Longest Business Trip in Beijing

Business trips are boring, especially you have tough assignments and you have to work over time till late to night - return to the hotel and find yourself in a completely empty space without the feeling of reality.

Beijing is not as interesting as it should be if the only time window for you to explore the city is from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM. It is especially so if there are still a lot stuff in your mind to worry about - the work.

Longest Business Trip

This time, I will be in Beijing for at least two weeks, which is the longest business trip I had so far - even longer than the Seattle trip in 2001. Wendy is having a hard time during my absence since she cannot drive right now. She is learning but it takes time for her to get a license. The car (we call it Goudaner) is nothing more than a big case for her.

A City in a Business Trip

This trip gave me better idea of the mood of my readers. People visiting Shanghai on business trip usaually start their email to me with

“I am going to visit Shanghai for the first time in Febuary 2005” and continue with

“Since I am on business trip and I don’t have much time during the daytime” Their final question will be

“Where do you recommend to see in two or three hours at night?” This is exactly the informaiton I am seeking for in Beijing. I know there is no perfect answer to this question at all.

If someone cannot feel relaxed, no place is right for him/her other than either a desk at office or a bed at hotel.**

Starbucks

Eric sent me a map of all Starbucks days before. I am considering to visit all Starbucks in Beijing one by one in one day, as I did in Shanghai. It seems not very possible since I may need to work on technical stuff this weekend. I tell you, I do enjoy reading the white papers and PPTs.

My Previous Beijing Visit

Here is the recording of my previous Beijing visit.

• Arrive in Beijing on Delayed Flight - 5-Jul-2004

• Beijing Impression - 16-Feb-2004

• Business Trips - 11-Feb-2004

• Crystal Clear Beijing - 5-Jul-2004

• Flight from Shanghai to Beijing - 8-Jan-2003

• Hello From Beijing - 8-Feb-2004

• I’ll be Beijing From Feb 8 to Feb 14 - 2-Feb-2004

• New Beijing - 9-Jan-2003

• The World is a Book - Back from Beijing - 10-Jul-2003

• Transit of Beijing Metro - 15-Feb-2004

• Traveled to Beijing with China Eastern Airlines - 7-Sep-2003

• Watch Out Bad Taxi Drivers in Beijing - 11-Feb-2004

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BTW, Wangjianshuo in Google Approaches to 10,000

Searching Wangjianshuo in Google and I found there are 9,620 results:

Courtesy of Google.com

It was 9,400 items when I checked the day before yesterday. There is a 200 increase in the last two days. Now the webpages containing wangjianshuo is approaching to 10,000 . Interesting, isn’t it? This is the wealth of linkage currency I have.