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September 2008 Archives

Adidas in Sanlitun Beijing Sep 30, 2008
From the first day I am in Beijing, I planned to visit the new Adidas flagship store in Sanlitun, Beijing. I am not a sports fan, and I am...
Prepaid Gas and Electricity in Beijing Sep 28, 2008
In Beijing, almost everything related to household utility is prepaid. This is the biggest difference in life in Beijing and Shanghai. I have taken it for granted that the...
Wendy's High School Gathering Sep 28, 2008
I went to Wendy's high school gathering in Beijing on Sept 28th. For many classmates, Wendy haven't seen them for 13 years. Time flies. Here is a nice photo...
Plastic Bags in Seattle Sep 24, 2008
In the Pike Market in Seattle, I bought a small apron skirt for Yifan. That was a very small thing that I can put into my pocket. The lady...
Back from 22 Hours Trip Sep 24, 2008
I am back from Seattle. The trip was very long - left hotel at 7:00 AM Sept 22 Seattle time, and arrives at home at 8:00 PM Sept 23...
Random Note During Meeting Sep 24, 2008
YLF Title 9 - what is this? Women in sports as background of what she did - much better cause to do things. 30 years of reform since 1979....
Different Ways to Waste Energy Sep 22, 2008
Travel is interesting since it gives you the chance to understand the silly things we do everyday. During my travel in US, I realize something: People in China always...
Salsa Dance Place in Seattle Sep 21, 2008
After we have dinner with D-WA congressman Rick, many of YLFers head back to hotel. I went to a Salsa dancing place in Seattle with Ashish, Tong, Ming, Mark,...
Jian Shuo Wang Becomes Wang Jian Shuo Sep 21, 2008
During this trip to YLF, and recent other trips in US, I just realized in more and more occasions, my name is printed as Wang Jian Shuo instead of...
Photos from YLF Snoqualmie, WA Sep 21, 2008
Let me first post this photo Robert Yung took during our stay in Salish Lodge. The point where the photo was taken is very close to where we stayed....
Float Over the River of Snoqualmie Sep 20, 2008
Just get back from the river floating of Snoqualmie River. I am still waiting Ashish to send over the great photos he took when we were on the boat,...
First Two Sessions of YLF 2008 Sep 20, 2008
Just finished the first two sessions of YLF (The Young Leader's Forum) this morning. It is a wonderful presentation, and I am so happy that I have get rid...
Top Commenter of 6 Years Sep 19, 2008
I am presenting this Top Commenter of the Last 6 Years award to a group of unbelievable persons. In the last 6 years, my readers are with me and...
Only J (Not P) Survives in US Sep 19, 2008
I am of type ENFP (Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving) in my MBTI testing. (If you happen to know MBTI, you know what I am talking about. I believe in...
I Decided to Learn to Read Menus Sep 19, 2008
Going to restaurants in US is a big problem for me, as I mentioned in this blog: Finally Get into Buck's Restaurant. GN and I had some nice conversation...
I Now Prefer Inexpensive Hotels Sep 19, 2008
I am sitting in the lobby of the Arctic Club Hotel, Seattle. This is a nice historic hotel in downtown, at 700 3th Ave, Seattle. Since I still have...
Dinner with Friends in Microsoft in Redmond Sep 18, 2008
Just back from dinner at Maple Garden Chinese Restaurant at 14725 NE 20th St. (really bad food in standard of China standard). Washington state is very different from California,...
Finally Get into Buck's Restaurant Sep 17, 2008
Tina took me to the Buck's Restaurant at Woodside by I-280 before, but the line was very long and we gave up. I only saw the "Google car plate"...
Don't Force Me to Write on Topics Sep 17, 2008
From time to time, I saw frustrated readers commenting on this blog about less coverage of a "very important topic". Here is one example: yeah...what about China? Hmm....well...
Surrounded by Negative News in US Sep 16, 2008
Two days after I arrive at the bay area, I still didn't see anything wrong. I arrived in Saturday, and has a bunch of meetings in San Francisco. Everything...
Meetup in Google Sep 15, 2008
I am joining a Silicon Valley Chinese engineers/entrepreneur meetup in Google, organized by Tina and hosted by Meng in Google this afternoon. It is a private personal meetup that...
Travel is a Habit Changer Sep 14, 2008
Due to jetlag, I wake up at 3:00 AM, and 5:00 AM. At 6:00 AM, I cannot sleep and left the bed at 6:30 AM. For me, when I...
Dinner in Downtown Mount View Sep 14, 2008
Dinner with RC in downtown Mount View, and the visited the Red Rock at the Villa and Castro there with Yi Jin, Henry and Teresa (is this the right...
Call Back China from Abroad: **139*# Sep 14, 2008
When I want to make an emergency call using my China mobile in US, the best way to call is to use the **139* service. How it Works It...
Get to Airport Early is Important Sep 14, 2008
I am in San Jose now - hello world! I am in San Jose! There are several very tiny mistakes I took during the trip. United Airlines, or Others...
Starting the Longest Day Sep 13, 2008
Every time I fly over the pacific, the day become one of the longest day I have. I am going to be stuck in the day of Sept 13th,...
Dinner with Mayors in US Again Sep 12, 2008
This is the second time I host the dinner of US Mayor Delegate (see the last dinner). As always, it is part of my highlights in normal daily life....
6 Years of Blogging Sep 11, 2008
Let's celebrate my 6 years of blogging. To be honest, this is the make up blog entry that I write on the second day. On the anniversary of my...
Yogurt in a Bottle Sep 11, 2008
In Beijing (and in other north cities in China, like Luoyang), yogurts are sold in the small bottle, like coke. I love this kind of Yogurt a lot. Didn't...
Nanluoguxiang Is Special Sep 9, 2008
I am in Beijing. After June this year, I started to switch to cost saving Hanting Hotel (a cheap hotel chain) when I travel in Beijing. To me, to...
3 Days to 6th Anniversary of Blogging Sep 9, 2008
Three days from today, Sept 11, is the 6 year anniversary of my blogging. I cannot believe that I have been blogging almost daily for 6 years. Wow. Isn't...
Yilin Blindman Massage Sep 7, 2008
What is the best of Shanghai? I asked my friends. Besides sightseeing, night life, food and many other things, it is for sure that massage is part of...
The Meetup on ICS Tonight Sep 6, 2008
Thanks for my friends who attended the Wangjianshuo's Blog Meetup on August 30. As you obviously saw, Mr. Tang, and his team was recording the whole meetup, and interviewed...
China-US Economy Discussion Sep 5, 2008
I am not an economy expert (or even entry level learner), and actually I don't know too much about the discussion my reader Rimbaud initiated, with DB following the...
Problem of Having a Good Email Address Sep 4, 2008
I have a friend in San Francisco who has a very good email address: tom@aol.com The last year, I sent an email to him to his email address, and...
Table Tennis is the National Sports of China Sep 3, 2008
In this Olympic Game, as in many previous Games, China dominates in the Table Tennis - with 4 gold medal: Women's Team GUO Yue, ZHANG Yining, WANG Nan Men's...
Google AdSense for Feed Sep 3, 2008
Google started to provide AdSense for Feed, and I am doing some experiment to have the small image in my feed. Since feedproxy.google.com, and feeds.feedburner.com is blocked in China,...
First ibis Hotel Opens in Shanghai Sep 2, 2008
In our Australia trip, Wendy and I stayed in Ibis hotel - in Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne. We found out ibis is a great hotel - it has everything...
Experiment on Natural Search Sep 2, 2008
Recently, at Baixing.com, we are testing Natural Search Optimization. We got some ideas, and I'd like to test on the ideas on my blog first, and see how it...
Photos of Wujiang Road Sep 1, 2008
Let me just post some photos I took on the Wujiang Road 吴江路 when ICS was busy shooting me with a camera. Where is Wujiang Road Wujiang Road is...