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August 2009 Archives

  1. Goal Driven vs Discovery Driven Life Aug 27, 2009
    From time to time, I reflect what I am doing and can find a strong tendency of living a "discovery driven life" in myself. Sometimes, after doing a lot...
  2. Shanghai for Disabled Aug 26, 2009
    I am a part-time disabled person now. I use crutches whenever I go. Let me report my two weeks of experience as a disabled in Shanghai. Wheel Chair? No....
  3. Yifan and Cars Aug 25, 2009
    Yifan is a big fan of cars. He loves all kinds of cars - the real car running on the streets, his toy cars (he has a lot) or...
  4. IBM vs Dell Laptop Aug 25, 2009
    When we read about books about several years of transition of competition, we take it for granted that some brands can quickly take over the other brand, but in...
  5. Always Not Good Enough Aug 24, 2009
    Or the topic can be "Always Stay Humble". The best time I feel focused, and archived is when I was in middle school. Let me share the story that...
  6. Whole Society is the Biggest Network Effect Aug 23, 2009
    I chatted with Doug on this the other day about the difference between people in China and US. I have written on this topic in many articles: Why People...
  7. Craziness of Real Estate Market Aug 23, 2009
    Well. It's me again, to complain about the craziness of the real estate market in Shanghai. I have talked about it many times in my previous post about real...
  8. Talked with Friend about Money Aug 23, 2009
    Spent the morning, noon, and part of the afternoon with Wendy and my good friend. We talked a lot in a corner of Starbucks, and then moved to a...
  9. Reading Books - Built to Last Aug 23, 2009
    I don't remember this is how many times that I read the book Built to Last. The first time I read it was still in the old Microsoft days....
  10. Full Content on Home Page of my Blog? Aug 21, 2009
    I am thinking about putting the full content of the last 20 articles onto the homepage of my blog, just as most of blogs. The goal is to help...
  11. Good Morning, Shanghai Aug 21, 2009
    Another early morning. Good morning, Shanghai. Or good afternoon San Francisco, and good night, New York. Ops. For London, I'd rather don't say anything since it is late night...
  12. What if Someone Cut my Tree? Aug 21, 2009
    I was asked the question in a family gather in the States on July 4 about "what happens if your neighbor gets to your garden and cut your tree?"...
  13. Yifan's Drawing of Fish Aug 19, 2009
    This is the picture Yifan drew in the last few weeks. He enjoys to draw big circles like below: Drawing of Yifan at age of 2 Drawing of Yifan...
  14. Values, Profit and Backgrounds Aug 18, 2009
    Recently read an article of Jeremy about What is the difference between a good product and a good company?. I like the way it describes the two different company....
  15. Google Translate for Blog Articles Aug 17, 2009
    This entry is at request of my friend Jackie. He found there is translation of many of my articles on my blog: Franch, Chinese, German... He understood it is...
  16. B for Parking Garage Aug 16, 2009
    Yifan surrounded me the whole morning. He got curious about my laptop, and tried to reach out to touch the keys. He particularly love the key of B. He...
  17. A Tale of Threee Cities Aug 15, 2009
    After posting my blog entry of Jian Shuo Wang on Channel Young, I stumbled upon the online video of the program on SMGBB. Share with my friends. If you...
  18. Update about my Foot Aug 15, 2009
    This is the third day since my foot was wrapped gypsum and bandage. I have stayed at home for three days. Hopefully, I can get back to office Monday...
  19. The Significance of Xu Zhiyong's Case Aug 15, 2009
    After talking about the significance about Xu Zhiyong's work in the series The Significance of Xu Zhiyong, we need to go further to understand what the cracking down and...
  20. NGO as a Company in China Aug 14, 2009
    I know many NGO organization, and I am personally involved in some. It is hard to get registered with the Internal Affairs Bureau. I tried to setup Coffee Bean...
  21. Zhiyong and People's Congress Aug 14, 2009
    Zhiyong as a Representitive of People's Congress One symbolic case is, Zhiyong run for a seat in People's Congress in Beijing. I opened my eyes so widely when I...
  22. Under the Legal Framework Aug 14, 2009
    This is part of a series article named The Significance of Xu Zhiyong What Zhiyong Accomplished I am not a dedicated investagive journalist (and I don't have the skills),...
  23. Gypsum is a Life Changer Aug 14, 2009
    Exactly as Carroll predicted, the unexpected loss of mobility changed my life a lot. How Loss of Mobility Changed my Life Waking up in the morning, and facing the...
  24. The Significance of Xu Zhiyong Aug 13, 2009
    I am starting to write a series article around the case of Xu Zhiyong. As my typical reaction to many event, I don't want to jump to something that...
  25. Broke the Bone of my Foot Aug 13, 2009
    Interesting. I fell down at the edge of the road, and my right foot was hurt. I thought it was not a big deal but after visiting PLA 85...
  26. The City of Tongchuan Aug 9, 2009
    I am in Tongchuan - I am flying back tomorrow morning. Tongchuan is a typical city in west China: it is not a capital, and it is not very...
  27. BossTown Tonight Aug 8, 2009
    I heard the BossTown of Kai-Fu Lee will be on air tonight at CBN at 9:00. I was a small potato in that show - one of the three...
  28. I am in Tongchuan (Near Xi'an) Today Aug 8, 2009
    I am flying to Xi'an via flight FM9203 on August 8, 2009, and will be back on Monday. Maybe cannot access Internet during my trip, but will update when...
  29. My Passion for Humanity Aug 7, 2009
    This article actually echos to what I wrote more than one year ago on my Chinese blog The Tragedy of Humanity, and Love for the Guilty. If you can...
  30. Blog on My Mobile Aug 6, 2009
    At home, posting via Nokia N78. Seems a good idea to post OOB in the future....
  31. I am a Rich Person? Aug 5, 2009
    It is a very tough topic, and it is surely controversial. But it puzzled me a lot and I take the courage to share it. In the last few...
  32. Back to Blogging Aug 5, 2009
    Just a notice about why I didn't blog in the last two days. Hmmm... I found out I even didn't have time to open a web page in the...
  33. Channel 9 Communication Explained Aug 2, 2009
    I wrote the article about Channel 9 of Flight Control Center. I posted the communication between the pilots and air traffic control centers. However, I am not sure of...
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