Parade Tomorrow Sep 30, 2009 The 60 Anniversary Parade will be on show tomorrow morning. But, I still don't really understand the need for a military parade. I understand that many people want a...
60 Anniversary of ... Motherland? Sep 30, 2009 Tomorrow is the so-called "60 anniversary of the motherland". It was called 50 anniversary of the motherland 10 years ago, and people just let it go, but this year,...
2009 National Holiday Schedule Sep 29, 2009 In China, it has formed a tradition that every national holiday from now on will be from Oct 1 to Oct 7 - 7 days. This year, since there...
Village Li - My Primary School Sep 28, 2009 My school mate Nie Xiangfeng took some photos of the primary school we went to (we are both primary school, and middle school classmates). Very nice picture - obviously...
Photo of Rush Hours Sep 26, 2009 Wendy took a photo of rush hours on Huashan Road. Look at below: Photograph by Wendy Fan Photograph by Wendy Fan That is the bonus of living in a...
Overestimation of Bad Things Sep 25, 2009 In my favorite book "Stumble Upon Happiness", Gilbert described an experiment seeking for the answer of this question: "Whether people are happier to lose one leg, or winning 1...
Nice Discussion on Politics Sep 24, 2009 I'd like to draw people's attention to the follow three thread where there is great discussion happening. I admire people's thoughts in the comments section. Please join us if...
Recovered Old Files on Wangjianshuo.com Sep 23, 2009 My frequent readers won't be able to notice the difference between two domains: wangjianshuo.com and home.wangjianshuo.com. They are different in many ways: History: wangjianshuo.com started in 2000, and it...
Does Policital System in Taiwan Work? Sep 22, 2009 This is a discussion in the previous article: Millionaire Country Singapore. China?. There are many comments on Taiwan and I liked it. Take the Wonton's comment as an example:...
Nothing to Record Today Sep 21, 2009 From time to time, I have days like this without a specific topic to write about. So, let me rest for one night. Time to go and play with...
Millionaire Country Singapore. China? Sep 19, 2009 My reader Soon sent me an email about this topic: Singapore is a country rises from rags to riches and become the 3rd richest country in the world. A...
A Car Plate = 27200 RMB in Sept 2009 Sep 19, 2009 The car plate bidding this morning resulted in the lowest bidding price to be 27200 RMB for one car plate in Shanghai (news source) I kept tracking the car...
Group Rental Appeared in my Neighborhood Sep 19, 2009 My neighbor knocked at our door this afternoon, and asked me to look at an apartment upstairs. They are transforming the apartment into a group rental suite. What is...
Stay at Home During Oct Holiday Sep 18, 2009 It seems the travel plan is just a plan. The doctor told me to keep the foot out of the ground for another two months. That means, I cannot...
Life in Beijing Must be Interesting Sep 18, 2009 There are always surprises for people in Beijing. The residence just survived from a troubled Olympic Games the last year, and they welcomed the 60th anniversary of this country....
CMB, HSBC, CITI Swift Code Sep 17, 2009 I love to study all kinds of "code", since it is a perfect combination of society and computer technology. I don't like to use addresses that is readable by...
No Taxi at Huaihai Road Sep 16, 2009 It is so hard to get a taxi. Wendy and I were at the Huaihai Road and Xizang Road at around 9:00 PM tonight. We waited there for about...
Yifan, Dad and Mom Sep 15, 2009 These are the photos Yifan and I took one week ago: Below: Yifan loves to be with his dad - laughs all the time: Photograph by: Wendy Fan Below:...
Small Cartoon Policeman at Each Website Sep 15, 2009 My reader ecodelta asked: I have one question. What are those small cartoon police at the bottom of the website? To denounce violation of copyright by TV viewers? Strange.......
I Need Some Change Sep 13, 2009 I am not happy these days. Something terrible happens in life, one after another. I broke my ankle first, and one month later, Yifan's head is hurt. (well, I...
Bought a TCL Internet TV Sep 13, 2009 Wendy and I have been watching small screen TV for a long time. We have been talking about it since we moved in our new home in 2001. Interestingly...
A Good Video Camcorder Sep 12, 2009 I have postponed it for a long time - I really need a good video camera to take videos for Yifan. We are not using the pretty early model...
7 Years of Blogging Sep 11, 2009 Today marks the completion of my 7 years of blogging, and this entry is the first one in my eight years since I started blog on Sept 11, 2002....
Yifan's Head was Hurt Sep 10, 2009 Sept 10 is a bad day. Bad day! Yifan fell over, and hurt his head at 8:00 this morning. We sent him to hospital and have doctor sutured the...
PubSubHubbub is Interesting Sep 8, 2009 Was away from tech for a long time. Noticed Brad's new protocol PubSubHubbub. I told Wendy the name of this protocol. She, as I expected, was quite amused by...
Go to Sleep Early Today Sep 6, 2009 Good night! I am going to bed at 9:30 PM. Look! Shining Stars! ....
The Movie Up Sep 6, 2009 Went to Kodak Super Cinema at Metro City with parents today to see Disney and Pixar's new 3D movie - Up. Very good movie! The cinema delivers 3D effects,...
Technology and Fairness Sep 5, 2009 I read an article about Craigslist and found a particular opinion very interesting. Here is the quote: Universal search subverts craigslist's mission to enable local, face-to-face transactions; it increases...
Ten Characteristics of Great Companies Sep 3, 2009 Feld posted an article about Ten Characteristics of Great Companies. Nice article. Among the ten, if you ask me to pick three, here it is: 3) Great companies make...
Is This H1N1 Flu? Sep 2, 2009 More and more people got flu these days. I have so many people around me to have flu: one after another in office, and about half already got flu....
Free Wireless in Starbucks Shanghai Sep 1, 2009 I am sitting in Starbucks after talking with my friends. From mid of this year, Starbucks started to offer free wireless service partnering with China Mobile. (news) Although only...
I am Dreaming about Visiting India Sep 1, 2009 Just had nice dinner of my Indian friend Pranay and Jiby. We spent two days together, when they visited us in our office. Over dinner, we talked about a...
MP4 is Cheap Sep 1, 2009 I am not a big fan of MP4, or movie or music, but today, Wendy surprised me with some good hi-tech toys - the MP4 players that have been...
Hospital is Badly Needed Sep 1, 2009 Yifan got fever from Saturday. Not a very big deal - just the typical fever because of getting cold. However, I took the chance to get to a world...