MW's Comments

There are 4 different readers (identified by email address) with the same nickname MW. They are represented by different colors.

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16 Posting my Mobile Number

hi Jianshou

i am the reader that called you from starbucks ;) i come over to china regularly from singapore for business. your articles help me to understand china and the chinese much better.

thanks again and i will certainly call again!

michael
Posted by mw at 2004-09-17 13:14:15. More

15 Starbucks Tour in Beijing

Ijimeru

http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives/20040811_about_starbucks_tour_in_beijing.htm

Please read the above article before passing any silly remarks. But then, I guess that passing such remarks is the pinnacle of your life.

michael
Posted by mw at 2004-08-17 18:42:50. More

14 Longest Business Trip in Beijing

i usually get a copy of "that's beijing" magazine from the hotel frontdesk. there are suggestions on restaurants and events. some art shows can be quite good.

i actually enjoy the flag raising ceremony at the TAM square in the morning and i am not even a chinese national :) followed by breakfast. beijing opera at lao she teahouse is good for me too.

for dinner, i love the malaxiaolongxia at gueijie. i think this is better than the best i can find in shanghai. but it tends to upset my tummy coz it can gets pretty spicy.
Posted by mw at 2004-07-29 00:57:22. More

13 Odds and Ends of Today

when you have been married for as long as I have (15 years) you learn to let the wife do the shopping with the other wives. just supply the credit cards and wait for the damage to be done :p in the meantime you can hang around borders (the bookshop) or funan centre/ sim lim square (computer shops) or starbucks.

Posted by mw at 2004-07-25 12:31:02. More

12 Odds and Ends of Today

WJS, if you are coming over to singapore do drop me a line. let's meet up for coffee!

michael wu.
Posted by mw at 2004-07-24 15:31:40. More

11 To Focus or Not?

WJS, when i visit your site the feeling is like dropping by a good friend's sitting room for a chat. yes, i like it PERSONAL :) and thank you for a great time always.

michael wu
Posted by mw at 2004-07-23 18:40:16. More

10 My New Laptop - Dell Latitue D600

carsten

yeah, the A & R series are rather heavy. that is why i have always chosen the Ts. before that i was using the 570 which was pretty good too. my kid is using that now.

lee, with the world it is now, virus checkers and defensive computing is a must. also set for windows to receive all updates. some of these updates are critical to protecting your system. in fact, am seriously considering that my next thinpad should be linux driven. sorry JS, microsoft should do a better job in protecting their users. i know that they try but ...

what i understand from ibmers, linux installs really well on thinkpad with all the required drivers etc. thinkpad with linux and open office (www.openoffice.org) should be a killer comibination. the only thing that is keeping me back is that i have outlook synched with my SE P900. there seems to be no available synch program with any linux based pim :(

Posted by mw at 2004-07-11 11:13:05. More

9 My New Laptop - Dell Latitue D600

i have always been an ibm thinkpad fan myself. currently am using a t30 for the past two years and it still serves me well. bluetooth and wifi built in.

thinkpad rulez man.
Posted by mw at 2004-07-10 02:20:14. More

8 Got Two Links (Gifts) Today

"I am not 100% sure if I am comfortable with what the author described me in last page of the report. I am reported as a guy "who shies away from overt criticism of the government but treads the line rather closely". I am not the guy who makes living by criticizing the government. The life here is comfortable and the city is good. I love everything here. Sometimes there are blocks and server down, but.... anyway, it is the reality."

don't worry about it, Jian Shou. most western media is still caught up with the TAM incident. they don't see and appreciate the improvement in the lives of millions of chinese over the years due to the stability and economic liberalization brought on by the Deng reforms. all in good time, i say to those who advocate political liberalization. i suspect that most of these people don't realize that chaos will bring about suffering to the majority of the ordinary people.
Posted by mw at 2004-06-06 02:00:55. More

7 Airport Construction Fee

the airport fee in singapore is usually included in the airfare. the airlines collect the fee on behalf of the airport authority. i think it is about $20 or RMB90

michael
Posted by mw at 2004-06-03 01:54:25. More

6 IKEA Becomes Cheap in China

any swedish meatballs? yummy! if you like them bouncy...
Posted by mw at 2004-05-31 02:02:18. More

5 Moving to the New Apartment

hey, u get to rid the paint smell and have good luck at the same time, so why not LOL :)

Posted by mw at 2004-05-30 16:28:17. More

4 IKEA Becomes Cheap in China

and the availability of cheap ice-cream and hotdogs is to give shoppers the idea that stuff in cheap and good. this is stationed outside the checkout counters. so after paying a heft amount for the shopping you look at the ice-cream and hotdogs and think "so cheap!" ;)

michael
Posted by mw at 2004-05-30 16:24:17. More

3 Moving to the New Apartment

in singapore, pineapples are considered lucky. the chinese of the hokkien (fujian) dialect usually roll a pineapple into the new apartment saying "ong lai" which means "good luck comes"!
Posted by mw at 2004-05-30 12:06:32. More

2 Wangjianshuo's Blog is Famous

your blog is always a good read. in fact, i check in several times daily! the next opportunity i have to visit shanghai i would certainly like meet up with you. then i can tell everyone that i know you just like tchoo2 :)

michael
Posted by mw at 2004-05-27 18:14:31. More

1 Flighting back for NET SEND SPAM

go to the shit, danmit.
Posted by MW at 2003-01-16 21:37:22. More