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December 2006 Archives

Friend's Dog Killed Dec 30, 2006
Look at this cute dog: Its name is Ahuang, or Little Yellow. It is my friend's dog. Early this week, it was robbed from his home and was killed. What a sad little thing. According to him, someone jumped into...
Wangjianshuo.com Inaccessible Dec 29, 2006
Wangjianshuo.com was not accessible since the last time I posted. The cable was completely cut off, and I am using a proxy to get very slow access to the site. Just want to post a note to let people know...
24 Hours Internet without U.S. Dec 27, 2006
It is exactly 24 hours after the earthquake in Taiwan. The earthquake caused 6 major fiber cable between China and U.S., between Korea and Hong Kong, and between Hong Kong and Shanghai were broken. This is according to local news:...
@Wangjianshuo.com Email as Gift Dec 26, 2006
Happy New Year! Every year, I am thinking of a special gift to send out to my friends. I have ever tried gift like a Google AdWords advertisement (to VeryCD), and tried to use Link as a gift. How about...
Backup of Individual Entry Archive Template Dec 26, 2006
This is the backup of my Individual Archive Template. Ignore it if you are not interested in MovableType.
Merry Christmas, 2006! Dec 24, 2006
Merry Christmas!...
OOB for Saturday Dec 22, 2006
Finally finished the recent PR stuff, and started to plan for the year end, so life is almost upside down. When it is combined with the business trip last week, I have to be OOB (out of blogging) today and...
Books I Read These Days Dec 21, 2006
These are some (English) books I read these days: These are some random pictures from (winter) Shanghai....
Busy Recently Dec 19, 2006
I am busy recently, and may be slow (or no) response to your comments, or write more "qualified" blog posts. I hope I can get back to it in several days. If I could change my MSN display name, I...
40 Minutes for a Taxi at Hongqiao Dec 18, 2006
It took me 90 minutes to fly from Shanghai to Beijing, but it cost more than 40 minutes to walk from the end of the line to the door of a taxi. That is the increasing problem for Hongqiao Airport....
A Picture in Shanghai Dec 17, 2006
Night in Shanghai Pudong. Taken near the Yang Pu bridge in Pudong (Heisong Road, and MingYue Road). P.S. Back from Beijing. When I travel, the regular updates the blog may be interrupted. Hope to be back to normal pace...
Did I Change in the Last Four Years? Dec 14, 2006
In the last four years of blogging, did I change a lot? I believe so, but I just cannot tell what are the changes, and how much the change is. Reading my blog entries written 4 years ago, I still...
Is Beijing Ready? Dec 13, 2006
Every time I am back from a U.S. Trip, I have to pause my blog for some days, even without an OOB (Out of Blogging) notice. Time difference is one reason (that I may miss one or two days during...
Going Back to Shanghai Dec 10, 2006
I am flying back to Shanghai. If I can choose, the next time I travel, I will never try to transit in Tokyo. The travel time is 50% more than direct flight from San Francisco to Shanghai: 10DEC 10:50 SFO...
Public Holidays in China Dec 8, 2006
This is to answer Lee's question about how many public holidays there is in China. Three Major Holidays In China, there are three most important holidays: May Holiday (May 1 to May 7), National Holiday (October 1 to October 7),...
Shanghai Looks Similar to US, But... Dec 7, 2006
Every time I am in San Jose, I meet with people who are genuinely interested in China. China is becoming hot topic here, and I was asked many questions. On one hand, I was amazed by how much people know...
Listen = Discover? Dec 5, 2006
In the last leadership development program, for the first time, I heard people call "Listen" as "Discover". It makes perfect sense to me. The steps of active listening was: Suspend Agenda Pay attention Asking open ended question like "what", "why",...
Hello from San Jose, Dec 4 Dec 4, 2006
Hello from San Jose. I arrived at 10:00 sharp at hotel. This time, I drove without a map. I am happy that I finally setup some sense of location, and for most places, like University Ave, Downtown Mountview, San Jose,...
Hello from Narita Airport, Tokyo Dec 3, 2006
Hello! I am traveling, and I am still connected. Hello from the ANA Lounge in Narita Airport, Tokyo. I am a silly boy. I don't know that I could use the ANA lounge. There is 3 hours in between (arriving...
The Blind Men and The Elephant Dec 2, 2006
I love the story of the Blind Men and the Elephant most. It is interesting, inspirational, and helpful for me. In the story, six blind men approached the elephant and each one of them only grasped part of the elephant....
Jian Shuo Visits San Jose (Again) Dec 1, 2006
Hope this is not too surprising. I am visiting San Jose again from Dec 3 to Dec 10. This time, I transit in Tokyo. In the last few weeks, I went to U.S., stayed for 10 days, went back, and...