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November 2006 Archives

OOB to Take a Pause Nov 30, 2006
OOB (Out of Blogging) today, and maybe (maybe not) tomorrow. I am not feeling well these days, after caught in the rain last night, and my stomach does not feel good. I am going bed now, and hope to take...
Shanghai is Coooold Nov 29, 2006
If you are coming to Shanghai these days, be aware that Shanghai is really cold. It rains (for many days), and the temperature drops to 8°C. Today, we turned on warm air-con for the first time this winter. So bring...
Meeting Place: Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Nov 29, 2006
This is the meeting place: Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. The only propose for this entry is to write down something to describe a venue - a cafe shop, that I can send the URL of this page to others...
Lining Up for Metro? Nov 28, 2006
Yesterday, at rush hours (6:30 PM), I waited at the Shanghai Metro #1 People's Square Station. On the rear doors of the Metro, I noticed that people started to line up - there are two lines of people for the...
Zhaoxiang Outlets Nov 26, 2006
Shanghai has its own outlets. To be exact, there are many of them. Last Sunday, we visited one of them in Zhaoxiang 赵巷. If you ask me, I would say, it is very much the same as Gilroy Premium Outlets...
Short Note of 5 Days in Chaminade Nov 25, 2006
This is a short note about my 5 days in Chaminade First morning, I felt challenge/fear as never experienced before. I learnt to focus on something else, and do the right thing, instead of focusing on the environment. Afternoon session,...
Chaminade in Santa Cruz Nov 24, 2006
In the last week, the whole week, I didn't take any pictures in Chaminade Hotel in Santa Cruz. The week was so intense that all my time, including nights were used up. I did manage to take severl photos (when...
Happy Thanksgivings Nov 23, 2006
Today is Thanksgivings Day. This is not a popular holiday in China, but I love the concept to take a pause and start to think about people you should thank for. Chasing Daylight I am reading the book written by...
Rumors after Rumors - Part II Nov 23, 2006
From the first day of this blog, I tried to seperate my blogging world from my business world. This is the intention, although sometimes the two worlds run into each other. This does happen, since there is natural connection betwen...
Rumors after Rumors Nov 21, 2006
The Internet industry in China is exactly like entertainment industry. There are rumors after rumor. I have to decline the rumors around for the day, and was really surprised to see my name involved in news articles......
Back to Shanghai Nov 20, 2006
I am back to Shanghai. Nice flight. I am not sure whether the trip was too intense for me or something else, I slept so well on the plane and was not aware of what happened during the trip. I...
Heading Back to Shanghai Nov 18, 2006
I completed the amazing five days in Chaminade in Santa Cruz. What a journey it is! It takes some time for me to reflect and recap what I have experienced with the team, but there is no doubt that it...
Sound Bytes of These Days Nov 16, 2006
- There must be reason behind an unreasonable person. - Maybe people just have different common sense. Common sense is not always common, and sometimes it does not makes sense. - Or to put it in a clearer way, Common...
Mena's Presentation on Ted Nov 15, 2006
Look and listen to Mena's presentation on blogging on Ted. Nice talk. It was so lovely presentation that I watched it three times. I have been a reader of Mena since 2002. She is such a great writer, and a...
Three Services I don't Use in China Nov 13, 2006
There are several services that I very seldom use in China, but I use it frequently in the bay area. 1. Google Map and Driving Direction I don't use map as frequently as here. I need to check Google Map...
A Private Message... Nov 13, 2006
This is a short notice to some of my friends in Bay area. For some reason, I lost some contacts in my address book (maybe due to synchronization problems), and I am able to recall the email address or other...
University Ave Day Nov 12, 2006
Buck's Restaurant Buck's Restaurant seems really popular. We went there for lunch, saw many people waited in line and it would take 40 more minutes to get a seat. Finally gave up. I saw the Google Plate Tina talked about,...
Chat with Tina and Jin Nov 11, 2006
Although I missed the lecture about International Space Station, I didn't miss a great meetup with Tina and Jin. Silicon Valley is a great place to meet people - smart people, entrepreneurs, VCs, and techies, geeks... I didn't really get...
Missed the Lecture on Stanford Nov 11, 2006
On eBay Park The eBay Park on Hamilton Ave is a great place. I had full day meeting with buddies here, and it was nice. I found out some good food in the cafeteria - chicken with steamed rice. It...
Jet Lag? Finally Found Out the Cure Nov 11, 2006
This is the second day of my trip. Just some random note about this long day, in several different entries. Jet Lag? Finally Found Out the Cure I am a typical jet lag person. Every time I fly west bound...
My Lifeline on the Little Plastic Card Nov 10, 2006
My first visit to U.S. was around the year of2000. I prepared for the trip for almost 1 month - from visa, to map, to research, to exchange money, and to create plan... The excitement and curiosity made going aboard...
In San Jose from Nov 9 to Nov 18 Nov 9, 2006
Jian Shuo Wang is flying from Shanghai to San Francisco on Nov 9, 2006, via UA858. For Saturday, there is still some time block. If any of my friends what a meetup, please feel free to drop me email at...
I am an ENFP Nov 8, 2006
According to my MBTI test result, I am an ENFP - Extraverted Intuition with Feeling (ENFP) The test is very true. I feel the description exactly matches what I think I am. For example, ENFP s See the need for...
Metro Lines are the Bones of the City Nov 7, 2006
Winter arrives in Shanghai. In the last week, a T-shirt is still OK; today, I wear a sweater, but still feel cold. The air started to show the character of air of winter of Shanghai - as cold as water....
I am not a Big Fan of Hate - Part II Nov 7, 2006
I posted the first part of this article - I am not a Big Fan of Hate.... I didn't plan to write the second part, but the hot discussion (52 comments in a week) urged me not to let it...
Launching Kijiji Forum Nov 6, 2006
There are some pause (irregular posting) in the last few days. There are several reasons. The major one is, I spent a lot of effort to launch Kijiji's new forum http://yy.kijiji.cn. At the starting of a new community, people need...
Photo: Dog under Sunshine Nov 4, 2006
Update This note is for carsten, and for everyone to give you some clue about these pictures. Today, I put my quilt to the garden to have Sun warm it. And I put my little dog - a dull...
Shanghai to Hangzhou by Taxi Nov 3, 2006
I talked with Alex in Hangzhou. He took a taxi Shanghai South Railway Station to Hangzhou. The fair is 280 RMB for four persons, or 70 RMB for one. How did he make it? From Shanghai to Hangzhou It is...
Coincidence? Maybe Not Nov 2, 2006
There are some "coincidence" in the Chinese Blogger Conference in Hangzhou. The conference was originally planned to be at a place called Zijingang. One and half day before the conference, the venue owner cancelled the venue claiming that government is...
Infected by Spam Virus? Nov 1, 2006
This is a technical article. (This is a friendly warning to people who don't like to see technical articles on this blog. :-)) Spam I was notified by my friend in Google that I have some spamware installed on my...
Metron #2 Station Name Change Nov 1, 2006
There are some changes to the Metro Line #2. 1. The Dongfang Road Station 东方路站 was renamed as Centuary Park Ave. Station 世纪大道站, and was reopened this Monday. Today when I pass by the station, I found it already very...