Back to Office with Full Energy Mar 30, 2009 I have to admit the best way to get back energy after working for a long time is to give ourselves a pause, and get away from work. Now,...
Photos of Shanghai in Spring 2009 Mar 29, 2009 Photos of Shanghai I took some photos along the way back from Starbucks home, to give my frequent idea about what Shanghai looks like TODAY. Loving couple before...
Cannot Measure it, Cannot Improve it Mar 29, 2009 Found a famous quotation, that within Microsoft, people use very often. But this time, saw it on Google's website: If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it. by...
Green Lotus Hotel of Yangshuo Mar 28, 2009 The best way to explorer Yangshuo should be any of the nice hotel (including youth hostels), and hang out in the bars on the West Street. The lobby (Yes,...
Photos of Yangshuo, Guilin - Part II Mar 28, 2009 Here are more photos of the trip with very brief note. I am here in Shanghai. Immediately after I get off airplane, I headed to Shangri-la for a meeting,...
Why People Travel Mar 28, 2009 Event at the lake of Yangshuo near West Street and facing the nice Bilian (Green Lotus) Hill, I brought out my Nokia E71 smartphone, and Googled the question: "Why...
Wrapping Up my Guilin Trip Mar 27, 2009 I am packing up for my departure to Shanghai tomorrow. Good bye Guilin and Yangshuo. It is good and important to take break at least every year to find...
Mountains of Guilin Mar 26, 2009 Just had a strange thought: after several hundred years, when all the tall buildings in Shanghai got abandoned, and trees, and grasses grow out of the buildings, that will...
Yifan on the Road Mar 25, 2009 Yifan on the Guilin to Yangshuo boat - his first boat ride. Yifan likes his red car - he has been with the car for many weeks - days...
Impression of Impression Sanjie Liu Mar 25, 2009 We went to see the long expected Impression Sanjie Liu 印象刘三姐. The show was designed to be the highlight of the trip, because of several reasons: It is a...
Bad Tourism: Killing Goose for Eggs Mar 25, 2009 Tourism is a prosperous industry in China. It drives the economy of many cities, like Guilin (where I am now) and Luoyang (my hometown). How to develop a sustainable...
Thoughts on the Road Mar 24, 2009 People like to think on the road. I believe it is the massive input of information - the scene, the smell, the noise, the interesting stuff... Here are my...
Photos of Yangshuo, Guilin Mar 24, 2009 Let me post some photos of Yangshuo. It is no longer that kind of backpacker trip with Yifan with us, and his fixed schedule of sleep, we are more...
Customers Wants Service to be Bad Mar 23, 2009 The day tour from Guilin to Yangshuo was by no means a pleasant trip. I don't like the boat - with 100 people packed into the lower deck, and...
I am in Guilin Mar 23, 2009 I am in Guilin. Before I came, I thought Guilin is like Sanya. I am wrong. I am presented a city like Luoyang. The city is small, crowded (full...
Shanghai Bejiing Express Railway Photos Mar 22, 2009 Only seeing is believing. Although I know the Shanghai Beijing Express Railway started construction on April 18, 2008, I didn't realized that there is big progress there. On March...
Pudong is Now Like Puxi Mar 21, 2009 Remember the painful move decision I made in 2004 about moving from Puxi to Pudong? Then look at what I observed at that time (that is, OMG, 5 years...
I am Going to Guilin Mar 21, 2009 Business is business - the excitement, daily thought (not only daily, it is also nightly), inspiration, challenges, and changes - when I look back, I just realized I didn't...
Metro Between Hongqiao and Pudong Airport Mar 20, 2009 It is reported that the Metro Line #2 will connect the Pudong and Hongqiao airports by May 1, 2010, just in time for the Shanghai World Expo 2010. Currently,...
7 Office Design Ideas Mar 18, 2009 From the home office to the enterprise, our environment affects the way we work - Office Design Gallery With the idea of renovate our office and more interaction area,...
6 Years of Marriage Mar 17, 2009 Today, Wendy and I have been married for 6 years. Wow! I hear the applause... It is a tradition between Wendy and I that we will take one day...
A Glass Cup of Water on Left Hand Mar 16, 2009 Foreigners have typically wrong perception about China. One is, Chinese all knows some Kongfu, and the other is, people in China all believe in Fengshui. I don't believe in...
Hotmail Opens POP3 Mar 15, 2009 Yesterday, I tried to use Gmail to receive emails in Hotmail, and found out that Hotmail already opens POP3 access to all users. At least for me, I am...
Pi Day - I can Remember Pi Mar 14, 2009 Today is Pi Day, a new holiday invented by people in America. I am a fan of pi. I once can remember a lot of digits of pie, but...
16300 Dialup Internet Access Mar 14, 2009 The other day Jack Gu reminded me that the easiest way for anyone to access Internet is still using dial up. In today's broadband Internet age, many people may...
Bad Behavior, Its Reason, and Future Mar 13, 2009 Under this blog entry Beer Can by the Highway vs Spitting about bad behavior like spitting, traffic rules (jay walking) and pushing in China, Stephen left comments, and I...
Meetings Today Mar 12, 2009 Since talking with industry insiders have been my full time recently, I talked with many great people today. I met with Zhongwei Lee, president of Shopex over lunch. He...
Beer Can by the Highway vs Spitting Mar 11, 2009 I guess one of the biggest "culture shock" on the first day for foreigners visiting Shanghai are two things: 1) Traffic Rules, 2) Spitting. At least this is what...
Thoughts After Seeing Dubai Tower Mar 10, 2009 Anyone here ever visited Dubai? Saw the Dubai Tower? Image in courtesy of Ammar Abd Rabbo I saw an article about Dubai on the recent issue of Asia Business...
Living Cost in Shanghai (2009 Edition) Mar 9, 2009 I have published a series of articles on Living Cost of Shanghai (2002 Edition, and 2007 Edition). Let me continue to update this pure unofficial one-man effort index of...
Expo China Pavilion - Oriental Crown Mar 8, 2009 Here is the Shanghai Expo 2010 China Pavilion, a.k.a Oriental Crown. Taken by Jian Shuo Wang on March 8, 2009 It does look like a crown. Where is it?...
"We Thought..." Mar 7, 2009 In the gray cloudy Saturday morning, I sit down with Elliot Ng, and other friends in Meeting Place: Starbucks at Jinyan Road, Pudong for some free chat. For some...
Train is Better than Car to Hangzhou Mar 6, 2009 I am back from Hangzhou via CRH Train. I would still highly prefer train over cars to get to Hangzhou from Shanghai, especially for international visitors. Here are some...
Finished Talk in Hangzhou Mar 6, 2009 Pretty late now (12:55 AM), and I am sitting at a budget hotel at Hupan Garden 湖畔花园. It is 160 RMB (discount of 20 RMB comes Jim Sang, who...
Follow Me on Twitter Mar 5, 2009 Recently, I am using twitter pretty often. I just realized that I may have many readers who are also using twitter. I am delivering my daily blog update, including...
Eighth YLF Meeting in November Mar 5, 2009 YLF 2009 Time Just got email from Jon that the eighth YLF (Young Leader's Forum) meeting will happen in November 4-8, 2009, in China. The location is not confirmed...
Tired in Shanghai Mar 4, 2009 The recent Shanghai Daily Article We're tired, say office workers caused some discussion about the pressure level of office workers in Shanghai. FEELING tired is the top complaint of...
Civitology and Shanghaiology Mar 2, 2009 Had a cup of coffee with @David Feng about Civitology and Shanghaiology. David did wonderful job in taking pictures and record every metro station in Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin....
What is Happening in Shanghai Mar 1, 2009 Looking at twitter, and you can find out many people's story related to Shanghai. Here is what is people are doing around Shanghai. Hit F5 from time to time...
Congratulations to Xiaoliang and Tangjing Mar 1, 2009 I am in the Liudao Resort to attend Xiaoliag and Tangjing's wedding. Xiaoliang is not only my business partner, he is also my good friend. In the last four...