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March 2008 Archives

Mega-Projects and Raising Power of China Mar 31, 2008
This year is a unique and special year in China. I can feel it, but still cannot find a way to understand it so well. The most obvious thing is the recent completion or construction of mega-projects in China. Let...
Bus from Beijing Airport to Tianjin Mar 30, 2008
A picture is worth of thousands of words. Look at this big sign at the Gate 5 of Terminal 3 of Beijing Capital International Airport. You can take bus directly from Arrival gate of Beijing airport to Tianjin. The bus...
Beijing Airport Express Train Mar 29, 2008
An airport express train line will be opened in Beijing before Olympic Games this year. I traveled to Beijing on March 27, 2008, and saw the train station at T3 of Beijing Airport. Location of the Train Station The train...
Bird view of Shanghai on Flight Mar 29, 2008
I am a big fan of scene outside aircraft, especially when it is taking off. No matter how many times I take flight, I always push my nose to the window to see what is going on outside. The city...
My Most Familiar Scene in Airport Mar 28, 2008
I am a frequent traveler. For me, the most familiar boarding gate is No. 47 of Beijing Airport T2....
Beijing Airport Terminal 3 (T3) Opens Mar 27, 2008
With the opening of T2 of Pudong Airport, today, another terminal, T3 of Beijing Capital International Airport also opens. I am also lucky to experience the new terminal today. Overview The first impression of T3 is, it is HUGE! Look...
Shanghai Pudong Airport Terminal 2 (T2) Mar 26, 2008
How exciting! Shanghai Pudong Airport Terminal 2 just opened today - exactly today, and I am lucky to happen to travel to day, on March 26, 2008. So I had the opportunity to experience the brand new terminal on its...
Sunshine and Shadow of Pudong Airport Terminal 2 Mar 26, 2008
As I said in the other article, the best part of Pudong Airport Terminal 2 is the design of ceilings, and the window, so it allows sunshine to pour in, and create shadows as well as lightening up the building....
Avoid Taxi with BX in Plate Number Mar 26, 2008
One little tip to share about Shanghai taxi: try not take any taxi with BX in the car plate. Any car in Shanghai has a car plate, like this: 沪B-X1234 The first Chinese character 沪 means Shanghai. There are special...
Personal Guide to Astor House Hotel, Shanghai Mar 24, 2008
Many of my readers choose to stay in the Astor House Hotel in Shanghai, and asked me about that hotel. Here is my personal guidebook for guests to this hotel. Please note, this entry is special - all of the...
Expression to Appropriate Impression Mar 23, 2008
On one hand, I am a high-tech fan - I tried all kinds of new things. I have a collection of my Hi-Tech Toys. Meanwhile, I also show strong resistance to some of the new tings. One of them...
Expressways in Shanghai - Part II Mar 23, 2008
The illustration of this map below (I draw it today), and the description of the previous entry: Expressways of Shanghai Update on this map: A6, A7, and A5 is completed, as well as the A30 south section. Please continue...
Hangzhou Bay Bridge to Open Mar 23, 2008
Time flies. When I heard of the idea to build a bridge crossing the Hangzhou Bay, I was pretty shocked - to build a long bridge and cross the sea seems to be a joke when I first heard about...
Taiwan Election - Ma Wins Mar 22, 2008
Last night, we left home and went to watch Phoenix TV in Zhangjiang. The final result of the Taiwan Election came out, and Ma won. During the whole day, there is nothing, absolutely nothing, about it on all the channels...
Shanghai Pudong Airport Terminal 2 to Open Mar 21, 2008
This is the second part of the article: PVG: Second Terminal to Open. This is an important notice to passengers to Pudong Airport. It may be even more important to frequent travelers to PVG than first time visitors, since habits...
Shanghai Zoo Mar 20, 2008
I have lived in Shanghai for 13 years, but I never visited the Shanghai Zoo, and this blog is lack of a page to this important attraction site in Shanghai. Wendy and I finally went there on our 5th anniversary,...
From Shanghai to Sydney Zoo Mar 20, 2008
Being on TV is Nothing Mar 19, 2008
Being on TV for two days, and I suddenly lost interest in mass media. In my family, nothing happened. I went to an appointment, and completely forgot about the TV show, and of cause, missed it; Wendy went to her...
A New Financial Street in Lujiazui Mar 19, 2008
The other day, I took a photo of the Lujiazui area - a new financial street - Yincheng Middle Road start to form, and as you can see, the headquarters of banks have already lined up. Comparing with the photo...
Welcome ICS Readers Mar 17, 2008
When I am writing my blog, the talk show I particiated in ICS is on air. If you watched the live TV show and log onto my blog, welcome! (Here is behind the scene photos of the talk show.) If...
Improving User Portal on Wangjianshuo.com Mar 15, 2008
I have a sub-domain called http://user.wangjianshuo.com. I used that domain to present user contributed content, which is the comment section of my blog. I didn't put too much effort into it yet, so it is pretty simple and may not...
Thoughts about Being a Leader Mar 14, 2008
Here are some random thoughts of recent inspirations, for my own tips about being a leader. Never confusing people by acting as both consultant and manager. People get confused when they use a manager as a consultant, since they can...
Analysis of Links and Ways to Improve Mar 14, 2008
Date-Based Archive Pages Let me start with the 60 Date-Based Archive Pages, with URL like http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives/2003_04.htm As you can see from the next chart, there are about 50 or so links. That is a clear sign of the change I...
Some Interesting Random News Mar 13, 2008
AMD's newest chip is codenamed "Shanghai" - a 8-core processor. Why they choose Shanghai as its code name? I am going to install IPTV in my home at last - it is free anyway, with requirement to open the equipment...
CZ3456 Black Box Audio Revealed Mar 10, 2008
It was a air disaster 11 years ago. Now, the audio of the last 12 minutes were released: The audio (via Robermao)...
Middle Ring of Shanghai - Part II Mar 8, 2008
This is the second part of the Middle Ring of Shanghai. (Refer to the first part for illustration of the road lanes) This is the middle ring on the map. The red line is the Middle Ring. It is not...
PVG: Second Terminal to Open Mar 8, 2008
Credit: Xinhua News Agency Credit: Xinhua News Agency By the end of this month, the second terminal of Pudong Airport will be opened. I will make sure I am the first one to cover this news, and take...
China Price - Alexandra Harney's New Book Mar 7, 2008
In the next few weeks, Penguin will publish Alexandra's new book The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage. I know Alexandra from my last trip to Nanjing during the Young Leader's Forum - a very sweet, wise,...
Jeff Immelt on Business Mar 5, 2008
Found out some note on my notebook when I listened to Jeff Immelt's speech during a meeting. Just some random notes. Big vs Small Credibility Big + Fast always beat small + fast Love and inspire people, but GE is...
Security Messures in Radio and TV Station Mar 4, 2008
Besides the censorship in blogging media, it is not surprising that the security meessures in traditional medias are very stick in China. In this blog entry, I want to share some first hand information about radio stations, and TV stations....
Yifan and Me are Exactly the Same Mar 4, 2008
I pulled out my first photo, and compared it to Yifan. Oh. I found out that we are almost exactly the same! I also found out Wendy's photo when she was very young. Left: Me (at the age of 1),...
Yifan has his Second Haircut Mar 2, 2008
Yesterday, Yifan has his second haircut. I am not a professional hairdresser, but I do enjoy cut the hair of Yifan - the whole process only took 2 minute this time, v.s. 15 minutes the last time. Before the Haircut...
Suggestions for Family Vacation Trip to Shanghai Mar 1, 2008
Today, I am trying to help another reader. I will provide answers inline. (Although I think the knowledge base type of article is more helpful than the random Q&A, I hope this type of Q&A also helps) Hi,am planning a...