soon as I sat down at a 10F seat of MU flight. This is the first time in my life that I didn't enjoy a flight - I didn't...
Guangzhou Impression Dec 10, 2003
Busy day! Didn't get a chance to sit down or have a break the whole day, until now. I didn't have much impression about Guangzhou this time. Just two comments: The service in restaurants are much better than that in...
Flying to Guangzhou on A Rainy Day Dec 9, 2003
I packed my Dell Latitude X200 into a very small bag and got out of the Metro Tower. The trip destination this time is the metropolitain of Guangzhou. It was very cold outside and rained a little bit. To warn...
Wendy's Blog Dec 8, 2003
Wendy has setup her blog. It is in Chinese. Wendy loves to describe the lovely and good things in life. This is the advertisement for her to show my support. Now, all members in my small family (two persons) have...
PVG: 2nd Runway Under Construction Dec 7, 2003
Shanghai is sunny today, but the temperature drops by 8 degrees C. The winter is coming! The cold, freezing Shanghai winter is coming! I send Wendy to the airport and she will begin her happy journey to Europe. She will...
Vote Me as Best Mainland Blog Dec 6, 2003
Flyingchair is hosting the Asia Weblog Awards. If you like this site, please go to the Best Mainland China Blog section and vote for this site. Haha. There is only one vote for me now. :-(...
Wiki Dec 5, 2003
Wiki is a good idea. The idea is particularly useful in Wikipedia. I love the feature that you can create a link (the definition of a word) using the syntax of [[Shanghai]]. Shanghai will be a hyperlink to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/shanghai. If...
Typical Taxi Fares in Shanghai Dec 4, 2003
I talked with a taxi driver from Qiangsheng Taxi Company on may way back home. He is a experienced driver. I consulted him about the typical taxi fares from Pudong Airport to downtown Shanghai. He said he is very confident...
Watch Out Bad Shanghai Taxi Drivers Dec 2, 2003
For many foreign visitors to Shanghai, taxi is a convenient transportation tool that is not expensive. However, do watch out those bad taxi drivers! This morning, I got an complain mail from my reader who asked me about the taxi...
World AIDS Day Dec 1, 2003
Today is the World AIDS Day. I have put the Link and Think Project logo onto my website. This is the second time I joined the project and help to spread the information of AIDS. 1 Million AIDS-Affected People There...