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June 2006 Archives

Look at These Advertisements Jun 30, 2006
Handsome Man in the Store Window When I tried to enter the Metro tunnel today, I found many people blocked the entrance. It was not easy to get through the crowd. What happened? Then I found a handsome guy dancing...
NCUCR Visit Jun 29, 2006
Thanks to my good friend Haisong. He was so kind to invite me to the lunch with the distinguished guest from the Public Intellectuals Program of the The National Committee on United States-China Relations. It is wonderful time for me:...
Pictures of the Bund Jun 27, 2006
Just be back from the birthday party of Jun. I took some pictures of the Bund (both the Puxi side and Pudong side) with my new Nikon D50. I don't have a tripod. I was on the boat, so the...
South Railway Station Pictures Jun 26, 2006
These are the pictures of Shanghai South Railway Station. I took it during the weekend, and as I promised, I posted here. I feel I am a journalist when I brought my camera to the South Railway Station - those...
My Cute Friends Jun 25, 2006
Had a gather of my old friends in Microsoft this Saturday. We have been working together as a team, and I am so fortunate to have worked with them, and I believe they are also fortunate to entered Microsoft as...
Different People Using Same Name Jun 24, 2006
Due to the simplicity of blog comment, people are not required to enter user name or password to post on blog. This create a problem, that someone can easily use the other people's name to post a comment, pretending to...
Shanghai South Railway Station Jun 23, 2006
This is the latest update about the second most important station in Shanghai - the opening of the Shanghai South Railway Station. The Shanghai South Railway Station will open officially from June 25, 2006. The first train from the station...
Funny Icons, and More Jun 22, 2006
Collection of funny icons, pictures, and MSN Emotions, that you can use in QQ, MSN Messengers and Yahoo! Messenger.
One Child Policy - Part II Jun 20, 2006
Continued from this entry: One Child Policy in China Well. I am back home. It is 23:44 Tuesday night, and I think it is the good time to get started to answer this big question. The Disclaimer (I hate it...
One Child Policy in China Jun 20, 2006
Pete raised a very good topic about the One Child Policy and the decision of investing in China or not. Here is Pete's first post. Also-- Jian Shuo Wang, this is a little off-topic but I had a question myself....
Weather Forecast: Wet and Hot Jun 19, 2006
This is Wang Jian Shuo's weather station, broadcasting from Shanghai. :-) Just kidding. I know many people will come to Shanghai recently. You can imagine how frequently I receive emails to tell me they are coming to Shanghai and with...
I did Ignore World Cup Jun 17, 2006
I believe someone may feel that this blog is lack of something. I also feel so. It is unusual for a blog not to mention the World Cup in Germany, isn't it? I did ignore the existence of world cup....
"The Right to Refuse Service to Anyone" Jun 16, 2006
Anyone could help me to understand this? I visited a restaurant in San Jose. At the counter, they have a poster at dominate location that says: "We Reserve the Right to Refuse Service to Anyone". Here is the picture: My...
Escaping from Raffles City Jun 15, 2006
Just several minutes past 12:00 PM (noon time), the office became very quite. Everyone disappeared - to be more exact, escaped from the office. Only one lady doing the cleaning work are here, and me... I haven't had my lunch...
Companies in Silicon Valley Jun 14, 2006
Company List: eBay Cisco Sun Intel Yahoo! AMD Palm Apple eBay 2054 Hamilton Ave, San Jose, CA Cisco, 170 W Tasman Dr, San Jose, CA 95134 Cisco is huge. There are so many buildings along the Tasman Dr. There are...
We Need a Bridge, Seriously Jun 13, 2006
I ended my 6-day (150 hours) trip in United States of America. During the trip, I had the opportunity to drive to many places in the Silicon Valley on Saturday, and had the honor to be invited to two typical...
46A is the Best Seat on Boeing 747 Jun 13, 2006
This is not a secret, but very few people know it, and most people either don't care or don't know. The best seats in the economy class of Boeing 747 or UA858/UA857 are 46A or 46K. Why? Economy Plus United...
Flying back to Shanghai Jun 12, 2006
I am heading to San Francisco airport now, and my flight will leave SFO within 4 hours. I will be in Shanghai around 7:00 Monday, 12, 2006. During the 10 hours, there is no way to access emails (obviously), and...
High-Tech Companies in a Day Jun 11, 2006
It is already late after I am back from good friends home. I hope I can post more about the trip when I am back to Shanghai. Tomorrow I am flying back to Shanghai via UA857 at 14:18. Obviously, I...
Hukou System in China Jun 10, 2006
It is not easy to realize how strange it is when you live in an existing system, but when you have the chance to talk with people from other countries, you realize the huge difference. I enjoyed my talk with...
City in China = County in U.S. Jun 8, 2006
What? San Jose is bigger than San Francisco in terms of population? It may be a well known fact, but I just find it out. I keep reading "San Jose is the third largest city in California after Los Angles...
San Jose Impression Jun 7, 2006
It is the third time in San Jose in the last 12 months. My impression are not the first-impression, just some more deeper understanding. 1. Mountains are Great. There are mountains whenever you drive. The mountains are just there, far...
Arrived at San Jose Jun 6, 2006
Arrived at San Jose. California is always sunny - the three trips to CA were 100% sunny. I doubt whether CA rains or not. With the United Mileage Plus membership, I got 44A seat - the United Economy Plus seat...
Flying... Jun 5, 2006
Pause the blog for a short period of time. I am flying... to San Francisco via UA858. It will be another long day....
Water Mellon for Summer Jun 4, 2006
There are trunks outside the residential area to sell Water Mellons. I bought one yesterday and one today. They are so sweet. I like it a lot. Although it is obviously illegal to sell by directly parking a car at...
Suzhou Taihu Mercury Club & Marina Jun 3, 2006
I am happy to be invited my my friends at Suzhou Taihu Mercury Club to join them for one day of boating and BBQ. After sailing with BV guys in San Francisco, I deeply fall in love with boat, although...
Jian Shuo Wang Flying to San Jose Jun 2, 2006
Jian Shuo Wang is heading to San Jose on June 5, and will return on June 11, 20006. Ticket information: I am a big fan of technical details, abbr. and the secret codes used on the airline ticket. Here are...
United Airlines Telephone in Shanghai Jun 2, 2006
Telephone: +86-21-33114567 Researvation Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Ticket: Mondy - Friday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Note: The old number, as published in the...
Happy Children's Day Jun 1, 2006
Happy Children's Day!...