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March 2007 Archives

Mac Cannot Access Internet in China Mar 31, 2007
RC has a problem related to Mac. He just got a new Mac and bring it to China. He could not connect the Mac to Internet no matter using LAN, Wireless... It is weird that he can use Skype, but...
OOB Tonight Mar 31, 2007
I am Out of Blogging (OOB) today to have a blog free night with Wendy. What we need is not a trip to Hangzhou or any fancy place, we just need a dedicated night together (or "be present" as Feld...
Serious Ill caused by Serious Mistake Mar 28, 2007
I have some friends in Hangzhou, and Yezi was among the most familiar one. When she was a reporter in eTime Weekly in Hangzhou, we had wonderful gather in Shanghai with other editing stuff. It was a night before typhoon...
Wendy's 5 Years in Microsoft Mar 28, 2007
Congratulations to Wendy! Today is her 5 year anniversary in Microsoft. I cannot believe it, that Wendy also stayed in Microsoft for 5 years! I celebrated the same event for me 3 years ago: Five Years in Microsoft. She also...
Shopping Malls in Shanghai Mar 27, 2007
This is a short guide for visitors who love shopping. There are many places you can go in Shanghai to buy stuff, from small fashion stores on some hidden streets, to large shopping malls. This article only focus on the...
My Favorite Food in the World Mar 26, 2007
Let me show you my little secret: my favorite food in the world. It is called Mipi (米皮), or Rice Noodle? I love it since I was in middle school, and it is one of the major attraction for me...
Lulu.com to Turn Blog into Book Mar 26, 2007
lulu.com is a great service. They offer personal publishing. Just like MovableType offers online personal publishing, they actually publish the book! Some interesting features I like: ISBN With 99 USD, they can assign a ISBN to your new book! This...
How to Start a Blog? Mar 25, 2007
This is my answer to my friend who is going to start a blog, and asked me how to get started. He is thinking about WorldPress but concerned that it may be banned from China. It is great news that...
What Matters to Me Most Today? Mar 24, 2007
When I write a blog, I often ask the question: What matters to me most today? No matter how big or small, it is something that matters. A good blogger does not only describe something, but also describes why it...
Lujiazui is Full Mar 23, 2007
This is Friday (TGIF). It is rainy. When Friday meets rain, the traffic of Shanghai halts. We drive to Lujiazui to have dinner. I won't say Shanghai is a boring city, but I do admit sometimes (like today), there is...
I Found a Bug - in my Soup Mar 22, 2007
I found a bug today. It is not a bug in software, not in hardware system, and not in any context with extended meaning. It is a real bug - in the soup of my lunch. It is in the...
Future Shanghai Metro and Maglev Map Mar 21, 2007
Here is the latest map Shanghai Metro and Maglev Future Plan (2006-2012). I know many people who live in Shanghai will find it interesting. Here are my take-aways from the map. Many More Lines to Build Currently, we only have...
Shanghainese Girl Marrying Foreigners Mar 20, 2007
I was asked (more than once) about my point of view of Shanghainese girls marrying foreigners. This is a controversal topic. You will see this topic here and there: Another question for you Jianshuo though it might spark off a...
Jiading is Not As Far as I Thought Mar 20, 2007
Jiading 嘉定 is a district of Shanghai, but far from the downtown Shanghai. I haven't been there before I attended the wedding ceremony for my friend. The express way from Shanghai Downtown to Jiading is the first express way in...
Accessibility of Public Transportation Mar 18, 2007
Andy asked: ACCESS and availability of taxis at to two Shanghai metro stations; Jin'An Temple and Zhonshan Park On Thursday 22nd March 2007 I will be arriving at Pudong Airport about 16.00 and then go Maglev to Long Yang metro...
4 Year Anniversary of Wedding Mar 17, 2007
Today is the 4th year anniversary for Wendy and I got married. Four Years! We register for marriage the same day four years ago, then I happily announced it, and then held the wedding ceremony about 6 months later. We...
May be Inaccessible for Several Hours Mar 17, 2007
Bluehost notified me that Your servers' IP address has changed from: 70.103.140.102 to: 69.89.22.102 Since I host DNS and website on different provider, I have to change it manually, and they may not sync with each other perfectly. So you...
Happy Birthday to Goudaner (3rd Year) Mar 15, 2007
This is the birthday of my car - I call it Goudaner. In the last three years, or 1095 days, Goudaner did really well. It never broke down on the road, never made noises from the engine, never had any...
New Phone - Dopod D600 Mar 15, 2007
I sold out my Nokia 6670 on Kijiji. The transaction was confirmed within one hour, and I gave the mobile to the guy (a mobile fan) at Haggen-Daas in Xujiahui, and he gave me 800 RMB. (I bought it at...
Helping Others with Hosting Package Mar 14, 2007
I hate ipowerweb, so I moved to bluehost, but I still didn't terminate my previous ipowerweb hosting plan yet. Today, Jackie asked me if I can help to settle a hosting plan for him and his friends - to do...
Weird Policies, One by One Mar 14, 2007
This is another day - a typical day in my life in Shanghai. It is raining hard, and I go to the other office and spent the day there. Let me show me what happened. Personal Income Declaration The HR...
RSS Changed to Full Text Mar 13, 2007
Maybe it is good news for many readers who rely on RSS to read this blog. I have changed all my RSS feed from excerpt only to full text. That means, no matter what reader you use, from Google Reader,...
Everyone is Talking about Stock Mar 12, 2007
14:26 I am waiting for a friend in Starbucks to chat about business. He is about 5 minutes late, and I have some time to pull out my laptop to write something about what I observed in Starbucks. On my...
Full Text RSS Feed for This Blog? Mar 12, 2007
Cube316 asked whether I want to turn on full text feed for the RSS of my blog. Both excerpt or full text is OK for me. My decision depends on which one my readers' love better. So the question is...
Reset Nokia 6670 Mar 12, 2007
I sold out my Nokia 6670 on Kijiji yesterday, and will deliver the phone to the buyer. Before I give out my phone, I used the following key to reset: *#7370# then enter 12345 as password. Your phone will be...
Grocery Cost in Shanghai, 2007 Mar 11, 2007
What is the grocery cost in Shanghai? This is the FAQ people have before moving to Shanghai. Let me show you some details, and I know some of you may love it. I went to supermarket today - the Hymall...
How to Advertise on this Blog? Mar 9, 2007
A friend's friend asked him to ask me (ha ha, weired) how can he put advertisement on my this. He is running an apartment broker service for expats at http://rentome.com/ (disclaimer: I didn't experienced it, and don't know the quality....
Angkor WAT, Cambodia Mar 8, 2007
Share some photos of Angkor WAT:...
10 RMB for Genuine DVD Mar 7, 2007
I wrote about cheap genuine DVD and Movie before. Today, I got even cheaper genuine DVD. Look at this DVD first: I bought it at the DVD store near my home - the small shop in my residential area. They...
Old Friends Gets Together Mar 6, 2007
Nice night. The best classmates I have are my high school classmates. We were in a class numbered 926 between 1992 to 1995. We keep close contact to most of people in the class till now - 10 years...
From the Hottest to the Coldest Mar 4, 2007
I am in Beijing today. It snows in Beijing - heavy snow yesterday, and by the night time, snow went away. I was sitting at the lunch table before the nice Chinese garden in the Shangri-la hotel. I see the...
Out of Blogging Mar 3, 2007
I was Out Of Blogging (OOB) for several days (for some reasons the OOB entry was not saved last time I posted). I am back now....