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March 2004 Archives

Byebye CompanyCN Mar 31, 2004
I have said bye-bye to CompanyCN, the host provider for home.wangjianshuo.com in the last one and half years. I'd like to thank the company for providing services to this...
Sorry for Server Outage Mar 29, 2004
There are some problems with the comment system and the MovableType publishing system in the recent two days. I called CompanyCN, the hosting company I chosed and they told...
Car Expenses Mar 28, 2004
It is not as expensive as I thought to own a car. The parking package under the Metro City is 600 RMB for 24x7 in a month. Otherwise, it...
Puxi is not Car Friendly Mar 27, 2004
I drove my new car in Xujiahui and felt very happen when I was on the road - the traffic is not as bad as working days. However, I...
In Fuzhou Mar 25, 2004
I am in Fuzhou, Fujian province as business trip. Fuzhou is a beautiful city. I love it. There is no any sign of the nerverousness regarding to the recent...
Stealing in Xiang Yang Market Mar 24, 2004
ST's experience of pickpocket in Xiang Yang Market. Hi! I just came on 20 march to shanghai for holiday. Just found your site and it is great! Will like...
Big Drop in Price of my Car Mar 22, 2004
Bugs posted a piece of news under my entry Jian Shuo Got His Car. Obviously, it was not good news for me. The news said: Starting from March 18,...
Car or Bicycle? Mar 22, 2004
Blanc from France asked me a series of questions regarding using cars and bicycles in Shanghai. Finally, I have some questions about you car and your life? Do you...
Shanghai Car Plate = 43000 RMB Mar 22, 2004
The latest car plate price came out. The lowest price for car plate is 43000 RMB and average price for the plate is 43300 RMB (5216 USD). 4800 plates...
Sanya Travelogue - on the Beach Mar 21, 2004
This is the perfect image of a beach in my mind. So it becomes real. I call it a vacation. I do mean vacation. It is the life...
Sanya Travelogue - The Holiday Inn Resort Mar 21, 2004
I was happy that we chose to stay at the Holiday Inn Resort YALONG BAY SANYA. It is located near the beach and has its private sands. The...
Sanya Travelogue - Flying to Sanya Mar 21, 2004
Our flight from Shanghai to Sanya left Pudong Airport at 16:20 on our Anniversary. I was waiting for Wendy to pick up the flight ticket in the newly opened...
Back from Sanya Mar 20, 2004
Just a quick update that I have returned from Sanya safely from the long (four days?) vacation. It was wonderful trip with many beautiful pictures. Since the flight arrives...
OOB for Wedding Anniversary Mar 17, 2004
OOB = Out of Blogging Today is the one year anniversary of my marriage. On March 17 last year, Wendy and I got our marriage certificate. As some may...
FIAT Siena 1.5 HL Pictures Mar 16, 2004
Yesterday, I drove my car home. I was too excited with the new car and didn't upload pictures. This morning, I wake up half an hour earlier and rushed...
Jian Shuo Got His Car Mar 15, 2004
Breaking News: Jian Shuo Wang drove his first car home tonight. It is one of my quickest decisions in my life. I rushed to the car dealer of Yong...
March 14 Activities Mar 14, 2004
I don't like to record what I did everyday so the blog entry will be very boring. This is an exception. Buying FIAT Siena I spent several hours in...
Blogcn & BlogDriver Shut Down Mar 13, 2004
Two more blog service provider were shut down after blogbus.com. Now, all of the top three blogs stoped their services now. This is not astonishing at all. To be...
BlogBus.com Blocked Mar 12, 2004
After I wrote the title, I realized it is not blocked. It was ordered to be shutdown. As one of the three blog service providers (others are blogcn.com and...
Using Contact Lenses Mar 10, 2004
My glasses were broken the night before the last. I put it on the bed (what a stupid action) and put my arm on it (this will happen in...
Old Houses in Shanghai - Part III Mar 9, 2004
This is to follow up the hot discussion under Old Houses in Shanghai - Part II. In that post, I put one of the 35 private villas in Lane...
Old Houses in Shanghai - Part II Mar 8, 2004
Old Houses in Shanghai continued. Wendy and I wandered along the Tai An Road (map) and entered a lane numbered 120 on the road. We were quite impressed. There...
Just Few Steps Away from My New Car Mar 7, 2004
I am picking up the plan of buying a car in Shanghai again. I thought I have dropped the plan already when I started to seek for apartments in...
March 20 Taiwan Election Mar 6, 2004
Take a look at this TV Comercial from Taiwan: TW_320.WMV (1M in size). What is your comment? I was shocked when I see this. I begin to realized my...
Dynamic Traffic Display Board Mar 6, 2004
© Jian Shuo Wang. The dynamic traffic display board on the elevated high way of Yan An. Rd. near Jiangsu Rd. From the display board, drivers can clearly...
Automatic Door in Metro Mar 5, 2004
Did you notice the automatic door in Hengshan Road Metro Station? © Jian Shuo Wang. The automatic door experiment of Hengshan Rd. Station of Metro Line #1 It has...
Learn Photography - Seriously Mar 5, 2004
I was greatly influenced by my elder brother. He bought a second hand Huqiu (虎丘) camera when he was in university. It was back to 1989. I doubt whether...
Benz Taxi Accepts Credit Card Mar 4, 2004
Benz Taxi accepts credit card and the price is the same. I took a picture of the Benz taxi yesterday. From the picture, you can see the taxi...
Continue to Seek for an Apartment Mar 2, 2004
After I decided not to move to Pudong, I continued to seek for an apartment near the Hua Shan road. I cycled around the decent area of nice old...
How Interviews were Conducted Mar 1, 2004
I received a series of photos disclosing how an interview were conducted. It seems the picture were taken in a small city. I was curious when I was in...
Hardship of Living without Twix Mar 1, 2004
Image courtesy of Twix. Twix logo is trademark of Mars, Incorporated nostaljia's blog described her boy friend's life in Shanghai without Twix: He's American, and he really likes...