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January 2006 Archives

Beijing is Cold. Life is Warm Jan 31, 2006
I love Beijing so much. Although it is freezing outside, it is very warm inside any room. Thanks to the centralized heating system. The food of Beijing is wonderful for me. I enjoy my life in Beijing as much as...
Met with Sarah Schafer Jan 30, 2006
In the cold Beijing morning, I waked up - ealier than avarage, and went to the Yansha (Lufthansa Center) to meet Sarah. Sarah is a nice journalist. She created a lot of reports on China for Newsweek. Among them, my...
New Year's Eve - the Year of Dog Jan 28, 2006
The year of Dog comes. It was said "every dog has its day". Every 12 years, the dogs have their own year - the year of dog. I will spend the Spring Festival in Beijing with Wendy this year. It...
Long Vacation of Spring Festival Comes Jan 27, 2006
The Chinese New Year is coming. There will be 7 day holiday in China, from Jan 29 to Feb 4. Offices will be closed and reopened on Feb 5. Strange Calendar Just now, when I want to check my calenar,...
Overseas Chinese Get Back to Home Jan 26, 2006
I never travel before the Chinese New Year on International (Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau) flight. :-) International (Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau) is the standard term to discribe the type of flights in China. Although flight from Hong Kong is not international flight, passengers follow...
Hongkong Restaurants Close in New Year Jan 25, 2006
At LAN KWAI FANG, I found a good restaurant, called YUNG KEE (镛记) Restaurant. It is at 32-40 Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong. Tel: +85225221624. (D2 Exit at Central Station of MTR). It is amount the best of these days'...
Second Day in Hong Kong in Jan Jan 24, 2006
It was full day intensive meeting. Tired, and don't want to type too much. It was exciting to talk with people with intensive experience in Asia. That was so good. 1. Hong Kong is a decent city, from the garden...
Report from Hong Kong in Jan Jan 23, 2006
This is the third time I am in Hong Kong. It is cloudy. The city does not look as charming as it was. After dinner, I walked back to hotel and took the following pictures as my memory of the...
Lovely English-Speaking Jinjiang Taxi Driver Jan 22, 2006
After the nice meetup at the Canglong Fang, Jack, Xiaofeng and I happily got on board a yellow Jinjiang Taxi. Xiaofeng immediately noticed the driver is a four-star driver. They have a plate at the front of the passenger seat...
My Only Experience to Japan Jan 21, 2006
I have only been to Japan once. If I hadn't tried to organize my old pictures, I even forget that I have been there for 5 hours at the end of 2004. I enjoy travel, especially to places I have...
Jobs in eBay Shanghai Jan 20, 2006
It is the age of Internet. It is the age of booming. It is.... ... the age of hiring. Job Openings at eBay There many technical and non-technical job openings in eBay Shanghai. Just in case you are interested, go...
Search This Site Jan 20, 2006
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Meetups are Good Jan 19, 2006
Meetups Hwhua called for a small Shanghai IT circle meeting this Saturday in SJTU (Shanghai Jiaotong University) (see? I am learning from the CEIBS (China Europe International Business School) case. The meeting are mainly some friends who worked together and...
Best Blog Award? Jan 18, 2006
Yesterday morning, got a big package from Beijing. It is a heavy one. Inside the box, there is a glass plate to inform me I am chosen as the top 10 blogger by Bokee.com. Here is the news. The plate...
Nokia Support Phone Numbers in China Jan 17, 2006
4008-800123 Fax: 4008 800321 Web: www.nokia.com.cn/careline International customers: +86-10-58692662 It is 24 hour phone call. BTW, 400 phone numbers are like 800, but it only waive the long distance fee, and the customer still need to pay local fee. I...
Edwards' New LCD Dell 2405 Jan 16, 2006
Take a look at Edward's New LCD Dell 2405: Photography by Edward. Used with permission This is called hobby. It gives a geek the highest satisfaction to add some cool hardware (computer related or camera related) into the collection. I...
PVG: Shanghai to Yangzhou Jan 15, 2006
The question: Hi- I found your site from a google search. I want to find out how to get to Yang-Zhou from PVG airport. I have a meditation retreat at Yang-Zhou Gao-Min monastery. I know there is a bus between...
Smiling Saturday Jan 14, 2006
Fresh Saturday - Jan 14, 2006. The day started from the Qixiu Middle School of Si'nan Road. I love Si'nan Road greatly. It is almost the quietest street I can find in downtown Shanghai. You feel so especially at the...
Suggestions to Choose Hosting Company Jan 13, 2006
The question: Hi, Jianshuo I know you are an experienced website owner and your blog are very popular. I am in trouble in choosing the proper website host service, and what’s your website provider service? Could you recommend some web...
Old Shanghai vs Current Shanghai Jan 12, 2006
Jia sent me some pictures of Shanghai in old days. You will see the huge difference. I guess those pictures should be taken not too long ago. My best guess is at the end of 1980's. Xujiahui Hey. Take a...
Both Bejiing and Shanghai Airports are Smarter Jan 11, 2006
Beijing and Shanghai airports are among the two most important airports in mainland China. Lot of people complain about their service and management, but the good thing is, both airports get smarter day by day. It is good! Shanghai Airport...
Xujiahui Metro Installed Auto-Door Jan 10, 2006
Auto doors were installed in Xujiahui Metro Station. See pictures blow: Taken by Jian Shuo Wang Taken by Jian Shuo Wang The installation was not finished yet - only the frames. It was said the main reason to install the...
The City and Its Moral Boundary Jan 9, 2006
I start to wonder where the moral boundary is, or the ethics deadline people have in today's Shanghai, the bigger and bigger city. Farmer Selling? There is a way called farmer selling. It is basically to hire enough very low...
On Bokee (BlogChina) Staff Layoff Jan 8, 2006
Yesterday, I got confirmed information that Bokee (former blogchina.com) really cut about 1/3 of its headcount. Although the news came out in late Dec 2005, and there are a lot of reports, I still didn't believe it was true until...
Highly Recommend Bookworm, Beijing Jan 7, 2006
At night, I went to a bar (what they call themself as a library, but I expected to go to a bar or tea house), called Bookworm in Sanlitun area in Beijing. It is a nice place to spend an...
Xiangyang Marketing will be Shutdown? Jan 6, 2006
On the Shanghai Airlines flight from Shanghai to Beijing, I read the news on Shanghai Morning Post that Xiangyang Marketing will be shutdown soon. I have a mixed feeling of the news. Due to Fake Goods According to the news,...
Met with An Ti, Chedong and Ada Jan 5, 2006
Chatting with friends are nice. I have some wise and inspiring friends around me. I feel so lucky about that. Some ideas captured during the chat. 1. The trends are pretty linear and it is important to keep close eyes...
DSL in Shanghai Jan 4, 2006
DSL (a.k.a ADSL) in Shanghai is the best quality broadband solution I have seen so far. Iti s better than FTTB+LAN solution (which I am using at home) in terms of quality. ADSL is more reliable and more available. Sometimes...
65 SMS in One Day on Jan 2 Jan 3, 2006
Yesterday, Jan 2, 2006, I left my mobile phone at home. This morning, I was on the road. I brought out my Nokia 6670. I wanted to know how many phone call or SMS I missed in the second day...
I Don't Drive Well After Back from San Jose Jan 2, 2006
After continuous 10 days of driving in San Jose area, I feel I do not drive as well as before in Shanghai. Recently, Wendy clearly feels unsafe when she is on board on the car. I feel the same. I...
Metro Line #4 Opens Jan 1, 2006
Metro Line #4 in Shanghai (partly) opened to public on Dec 31 - the last day in 2005. The new #4 is a circle line. Due to the huge accident of the tunnel near the Nanpu Bridge (water flooded into...
Happy New Year Jan 1, 2006
This is the first post in the first several minutes of the year 2006. Happy New Year...