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April 2004 Archives

Get India Visa in China Apr 30, 2004
After I setup this site, I am often mistakenly regarded as Mr. Know-Everything... I am surely not. I only took the advantage of knowing both Chinese/English languages. :-D XHJ...
U.S. Paused All Visa Application in China Apr 29, 2004
My friend is in bad mood these days. His visa application to U.S. was rejected so he cannot attend TechEd 2004 in San Diego. This is the second time...
Sony Ericsson GC75 in Shanghai Apr 28, 2004
Eric kindly lent me his Sony Ericsson GC75 GPRS Wireless Modem. Image in courtesy of Sony Ericsson With this card and my GPRS enabled China Mobile SIM card, I...
Flowers and Trees Market in Shanghai Apr 28, 2004
Where to buy flowers, grass, and trees in Shanghai? This is the best place I found so far. It is just by the Long Yang Road Maglev train station....
Dan is Going to Travel Across China Apr 27, 2004
Check this article: Traveling Across China: Need Your Help!. I am excited about Dan Washburn's plan to travel across China. Dan is my friend I never met. We planned...
SARS is Back in China Apr 26, 2004
According to news report, more and more new SARS cases are discovered these days. 4 patients were discovered around the previous SARS patient found in Beijing. Image credit: Sina.com.cn...
Sunset at Pudong Apr 25, 2004
In my First Week in Pudong report, I wrote: After I moved to Pudong, I can see the sun set again. I can see the redish clouds on the...
Public Market in Beicai Apr 25, 2004
I hope my reader don't mind too much for irregular update these days. There are some short pause during the updates (two days at most). It is because there...
Maglev at Long Yang Station Apr 24, 2004
Curious about the other end of the Maglev, after seeing the pictures at Pudong Airport? Here you are: The building with curve roof is the Maglev station. The white...
My Own Cartoon Picture with Home Style+ Apr 23, 2004
XGAO recommended a very interesting tool to me, the Microsoft Office Home Style+. It can create cartoon pictures for you from any pictures. Here is my experiment. Very interesting....
Magic Wall at CEIBS Apr 22, 2004
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Pudong Party Institute Apr 21, 2004
I don't know how to translate 中国上海浦东干部学院 to English. Maybe the Pudong Party Institute is the wrong translation, but I didn't find any English name for it at Google....
Experiencing Maglev Shanghai Apr 20, 2004
Thanks to Spanky, who posted the following comment under my article: Maglev - A Failure?. I found the information very valuable and quoted the comment in this seperate post....
Maglev - A Failure? Apr 19, 2004
Although the Maglev connecting Pudong Airport and Long Yang Road Station attracted much attention, more and more factors show that it is a failed project. Very Little Traffic According...
BlogCon without Wifi Apr 18, 2004
Isaac noted BlogCon Shanghai Meetup. From the post, I got to know there are some problems with the BlogCon's Wifi AP so Shanghai cannot see the real time broadcast....
Migrating Scripts Apr 18, 2004
This post is the insider information about the scripts used in this website. It is recorded for my future reference and may serve as inspiring tips for others running...
Drive-Ins in China Apr 18, 2004
Paul pointed me to this interesting article: Drive-Ins the Hot, 'New' Thing in China It is so interesting to me, as a new car owner. I admire that the...
One Month for My Goudaner (Car) Apr 15, 2004
The same day in the last month, I drove my first car home. I named it Goudaner. Today is its one month birthday. The odometer on the car goes...
Canon WebView Camera VB-C10 Apr 14, 2004
© Canon.com I returned from the Canon Expo Asia 2004 in the Super Brand Mall in Pudong, near the Pearl Tower. The most interesting thing in the expo...
Working Vertically Apr 13, 2004
There is a huge construction project in Shanghai with goals to add a roof to the old residential buildings. It is called 平改坡 (or roof to slope) project. In...
Learn Shanghainese Apr 11, 2004
I believe the first question jumping out when a foreigner decide to relocate to Shanghai is, should I learn some Chinese to survive there? The variation of the question...
First Week in Pudong Apr 10, 2004
One week pasted after I moved to Pudong, with a car. Here are some observations. Pudong is Big AND Small Pudong is much bigger than Puxi. It has wider...
Support Experience of iPowerWeb Apr 9, 2004
This is a series of article on the customer support I got from iPowerWeb during my migration of data from my old host provider to iPowerWeb. I am somewhat...
PVG: Buses to Hangzhou, Suzhou... Apr 9, 2004
There is a bus stop at Shanghai Pudong Airport (where all international flights to Shanghai land) serving shuttles to nearby cities. Here is the schedule: ToPriceSchedule Hangzhou100 RMB10:30 12:00...
Digitally and Physically Move Apr 8, 2004
The update of my blog is not as regular as before. Sorry for that - it is because of the move - the move in both the digital worlds...
Life in Pudong Started Apr 5, 2004
I have moved to Pudong last weekend and now drive to work at Xujiahui every day. The 16 KM distance costs about 40 minutes in the busy traffic in...
DHL Airwaybill Number Apr 5, 2004
Air Waybill Number Origin Service Area Destination Service Area Status ===================================== 9146444086 Bellevue, WA - USA Shanghai - China, People's Republic Signed for by: WANG Shipment delivered April...
Still Working with IPowerWeb Apr 4, 2004
I am also in the support business as ipowerweb's support team is. I have created 8 cases for IPowerWeb, called them at 1-888-511-HOST for support for three times (via...
Service Pause Site Migrating Apr 3, 2004
Please note that I am still working to migrate the site to my new host at IPowerWeb as my reader suggested. It was not easy and I have to...
Gasoline Price Goes Up Apr 1, 2004
I never noticed the the change of gasoline price before I bought my car. The bad news for me is, the price of gasoline goes up by 8% from...