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November 2007 Archives

Whole Day in Nanjing Nov 30, 2007
There are some bulletin of ideas for today. Whole day in Nanjing, half day in Nanjing Dongjiao State Guest House, and half day on Mouchou Lake. Full day off-the-record. So as a blogger, I still cannot blog too much about...
Train from Shanghai to Nanjing - CRH (D) Nov 29, 2007
They have a nice handle that you can use your foot to press, and the foot holder will restore to the original position. That is very helpful if you want to lay down and relax your feet. This is the...
Diesel Shortage Caused Traffic Jam Nov 26, 2007
Wendy and I was stuck in the middle of a traffic jam for about 10 minutes. It is due to the continued diesel shortage in Shanghai. Large trucks are partying on the road - long lines of trucks lined up...
Yifan Starts to Sleep Alone Nov 25, 2007
From tonight, Wendy and I arranged Yifan to sleep alone (with nanny). After Yifan fell asleep, Wendy said: "Is the nice time Yifan sleep with us over?" I know she feels lost, so do I. As Joshua Allen told me...
Gas Station Explosion Near my Home Nov 24, 2007
Just before I want to close my laptop and go to bed, I saw a piece of astonishing news on Sina: Gas Station Explosion Killed 4 and Injured 40 in Shanghai. OMG! They are the secondary gas station we went...
Shanghai Guide in a Page Nov 24, 2007
This is what I sent to the YLF participants. I just realized that I need a short simple page of necessary information (not a list of all my 2000+ articles on Shanghai) for visitors who stay just one night. Here...
Panyu Lu or Fanyu Lu? Nov 22, 2007
George has a question regarding name of road: Jian, For the longest time I have seen people reference PauYu Lu as FanYu LU and vice versa. Some maps and business cards say FanYu Lu and some say PanYu Lu. Why...
Chinese Middle Name for Erik's Baby Nov 21, 2007
Erik is a very good friend of mine in eBay. He is a typical American young man in my eyes - handsome, passionate, smart, professional, interested in many things, and open-minded. Most importantly, his heart is full of love. I...
Trans-Bank System Finally Available Nov 19, 2007
China's bank is always far behind its peers in other countries, while businesses in many other industries are quickly catching up the international standard. I am so bored of waiting in line in Banks in China, no matter it is...
Movie Lust, Caution. Good! Nov 18, 2007
Went to see the movie Lust, Caution. Very good movie. Highly recommended. However, it may be very hard for people who don't know the recent Chinese history to understand it....
Yifan Fell Asleep in IKEA Nov 17, 2007
Went to IKEA with Wendy and Yifan, again. This time, we just get there to buy a mat. This one: I was an IKEA fan, at least the first time I found my name on BusinessWeek, I was presented as...
MovableType 4.01 and Bluehost CPU Exceeded Error Nov 16, 2007
To run MovableType with a lot of entries (2000+) on Bluehost is painful, since Bluehost has CPU limitation. It checked the CPU a user account is using in 5 minutes. If it was more than certain amount (40 seconds or...
Why Classified is NOT Popular in China, Yet Nov 15, 2007
Today, when I talked with EnjoyChina's founder Daniel, I mentioned about my observation about why classified is not popular in China yet. It may also provide some hints to people who don't know too much about China's recent history. Current...
Paying Bills with SHFFT.COM Nov 14, 2007
This month, I started to handle the bills - Wendy shifted her duty about this apart to me - after doing it for 8 years for us. Paying bills is easy in Shanghai. Thanks for Shanghai FFT. shfft.com It was...
Toughest Time for Me and Wendy Nov 13, 2007
Recently, from the family perspective, it is among the toughest time for me and Wendy. After entering the 30s, and especially with the newly arrival of a baby (Yifan), many things changed. Combined with the recent heart surgery of Wendy's...
The Topic of This Year's YLF Nov 12, 2007
The topic of this year's Young Leader Forum is: Challenge. After I got the exciting invitation for Young Leaders Forum of National Committee on United States-China Relationship. Haisong was a member; Bo Shao is a member; so was Robin Li....
Hospital in Shanghai Nov 10, 2007
I just want to update my readers why I paused blog in the last three days. I was in hospital to take care of my mother-in-law. She had a heart surgery last Thursday. Thank God (and whomever I can think...
My Readers are Primarily Older, more Asian, and Male... Nov 7, 2007
This is Quantcast's description of my site: This site reaches approximately 18,009 U.S. monthly uniques. The site appeals to a primarily older, more Asian, slightly male slanted audience.The typical visitor consults US Government Travel Info and frequents Google Groups. Pretty...
Bobo's Playing Two-Section Stick Nov 7, 2007
YouTube Video uploaded by York After practicing for more than one month, Bobo finally made this video. Now, more and more Kijiji guys join to practice this interesting sticks. :-) Not bad, isn't it?...
More Detailed Shanghai Future Metro Map Nov 5, 2007
This Saturday, someone called me by my name when Wendy and I was walking near the Shanghai Jiaotong University. It turned out the lovely young man is one of my readers, and he is a student in the management school...
Wangjianshuo's Blog Template Archives 2007 Nov 5, 2007
These are the templates I am using for 2007. In case you are also using MovableType and want to create a blog like this, this may be of help. Master Archive Index See it in action: http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives.htm <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC...
Microsoft GTEC's 10 Year Anniversary Nov 4, 2007
Happy Birthday to GTEC (Microsoft Global Technical Engineering Center)! It is the 10th anniversary today. It is the first organization I have worked with, and feel strongest connection with this organization, with friends there, and the culture there. 10 years...
Photos of CNBloggerCon Nov 3, 2007
Sitting at home (actually not in home today), and cannot attend the cnbloggercon (Chinese Blogger Conference), I have to rely on friends' Flickr photos to get some idea about how the conference is going. The good thing is, currently, with...
Cannot Attend the 3rd Blogger Conference Nov 3, 2007
I attended the first Chinese Blogger Conference in Shanghai in 2005, the second in Hangzhou in 2006, and planned to attend all the rest, but this time, I have to miss the conference in Beijing. I will track the conference...