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April 2005 Archives

May Holiday at Lijiang Apr 30, 2005
I will be at Lijiang and Lugu Lake area in the May holiday. :-) and will get back on May 3. I don't have the same expectation as I had for the Daocheng trip, but I believe it is some...
Thanks Everyone! Apr 28, 2005
I am back from SFO trip to Shanghai (three days ago), and I joined another meeting and they don't have Internet access, so... sorry for the pause of blogging these days. I am still very excited about the trip, and...
Sailing in the Bay Apr 24, 2005
Believe it or not, I sailed for the first time in the San Francisco bay. Yann, Alex and Niki are so nice to invite me to join them to sail in the Bay. We started from the marina of the...
Meetup in San Francisco, CA Apr 24, 2005
I am thinking of hosting Wangjianshuo's Blog Meetup in San Francisco at Cafe Flore. I have no idea about this place. I asked Andreas where should I put the meetup, SFO airport or downtown. He directly posted me to Cafe...
The Silicon Valley Spirit is Back Apr 23, 2005
I was sitting in the office of Rojo.com, the newly launched website to manage RSS more effectively with the help of tagging and friends’ recommendation (some kind of SNS). It is located in a large warehouse-like space – actually it...
I Meet Mena and Ben from Six Apart Apr 23, 2005
When I started to use MovableType almost three years ago, I could imagine MovabeType can be very successful (although I didn't expect the name change to Six Apart). However, it is by no means for me to expect that I...
I Feel Like a Rabbit when I Eat Salad Apr 22, 2005
The stay in San Jose is great and food is generally good at large and beauniful cafetera at the community building. There are several different counters for food and they offer many options of daily special. For me, as for...
When Jian Shuo Leaves his Car (in CA) Apr 22, 2005
It is not a big deal in Shanghai when I don't have a car. The life is the same, and sometimes, I have even more freedom than having a car if the destination is in downtown Shanghai. In San Jose,...
Gift to Selim Freiha Apr 21, 2005
Selim helped me a lot for the business. I chatted with him today and we searched Selim Freiha, his name, in Google, and found some. I said: "My PageRank in Google makes it possible for me to mention your name...
Actual Speed of Maglev is 64 km/h Apr 19, 2005
Sitting in the Larkspur Landing hotel in San Jose, I missed Shanghai a little bit, just like I missed Maglev. I mean I actually missed it when I left my home and went to Pudong Airport in Shanghai. I found...
Trip to SFO Apr 18, 2005
I am afraid there may be a short pause in the following days. I will be on my trip to SFO. I know I have lots of friends there in SFO, like Carroll. however, I am not sure if I...
Blogging about the Exhibition - Part II Apr 17, 2005
Continued from Blogging about the Exhibition. No 18. Joni visited on April 11. She went to the exhibition by walking from Shanghai Railway station. If I had more time, I will definitely write an article about how to get to...
Spring Comes to Shanghai Apr 14, 2005
Spring comes to Shanghai. The full spring has arrived. This two weeks, the tune of the Blue Danube of Johann Strauss is the background of my thoughts. I see the flowers blooming in my garden and new leafs come out...
Second Run Way for Pudong Airport Apr 13, 2005
The second runway for Pudong Airport has been put into usage recently, and the second terminal building is under construction. It means, very soon, the Pudong Airport will be twice as big as its current size. I went to the...
T.I.C Moments Apr 11, 2005
My foreign friends told me that when something goes wrong (sometimes because of culture shock and sometimes not), they will say: T.I.C. Later, I found out T.I.C means: This is China! They even have the expression of the "T.I.C moment"...
Nice Meetup at the Exhibition Apr 11, 2005
It was a nice meetup this afternoon. Hao, Elfe, Yiyi, Wanty Joyelyn Faintz, Byebye Edward, Claire, Jian Shuo Jialin and his wife Eddie and his wife Xiaofeng, and Danzhu and about 10 more people I didn't capture the name. Who...
Inside Jin Mao Tower Apr 9, 2005
It is strange for me. Jin Mao tower has been the symbol of Shanghai, along with the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, for many years. But I never really went into the tower. I went to the top deck of Oriental...
Meet the Photographer Event Apr 9, 2005
We will hold the meet the photographer between 2:00 - 4:00 PM on Sunday, April 10, 2005. We will share why we wanted to hold it, the stories for preparing, and answer any questions you may have. It is a...
Is 10,000RMB/Month a Ridiculous Offer? Apr 6, 2005
Aims, who lives in London, was surprised to get an offer of 10,000 RMB per month before tax in Shanghai. Hi! I've been offered a marketing position with a foreign company in shanghai, but was shocked to hear that the...
Met with Dr. Weigend Apr 5, 2005
I met with Weigend, the former Chief Scientist of Amazon.com in Shanghai tonight. It was a great experience to talk with them on the new ideas around blogging and social software. I totally agree his two principles on new generation...
Jian Shuo Wang at Kijiji China Apr 4, 2005
Ladies and gentlemen, your attention please. I have something to announce. :-) One month ago, I made a serious decision. I decided to leave the company I have worked for 6 years. Microsoft is a great company. I enjoyed the...
First Day of the Exhibition Apr 2, 2005
Pictures of the first day of the exhibition. Actually, although we announced April 1 as the first day, the final work was finished as late as night of April 2. We welcomed our first round of three visitors from blogbus...
Blogging about the Exhibition Apr 1, 2005
Immediately after Claire announced the exhibition, 7 bloggers caught the news and blogged about it. No.1: Carmen: Wang's photography exhibition Thanks Jiawen for mentioning the Coffee Bean Club also. No. 2: skylee: L'invitation au Voyage . It is a nice...