I am Moving Back to Puxi Jun 29, 2009 I have lived in Shanghai for 14 years. My first two years was spent in Minghang Campus of Shanghai Jiaotong University. Two years later, I moved back to the...
Real Estate Price Rises in Shanghai Jun 28, 2009 The real estate market in Shanghai enters into another crazy period. No matter how many experts or the government official expected the house price will go down, it continued...
"It Works" is the Highest Standard Jun 26, 2009 For a lot of services, especially the Internet services, and new technology, "it works" is the highest possible standard, not the basics. The other day, I chatted with my...
Google.com Blocked, Again Jun 25, 2009 Last night, Google.com/Gmail/AdSense and most of other Google property cannot be accessed in China. The whole Green Dam - Google China - Google.com story has unwind and reveal a...
I Use Hotmail Since 1997 Jun 24, 2009 MSN China is running a campaign to engage users to celebrate 10 years of MSN service. They offer to give you your registration time if you enter your MSN...
Conversion of San Francisco and Beijing Time Jun 23, 2009 I do not do as much conference calls as before, and I don't use an advanced scheduling system called Microsoft Outlook (TM), so I often mass meetings up. After...
Deep Calm Jun 23, 2009 I love to read Feld's blog - his blog was introduced by Bo, and is my entrance level knowledge source on termsheet - the best resource on termsheet I...
Shanghai to Jinshanwei Jun 21, 2009 I got an email about how to get to Jinshanwei on July 22, 2009, just to watch the Solar Eclipse. Hello Jian Shuo, I´ve discovered your blog since I´ve...
Suggestion about Quitting Microsoft? Jun 20, 2009 I chatted with my friend about whether he should quit Microsoft. I always believe Microsoft is a great company - the greatest company I saw so far, but I...
Back from Nanjing Jun 20, 2009 Meeting Back from the trip to Nanjing - a government meeting on media regulations. It is maybe the only government meeting I attend every year. The meeting is in...
Visiting US in July Jun 17, 2009 Visiting US from July 1 to July 9. Always United Airlines - haven't tried other airlines yet. Always Avis - haven't tried other car services yet. Alternatives? Richard suggested...
Manhole Covers in Shanghai and Beijing Jun 16, 2009 From time to time, I will post some random photos of this city. There is no particular topic, just to record the daily life, and to keep a record...
Controlling Software is Everywhere Jun 16, 2009 At client side, all newly shipped PC are required to pre-install a spyware by the government (well. The nature of a software is really about what it does, instead...
I am at facebook.com/jianshuo Jun 13, 2009 Since I registered my email account jianshuo at hotmail.com, I tend to use the id in most services. Now, I am jianshuo at hotmail.com jianshuo at gmail.com jianshuo at...
Good Luck Endeavour and Chris Jun 12, 2009 I just dropped a short email to Christopher, who will be on board of Endeavour Space Shuttle, to say good luck. His journey to the International Space Station on...
My Mood These Days Jun 11, 2009 My long time reader xge asked the question under my entry Dogs Unprotected. How about Human? I sensed a lot of bitterness and anger in many of your recent...
Dogs Unprotected. How about Human? Jun 10, 2009 I actually didn't believe the news (WARNING: bloody photos of dogs in the report) when it came out: Before May 31, 2009, all dogs on the 3206 sq. km...
Tianzifang at Taikang Road Jun 9, 2009 Let me add some photos to the Tianzifang I mentioned the other day. Photograph by Jian Shuo Wang Photograph by Jian Shuo Wang Photograph by Jian Shuo Wang Tianzifang...
Shi Shi Shi Shi - Chinese Pinyin Jun 7, 2009 As many people knows, there are many different characters mapping to the same pronunciation. Thus, it is very hard to directly tell from a pronunciation what the original character...
Gaokao Day 2009 Jun 7, 2009 Some interesting things about today. Gaokao I haven't realized that it is the day for 10.2 million students to go to the Gaokao (College Entrance Exam) today, until I...
Back to Blogging Jun 6, 2009 I OOB (Out of Blogging) longer than expected. I scheduled to be OOB only on June 2th, which is Yifan's birthday, but later, I missed the following few days....
Happy 2 Year Birthday to Yifan Jun 2, 2009 This entry was made up on June 7th, and dated back to June 2. These are some photos of Yifan at his 2 year old birthday. His mom tried...
Happy Children's Day Jun 1, 2009 Happy Children's Day. We don't prepare too much for Yifan on Children's Day, because, Yifan is turning two years old tomorrow! I will be OOB (Out of Blogging) tomorrow...