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May 2004 Archives

Back from Karting May 31, 2004
Just got back from Karting racing with friends. Shanghai Quyang Racing Club 880 Zhong Shan Bei Yi Road. Quyang Park, Hong kou Shanghai 2000437, China Tel: 021-65316800 65614959 Email:quyangkart@yahoo.com.cn Website: quyangracing.com 50 RMB/8 mins YAMAHA FK-9 Max Speed: 80 km/h...
IKEA (Shanghai) Pictures May 30, 2004
Hey, where are my IKEA pictures? I looked into my picture archives and found some. They were taken one year ago, exactly after the new IKEA store opened in Shanghai. © Jian Shuo Wang © Jian Shuo Wang © Jian...
IKEA Becomes Cheap in China May 30, 2004
IKEA successfully built the global consistent image of cheap furniture. Now, it successfully bring the same image to Shanghai, China. IKEA furniture is really cheap for local residents. When I was in university (around 1998), IKEA's image is super good...
Moving to the New Apartment May 29, 2004
The decoration (or re-moduling in foreigners' concept, even "building" for someone) almost completed. The project will be signed up tomorrow with the last equipments like the table in the kitchen will be completed. The project was "outsourced" to the B&Q...
Eddie's Blog May 28, 2004
Eddie started a new blog. He is a great coworker of mine. He spent lot of effort on his new blog at http://liuzhijian.net. One day, Eddie sent me MSN Messenger to ask me to add a link to his site....
Shanghai Morning in A Car May 27, 2004
I wake up at around 8:05 this morning, about 15 minutes later than normal days. Wendy has left for Xiamen already without my awareness. What a strange world! She flies there to interview some guys in Xiamen and will get...
Wangjianshuo's Blog is Famous May 27, 2004
I am really flattered. Tchoo-Tchoo sent me MSN Message: "You know you are really famous among foreigners..." "I happen to discover that almost every French friend of me have visited your blog and are regular readers" "I was so pound...
Shanghai v.s. Central Government May 26, 2004
For the first time I see a strong confront between Shanghai government and the central government in Beijing. It is for the car plate issue. According to CCTV, a senior official from Ministry of Commerce commented that the car plate...
Polution in Shanghai May 25, 2004
I am moved by Carsten, one of my reader, after I read his email to me days ago. An expat as he is, he is more concerned with the polution in Shanghai than many local residents. After getting his permission,...
Cheap and Clean Motel in Shanghai - Motel168 May 24, 2004
Yesterday, I met my sister-in-law and other 5 teachers from the primary school I graduated. They just returned from Hangzhou and visited Shanghai. I took the assignment to arrange a cheap but comfortable hotel for them. It is not an...
34226 RMB for a Car Plate in May May 23, 2004
Big news that the Shanghai car plate average bidding price dropped down to 34226 RMB in May, almost 10000 RMB lower than last month's 45000 RMB. The lowest successful bidding price is only 10800 RMB. Rumors said that the bidding...
2400 USD: Mandarin City May 22, 2004
Name: Steven Lee Locaiton of your apartment: Mandarin City located at Gui Bei. Address is Mandarin City, Tower 6, Room 406 Facilities: Fully furnished three bedrooms apt (Can be converted to two bedrooms and one study room). Living room includes...
Apartment Offered Form May 22, 2004
As more and more people are sending emails to me to ask about renting an apartment in Shanghai, and I am not able to help finding apartments for everyone, I'd like to open a form for apartments owners who are...
1358 USD: OExpress Apartment for Rent May 22, 2004
Updated January 11, 2006 The following information was updated on Jan 11, 2006. Name: Oriental Express, Beijing Locaiton of your apartment: Sanyuan Qiao, in east 3rd ring in Beijing. More information about location. Facilities: Newly finished apartment. Pictures: Please call...
625 USD: Xin Sheng Yuan May 22, 2004
The following information was submitted: Name: Oana Fourie Locaiton of your apartment: 343 Huaihai West Road, between Panyu Rd. and Hongqiao Rd., near bus stop (911, 72 etc) and light rail station Facilities: South facing, bright and quiet (away from...
680 USD: Jing An Xin Ge May 22, 2004
The following information was submitted: Name: liyu Locaiton of your apartment: No. 599,Jiangning road , 600m near to nanjing xilu(CITIC plaza, Meilongzhen Plaza), opporsite to Jing'an sports center Facilities: all the living facilities are prepared Decoration: Newly decorated Is it...
850 USD: Jing An Xin Ge May 22, 2004
From landloard: "The advantage of my apartment is the good location. It only takes 12 minutes to walk to West Nanjing Road( CITIC plaza, Meilongzhen Plaza). You can take gym or swim just against the street (Jing'an sports center). As...
700 USD: Haiyue Garden May 22, 2004
The following information was submitted: Name: Li Qingru Locaiton of your apartment: No.388 Luban Rd.(Dapuqiao) 105 sq. m. 27 floor or 16 floor See the pictures at www.haiyuehuayuan.com Facilities: CATV,telephone,internet,gas, air-conditioner,refrigirator,washing machine etc. Decoration: fine new decoration Is it near...
800 USD: XinZhu Compounds May 22, 2004
The following information was submitted: Name: Eric Qin Location of your apartment: 200meter to Xinzhuang Subway station Facilities: Air conditioner, TV, Bath, etc facilities Decoration: Good, Is it near Metro? Yes, very near Expected price per month: 800 USD Picture...
Kingland Hotel Apartment May 22, 2004
The following information was submitted: Name: Vivian Location of your apartment: Room 403, No.588,Pudong Road. Shanghai, China. There are 31 floors.near Dong Fang Road, and near Shanghai stock market, Shanghai Oriental hospital. Facilities: All furniture and all the electric things...
545 USD: Dong Nan Hua Ting May 22, 2004
The following information was submitted: Name: Xu Gu Location of your apartment: Room 403, #1, Lane 150, North Lin Yi Road, Pu Dong District Facilities: Electric home appliances and furniture are well supplied. Decoration: Luxury decorated Is it near Metro?...
450 USD: Caoyang Jiun Yu yuan May 22, 2004
The following information was submitted: Name: Jenny Ding Locaiton of your apartment: At the corner of Cao Yang Road & Lanxi Road. 200 metres away from Caoyang Station of the light-rail 2 stops away from Zhongshan Park. Facilities: New, Fully...
700 USD: Biyun Oriental Apartment May 22, 2004
Email me at: shapartment@gmail.com Hi all, We bought a new apartment in Piyun international district near the Yangpu Bridge. We decorated (or renovated in American terms) in a way for us to live in, but we finally decided to rent...
Blogging in Microsoft May 21, 2004
Issac mentioned Bill's presentation on blogging (one of the topics). He also comments on the blogging in Microsoft (and kindly mentioned my blog). In one sentence, blogging in Microsoft is hot and becoming hotter. Let's see what Bill said in...
Will Shanghai be the Next Silicon Valley by 2009? May 20, 2004
A reader was preparing for a debate. The debate topic is, Will Shanghai be the next Silicon Valley by 2009? He sent me a list of questions. I'd like to answer from an individual's perspective and share with everyone. Disclaimer:...
Running in Pudong May 19, 2004
The feeling of running in Pudong is completely different than running in Puxi, and it is much better than running on the running machine in gyms. I went to Decathlon the other day. Wow. It is a very nice store....
Salary in Shanghai - Part II May 19, 2004
David asked one question about salary in Shanghai. Hello Wang, Thanks a lot for creating this homepage, i really love it and i can get most of the information i need. I was totally blind about Shanghai until i read...
Airport Shuttle Bus #7 Starts to Operate May 18, 2004
In additional to the existing 6 lines of airport shuttle buses, a new airport bus line started operation. Time Table At Dong Fang Rd. First bus: 6:30 Last bus: 21:40 At Pudong Airport First Bus: 7:50 Last Bus: 23:00 Price...
Call 96900 for Navigation Direction May 17, 2004
If you are in Shanghai, and you don't know which bus to take from one place to another, you can call 96900 for navigation instructions. They also provide foreign language service and for bus information to nearby cities. They charge...
Wicresoft May 16, 2004
Hi, I am naughty. I just want to check out whether the ranking of this page is somewhere near the top in Google result for Wicresoft. Haha. I hope it is on the first page. Update It is the Forth...
Night Life in Shanghai May 14, 2004
Night life in Shanghai? Nick commented:I have been using your site for awhile and you have some of the best info on the city there is. All you lack is a nightlife guide. I see two forms of night life...
MovableType 3.0 Released May 14, 2004
Breaking news. MovableType 3.0 Developer Edition was Released. I waited for this for a long time. Everyone wants to create big things. MovableType is one of the big things in the world. I admire what the creators achieved today. Maybe...
Shanghai Consolidated Guide May 13, 2004
Tour to Shanghai? What you need to know about the city? I have spent two years working on this topic and now, I want to look back and give people some handy link to the most important stuff you must...
The Village I was Born May 13, 2004
I posted this article under name Typical Chinese Village" yesterday. Actually, this village means a lot to me. It is the village I was born and the village I lived before I move into the downtown area in Luoyang when...
Thank God. Links 2.0 Finally Worked May 11, 2004
Thanks to God. After fighting with the "Premature end of script headers" error in Links 2.0 for the whole night, it finally suddenly worked. Before that, it was always 500 Internal Server Error. Now all the links directory and the...
Transition between MagLev and Train May 10, 2004
I found a train ticket office at the MagLev Long Yang Station. That means, you can directly buy train ticket from Shanghai Railway Station to any train destinations. Here are the instructions: 1. Get out of the Maglev Station to...
Back to Shanghai via Train 1660 May 9, 2004
I am back to Shanghai via train 1657 (from Luoyang to Shanghai). After the fifth speed-up of the whole train system in China, the train I rely on to go home and get back to Shanghai - No. 1658/1660, is...
Wangjianshuo's Blog Terms and Conditions May 8, 2004
Welcome! By reading/using Wangjianshuo's Blog and/or other Wangjianshuo's Blog Services, such as map, links submission, advertisement, bus stop information, etc, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions. Copyright The content of this site is copyrighted. All...
Nanyang Trip Report May 6, 2004
In the last two days, I travelled to Nanyang (Wendy's hometown) to visit her parents and family. We took the second day to Baotianman (宝天曼). It was fatanstic travel. Due to the limitation of Internet access speed (via GC75), I...
Luoyang Peony May 4, 2004
Luoyang is famous for its penoy. Every April, millions of visitors will come to Luoyang to enjoy the colorful peony all around the city. I missed the chance this year. Thanks for my mom and aunt. They took pictures of...
Luoyang Tour - Day 1 May 3, 2004
Hi, I am back to my hometown, the place I grew up and one of the cities I am most familiar with (Shanghai is the other). Industrial City More than 50% of the city was built after 1949. The city...
Going Back to Luoyang May 2, 2004
I will go back to my hometown Luoyang this afternoon and get back after the long May holiday. I will bring the GC75 with me so I can access Internet only even on train....
Jinqiao Biyun International District May 2, 2004
Besides Gubei Area in Hongqiao, there is another raising international district - Jinqiao Biyun International District. We visited the area today and were very impressed by the high quality of life there. It is in Pudong, near the Yangpu Bridge,...
Kodak Digital Image Printing Kiosk May 1, 2004
Last night, I saw a new Kodak kiosk at the east gate of Metro City. It provides self-service for customers with digital cameras. Basically, it support almost all media currently available on market. Here is he picture of the IO...