September 2004 Archives

1. Orange Harvest in my Garden Sep 30, 2004
   I'd like to share the Orange Harvest in my garden. I didn't expect so many fruit for the first year of this orange tree. The orange is very sweet...
2. East Fuxing Road Tunnel Opens Sep 29, 2004
   A new tunnel East Fuxing Road Tunnel opens today. It is another good news after the successful F1 circuit. The tunnel is just besides the Nanpu Bridge, which is...
3. Happy Mid-Festival Sep 28, 2004
   Happy Mid-Festival (Moon Festival) to all my friends and readers! © Jian Shuo Wang. Image created by Jian Shuo Wang with Microsoft Paint. I especally want to send the...
4. Travel by Train in China - Part I Sep 27, 2004
   Railway is the “standard” travel options for normal people in China. Richer (minority) people travel by air and short distance traveler go by bus; the rest typically take trains....
5. F1 Grand Prix Shanghai Pictures Sep 26, 2004
   I am just back from F1 Grand Prix. I took some pictures there. Carsten and Gweilo are right. The cars were very noisy and the earplugs Carsten shared with...
6. Shanghai Metro Line #1 - Part II Sep 25, 2004
   Well. Let me continue to follow the Metro Line #1 to visit the other great stations. In my last article, I have introduced the Xin Zhuang - Xujiahui Station....
7. Shanghai Metro Line #1 - Part I Sep 24, 2004
   In this series of article, I want to give personal comments to the Metro Stations along Shanghai Metro Line #1. Xin Zhuang Station 莘庄 map Xin Zhuang is the...
8. XGAO's RJRI Retired Sep 23, 2004
   According to GAO's blog, his test machine RJRI retired. Image in courtesy of Hui-Jie Gao. Quoted from his blog It is not a big piece of news of a...
9. Google: IPO First, then Dance Sep 23, 2004
   It seems Google guys are too busy with the IPO and AdSense, AdWords and new features, and have no time to dance. I noticed the last Google dance as...
10. PVG: Bus to Suzhou, Nanjing, Hangzhou Sep 22, 2004
    Here are the latest long distance bus information from Pudong Airport to nearby cities. Direct bus The following bus lines connects the Pudong Airport and the city directly with...
11. Today in History - My Wedding Sep 21, 2004
    On Sept 21, 2003, Wendy and I held our Big Fat Wedding in Shanghai. Today is the one year anniversary. Although Wendy and I take March 17 as our...
12. Cars with Non-Shanghai Plates Sep 20, 2004
    From Sept 1, 2004, all cars in Shanghai without a Shanghai local car plate will be charged 150 RMB per month. It means, I need to pay 1800 RMB...
13. How China Mobile Fee are Charged Sep 19, 2004
    Notice: This article only applies to China Mobile users. I didn't research about Unicom charging model, but it should be very similar. Yes. I Agree it is Complicated To...
14. Cheap and Clean Hostels in Shanghai Sep 19, 2004
    If my friends or family came to Shanghai, I would recommend one of the three brand of chain hotels to them: Motel 168, Rujia Inns, and Jin Jiang Inn....
15. Carsten Gave Me Earplugs Sep 18, 2004
    If you keep reading this blog for enough time, you must know Carsten. He shared a lot of good comments on this blog. More than that, he contributed lots...
16. My Home Became in Good Order Sep 17, 2004
    Almost half year after I moved to Pudong, I finally get my home in good order. Today, as Wendy and I celebrate the 1.5 year wedding anniversary, we welcame...
17. Posting my Mobile Number Sep 16, 2004
    I listed my mobile number on my contact page. Some one commented that "Jian Shuo Wang is really crazy that he put his mobile phone number onto his blog!...
18. Search Function Improved Sep 16, 2004
    Anyone noticed the new search function on this site? I wrote the code (PHP code) and added the following features: Standalone Search Page I have removed the search box...
19. Goudaner Scratched by Drunk Driver Sep 15, 2004
    Life is bitter, for my car. Around 7:00 PM, at the parking lot, a Hyundai Sonata backed to the parking lot. My car was stopped nearby and the Hyundai's...
20. Negative Comments for this Blog Sep 15, 2004
    Some people don't like this blog. Some hate it. Here are their reasons. Why a Chinese uses English to Blog? It is common comment. Someone said something really bad...
21. Flowers Bloom on MSN Messenger Sep 14, 2004
    Two days before, Eric sent me the message via MSN: "请放一朵玫瑰 ，在MSN名字之前( 名字前加“括号f括号”)，用来表现对于数百位俄罗斯死于恐怖行动的孩童哀悼，希望可以传这个讯息给你所有线上名单，看看会有少朵玫瑰盛开" or in English: "Please put a rose in front of your name to show your sympathy...
22. Going to F1 Grand Prix Sep 14, 2004
    I finally got the F1 Grand Prix. I was not interested in F1, as most of people in Shanghai, maybe in China. No suprise. This is the time time...
23. AutoComplete in Web Page Sep 13, 2004
    This is an Auto Complete in Web Page demo. According to the file header (thanks to my good habbit to write long and detailed file header in all my...
24. Fahrenheit 911 Sep 12, 2004
    Yesterday is the third year memorial day of 9-11. I cannot skip this day without posting something about it. My flowers go to all the people (from various nations)...
25. Font Changed to Bigger Sep 11, 2004
    After the forecast of Upcoming Change in Font Size, I uploaded the new CSS to my web server. I have formed a habbit to link to this CSS file...
26. Wangjianshuo's BBS Launched Sep 11, 2004
    I am cautious to open a BBS on my site. One month ago, I posted: Shall I Open a Shanghai BBS. At that time, I still didn't decide to...
27. Last Post in Year II Sep 10, 2004
    This is the last blog of Wangjianshuo's Blog in the Year II. Well. Relax, relax. This is not the last post - I know some of my frequent readers...
28. Upcoming Change in Font Size Sep 10, 2004
    I have planned this for a long time, from the first day of this blog till now. I am going to change the current fixed font size (10pt) of...
29. Shanghai's Growth is Slowing Down Sep 9, 2004
    No matter how the media reports, I am feeling the development speed of Shanghai is slowing down, from the tiniest things happening around me. Shanghai is still growing, but...
30. On Credibility Sep 8, 2004
    Eric is angry today. His blog article on 75 Rules of Thumb of Software Development (Chinese site) was quoted by CSDN without prior notification on the homepage. The worst...
31. Cleaning the House Sep 7, 2004
    I am cleaning the 20 boxes of stuff according to the instructions on eHow. Besides the three boxes suggested by the article, I added another box labled Eachnet, meaning...
32. If I were a Visitor to Shanghai Sep 6, 2004
    If I were a visitor to Shanghai, who has never been to this land, I would choose to land at Pudong Airport. Actually, I don't have other choice since...
33. The Sea Ranch , Hong Kong Sep 5, 2004
    I would have never been to the private resort on the Lantau island named Sea Ranch if Minji (Eric's girl friend) hadn't lived there. Private resort at Lantau island...
34. Hong Kong Pictures Posted Sep 5, 2004
    I have posted part of my Hong Kong pictures to my Hong Kong picture repository. Hong Kong - the Amazing City The Sea Ranch of Hong Kong Enjoy!...
35. Airport Construction Fee Included in Tickets Sep 3, 2004
    From Sept 1, 2004, the Airport Construction Fee (50 RMB for domestic travel, 90 RMB for international and 10 RMB for branch airlines) is paid along with the ticket...
36. Hong Kong MTR Sep 2, 2004
    I was very impressed by the Hong Kong MTR. I have just uploaded some pictures of the MTR onto the photo section of this site: The Hong Kong MTR...
37. How to Go to Hong Kong via Shen Zhen Sep 1, 2004
    If you want to enjoy easy and relaxed trip, and you are not interested to save money at cost of time, just directly fly to Hong Kong from anywhere...