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October 2008 Archives

Wrapping up my Beijing Trip Oct 31, 2008
I am back from Beijing, via train. Here is a short summary. Train is Good As I described earlier, train is efficient for business travel. But I realized there...
In Beijing, In Meeting Oct 29, 2008
I am in Beijing, and I am in a bunch of meetings. It is critical to arrange meetings ahead of schedule, so you don't have too many things to...
Shanghai to Beijing? Train is Better than Air Oct 27, 2008
kTonight, I am going to Beijing, and will be back on Wednesday night. Previously, my trip was all via flights. After I tried train the last time, I decided...
How's China in Global Financial Crisis? Oct 26, 2008
This may be the million dollar question that everyone what to know the answer. Many friends and readers asked me about how will China perform in the next few...
User Feedback are the Key Oct 26, 2008
Stumbled upon this article: YouTube Enables Deep Linking Within Videos. It is related to YouTube. The feature to link deep into a video seems obvious - most of the...
Ways to Delete Your Comments Oct 25, 2008
From time to time, I receive request to delete a comment they have made on this blog. There are not many. I would say about 10 - 20 request...
Eatery is Really Small Business Oct 21, 2008
After the National Holiday, I started to take bus to work, so I got the opportunity to walk along the Tianping Road (天平路), and pass many breakfast eatery shops....
Pollution in Taihu (Lake Tai) Oct 20, 2008
During my trip to Xishan, I passed Taihu. The beautiful lake - the third largest freshwater lake in China. To be surprise, Taihu changed a lot - because of...
Xishan, an Island in Taihu Oct 19, 2008
As I forecast yesterday, my family went to Xishan, an island in the middle of the Taihu (Tai Lake). It is connected to the land via a big Taihu...
Happy Birthday to Me Oct 17, 2008
I am 31 now. Look at this entry: Happy Birthday to Me. At the time I started blog daily, I was only 25. I cannot believe it. It was...
Winter for Startups is Coming Oct 16, 2008
Winter is coming. It is not the winter in the weather and seaonal sense. It is for startups. With the financial crisis gets worse in US, which is no...
Bus is Faster than Car Oct 13, 2008
After taking bus to commute in the morning for a little bit more than a week, I realized that buses runs faster than private cars in Shanghai. Even included...
Chinese Government is Like a Company Oct 12, 2008
Chinese government works completely different from the US government - at least from the organizational perspective. It is more like a company than US government. US Governments are like...
Back from Jiangyin Oct 11, 2008
Spent the Friday night in Jiangyin, Wuxi, China. Robert Cao from YLF hosted us in his Germany Beer Festival. Had wonderful time there. Just get back from the trip....
SVB Bank is like a Family Oct 10, 2008
Just get back from SVB Bank Wine Tasting event. SVB (Silicon Valley Bank) is a very special bank. Based on my experience with them, they know what they are...
Visited Two Companies Oct 8, 2008
Visited Aspect Gaming, and AdChina today. Nice Internet startups in Shanghai. Had wonderful lunch with Justin, and talked in depths with Alan. Both are good friends of me. They...
Software List for Newly Installed PC Oct 7, 2008
I wrote about my software list for newly installed PC the last year. Since I reinstall my laptop from time to time (on average, every quarter), I keep a...
I Use Public Transportation Now Oct 6, 2008
The traffic jam at around 8:00 - 9:00 in Shanghai has finally reached a point that driving is slower than taking public transportation. From the first day of the...
Q4 2008 Begins Oct 6, 2008
The fourth and the last quarter of 2008 begins. How exciting. I am getting back to work, full of energy now....
Last Day of National Holiday Oct 5, 2008
This is the end of the last holiday. The holiday started from Sept 29, and ends today, October 5. What I did in the last 7 days? I was...
Free Exam Offered for Poison Milk Victims Oct 5, 2008
Yifan got a little bit fever, and we brought him to the Shanghai Children Medical Center. We have already tried the local small clinic called Anda Hospital - the...
Impact of US Financial Crisis on China Oct 4, 2008
Several weeks after the US financial crisis really burst out. I tend to use Monday, Sept 15, 2008, the day Lehman Bros announcing bankruptcy, and Merrill Lynch's sold out...
Yifan Broke Another Cup Oct 3, 2008
At night, Wendy, Yifan and I had dinner with Run, Eric Zheng, and Apple Zhu. Yifan felt boring when the adults discussed about something that he was not interested....
Rob's Skateboard Journey Oct 2, 2008
Rob left a comment on my blog, and I learned about his amazing journey. He used 800 days to skateboard from Switzerland to Shanghai two days ago, and here...
Resume from Long Pause of Blogging Oct 1, 2008
After I returned to Shanghai on Sept 23th Shanghai time, my sense of time was completely disordered, and due to the national holiday, and the recent travel to Beijing,...