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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...