1. Server changed to bluehost.com. They seem good. The transition is smooth (pretty smooth), but I still lost some comments (5?). Feel bad about it.
2. Back from Donews gathering this year. Had wonderful dinner with Friends.
3. Went to Internet cafe again.
4. Focus Group is really helpful.
5. It is better to go to bed now.
The People’s Square area represents big portion of Shanghai’s image. So are its details. Here are two pictures I took the other day.
© Photograph by Jian Shuo Wang. Poles on Pedestrains
The flower is the city flower of Shanghai. The city flower is a smart choice. March is the month when white city flowers (Yulan? No idea about English name) boom everywhere.
© Photograph by Jian Shuo Wang. Window of Moore’s Church
It is time to figure out how to buy another year of car insurance. The new car comes with 2 years of car insurances. It ends this month. I even didn’t notice that.
Car insurance is enforced. It is several thousand RMB per year – not cheap.
People like to ask about living cost in Shanghai. My simple answer is, to live the local live cost less than US, while to live U.S. live in Shanghai causes even higher than U.S.
Car is an example. Car is much more expensive than those in U.S. – a Volkswagon Polo is 10K RMB (or 12 K USD), and everything related to car is more expensive.
I guess that is the reason why Shanghai is ranked as one of the most expensive city for expat – because to play Golf in Shanghai is way far expensive than playing golf in U.S.
P.S. The suspension nightmare is not over yet. The lunarpages.com guy is sending email again, and may want to suspend the site due to the wrong calculation of CPU usage they use. I am thinking about bluehost.com. They are amazing in my first few telephone call – they pick up the phone almost instantly – or to be more exact, within 10 seconds. I’d say it is a little bit better than the 27 minutes expected waiting time from ipowerweb.com
You may noticed two days of server outage. Don’t worry. It is another technical support case with lunarpages.com. They like to suspend a site first, and drop you an email that “please contact me”. After that, it seems the guy who suspend it never appeared. So, in the next 48 hours, (or even 56 hours), there were no one response to the ticket. They have educated me that the only thing I can do is to wait, since my future request will cause my ticket to be put into the back of the queue again, causing the delay… So I waited. Finally, I found myself smart (will you call it smart), that I submitted another case, and it was solved quickly (in 30 hours).
Anyway, I feel happen when I see the blueish screen of this blog.
This time, I really learnt to be patient, and this time is not that hard as the previous 10 day server down.
I found myself never work well with a host company. I moved from ipowerweb.com to lunarpages.com for hosting, but again, I was driven mad. Every time I have to write or talk with a technical support guy, I am completely mad. Every single word I read or hear lead to the thought in my head: “I have to kill someone.”. Just kidding, but it is exactly what I feel.
From March 15, to March 25, it is another 10 days, and the server problem is not solved. I paused for several days for the data to get back. Finally, I gave up. I always cannot work well with technical support from hosting companies, no matter where…
How painful it is to work with someone follow a process, and cross the different time zone. It is hard.
Here are some examples:
1. Every morning, when I check my mail box, I always cannot see my response from lunarpages.com. Then I asked is there any update. Two days later, I was told that “Every time I add a note, the case will be put to the end of the queue again.” So if I am worried, and I need urgent assistant, the more I write, the slower my response will be. OK. I accept this.
2. Although I am worried, I kept patient and don’t touch the case. I expect a response within 24 hours, but two days later, I get another response. So, remember when dealing with a host company, be patient. Plan a 72 hour server down time.
3. Time zone is hard. Sometimes, when I add a note, waiting for the next morning, and only get one note: “Can I verify your identity? What is the last four digits of your credit card”. I replied and wait. Two another day past. Finally, when we reach some agreement for an action, support guys will ask: Can you confirm this? I said “I confirm”, another two days go away.
4. Telephone may helps. If you call, I feel lunarpages.com did wonderful job on telephone support. They only ask me to stay hold for 7 minutes, while on ipowerweb.com, they can easily say: “Expected waiting time is 27 minutes”. I think the definition of “how long is long” in China and America is different. It is unbelievable to have someone wait on telephone for half an hour. Telephone system does not have emotion. People have.
After another 10 drilling experience, I said: OK. Forget about the old entries, and forget about the comment I lost. Let me start from March 25, 2006, and stop working with the guys in lunarpages.com. It is just because my expectation always does not match the host can provide.
My expectation is very clear:
1. Someone response my email with two days.
2. Any very simple server request like backup files, or get a file, should be solved within 7 days.
This expectation has been lowered a lot after working with hosting companies. That is the reason when someone ask my recommendation to hosting companies, I said: It is hard to recommend, since everyone is “bad”. You will get angry with anyone. The only difference is, how angry you are.
On the lost data, If I have to lose it, let it be…
I guess this may be the last entry for the Xiangyangmarket category in this blog. Xiang Yang Market will be offically closed on Jun 30, 2006. The market started with a small market at Huating Road (Metro Changshu Road station), and moved to the current location, and became really big and famous. Since there are too many fake goods there, under the pressure of foreign companies, the government finally closed it (This is my guess of the reasons, not official reasons).
After the market, there is no plan to rebuild it somewhere else. Quoting the term a technical support guy in ipowerweb.com, “It is gone. It is gone, for ever. There is absolutely no way to get it back!” (The guy used the sentence to convinience they have happily deleted every single file I own on their server.)
Currently, according to my friends who visited the market, the majority of the market is closed, with small portion still open. There are many people bringing visitors to their private locations near the market. The fake deal still continues.
So no update these days. Waiting for the restore, so the new entries won’t be overwritten… Sorry for the inconvenience.
This site was rolled back to March 15 by my ISP – Lunarpages. I have sent email to ask for the latest version (March 20). This change is expected to happen in the next 24 hours. All comments (including this post) coming after this post will be erased. So do not comment, or keep a copy of your comment if you do.
To be honest, I am not familiar with hotel in Shanghai at all – I never, ever stayed in any of the hotels, because I live here. Unfortunately, hotel recommendation is the most frequently asked question.
I helped to arrange my friend and his family in Yangtze Hotel yesterday. Today, his feedback to the hotel is really good. So I feel safe to recommend it to my readers.
Name
Yangtze Hotel 扬子饭店
Yangtze is named after the Yangtze River – the longest river in China.
Location
Although I never been to the room of the hotel, one thing I can confirm is, you cannot easily find a hotel that has better location than this one. It is just at the People’s Square, the very center of the city. There is a church beside it. It is just at the No. 2 exit of the Metro Line 1 and #2.
The door of Yangtze Hotel opens just before the door of Raffles City (where I work everyday). It is near to almost everywhere – easily reached via Metro or taxi.
Here is the map.
Price
As of this week (March 13 – March 18), the standard room is 560 RMB (or 70 USD) per night.
The Room
I didn’t see the room myself, but my friend told me there are old style rooms and very modern style rooms. The sink in the modern rooms are made of glass, and there are curtain between the restroom and the bedrooms. They even have computers…. Let me find time to take a look.
The History
Yangtze Hotel looks like a very normal hotel from outside. I even didn’t realize there is a hotel at the gate of my office building. For me, it is only a cheap place to have lunch. We enjoy the fast food of the hotel – 15 RMB for the lunch – not bad.
I checked the history of the hotel on Internet. It has unordinary history. It was built in 1934, and was once named “the third best hotel in the fareast” in old times.
Wow. Let me take pictures of the hotel tomorrow. People always ignore important stuff besides us.
Reservation
Book it via CTRIP: Yangtze Hotel.
Forget about the 1078 RMB listing price. It never charged that high.
Yangtze Hotel
740 HanKou Road, Shanghai 200001
Tel +86 21 6351 7880
Fax +86 21 6351 6974
Email:sales@e-yangtze.com
Website
They have a website: http://www.e-yangtze.com/
If you stayed in the hotel, please share your comment.
P.S. There is always good and cheap motel like Motel 168, and Jinjiang Inn. They are 268 RMB or 168 RMB per night. They are also good – clean, fully equipped, and convenient. The only problem is, they are often fully booked. There are other hotels like this, Sports Hotel is one example.
You have to visit a place many times to really learn its beauty. It is exactly
true. I fall in love in Hangzhou, in Nanjing, and today, in Taihu. The
Expressway network in the Yangtze Delta extends at the speed I cannot imagine.
The newly built Suzhou – Shanghai Expressway directly connect the Suzhou City
Ring Express and Shanghai A30 Express. Now the riding distance from my home at
Pudong and the Xukou at Taihu is only 120 KM, costing…
Back from Mashup Camp China event. It is a wonderful event. Here are some
pictures. Around I am back from Nanjing via T731, and updated this blog in my
reading room at Shanghai….
The one day conference at SES (Search Engine Conference) went on well. Many
friends gathered there. As far as I know, 25 employees from Google, 6 from
Microsoft, 6 from eBay attended. There are tremendous other Internet companies
attended. There was no appearance of Baidu. I am impressed by the Google local
team. Clearly, they face the same challenge every international company faces in
China. The localization process is as painful as others, but the spirit is good.
I met…
I am in Nanjing now. I am still at the excitement of the Maglev’s extension to
Hangzhou, and imagine how lives in both city will change if the 30 minute
connection line is built. Now I am in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province.
The Trip The trip from Shanghai to Nanjing is shorter than I expected. The first
time I came to Nanjing on Oct 1, 1996, the train was schedule to arrive in 6
hours, and turned out…
March 15 again. Two years ago, at around 7:00 PM, I drove my car back home. I still remember the excitement to have the first car – I didn’t though to buy a car is as simple as buying any article at stores – just swipe the credit card and got the key to the new car.
There is a small story that I didn’t tell. When I first show the car, I found it perfect – the smell, the color, the inside decoration – everything. But there is a very small defect at the front of the car – a 1 cm long scratch. It barely noticed, but it is a scratch on a new car. I felt bad and told the dealer that I don’t want it. I want a completely new car, instead one with some scar on it.
The dealer was very reasonable, and agreed to return the car back to the warehouse. They said I can get back again after one week for another one. They did mean it. Just before they drive the car to the backyard, I felt although there is just several minutes, I don’t want them to drive “my” car away. You know, the feeling of the first ever car is interesting. I thought it is may be the feat of the car, and my feat that we meet. I know buying a car is all about luck. No one guarantees you that every car is exactly as durable and reliable as each other. I am afraid IF I get another one, I will regret that I didn’t pickup the first one I saw. It may happen.
So, that is the final decision. I happily drove the new car back home, and show the family about the car. I didn’t tell Wendy the scare for the first few weeks. We all love it. I made the good decision. In the last two years, Goudaner is reliable, and performs great. I enjoy driving it around. No one is perfect. So does a car. I tend to tolerate other’s imperfectness, just as many people tolerate mine.
First day on March 16, 2004
I gave the name Goudaner to it one week after we have it.
In the last two years, it accompanied us from home to work, and go to nearby locations. We went to Hangzhou for twice, and Suzhou once. We also went to Chongming once. Went to Pudong airport and Hongqiao Airport several times. Besides that, Goudaner didn’t travel far from my home.
Recently many people are looking at cars and plan to buy one. I always say: “To own a house does not change the life too much – to own a car does”.
Happy Birthday to Goudaner.
In the morning, I saw the headline of today’s Oriental Morning Post on my desk is: Shanghai – Hangzhou Maglev will be Completed in 2008. The subtitle is:
It is good news. I hate to way until 2008, though.
Impact on Me
I am happy that where I live now is 3 km away from the Maglev station at Longyang Road. It is amazing to be able to get to Hangzhou within 30 minutes. If so, to get to West lake will be within one hour – 10 minutes to Maglev, 30 minutes to Hangzhou (if I arrange the time well), and 20 minutes to West Lake. This is almost the same time from my apartment to Xujiahui (45 minute)! I believe my life will be different if it does happen.
How about the Residential Area?
One question I have is, how the government will deal with the Wanbang City Garden – the newly built residential garden just at the extended direction of the Maglev. Will they be teared down? Will the Maglev use the other path?
I am also curious about the plan of the rail of Maglev. I may pass the place where I live, since the area is just in the middle between Long Yang Road and the World Expo 2010 site. Anyone know some insight about the plan?
We didn’t expect the Search Engine Strategies Conference in Nanjing is such a big event. It started as a small event (my perception) months ago, when I agreed to participate in the meeting as a speaker. Later, Jack Mao (head of Alibaba, and Yahoo! China), and Johnny Zhou (Head of Google, China) joined as speakers. I didn’t expect it to be a big one. The event is coming this Friday.
As every industry meeting, the fun part is always outside the meeting. So we organized the Mashup Camp China. The original plan is a 7 people BBQ in Mao’s place, but when more and more people rushing to Nanjing, we finally extended to be a “very big” event – 20. :-) It is already big compared to the 7 people event.
Here is Mao‘s page on mashup.
Here is Isaac’s.
Attendant list:
Robert Mao, blogger, Founder/CEO of UUZone
Isaac Mao, blogger, VP of UCI
Jian Shuo Wang, blogger, Head of Kijiji China
Jack Gu, blogger, Founder of podlook.com
Xiaofeng, Jin
Zheng, blogger
Xuer
Bruce
Michael
Johney
6e (luliang), blogger, CTO of bokee.com
Owen, blogger
The name was inspired by Mashup Camp, which we closely monitored in the Idea Factory China alias.
Note
Met Lucifer Chu (Zhu Xueheng), the founder of OOPS (Opensource Opencourseware Prototype System). He donated his time, and money to translate all opensource opencourseware, like the MIT’s open courseware project, into Chinese. The project is a nice one. Lucifer has a personal award for sci-fi type of novelist. This idea inspired me a lot that you can help to promote something by setting up an award. :-)
Back from Hangzhou
The express way from Hangzhou to Shanghai was quite empty today. There was not much traffic – I believe it is not the rush hours yet. 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm is not the typical time Shanghai cars get back from Hangzhou. The big bus was confortable. My personal preference is always to take bus over train. I feel to have more personal space on the trip instead of a large cart on train. Most of my friends like to take train, since it is safer, and more on time.
It snowed heavily when we left. I worried that the expressway may be closed soon if the snow continues for 1 hour. We were lucky that very soon, we left the snowing area. It didn’t snow in Shanghai section of the road, while the snow continues in Hangzhou for quite some time.
One observation: the expressway have been extended from 2 lanes before to 4 lanes. At a service area, I saw a notice to drivers:
Do not use the left most lane in a four lane express-way too long – you will be fined for 100 USD if caught by policement.
Hangzhou
Hangzhou is so nice, but the traffic in Hangzhou is really a mass at weekends. So complained by many people in Hangzhou. It may be because many people rush to Hangzhou to Shanghai. :-)
Hangzhou looked so beautiful this time to me. The west lake, and the mountains, look great whenever it is rainy or sunny, or snow, like today.
2,880 RMB Round-Trip to U.S.
Got an email from Northwest Airlines. The latest promotion from Northwest is surprising. They offer 2880 RMB (about 350 USD) for round trip flight from Shanghai to San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland. The criteria is to book before April 24, leave before April 27, and get back before June 11. Sounds attractive.
I am in Hangzhou.
As always, whenever I put my foot onto the soil of Hangzhou, I feel the pace of life slows down. I always appreciate the beautiful scene and the cultural stuff in Hangzhou.
Went to a over-street eating-place tonight, with nice food and beer. As the old sayings put it: “Happy Lives are those simple and cheap lives.” I totally agree.
People in Shanghai should come to Hangzhou more frequently. Hangzhou has a lot that Shanghai does not come. It helps to balance the lives and soul in Shanghai.
This is a list of my previous entries in the year 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 that receives more than 10 comments. It is tiring to read the list one by one – I was not able to read through the year of 2002 myself. It is only the hottest entry with many participation (11 or more comments), just part of the archive. What an effort to create then one by one. :-D It is the demonstration of how much we can achieve with daily accumulation – 15 minutes a day means a lot after three years.
2002
MovableType Successfully Installed on Windows XP September 11, 2002
Network Infrustucture in my Home in Shanghai September 13, 2002
Webcam Set Up, Broadcasting Shanghai September 16, 2002
Real-Time Stream Broadcasting Cookbook September 18, 2002
From Pu Dong Airport to People’s Park September 19, 2002
Foreign Companies in Shanghai September 21, 2002
Net Send – Yet Another Type of Spam September 23, 2002
My Site Remains Illegal in China September 26, 2002
Mountains and Snows in Daocheng October 07, 2002
MSN Messenger Virus BR2002 October 09, 2002
Learning Swimming October 26, 2002
Skiing in Shanghai October 29, 2002
Applying a U.S. Visia October 31, 2002
Usability of Pudong Airport November 03, 2002
United Airlines is Good November 04, 2002
Stop NET SEND spam November 07, 2002
Living Cost in Shanghai November 08, 2002
Autumn in Seattle November 12, 2002
Is English Skill That Important November 14, 2002
Flighting back for NET SEND SPAM November 20, 2002
Install Perl on Windows XP November 24, 2002
My Wireless Dream November 26, 2002
My Google PageRank Increases to PR5 November 28, 2002
Xujiahui – Night November 29, 2002
Really Living in Shanghai December 05, 2002
Cracking XBox December 08, 2002
Hero of Zhang Yi Mou December 25, 2002
2003
Wireless Access in Pudong Airport January 12, 2003
Blogger in China January 13, 2003
My Life Begins to be Busy January 20, 2003
DB_File Error When Installing MovableType January 31, 2003
Shanghai Pudong Airport to Suzhou February 06, 2003
Remove Xupiter.com Toolbar February 08, 2003
Golarger.com – NET SEND Spamer and Comment Spammer February 27, 2003
Fight Back for Golarger Spam February 28, 2003
Guestbook March 02, 2003
My New Mobile – Alcatel OT715 March 03, 2003
Alcatel OT715 March 11, 2003
Comments on My Daocheng Pictures March 14, 2003
Mobiles in China – My Personal Perspective March 15, 2003
Micropayment with Mobile SMS in China March 16, 2003
Marriage Announcement March 17, 2003
Difference Between Quanqiutong and Shenzhouxing March 19, 2003
SARS Outbreak – How Bad Is It? March 23, 2003
Wedding Anniversary March 24, 2003
SARS Symptons March 26, 2003
No SARS Case Found in Shanghai March 27, 2003
Bill Gates Murdered by Media in China March 29, 2003
My Dream Travel Destination April 02, 2003
Thanks for your Comments April 03, 2003
Hospitals and Hotlines for SARS in Shanghai April 10, 2003
MSN Messenger Spam April 13, 2003
No SARS Case in Fujian – People Daily April 14, 2003
SARS Websites in China April 15, 2003
Daily Life – SARS Related April 17, 2003
East Radio Station Goes Online April 20, 2003
How do you Feel if Being Misunderstood? April 21, 2003
China is Taking SARS Seriously April 22, 2003
Shanghai SARS: Situation Severe April 23, 2003
SARS Pictures From Beijng and Shanghai April 24, 2003
Protect China – Not Only Against SARS April 25, 2003
WHO Reports Shanghai Findings April 27, 2003
My Dinner Impacted by SARS April 28, 2003
With SARS, All We Have is Time May 02, 2003
6 SARS Cases in Shanghai May 07, 2003
Emails and Privacy Policies May 08, 2003
Shanghai Quarantine – Mandatory May 09, 2003
Flight to Shanghai: A Journey in the Plague Year III May 10, 2003
Tahiti May 13, 2003
Caroline is Back to Shanghai May 15, 2003
My Home Goes Wireless May 17, 2003
Webcam Shanghai Resumes May 18, 2003
SARS Almost Goes to an End May 19, 2003
Starbucks in Shanghai May 20, 2003
My New Camera – Sony DSC-P8 May 21, 2003
Shanghai Hand-Made Map May 24, 2003
Travel Plan to Kanas Lake, Xinjiang May 27, 2003
Aerial Picture of Anyplace in US May 29, 2003
Traffic Rules in Shanghai June 04, 2003
Paraskevidekatriaphobia June 13, 2003
SARS Update in Shanghai June 16, 2003
PVG: From Pudong Airport to Nanjing June 19, 2003
Life, An Accumulation of Mileage June 24, 2003
EndAds and BlockMessenger July 01, 2003
Alcatel OT715 Software July 04, 2003
Run Your Blog with Your Own Domain Name July 06, 2003
Use GPRS in Shanghai July 07, 2003
World Airport Website Report – Terminal Map July 13, 2003
PVG: Book Domestic Flight in China July 14, 2003
Living Cost in Shanghai – Part II July 18, 2003
Websites About Shanghai July 20, 2003
Typical Rush Hours in Shanghai July 23, 2003
Trip to Xiamen August 04, 2003
Beijing 2008 Olympic Emblem Unvieled August 04, 2003
Crime and Beggars in Shanghai August 05, 2003
Upcoming TOEIC and MSF Practitioner Exams August 07, 2003
Pudong Airport Maglev in Depth August 09, 2003
MSN Messenger Emotion Pictures August 12, 2003
Lost My Passport of P. R. China August 13, 2003
Shanghai Hotel Guide August 15, 2003
My Experience of TOEIC Exam August 16, 2003
Secret Wealth Spam August 18, 2003
Find a Job in Shanghai August 20, 2003
Shutdown DefeatMessenger And FightPopups Spam August 22, 2003
A Car Plate = 38500 RMB in Shanghai August 24, 2003
What Can I Do With My Own Mountain August 28, 2003
PVG: From Pudong Airport to Hangzhou August 30, 2003
Hard to Buy a House in Shanghai August 31, 2003
Microsoft is Hiring in Shanghai September 01, 2003
Relocating to Shanghai September 03, 2003
Shanghai Hotel Guide – Part II September 06, 2003
Traveled to Beijing with China Eastern Airlines September 07, 2003
Dopod 515 – SmartPhone in China September 09, 2003
PVG: Has Maglev Started Operation? October 02, 2003
Mandarin or Shanghaiese? October 03, 2003
PVG: Maglev Started Carry Passengers October 10, 2003
Went to Shanghai Community Church October 19, 2003
Kecak.com – Comment Spammer October 20, 2003
PVG: Location of Maglev Station October 21, 2003
Hand-Made Map of Pudong Area October 23, 2003
JW Marriott in Tomorrow Square Opens October 28, 2003
Houses in Shanghai October 29, 2003
My New Toys – Clock, Radio and TV November 01, 2003
Volkswagen Polo November 03, 2003
Shanghai Metro Map and Timetable November 04, 2003
PVG: Closer Look at MagLev November 05, 2003
All Work and No Sports Made Jack a Dull November 08, 2003
Going to Europe? November 10, 2003
Muzimei’s Sex Blog Brought Trouble November 12, 2003
Starbucks in A Day November 22, 2003
Starbucks in A Day – Part II November 23, 2003
Watch Out Bad Shanghai Taxi Drivers December 02, 2003
Wangjianshuo’s Blog Meetup December 16, 2003
Discrimination Against Foreigners in Shanghai? December 19, 2003
Friend is Sick. Please Show Your Support December 20, 2003
10 Things You Love/Hate About Shanghai December 23, 2003
Where to Study Chinese, Beijing or Shanghai? December 25, 2003
2004
Got Flu and Went to Hospital January 04, 2004
Bring Your Mobile and Internet to Shanghai January 05, 2004
Salary in Shanghai January 06, 2004
MSN Messenger Virus Jitux.A January 07, 2004
Satellite Dishes Still Forbidden in China January 08, 2004
Write Better Weblog January 14, 2004
Wow. Shanghai is Snowing January 18, 2004
Future Plan of Shanghai Metro January 19, 2004
Webcam+Windows Media+GPRS+SmartPhone=? January 20, 2004
Happy New Year January 22, 2004
Wireless (WiFi) Hot Spots in Shanghai January 30, 2004
Xiangyang Market – the Shopping Paradise January 31, 2004
Service Shock in Shanghai February 02, 2004
Shanghai Map Viewer February 03, 2004
Free .TK Domain Available February 04, 2004
Does Hotmail Work in CHina? February 05, 2004
I am a RUBIK Cube (Magic Cube) Solver February 05, 2004
Hello From Beijing February 08, 2004
Business Trips February 11, 2004
Voted as Top 10 Blogs in China February 12, 2004
Beijing Impression February 16, 2004
About Jian Shuo Wang February 18, 2004
Professional English February 19, 2004
Pudong or Puxi February 21, 2004
Rent an Apartment in Shanghai February 28, 2004
Hardship of Living without Twix March 01, 2004
Continue to Seek for an Apartment March 02, 2004
March 20 Taiwan Election March 06, 2004
Just Few Steps Away from My New Car March 07, 2004
Old Houses in Shanghai – Part III March 09, 2004
Using Contact Lenses March 10, 2004
Jian Shuo Got His Car March 15, 2004
FIAT Siena 1.5 HL Pictures March 16, 2004
Sanya Travelogue – The Holiday Inn Resort March 21, 2004
Stealing in Xiang Yang Market March 24, 2004
Still Working with IPowerWeb April 04, 2004
DHL Airwaybill Number April 05, 2004
PVG: Buses to Hangzhou, Suzhou… April 09, 2004
Learn Shanghainese April 11, 2004
Drive-Ins in China April 18, 2004
Maglev – A Failure? April 19, 2004
Experiencing Maglev Shanghai April 20, 2004
My Own Cartoon Picture with Home Style+ April 23, 2004
Sony Ericsson GC75 in Shanghai April 28, 2004
U.S. Paused All Visa Application in China April 29, 2004
Kodak Digital Image Printing Kiosk May 01, 2004
Luoyang Tour – Day 1 May 03, 2004
MovableType 3.0 Released May 14, 2004
Salary in Shanghai – Part II May 19, 2004
Running in Pudong. May 19, 2004
Cheap and Clean Motel in Shanghai – Motel168 May 24, 2004
Polution in Shanghai May 25, 2004
Broadband Internet Providers in Shanghai June 04, 2004
PVG: Transition to Hong Qiao (SHA) June 08, 2004
I am a Tough Customer June 13, 2004
Exchange RMB to/from Foreign Currencies June 16, 2004
Shanghai is the Second Unhappiest City June 16, 2004
Volunteers Wanted June 16, 2004
Personal Social Network Management June 17, 2004
Shanghai is Experiencing Energy Crisis June 22, 2004
English Instructions in Yantai June 23, 2004
Traffic Rules in Shanghai – Part II June 28, 2004
Five Years in Microsoft June 29, 2004
Price Rules in China Market June 30, 2004
Transferred to Microsoft Consulting Service July 06, 2004
Public Transportation in Shanghai July 07, 2004
PVG: One Million Passengers for MagLev July 07, 2004
My New Laptop – Dell Latitue D600 July 09, 2004
Group Drive to Yang Cheng Lake July 10, 2004
Wangjianshuo’s Photo Album July 15, 2004
Exciting Shanghai Night Life July 18, 2004
HP Pavilion a610cl – My New Home PC July 19, 2004
Bulk Purchase from IKEA July 21, 2004
MSN.COM Offers 2G Storage? July 21, 2004
Hot Hot Hot Shanghai July 22, 2004
House of Flying Daggers (or Shi Mian Mai Fu) July 24, 2004
Blogcn is Down for the Third Time July 27, 2004
Train from Beijing to Shanghai August 01, 2004
250MB from MSN Hotmail August 03, 2004
Nice Meetup with Hailey and Roddy August 04, 2004
Starbucks in a Day – Beijing Version August 05, 2004
Why I Don’t Have an English Name August 07, 2004
Why Shanghai’s Taxi is Good August 14, 2004
Starbucks Tour in Beijing August 16, 2004
Shanghai Taxi Colors August 16, 2004
I can Swim Now August 18, 2004
How to Go to Hong Kong via Shen Zhen September 01, 2004
If I were a Visitor to Shanghai September 06, 2004
Shanghai’s Growth is Slowing Down September 09, 2004
Last Post in Year II September 10, 2004
Going to F1 Grand Prix September 14, 2004
Negative Comments for this Blog September 15, 2004
Goudaner Scratched by Drunk Driver September 15, 2004
Posting my Mobile Number September 16, 2004
PVG: Bus to Suzhou, Nanjing, Hangzhou September 22, 2004
F1 Grand Prix Shanghai Pictures September 26, 2004
Travel by Train in China – Part I September 27, 2004
Ideas on Chiba in Japan? October 04, 2004
Shanghai is Cooling Down October 04, 2004
Inside Pudong Airport Maglev Train October 12, 2004
Happy Birthday to Me October 18, 2004
So Many Typos in Shanghai Metro October 19, 2004
Why We Use English Signs? October 24, 2004
So Many Typos in Shanghai Metro – Part III October 27, 2004
A Car Towed Away for Temp Parking October 28, 2004
Winter in Shanghai November 01, 2004
Planning to Travel to Tokyo November 02, 2004
Two Cats in my Garden November 04, 2004
Youth Hostels in Shanghai November 05, 2004
Homepage Version 3 November 07, 2004
Basic Geographic Knowledge about China November 09, 2004
Going Back to China? November 11, 2004
Jian Shuo Wang is Going to U.S. November 12, 2004
I Got my U.S. Visa November 15, 2004
I Got Wallop Invitation November 17, 2004
Boston for Dummies and More. November 18, 2004
Top Three Innovation that Failed in Shanghai November 19, 2004
Top 10 Places to See in New York City November 20, 2004
Edward’s New Satellite TV November 25, 2004
Hong Qiao (SHA) v.s. Pu Dong (PVG) Airport November 27, 2004
Xiang Yang Market Again November 28, 2004
U.S. Trip Update December 01, 2004
Thinking about Sony F828 December 02, 2004
Rejected by ANA and Postponed Travel December 04, 2004
Arrived in Seattle December 07, 2004
Getting Shore Pass (Temp Visa) for Japan December 09, 2004
Back from Geek Diner in Bellevue December 10, 2004
Chicago is Amazing December 13, 2004
New York – Day 2 December 16, 2004
Chinatowns in U.S. December 24, 2004
Cold New York December 28, 2004
2005
Is the Real Estate Cooling Down? January 03, 2005
Life in New York is Tough for Me January 05, 2005
MagLev May Extend to Hangzhou January 09, 2005
Flying and Flying… January 11, 2005
Top Two Differences in China January 12, 2005
Donation Needed for Zhan Xiao Feng January 15, 2005
Is the Real Estate Cooling Down? – Part II January 16, 2005
Converting RMB to USD? January 17, 2005
Is the Real Estate Cooling Down? – Part III January 19, 2005
Spring Festival in 2005 January 20, 2005
Rainy Crazy Friday Night in Shanghai January 21, 2005
Seoul Changes Chinese Name January 22, 2005
On Ethic January 23, 2005
In China, His Pay is Hers to Spend? January 26, 2005
Got Cold Again January 27, 2005
Kung Fu Hustle is Great January 31, 2005
Do Chinese Move to Small Cities February 01, 2005
Meningitis in Shanghai February 04, 2005
Is This London Undergrand? February 19, 2005
My Favorites in Shanghai February 27, 2005
Life in a Low Cost Labor World February 28, 2005
Helping by Hiring March 01, 2005
Jia You, Shanghai Metro! March 03, 2005
What does Happiness Depend on March 05, 2005
MSN Virus omg.pif March 07, 2005
Dislike Doing or Starting to Do March 09, 2005
Beijing is Cultural Center March 13, 2005
No Baggars Premitted on Metro? March 19, 2005
Luoyang Telephone Number Upgraded March 20, 2005
Does Shanghai have Beach March 21, 2005
Jian Shuo on Wired Magazine? March 22, 2005
L’Invitation au Voyage March 28, 2005
Jian Shuo Wang at Kijiji China April 04, 2005
Is 10,000RMB/Month a Ridiculous Offer? April 06, 2005
T.I.C Moments April 11, 2005
Spring Comes to Shanghai April 14, 2005
I Feel Like a Rabbit when I Eat Salad April 22, 2005
Lugu Lake May 01, 2005
Vacation Ends May 09, 2005
Black Day for Shanghai Stock Market May 09, 2005
Trusted Tourism Agency May 10, 2005
Hire a Taxi? Avoid Rainy Friday May 14, 2005
Work Life Balance May 16, 2005
Language Exchange Partners Wanted May 17, 2005
Thinking in English or Chinese May 22, 2005
Waiting for More Metro Lines May 23, 2005
Do You Have a Calendar? May 27, 2005
I Love Shanghai! June 04, 2005
Celebrating 1000 Days of Blogging June 06, 2005
Complicated Paying Process June 07, 2005
Second Day of College Entrace Exam June 09, 2005
Blog Registration in China June 10, 2005
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) June 10, 2005
Bought iPod Mini as Gift for Wendy June 11, 2005
Tea House vs Coffee Shop June 15, 2005
My Site is Almost Legal in China June 18, 2005
How to Win Free Cross China Travel? June 18, 2005
US Credit Card Fraud Infected China (and Me) June 23, 2005
Pressure is About Expectation June 28, 2005
Shanghai is Hot June 29, 2005
Shanghai Under Stress Test July 04, 2005
eCommunity Center in Shanghai July 08, 2005
Pudong Starbucks is Nice July 11, 2005
Back from Beijing Trip July 13, 2005
When the House Prices Goes Down July 14, 2005
Donghai Bridge July 17, 2005
RMB Finally Goes Strong July 22, 2005
Typhoon Hit Shanghai August 07, 2005
Different Views on Typhoon August 12, 2005
I Watched Super Girl, Finally August 14, 2005
This is the Top 356 Blog? August 18, 2005
Yu Garden August 19, 2005
eGuo One Hour? August 21, 2005
Super Girl is Super Hot August 24, 2005
eBay China Job Opening August 25, 2005
Baidu Post August 31, 2005
Price Increase of Shanghai Metro September 05, 2005
We Filled Our Lives But Lost Our Souls September 07, 2005
Three Years of Blogging September 11, 2005
Tips to Get a Taxi September 13, 2005
Removed my Email from Blog September 19, 2005
Not Perfect English is Fine, So does Correction September 20, 2005
Do You Believe in Living Cost Index? September 25, 2005
Where to Buy Digital Cameras and Phones October 07, 2005
Hit by Caribe.sis Virus via Bluetooth October 09, 2005
Happy Birthday To Me October 18, 2005
Pictures in Shanghai Metro October 19, 2005
KFC Dropped Potato Wedge in Shanghai October 27, 2005
I am at an EMBA Class in SJTU October 29, 2005
Picture in Shanghai November 01, 2005
BBC’s Interview November 07, 2005
Running Around Century Park November 08, 2005
Beijing 2008 Olympic Mascots November 11, 2005
Fudan v.s. Tongji University November 13, 2005
Cold Winter Comes November 16, 2005
IPEVO Skype Headset Hardware November 18, 2005
Jian Shuo Wang in San Jose in Dec November 19, 2005
Cycling in Pudong November 20, 2005
Some Recent Magazines about Me November 22, 2005
Inside the Shanghai Radio Staiton November 23, 2005
How to Read Shanghai Bus Stop Plate November 24, 2005
Craigslist’s Success November 25, 2005
Polution in Shanghai – Part II November 29, 2005
Flying to SFO December 04, 2005
In San Jose Already December 06, 2005
Jet Lag Patterns December 08, 2005
SFO Pictures December 09, 2005
Weekend at San Jose December 12, 2005
Pressure at Year End December 27, 2005
P.S. I am going to Hangzhou tomorrow and be back on Sunday. Hangzhou is very near to Shanghai – the backyard city for Shanghai.
Here from Shanghai, greetings to all the girls/women.
In many companies in China, female employees enjoy half day off on March 8. So does the girls in my office. It was quiet in the afternoon, and the conference rooms are free. I thought: maybe part of the design to have half day off only for women is to remind the rest in the office of the importance of women. Just kidding.
I dressed up in suite today, and stood at the entrance of office to hand out cut flowers to every single female employees in the morning with other managers. I like the program designed by the admin team very much. It is a different Women’s day, for girls and for me.
Anyway, it is a good day to have. Happy Women’s Day.
P.S. Wendy also had a half day leave, but now, at 9:00 PM, she is sitting besides me to process all the backlog emails she left in the afternoon.