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January 2007 Archives

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, and visited the store - since there is no taxi in...
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 from the same location, and see the difference....
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 residence, who can I complain for not saying in any of...
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 enough, you will see 14 red lights in the picture. There...
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, plesae write about it and let me know....
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 bicycle wheel. It is seems the person have locked his bicycle...
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 on the blog that say yes and others that say go...
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....
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 beauty in the scene, then, try to explain it with drawing....
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!...
JW Marriott Hong Kong Jan 26, 2007
View are from Room 1106....
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 island). The second time was a pretty short one, on March...
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 life, chances are, you don't need any service. You clean the...
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. In case you are also a MovableType blog owner, you may...
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 see many article related to having a car. There are several...
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 packets"? For medical expenses, it is really hard to give a...
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 is pretty like the city in my eyes. Please be aware,...
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 chance to know more about their experience in the old days,...
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>. Published: <a href="http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives/<$MTEntryDate format="%Y_%m.htm"$>"><$MTEntryDate format="%B %e"$></a>, <$MTEntryDate format="%Y"$>. Tag: <MTEntryCategories glue="...
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 there are so many people standing there already. Standing tickets were...
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: <script src="http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&v=2&key=ABQIAAAAc6w3r_W-HieOehKlSsUEHRQPsA8lXb864JtcPYsku9QMH0vMhxS7ShslSX0dH64g2vn11uJa-IaUOQ" type="text/javascript"></script><div id="map" style="width: 640px; height: 480px"></div><script type="text/javascript">if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {var...
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 happening in the market. Maybe people outside Chinese also didn't pay...
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. When a pure technical forum full of geeks and technical guys...
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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 Chendong. The person inside the counter said: "There is nothing for...
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 any bank in Xujiahui area", warned Wendy. This is true. Last...
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 random photos I took today. This is the beginning of 2007....
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 the NEW Xiangyang Market. Non of the claim can be verified...
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, 2007, the network cable of the server was unplugged by the...
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 from the tax summary paper I received in mail and this...
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, if I were not to prepare this article, I never really...
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 I paid in 2006 from Feb to Dec. I was surprised...
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, as Professor Chan put it, it is a "space of humanity"....
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 great success in Shanghai. I went there, and took some picture....
Night Scene of Xujiahui Jan 6, 2007
I took some picture of Xujiahui at night. This is the north part of Xujiahui....
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 hotel, as fast as I can?" (src). This serie of articles...
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 pictures of the campus these days. Photography by Henry Gu Photograph...
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 and non-working days. I am still with the yy.kijiji.cn site, and...
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 photo is taken by famous photographer in Shanghai: Eric Zheng....
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 is a bar on the 56th floor of Grand Haytt (inside...
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 correcting the grammer errors)...