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November 2005 Archives

Maglev Extended Time Nov 30, 2005
Good news. Maglev extended the operation time from today, according to Shanghai Daily. The trains will run from 7am until 9pm instead of the normal 8.30am to 5.30pm I complained that although Maglev is my first-choice if I can take...
Polution in Shanghai - Part II Nov 29, 2005
This is the seconf part of Polution in Shanghai. It is the second time my warm hearted reader Carsten send photos on Shanghai to me. Last time, carsten wrote I would like to help people here to be more aware...
Shanghai Metro News Nov 28, 2005
Here are some piece of Shanghai Metro news. Folded Bicycles According to the regulations, folded bicycles (not sure how I can put it. It is a bicycle that you can fold to make it smaller) are allowed on Metro. Some...
Wheat Powder Fuwa (Olympic Mascots) Nov 27, 2005
© Jian Shuo Wang. Shot in the Changfeng Park of Shanghai See this picture. I took it in Changfeng Park - the Beijing 2008 Olympic Mascots created by the woman. She used wheat powder and color to create the...
Busy as Keyword Nov 26, 2005
How fun. Some one searched: I am extremely busy recently in Google and got to my site. Haha. my life is busy P.S. I found a strange trend that when I ask my friends around me, "How are you doing...
Craigslist's Success Nov 25, 2005
Hi my readers, I need some help for you. I am thinking hard about the success of craigslist in San Francisco and other cities in U.S. I just read an article on Craigslist written by a reporter from 21st Century...
How to Read Shanghai Bus Stop Plate Nov 24, 2005
Edward told me he is still confused when he read Chinese Bus Stop Plate in Shanhgai after living in the city for 3 years. He came from UK and travelled a lot in China. The most confusing part is about...
Inside the Shanghai Radio Staiton Nov 23, 2005
I visited the Shanghai Radio Station this afternoon (for the first time) for a radio program. The Security Check Shanghai Radio and East Radio are two major (if not the only two) radio stations in Shanghai. It was easy to...
Some Recent Magazines about Me Nov 22, 2005
Some pictures from the recent magazines. I found the following pictures from keso's flickr share - with wangjianshuo as tag. Thanks Keso. His camera seems great - with a nice long lens so the background is nicely blured. The following...
Fun Toys on the Web These Days Nov 21, 2005
How Much does This Blog Worth? This is the question people like to know. So when http://www.business-opportunities.biz/ tried to answer this question, many people got so interested, although everyone know it is just a game. The rule is simple. The...
Cycling in Pudong Nov 20, 2005
What a nice Sunday afternoon. It has been quite some time before I can enjoy the peaceful weekend. I am so satisfied to stay at home and feel the good mood of "having nothing to do", and start to think...
Jian Shuo Wang in San Jose in Dec Nov 19, 2005
I will have a trip to San Jose in early Dec. The weekend, Dec 12 and Dec 13, are open. I'd like to meet more friends there and take the opporunity to continue to improve my understanding about the U.S....
IPEVO Skype Headset Hardware Nov 18, 2005
Today, I tried the new Skype phone from PCHome-Skype from Taiwan. It is a wonderful application - very cute iPod-like design, cute buttons, and much improved voice quality above already very nice quality of Skype. The Skype Phone Although it...
Added Tag to Category Archive Template Nov 17, 2005
Tagging is important. MovableType does not support tagging. There is a plugin for it, but it only applies to MovableType 3.16 or higher, not my MovableType 2.66. So I leveraged category as tag in MovableType 2.66. To add enough categories...
Cold Winter Comes Nov 16, 2005
Cold winter comes to Shanghai. The sky was clear, but really cold. It has been two or three weeks that Shanghai was cloudy. Today is the first day recently to see blue sky. Branches of trees were cut, so they...
International Events in Shanghai Nov 15, 2005
Today, I visited Ad:Tech briefly in the morning and attended the keynote panel. It was obvious Ad:Tech this year is an international event. Many people from outside China arrived in the Shanghai International Convention Center. There were not many people...
Going to Ad-Tech Tomorrow Nov 14, 2005
I didn't think ad-tech is a big deal. I even didn't notice that the conference is not far from my home. Recently, I got some emails asking about hotel or transportation informaiton. They started the mail like "I am going...
Fudan v.s. Tongji University Nov 13, 2005
See the difference of really living in a city or away from a city? Some very obvious and easy to get information seems not so for people far away. I got inquery about comparision between Fudan and Tong Ji University...
Boing Boing's Five Year in Blogging Nov 12, 2005
Just found out Boing Boing's recent post named "Five Years Worth of Boing Boing Post in one File on Jan 21, 2005. years since Mark posted the very first post on the Boing Boing blog. In that time, we've posted...
Beijing 2008 Olympic Mascots Nov 11, 2005
The Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games was unvieled today: Image in courtesy of Beijing-2008.org How do you like it? Related entry: Beijing 2008 Olympic Emblem Unvieled Update November 14, 2005 Huge traffic to this site again. Seems...
How to Tell if Someone Block You on MSN Messenger Nov 10, 2005
Due to the privacy improvement of Microsoft on MSN Messenger, it seems definitely impossible to have a tool to check whether someone blocked you, or he/she is always offline. Many people claim they have MSN block checker. Unfortunately, they are...
Tulip Sleeps in my Garden Nov 9, 2005
After the Art of Travel, another book I am seriously reading these weeks are: The Botany of Desire, a plant's-eye view of the world It is a book about plant's world. Very interesting and help us to be more clear...
Running Around Century Park Nov 8, 2005
On my list, there is one more item I would list under "the reason to love Shanghai", because there is a great park called Century Park that we can run arround it at night, and there is a small gathering...
BBC's Interview Nov 7, 2005
9:00 PM, my mobile rings. It was from +1915xxxxx, an American number. I picked up the phone and a girl with British tone asked if I am “Wang Jian Shuo”. Actually she called from London, a reporter for BBC. She...
China Mobile Bill Structure Nov 6, 2005
Just got the Oct bill of China Mobile. Actually, I didn't pay much attention to the details of a China Mobile bill. I believe the first thing (at least first 20 things) a new comer to Shanghai will do is...
China Blogger Conference Nov 5, 2005
Attended the China Blogger Conference this morning. I met many interesting famous bloggers. I am fortunate to witness the three years of blogging history in China. Now, many people came from Beijing, Guangzhou and Wuhan to the place - in...
Topics Selection Guidelines Nov 4, 2005
The entry of previous day Picture in Shanghai got a lot of comments. Let me explain more. One's Imagination v.s. Fact I wrote about "depressed" because there are a lot of tough decisions to make on the business side, and...
Picture in Shanghai Nov 1, 2005
Building along the Nanjing Road Very depressed these days. Just want to share a picture I randomly took on the street Monday morning. BTW, late Happy Hollyween to people who celebrate this holiday!...