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August 2005 Archives

Baidu Post Aug 31, 2005
Check out Baidu Post (something like BBS). It has generated great traffic. For example, under the winner of the Super Girl Li Yu Chun, up to now, 5.1 million message were posted under this single name. Check out the page....
Dinner with Friends from Six Apart Aug 29, 2005
Tonight, I met two nice guests from Six Apart in Shanghai - Ginger Tulley, Six Apart's director of worldwide strategy and analysis, and Nob Seki, Executive Vice President and CEO of Six Apart in Japan. Thanks Ginger and Seki to...
Watching Super Girl Finale in Donews Office Aug 27, 2005
I didn't expect to watch the Super Girl Finale in Beijing in donews.com office. Keso and Liuren don't have a TV set there, but they have projector and laptops. So we linked to mysee.com to watch the online version. The...
eBay China Job Opening Aug 25, 2005
I am posting this on behalf of my friend in eBay. They have several opening in the Product Management team. If you are interested in any of the positions, please send your resume to sha-hire at ebay.com. Sr. Manager, UED...
Super Girl is Super Hot Aug 24, 2005
When I passed by the square of the Raffle's city, one of the most crowded area in Shanghai, I was surrounded by a group of girls. They are fans of Li Yu Chun, the leading singer of the Super Girl...
What Happened 365 Days Ago? Aug 23, 2005
I checked my blog one year ago on this day, Aug 22, 2004, and found this: Last Night in Shanghai The small detail I noticed is, it rained dogs and cats 365 days ago. Then I checked the day of...
eGuo One Hour? Aug 21, 2005
This morning, to my surprise, I got an email from the CEO of eguo.com. It was a pleasant surprise to me, since the letter quickly bring me back to the old days of 2000... 2000 is a crazy year in...
Yu Garden Aug 19, 2005
Visit Shanghai? Want to see the most "Chinese" side of Shanghai? I suggest our dearest visitors to go to the Yu Garden. I have been a frequently host for many foreigners to Shanghai. Every time, I arrange a tour to...
This is the Top 356 Blog? Aug 18, 2005
Kenlee's blog reported that Feedster announced the TOP 500 Blogs. It is updated every month. I couldn't not check it because the domain http://top500.feedster.com/ was blocked by the Great Firewall. I believe one or more URL in the list must...
More Lugu Lake Pictures Aug 16, 2005
What a pleasant surprise for me that I received email from Dr. Glenwood Irons again. you may also remember Dr. Glenwood, the author of Flight to Shanghai: A Journey in the Plague Year (II, III, IV). It was the only...
I Watched Super Girl, Finally Aug 14, 2005
I start to feel silly that I still didn't watch Super Girl from Hunan TV. Everyone is talking about it in China now - 20 million people are waiting for the TV show every Friday. Wendy just fly back from...
Different Views on Typhoon Aug 12, 2005
Just get back from a business trip. Sorry that I was not able to catch up the blog and didn't find a chance to post an OOB - it is among the longest break in blogging recently. When I am...
Typhoon Hit Shanghai Aug 7, 2005
From Friday night till tonight, Shanghai is experiencing Typhoon. For me, it is a pleasant experience - the wind goes up and it rains heavily these two days. I was not able to go out yesterday and today, when I...
Taxi Driver Got Compensation? Aug 5, 2005
Dan from Shanghaiist.com asked me the news says Shanghai taxi drivers get compensation for the increase of gas price. I know a little bit about this. Formula of Shanghai Taxi Almost for every Shanghai taxi, there will be two drivers...
Ability to Make Impact is the Cause of Pressue Aug 3, 2005
Talked with a nice taxi driver again today. Recently, it seems the only window I have interaction with this city is taxi driver. :-) Wendy drive me to Metro and I take ride of the Metro to People's Square -...
From Shanghai to Hangzhou Aug 1, 2005
Echoing people's question about how to get to Hangzhou from Shanghai, here are some suggestions I gave before: PVG: Buses to Hangzhou, Suzhou... PVG: From Pudong Airport to Hangzhou PVG: Bus to Suzhou, Nanjing, Hangzhou My previous articles about Hangzhou...