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January 2005 Archives

Kung Fu Hustle is Great Jan 31, 2005
Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle or Gong Fu is great. I like the movie. I even went to theatre twice - once in the Super Brand Mall with Chen and Xia, the other time in the theatre in Metro City...
Picture News of Shanghai 2005 Jan 30, 2005
When Spring Festival is near, the city shows some interesting details to me. Commercial Spring Festival Celebration The Huang Pi South Road near Xintiandi section was decorated to celebrate the Spring Festival. The Xintiandi group made the celebration banners. It...
Keep Doing, and Doing, and Doing Jan 29, 2005
"If something is meaningful, go ahead to do it. If time is not the key factor, just keep doing, and doing, and doing... The result is just there." This is the experience I got in my last two years and...
Featured in That's Shanghai Jan 28, 2005
I finally got a copy of That's Shanghai. As Christopher put it, the editor of That's Shanghai, their copies went away as quick as gold in Shanghai. Cover of the Jan 2005 issue of That's Shanghai. The cover story is...
Maglev Extends 2 Hours? Jan 28, 2005
When I drive back from my customer's site to Xujiahui, I turned to a radio station. I don't remember the name now. I guess it is the audio channel for Shanghai TV News Program. They mentioned that to handle the...
Got Cold Again Jan 27, 2005
I am feeling terrible today. I got cold yesterday. Today, I felt weak. The temperature of Shanghai changed dramatically these days. It will get colder in the next few days with lowest temperature from 4°C, 0°C, -1°C, to -3°C of...
In China, His Pay is Hers to Spend? Jan 26, 2005
Fei forwarded the message from Straits Times Interactive and asked me if it is true. Jan 25, 2005 In China, his pay is hers to spend BEIJING - CHINESE women, although not the main bread-winner in most households, have a...
Chengdu Impression Jan 25, 2005
PC asked for my impression about Chengdu. I'd be happy to share. Before I write about Chengdu, I want to talk about the other important cities in China. Three Most Important Cities If you ask people in China about the...
BlueZone's Xinjiang Impression Jan 25, 2005
Eric sent me a link early morning to ask me check a photo website on Xinjiang. The pictures are very good - I especially love the photos in Shanghai which reveals exactly the feeling I have on Shanghai. The story...
Chun Lian Started to Appear Jan 24, 2005
The Spring Festival of 2005 is coming! I started to see Chun Lian in my client's office and in the restaurant I visited today. Chun Lian can be translated into New Year's Couplet. It is one of the most obvious...
On Ethic Jan 23, 2005
To be part of the current society is not easy, if you still bear ethic in mind. Because it is not easy, the easiest way to handle the conflicts is to forget about ethic. Astonishing, isn't it? Check about Bozzetoo's...
Seoul Changes Chinese Name Jan 22, 2005
The city of Seuol changed its Chinese name from Hancheng 汉城 to Shouer 首尔. It is interesting to me. Personally, I don't think the new name looks nicer than the previous one. Maybe it is because I didn't get used...
Rainy Crazy Friday Night in Shanghai Jan 21, 2005
Mao and I met today and we wanted to go to Starbucks and chat. The large Starbucks store at Metro City was full of people, and there were no seats. We went to another coffee shop inside Metro City and...
Spring Festival in 2005 Jan 20, 2005
The Chinese New Year, Spring Festival, starts from Feb 9 to Feb 15, 2005. There will be a long vacation for people in China. Here is how this works: Feb 9, Feb 10, and Feb 11 are public holiday. Feb...
Space Jan 20, 2005
Daily Build Script Sample Jan 19, 2005
These days, I still get query about my article 7 steps of daily build process I posted at the end of 2002. I have not posted to devmanclub.com for a long time. I feel guilty that lots of people are...
Is the Real Estate Cooling Down? - Part III Jan 19, 2005
Is the Real Estate Cooling Down? - Part II got responses. I posted the following comments to the thread that is already hot. Please forgive me to abuse the right of more control on this blog so I can post...
Nice Shanghai Blogger Meetup Jan 18, 2005
It is very nice to attend the Shanghai Blogger Meetup organized by Fons. This meetup is held monthly on every third Wednesday @ 7:00 PM. This time, Trombly kindly hosted us in thier home. I am not sure about whether...
Kabb in Xintiandi Jan 18, 2005
KABB Bar and Grill is famous. I remember when I first join Michael Conolly's Shanghaiexpat.com meetup party, it was in KABB in Xintiandi. I called my new friend tonight, and we decide to meet at Xintiandi, he asked: "Where to...
Converting RMB to USD? Jan 17, 2005
How to convert Renminbi to USD, Canada dollar or other currency is a FAQ. The simple answer is, it is not easy. Renminbi is not a free trading currency. That means, you cannot convert between Renminbi and free trading currency...
Is the Real Estate Cooling Down? - Part II Jan 16, 2005
This is part two following the last article Is the Real Estate Cooling Down? I attended a conference on Investment in 2005 today. To be honest, I have very few investment and financial knowledge and I never care too much...
Donation Needed for Zhan Xiao Feng Jan 15, 2005
The Bad News Within 24 hours, I got the same message from three different channels, that a student in SJTU (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) was seriously ill. His name is Zhan Xiao Feng 詹晓峰. He majors in computer science. Now...
Yes. I Expect the Flight Delay Jan 14, 2005
After posting two blog entries (I and II), I am still at the Chengdu Airport. My flight CA4519 from Chengdu to Shanghai was expected to depart at 7:20 PM but the latest information I got is, it is delayed to...
Visa Card on ATM in China Jan 14, 2005
I received my Bank of America Platinum Check Card before I came to Chengdu. There is a Visa logo on it. It means, I can access my money I deposited in U.S. at all ATM machines here. To check whether...
To Tip or Not to Tip Jan 13, 2005
Yesterday's entry on tipping received many responses. It was a very interesting discussion and reflects the difference of culture. I found the explanation of tip in Wikipidia A tip (also known as gratuity) is a small amount of money received...
Top Two Differences in China Jan 12, 2005
Tip and Tax are among the top differences between China and most western countries. Before someone steps out of the door of his/she own country, he/she cannot really understand how different people do the same thing. I try to list...
Taxi in New York City Jan 12, 2005
The yellow taxi in New York is clean and in good condition. The film Taxi Driver seemed misleading to me, because before that, I though the taxis in New York City is as dirty as they described. © Jian Shuo...
Flying and Flying... Jan 11, 2005
From Dec 6 of the last year till now, the mileage numbers in many airlines increased a lot: ANA, United, China Eastern and Air China.... As I didn't disclose, on the first working day of 2005, I went to Beijing...
Vote Me as Bloggies Best Asian Blog Jan 10, 2005
Like to read this blog? Followed this blog for some time? Happen to have 1 minute of free time now? Why not help to vote Wangjianshuo's blog as Bloggies Best Asian Blogs? Thanks Carroll for her first vote. Image in...
M.I.T and Harvard Jan 10, 2005
© Jian Shuo Wang. Big electronic motors in M.I.T. Museum This is exactly the M.I.T spirit in my imagination. M.I.T is so different from Harvard and very similiar with SJTU (Shanghai Jiaotong University). I also like the magazine of...
MagLev May Extend to Hangzhou Jan 9, 2005
According to the recent news report, the Maglev may extend to Hangzhou via Shanghai Expo 2010 site. The two cities with 2 hour train's ride now may be reduced to 27 minute's of Maglev's ride. The Maglev train is about...
Congratulations to Zong Rui's Wedding Jan 9, 2005
Zong Rui is my university room mate. We lived in the same dorm for two years. After that, Rui went to Tokyo for his career there. I got his SMS when I was in New York (yes, I could still...
Phantom of Opera Shanghai Schedule Jan 8, 2005
Phantom of Opera comes to Shanghai Grand Theatre. Here is the schedule. January: It will be on stage from 8th to 30th, everyday except Monday. There are two shows on Sat and Sun (13:30 and 19:15). There is only one...
New Press Report on my Blog Jan 7, 2005
Some kind readers and friends sent me email or commented to let me my blog was mentioned on some media these days. I am certainly happy to know that. I don't want to show off about the media exposure especially...
Grassroot Art in Seattle Jan 6, 2005
This is the part a series travelogue after my U.S. trip at the end of 2004. Neither The Phantom of Opera in Broadway, nor The Lion King in Paramount Theater, even the Nutcracker in the Lincoln Center surprised me as...
Bandwidth Crisis - Part Two Jan 6, 2005
This is the second time I claimed the bandwidth crisis (the last one). This time, it is more urgent and more severe. The Data The problem to be a successful blog related to high traffic is the bandwidth issue. Here...
Things to Prepare for Visiting U.S. Jan 5, 2005
For people to visit U.S. from China, I guess the following items are necessary to survive. I am trying to keep this list as short as possible and only list the most important stuff. I will ignore obvious things like...
Life in New York is Tough for Me Jan 5, 2005
The life in New York is tough for me. For a visitor who earns money in China (with RMB) and spend USD in New York, it is not easy. Everything seems expensive - very expensive. To get a place to...
Subways in New York Jan 4, 2005
I admire the great achievements New Yorkers created in New York. After I studied New York History at http://www.nycsubway.org/, I learnt that the majority of the New York Subway system was completed between 1904 and 1918. With this background information,...
Skyscrapers in New York Jan 3, 2005
Shanghai is still in the stage when people tend to relate the word "modern" to "skyscrapers". I am the same. When I am in Shanghai, I dream of visiting mountains in West China; while when I set foot to America,...
Is the Real Estate Cooling Down? Jan 3, 2005
I posted Hard to Buy a House in Shanghai in August, 2003. One year and a quarter past. When we enter the new year of 2005, does the situation change? Is the real estate price cooling Down? The answer is...
Heavy Snow in Shanghai Jan 1, 2005
It is very rare that Shanghai snowed so heavily this year - for the first time in the last 10 years. We entered the new year of 2005 in white. © Jian Shuo Wang. Snow in details at the corner...