Category: China

Reading Time: 2 minutes I was amazed at the number of cars in apartment complex in Shanghai. Many recent apartments have build-in garages. I asked one friend who lives in a 3 years old high-rise apartment. He told me one covered parking spot cost RMB 150,000, or it can be rent for RMB 6,000 per year; the parking along

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February 3, 2006

Reading Time: 2 minutes I am not going to do a comparison between Shanghai and St. Louis here. I don’t think it’s fair to compare these two great cities. Here I’m going to put down a few observations I made in past few days. Hospital I went to see doctor today for my sleep problem. I went to Shanghai

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February 2, 2006

Reading Time: 2 minutes I happened to visit some of the high-end shopping malls in Shanghai yesterday. One is CITIC square (中信泰富广场), which host many world top brands such as Amanni, Bailey, Mont Blanc, etc. The price tag of some of the items amazed me quite a bit, e.g., I saw a ladies’ coat for RMB 9500, a sweat

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January 30, 2006

Reading Time: 3 minutes Today is my first day in Shanghai for this trip, it’s also the Chinese New Year’s day. Obviously I don’t have a good start with a sleepless night. Also with majority of my friends spending time with family members, I felt I am a little weird. I can tell when I go to the caferia

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January 29, 2006

Reading Time: 2 minutes I could not fell asleep at my first night in Shanghai. The jet lag is one reason, but I know the real cause is deeper in my heart. There were lots of firework in Shanghai between 11PM to 12 AM, I have not watched the firework that closely for a while. The amazing thing is

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January 28, 2006

Reading Time: < 1 minute I will be taking vacations from tomorrow Jan 27 till Feb 5. I expect to have access to Internet regularly but I hope I can find something more fun than computer. Life is much more than computer and Internet. Today is my last day at work before this Chinese New Year. I told some of

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January 26, 2006

Reading Time: < 1 minute Ma Yun (Jack Ma) is the founder of Alibaba. Although I don’t agree everything he says, I like his personalities and stories… I read this article from Wenxuecity, here is the link. ========================================= 马云的纯真年代:内心深处那位女孩是块玉 《英才》杂志 或许是太瘦,马云胳膊显得很长。他的手从雪白的衣袖中垂下来,几乎垂到膝盖上。他沉浸在回忆里,时而欣喜,时而愤怒。 他的手永远在空中挥舞,说几句就忍不住换一个姿势,好像随时准备展开搏击。   马云的“语录”之一是“男人的胸怀是冤枉撑大的,受的冤枉越多,胸怀越大”。这句话中,不仅有愤怒,委屈和自我解嘲,而且饱含宽容。在与现实世界的抗争中,究竟是什么让他始终斗志盎然,意气狂狷?   那个叫曾瑾的小女孩   幼时,马云很敏感。   马云爷爷是保长,属“黑五类”。由于被欺太甚,这个从来不和人争吵的男人有一次终于不能忍受了。结果,警察到家里来,很多同学也趴在窗户上看热闹。警察当面大声呵斥,“只许你老老实实,不许你乱说乱动”。当时,这句话很经典。   不幸的是,语文课本里也有这句话。那节课,马云只好硬着头皮听,老师念到那句话时,一个孩子扭过头,看了马云一眼。“哗”的一下,马云的课本就砸过去了。那孩子更猛,把整个书包猛掷过来。马云躲闪不及,书包里的铁文具盒角刚好撞在额角,顿时血流如注。   关于“七人之中必定有混蛋”的认识,或许在这时已经萌芽了。而“六人之中必定有俊杰”的论断中,或许隐藏着更多的温暖。   喜欢打抱不平,经常帮别人打架。少年马云坚定不移地践行他在武侠小说中看到的“侠骨仁心”。   到了小学四年级,他在学校又帮人打架,白骨都露出来了。没有麻药,只好直接缝针。“虽然很疼,但我当时眼泪都没掉一滴。”马云的勇敢赢得同学的好感,期末评三好学生时,他本以为自己肯定没问题,结果却没人推荐提名。   终于,一个女孩子站起来说,我选马云。马云吃了一惊,因为当时男女生互相不说话,更不能有好感。马云太感动了,而能不能评上三好学生对他而言,已经不再重要。直到今天,他仍记得那个西安女孩的名字:曾瑾。他强调说,是玉字旁的“瑾”。   在他内心深处,这是一块不折不扣的玉。   漂亮的地理老师   各门课中,马云最得意的就是英文。   英文好,他才能念杭州师范大学外语系,才能做英文老师,才有海博翻译社,才有机会到美国接触互联网,也才有后来的阿里巴巴。   为什么喜欢英文?   读中学时,教地理的女老师非常漂亮,讲课让人如沐春风。马云特别崇拜她。   后来,这老师讲了一件事,马云受益终生。她说,在西湖边上,几个外国人问她中国地理,她英文也很好,自然对答如流。老师总结说,你们要学好地理,不然他们问你的时候,你会给中国人丢脸。   一回家,马云就花6毛多钱,买了个纸喇叭,每天听英文广播。地理老师常去的西湖边,也成了他的最爱。遇到外国人,马云就凑上去和人讲话。他的英语口语就这样一天天流利起来。   有了兴趣,才能做好。马云坚信这一点。而在兴趣基础上建立起来的实力,“就是一次次失败的积累。只要不把我打死,还会再来过。霉运当头时,要跳出来看,放弃不等于用头撞墙。搞不过就绕一下。学会放弃,才开始成功。”

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January 25, 2006

Reading Time: < 1 minute 我已经有八年没有回国过年了。来美国八年多,先是上学,然后是工作。前几年每年春节的时候大多是我工作最紧张的时候,因为产品RELEASE的关系。这两年换了部门,自己的资格也老了一些,老板也比较好说话。我就跟老板说想回去过年。老板很爽快地答应了,前提是活不能拉下。这对我来说不是问题。自从元旦过完节后,我就开始加班加点,把我的项目给做出来了。看来人还是要有动力。 其实我并不是很想回家过年,不是因为我跟我家里人关系紧张,而是因为我不喜欢过于流于形式的过年方式。走亲戚,送礼品,吃喝一通。。。其实美国的圣诞节不也是如此,买礼品,包礼品,装模作样地猜礼品。。。其实知道里面是什么。我只是想找一个地方安静一下,跟一些谈得来的朋友聊聊天。也许我是搞错了方向,在过年的时候到国内找安静的地方?没听说过黄金周吗?OK,我承认我也许有点失策,但我认为我追求的是一种平静的心态。外界的影响当然有,更重要的是自己怎么去调节。我想我真的很需要这样的QUITE TIME。并不是说美国工作有多紧张,生活压力有多大。很多时候,我过于在乎名利,追求快速的成功。一个事情一看没希望,马上放弃另起炉灶。浮躁,缺乏韧性。 我并不指望我能马上改头换面,但是我看到了一点希望。这里我要感谢很多朋友,尤其是去年夏天在上海碰到的一个新朋友。是你们,帮我看到了希望。

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January 24, 2006

Reading Time: < 1 minute From mitbbs: ======================= 大清早 5点10分起床打车去车站买票 问:有k369学生票么?坐票? 答:没有 问:卧铺呢? 答:没有 问:那站票 呢? 答:站票有。不过不能买学生票 问:为什么不能买学生票 答:铁道部有规定:今年决不让一个学生站着回家。 ================================ Fun aside, I remembered at one time I stood in the train for 28 hours from Wuhan to Ningbo during winter break in early 1990s. It seems to me transportation still faces “bottle neck” problem during the Chinese New Year.

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January 18, 2006

Reading Time: < 1 minute A good friend of mine recently went back to China permanently after spending more than 4 years in the States. He told me some interesting (good or bad) experience in a bank. First, he was very impressed by the touch screen in the bank, which is good. As a side note, last summer when I

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January 2, 2006
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