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January 2007 Archives

  1. Best Buy Opens Store in Xujiahui Jan 31, 2007
    Best Buy opens a store in Xujiahui, many weeks ago. After had three long meetings in three different locations for the whole day, I finally get back to Xujiahui,...
  2. View of Shanghai under Clear Sky Jan 30, 2007
    These photos were taken from the 34th floor of Four Seasons Hotel, looking to the East. I hope one day after 5 years, I can take another picture...
  3. Four Seasons Hotel Jan 30, 2007
    I visited Four Seasons Hotels to meet someone I have known by name for long time. It is the second time I actually visit the hotel. As a local...
  4. So Many Red Lights! Jan 29, 2007
    I took this picture today at the intersection of Yan-An Road, and the Huashan Road. Photography by Jian Shuo Wang Photography by Jian Shuo Wang If you count carefully...
  5. Zezego's Living Cost in Beijing Jan 28, 2007
    In case you are interested in Beijing's living cost, look at Zezego's Living Cost in Beijing (2007 Edition). How about living cost in other city? If you are interested,...
  6. A Stolen Bicycle Jan 27, 2007
    Look at this stolen bicycle! © Jian Shuo Wang I took this picture at Xiang Yang North Road (襄阳北路) this afternoon. When I was parking there, I noticed this...
  7. PVG: From PVG to Ningbo Jan 27, 2007
    We get in to PVG at 3:25 pm and need to get to Ningbo. Can we take the bus directly from Pudong Airport to Ningbo? I have seen answers...
  8. Some Photo of Hong Kong in Jan Trip Jan 26, 2007
    "Look right..." Entrance to United Center, and MRT from Pacific Plaza. The famous second-deck bus in Hong Kong. Inside Airport Express Train....
  9. My Drawings in Hong Kong Jan 26, 2007
    Alan de Botton suggested people to draw picture when they travel. Drawing picture helps people to focus on beauty and learn why it is so, and discover the unique...
  10. PCCW Free Wifi in Hong Kong Airport Jan 26, 2007
    Hong Kong Airport now has free wifi access, provided by Pccw. I used PCCW and it works great. The speed is fast. Enjoy!...
  11. JW Marriott Hong Kong Jan 26, 2007
    View are from Room 1106....
  12. My Experience with Hong Kong Jan 25, 2007
    How many times I have been to Hong Kong? The first time, I get here with Wendy, and Eric, and stayed at Minji's place (the Sea Ranch on an...
  13. Living Cost in Shanghai - Service Fee Jan 24, 2007
    The third article to answer SSC's question: What about service fees, like cleaning, electricity installation, etc.? If you want to live in a low cost life, and a local...
  14. Added Today in History Jan 24, 2007
    Today, I added a new plugin - OnThisDay The difference is, you will see the "Today in History" section. This is the MT code in my Individual Archive Template....
  15. Living Cost in Shanghai - Driving Jan 23, 2007
    Continue to answer SSC's list of question: - What about driving costs, like registration, oil, parking, tolls, fines, etc.? I have a car category in my blog. You can...
  16. Living Cost in Shanghai - Medicine Jan 23, 2007
    SSC asked more about the living cost. Let me try to answer these "new" questions. - What about medical expenses, like insurance, hospital visit, drug prices, and even "red...
  17. Living Cost in Shanghai (2007 Edition) Jan 22, 2007
    This is the third report on living cost in Shanghai, following the previous two (I, II). The data is updated according my personal experience in Jan 2007. The data...
  18. The Scar in People's Heart Jan 21, 2007
    Yesterday, before Wendy's parents went back home, we finally had some time to sit down together as a family and chat. It was a wonderful hour. We had the...
  19. Removed "Chedong" Copyright Jan 20, 2007
    Finally removed Chedong Copyright under the title to keep it more clean. In case I need it in the future, let me do a backup here. <!--<p><small>Author: <a href="<$MTEntryAuthorURL$>"><$MTEntryAuthorDisplayName$></a>....
  20. Where are the Train Tickets? Jan 20, 2007
    Remember about how tough it was to buy train ticket? Well. The question is, even if you WANT to stand on the train, you don't have the chance, since...
  21. Shanghai Map Finder Jan 19, 2007
    This is a helper page to get the HTML code of a place in Google Map, so I can copy and paste it into my blog. Lat, Lng HTML:...
  22. Chinese Stock Market is Crazy Jan 18, 2007
    Maybe I am among the minority who didn't notice the recent bull market trends in Chinese stock market. I heard some news, but never really look at what is...
  23. Some Blogs about V2EX Jan 15, 2007
    Just spent some time to use Google Blog Search to get some comments about V2EX, after it is unplugged by the "big guy". Look at the angry people here....
  24. Subscribe This Blog Jan 14, 2007
    There are many ways to subscribe to this blog via RSS.
  25. Standing in a Train? No... Jan 14, 2007
    Today, Wendy and I went to buy train tickets. It is spring festival, and train tickets are not easy to get. We asked for train #282, from Shanghai to...
  26. Life in a Crowded World Jan 14, 2007
    Life in Shanghai is tough. Who should we complain when there are so many people asking for the same service? Long Lines in Banks "Never, ever try to use...
  27. The Changing Shanghai Jan 13, 2007
    This is a normal Saturday. It is cloudy. Ihad a short walk with Wendy near my home in Pudong. This is a normal place in Pudong. Here are some...
  28. New Xiangyang Market Location? Jan 13, 2007
    Many people ask me about the new location of Xiangyang Market. There are many versions to this answer since every emerging market is trying hard to claim themselves as...
  29. V2EX's Network Cable was Unplugged Jan 13, 2007
    Livid's V2EX is a great Internet application. 3000+ genius Internet developers gathered there to discuss topics related to programming, Internet, and other geek topics. At 4:00 PM, Jan 11,...
  30. 120K Self-Claim Tax in Details Jan 10, 2007
    Disclaimer: Just like previous post, this is just want I *THINK* it works. It is NOT an official explain of the tax issue. The source of this explanation came...
  31. Personal Income Tax in China Jan 8, 2007
    Disclaimer: Tax in China is like many other things. It is a blur concept, and confusing most of time. I am not a professional on this. To be honest,...
  32. I Got a Tax Summary! Jan 7, 2007
    I received a mail - paper based mail. It is from the Tax Bureau of the Shanghai Municipal Government. In the mail is a list of the total tax...
  33. Night Chat at Hanyuan Bookstore Jan 7, 2007
    Hanyuan Bookstore is a great bookstore, and a nice cafe. It is almost the equal place as the Bookworm in Beijing. Tonight, four persons chat in the great place,...
  34. IKEA, Xuhui Store in Shanghai Jan 6, 2007
    Is IKEA still the IKEA of old days? No. Definitely not. It is already a super market, a crazy, crowded market. I didn't realize IKEA has been such a...
  35. Night Scene of Xujiahui Jan 6, 2007
    I took some picture of Xujiahui at night. This is the north part of Xujiahui....
  36. Pudong Airport to Portman Ritz Carlton Hotel Jan 5, 2007
    My previous experience in Australia taught me that the most important question people arrive at an airport in a completely new country is: "How can I get to my...
  37. Shanghai Jiaotong University Jan 4, 2007
    Look at this Google Map: It is the satelite image of Shanghai Jiaotong University Xujiahui Campus. I stayed on this campus for two years. I also have the following...
  38. Last Day of Holiday Jan 3, 2007
    This is the last day of the three day holiday. When life is wired with Internet (or wirelessly wired with Internet), there is not a big different between working...
  39. New Year Photo by ERIC Jan 2, 2007
    Good camera is good camera. The Canon 30D got great photo. Photograph by Eric Zheng. Full sized Photography by Eric Zheng. Full sized. Update It is confirmed that the...
  40. The Great Well in Jinmao Tower Jan 1, 2007
    I would recommend people who are interested in architecture, or who enjoy staying in a modern (even post-modern) building, to visit the 56th floor of the Jinmao Tower. It...
  41. Happy New Year Jan 1, 2007
    This is the first day of 2007. Best wishes to my family, friends, and my blog readers. I am looking forward to having a great 2007! (Thanks jqian for...
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