Reading Time: 2 minutes I saw some of the newest USA exports to China today: SAT (the US college admission test) and NFL (National Football league). At Chicago O’Hale airport, I met a girl who just graduate from high school (middle school in China) and will attend a college in the Mid-west US. She told me she has some friends
Reading Time: < 1 minute In order to stay connected in China, cell phone is a must. For short stay visitors, I believe “pre-paid minutes” or “pay as you go” card is good. There are a few minor things I found out by using China Mobile: 1) Text messaging: it’s much popular here and it’s less expensive compared to phone
Reading Time: < 1 minute Not that I don’t like Shanghai. Not just because Hangzhou has the world famous West Lake. Hangzhou’s size is about right, it has the convenience of the big city and the friendliness of a small city. I think St. Louis is similar in this aspect. There are fewer cars on the street, and people spend less time
Reading Time: < 1 minute I visited my childhood home yesterday. There are lots of change because of economy development. The old gravois road is wider and paved, with side walks and lights. There are no rice field any more. Almost all the lands are used for manufacturing companies or sold to developers. Even the brook by my house is
Reading Time: 2 minutes I used to think Shanghai is very big, until a few days ago I took the taxi from Lu Jia Zhui (the financial district in Pudong) to Jing An Temple in West Nanjing Rd. It’s only 5 km (3 miles) and 15-20 minutes drive during non-rush hour. I remember in mid 90s I walked half that distance on East Nanjing Rd (from YiBai to
Reading Time: < 1 minute I am at Ningbo Beilun, the forefront of opening and economy development of Zhejiang Province, argubally the most dynamic province in China these days. “Zhe Shang”, the business people from Zhejiang province, makes and sells many things you see in Wal-mart: underwear, stationary, toys, small applicance, etc. The scale of economy is enormous: I heard one time
Reading Time: < 1 minute I did not take too much taxi this time, I used the Metro (subway) a lot: more convenient, no traffic jam, besides it’s only 2 minutes ride from where I stay to where I work (more than 15 minutes walk though, good for me). I like to talk to taxi drivers from time to time;
Reading Time: < 1 minute I mentioned some differences (between Starbucks in Shanghai and the States) a while ago during my last Shanghai trip: more crowded, less sweet in taste. I found another difference today: the cup size is smaller here. So a “Venti” (large) here is really a “Grande” (medium) in the States! Maybe Starbucks thinks that Chinese are not as addicted to caffeine
Reading Time: 2 minutes I missed most of US open tennis because of this trip. I watched Andre Agassi’s 3.5 hrs fight agaist No. 8 seed Baghdatis the night before leaving. His perseverance prevailed. I have a lot of respect for him. I hope I can have some more perseverance too. Back to TV programs. I watched one reality show on the CCTV, “Winning in China”, sponsored by
Reading Time: < 1 minute This time I post it at Yupoo, the China’s flickr. Here is the link. And here is the view from my company’s office on Nanjing Xi Road (West Nanjing Road), Shanghai Center (Ritz Carlton Hotel), and J.C. Mandarin Hotel. No, I have not stayed at those hotels yet.
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