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October 2007 Archives

Foreign Job Seekers Move to Shanghai Oct 31, 2007
I live in Shanghai for 12 years. In the 12 years, many things changes. I am happy to witness one of the most dynamic city in the world in the last 10 years. Among all the changes, the biggest one...
Seat-Belt? Oh. No. Thanks! Oct 29, 2007
There are many common practices that does not make common sense. People's resistance of seat-belt is a typical one. Many people HATE seat-belts, especially taxi drivers. This morning, I get on board a Jinjiang taxi. The driver drove like crazy,...
0# Gas Shortage in Shanghai Oct 28, 2007
Yesterday, when we got back from Donghai Bridge, I found I didn't have enough gas to get back to the city, I decided to find the nearest gas station. I remember there is one from SINOPEC at the toll station....
Yifan at Donghai Bridge Oct 28, 2007
Yifan has new photos. He is already a big boy! Photograph by Wendy Photograph by Jian Shuo Wang Photograph by Jian Shuo Wang Photograph by Jian Shuo Wang Photograph by Wendy...
Jinjiang Inn Opens near Dishui Lake Oct 28, 2007
Jinjiang Inn is always brave enough to open the first hotel in a newly developed area, as it did in the Pudong Airport when it just opened. Photograph by Jian Shuo Wang Photograph by Jian Shuo Wang...
Photos of Donghai Bridge Oct 27, 2007
Wendy, her parents, Yifan and I went to the Donghai bridge today. It is the second time for me to get onto the bridge, and the first time for others. Maybe is the second bridge Yifan has ever been to...
Fingerprint for U.S. Visa Oct 26, 2007
Visa time again. I am sure that every year, I have to visit the US consulate to renew my visa. The first time I went there, I was excited, very excited to finally go abroad, which is kind of hard...
Technical Details of Wangjianshuo.com Oct 25, 2007
Let me preserve this data. It does not mean anything today, but who knows after another 5 years, it may be very interesting data. "Look at this! We still uses PHP at that time!" Basic Data from Bluehost Main Domain...
China's Moon Probe Chang'e I Launched Oct 24, 2007
Just watched the real time broadcast in our office. China's first Moon Probe was launched. It should arrive Moon very soon. The time was 18:05. Now it is on the way - good luck and have a good trip to...
World Financial Center - Part III Oct 23, 2007
From where I live, the new World Financial Center is already obviously higher than the Jinmao Tower Photograph by Jian Shuo Wang It is completely different view from this photo, which was taken at the foot of the tower. Tall...
Shangri-La Likes Twin Towers Oct 23, 2007
Shangri-La is a great luxurious hotel. There are something in common in its hotel in Beijing and Shanghai: they both has two towers. Shanghai Shangri-la Check this photo (not taken by me). Photograph by Dwaine. Album: China 7 - en...
China's Role in Movie Transformer Oct 23, 2007
Watched the movie Transformer. It seems China, North Korea, and Cuba are the enemy by imagination in the movie. When the attack is not identified, they just guess it comes from one of these three countries. If it is a...
Why Maps in Shanghai are Upside Down? Oct 22, 2007
Received an interesting email. I could not help laughing. This is another typical daily stuff that I didn't pay attention but my readers did. The question for Shanghai today is, why maps in Shanghai are upside down? Hi Jianshuo, Always...
Hey, What's This on Shangzilla? Oct 21, 2007
My kind reader notified me about this strange post on Shangzilla: City to build enormous statue of Wang Jian Shuo And there is a strange photo: Image from Shangzilla.com This is strange, isn't it? My friends in Shangzilla (or Shanghaiist)...
Yifan has His Hair Cut Oct 21, 2007
I didn't wonderful job (maybe you don't think so) to do a hair-cut for Yifan. Yifan is 4 months and a half old, and he did his first hair cut when he was one month older by professional infant hair-dressers,...
Special Birthday Gift from MovableType Team Oct 20, 2007
Anil from MovableType team wrote an entry about my 5 years of blogging and put my blog as featured bloged on MovableType.com Screenshot in courtesy of MovableType What a surprise, and they have been so considerate to hold the post...
Happy Birthday to Me Oct 18, 2007
Today is my birthday. Happy birthday to me. Here are some of my photos in 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. Jian Shuo Wang in 2003, Xiamen Jian Shuo Wang in 2004, Shanghai Jian Shuo Wang in 2005,...
Beijing Metro Ticket is As Low As 2 RMB Oct 17, 2007
Beijing's Metro network expands these days. The Metro Line #5 just opened. Along with Metro Line #1, Line #2, and Line #13, there are four lines in Beijing. The difference between Beijing and Shanghai is, Beijing Metro charges 2 RMB...
Why You Like to Write Blog? Oct 17, 2007
In an email interview from Publico in Spain, a Spain newspaper, I found this FAQ for me in the questions. Why do You Like to Write Blog? Frequently asked enough, right? My simple answer Writing daily forced me to think...
Beijing Impression - Part II Oct 17, 2007
Link: Beijing Impression I happen to pass by the Main Stadium of Beijing Olympics. Photograph by Jian Shuo Wang You may see the top and main part is hiding behind the billboard: Photograph by Jian Shuo Wang There are many...
In Beijing - Love Beijing Oct 16, 2007
If at the time of Olympics, Beijing's weather is the same as today (I assume it will), and traffic is like today's noon time (I assume it will), it will be fantastic place for the game. You got what I...
AdSense Color Schema Change Oct 14, 2007
You may notice some very small change to the color of the AdSense on the right side of this blog. (I believe most people even didn't notice that). History of AdSense on this Blog Within one week, I will see...
Yifan's Recent Photos Oct 14, 2007
Yifan is 4 month and 12 days old today. Here are his photos - a little, lovelym fatm healthy, and lazy boy. Photograph by Jian Shuo Wang. Photograph by Jian Shuo Wang. Yifan and Wendy - what a sweet month-and-son...
Shanghai Photo Viewer Oct 12, 2007
I added a link to all my individual pages tonight. You may notice that at the end of every entry, there are some photos showing related photos of the topic. Using the Shanghai Photo Viewer, I can easily find latest...
Zhangjiang and Downtown Oct 12, 2007
This morning, I am in Zhangjiang (Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park). Zhangjiang is a hi-tech area. Although it is still far from any other hi-tech park, it really have the potential. Many hi-tech companies are moving in, especially software, IC, and medical...
Business is Business Oct 12, 2007
The first time I talked about Business was in 2002. Recently, when I looked back and did some summary of the last few years, I found out business means completely another thing for me. Business is beautiful - it is...
Plan to Go to Beijing Oct 11, 2007
Try some bulletin style writing (invented by Ren Liu) - a style to use only bulletin instead of paragraphs in article. I will be in Beijing on Monday and Tuesday of next week. All my old friends, drop me an...
Wendy's Wallet was Stolen Oct 8, 2007
Wendy called me this morning, and told me her wallet was stolen at Xujiahui. This is bad news. It is just 100 meter from where I dropped her off, and her office, and the pocket picker steal her wallet easily...
Hangzhou to Shanghai D Train Schedule Oct 7, 2007
Today, Wendy and I went to the Shanghai South Railway Station to pickup my parents-in-law. They took train D680 from Hangzhou to Shanghai South Station. I still haven't try any of D train so far, but from their description, it...
Shanghai Attraction Photos Oct 7, 2007
I have "borrowed" some great photos from Picasaweb's user community. Using great Google Picasa Web API, I built some sample pages for me, so it is handy for myself to look for certain pictures. Here is a list of Shanghai...
Visited Jinmao with Parents Today Oct 6, 2007
It is nice holiday, and I visited Jinmao with my parents. Unlike most tourists who pay 70 RMB to get to the crowded top (at 88th floor), we visited my favorite cafe at the 56th floor of the tower, which...
Burma and my Ignorance Oct 5, 2007
I understand that I seemed to be living in vacuum, and until now I didn't really understand what is going on in Burma. I am on holiday from Oct 1 to today - the national holiday, so I am pretty...
Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall Oct 5, 2007
Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall is at People's Square, and it is a must visit place for many travelers. Typically, you should spend a day at Shanghai Museum and Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall. Here are the pictures I took...
Photography Technical Details of Night Scenes Oct 3, 2007
I posted some pictures on the Bund (National Holiday 2007 in Shanghai) © Jian Shuo Wang Liping asked: Jianshou, those pictures are fantastic. I had some difficulty to take sharp images of night scene. How do you take those pictures?...
Car Towing at Owner's Expense? Oct 2, 2007
Every time I travel to different country, I tried hard to understand how the society works. This time, I want to seek for some help to understand "car towing at owner's expense" terms displayed in many private properties. Look at...
National Holiday 2007 in Shanghai Oct 1, 2007
Below. The World Financial Center is with Jin Mao Tower side by side. It is significantly higher than Jin Mao, but from this angle, they looks of the same heights. The two towers raise just into the cloud, so the...
Logitech QuickCam for Notebooks Pro Oct 1, 2007
To prepare for a video conference call tomorrow morning (early in the morning), I started to use another WebCam. I don't remember how many webcam I started to use and abondoned (lose them, broke them, or simply lost drivers so...