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September 2004 Archives

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 right now. It seems there is not much different from the...
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 on my daily routine to work and home. I expect the...
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 card to my family in Luoyang, Nanyang, Tongchuan, Fuzhou, Toronto, Portland......
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. For transition passengers in Shanghai, to take train maybe an option...
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 me are very useful so I can spare my hands from...
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. Now, we will go northward to the Heng Shan Road. Station....
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 south-most stop of Shanghai Metro Line #1. It is also the...
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 retiring machine, especiall it is a common, Dell, personal computer, but...
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 in June 07, 2004 for my site. I know it from...
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 no stops in the middle. Hangzhou 杭州 100 RMB 1030 1200...
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 wedding memorial day, I am still very excited to recall the...
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 more for my car. According to the new regulation, I need...
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 be honest, I don't know how the mobile fee is charged...
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. They are cheap, clean and convinient. Unlike those star hotels in...
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 of his earplugs to my F1 trip. We met the B&Q...
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 our first batch of guests: Grace, Claire, Xiao Gao, and Ricky....
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! The whole world can see it." I Never Received Any Spam...
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 from the title area and put a search link on every...
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 head scratched the rear of my car. Bang! I checked my...
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 about this blog, because it is in English. Many people take...
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 for the hundreds of children killed in Russia terrorism attack." I...
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 F1 comes to this country. I never saw real F1 before....
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 source code), it is written on March 6, 2001. It shows...
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) who were killed in that disaster. I bought Michael Moore's Fahrenheit...
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 whenever I create a new web page, so the most basic...
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 open one. The major barrier is, I don't think I have...
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 are alarmed to see the title, as Carroll did when she...
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 this blog to a blog with relative font (100%, 120%...) size....
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 not at a speed like years before. When I was in...
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 is, under another person’s name. 27 comments quickly followed the original...
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 to be sold on Eachnet. Eachnet has been the eBay of...
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 all international flights arrive at Pudong Airport (PVG) only. If I...
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 of Hong Kong, where Wendy and I were hosted I understand...
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!...
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 (news) in China. Travelers no longer have to buy it at...
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 ticket is very similar with the ticket in Shanghai. The difference...
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 in the world. However, if you want to get there with...