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22 Yifan Eats Orange

I would say that he got your eyes. : )
Posted by Karp at 2008-02-15 21:51:48. More

21 Angkor WAT, Cambodia

Cambodia visa can be apply when you arrive at the airport in Cambodia so it just a matter of leaving your originate city.
Posted by Karp at 2008-01-23 14:21:21. More

20 Weird Places in Shanghai via Google Earth

i still wondering about the 1st, 3rd and the 6th pic, Could you pls tell what the place is?
Posted by Karp at 2008-01-14 11:25:52. More

19 Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall

my visit there five years ago was a bit disappointing even for someone working in construction, it feel like a propaganda more than a useful info.
your pictures look promising with all the new update on the bund and expo site, may be i give the place one more try.
Posted by Karp at 2008-01-14 11:23:18. More

18 Why Maps in Shanghai are Upside Down?

The feng Shui compass also points to south, doesn't it?
Posted by Karp at 2007-10-22 20:54:00. More

17 You'v Got (Registered) Mail!

Guess how long will it take for a mail from Thailand to Shanghai to arrive ?
1 month !
Posted by karp at 2006-09-26 10:28:08. More

16 Life in Remote Places

Sydney Opera House, Australia, built 1957 to 1973, a opera house, of tile-clad concrete ( in the first and 2nd photo ) and precast concrete, in a temperate, urban waterfront area, in Expressionist Modern style.

33 years after completion the opera house is still attract tourist ( who doesn't go there for the performance at all ). Is it worth all the difficultlity and cost ?

Shanghai also have a beautiful opera house !
Posted by karp at 2006-09-26 10:22:19. More

15 World Financial Center - Part II

very nice pic of the moon.
Posted by Karp at 2006-04-10 20:19:08. More

14 Don't Let Social Software Become Spam Ware

SMS.ac is a scam
Posted on Wednesday, February 2, 2005 10:02:32 AM

please check this web site http://www.russellbeattie.com/notebook/1008290.html
and
http://badbusinessbureau.com/reports/ripoff127603.htm

a lot more on google
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2004-42,GGLD:en&q=sms%2Eac
Posted by Karp at 2005-02-05 13:02:22. More

13 Budget Travelers are the Majority

I almost gave you a call in July,2003 during the last few day of my trip,to borrow a mobile charger since i know that you use Alcatel mobile. It feel like a crazy idea then.
Now i wonder what you would do if i have had called. :)
Posted by Karp at 2004-11-15 03:23:12. More

12 How China Mobile Fee are Charged

Too complicate!
In thailand,it's use to be that way untill the second largest service provider desided to challange the pricing structure by charge only a small flat rate for all calls through out the country ( 1 yaun/min ), now that's the standard charging.reciveing call was not charge at all.
( Thailand is a much smaller country any way )
And they can offer a rate of 0.18 U.S.dollar per minute ( 1.4 yuan ) for mobile call from Bangkok to Shanghai (fixed line and mobile), i think that's impressively cheap!.
Posted by Karp at 2004-09-20 10:36:42. More

11 Pudong Airport Maglev in Depth

As of 5 may 2004,the maglev ticket is 50 yuan per person with 10 yuan discount if the passenger show a plane ticket.The train accelarated to 200 km/h in just a few seconds and my ride toped at 430 km/h.It took about 8 minutes from start to stop.
Even if you arrrive at the airport too early in the morning for the first scheduled train it would worth the wait.Too bad the service stop at 1700 pm. .
Posted by Karp at 2004-05-19 10:16:01. More

10 OOB for Wedding Anniversary

Happy Aniversary !
and I also think it is the best idea to leave the labtop at home.
( don't cheat, no internet cafe neither ! )
Posted by Karp at 2004-03-17 16:22:01. More

9 Houses in Shanghai

Is there a way to work around that situation?
I know that in big city ( Paris,New York ) this same kind of problem result in many interesting way. The room ( for rent )becomes very small - as little as 10 sq.m or less per room was rent to single person ,luckily it has it own very small w.c. ,or people start to broadeen there look to a different kind of place to live ,such as an old factory,old office space,shophouse.
I've been walking through the French Conssesion and surrounded area I notice that apart from the old houses that worth millions of R.M.B.,there are also manys that look a bit neglected (or you can say it look poor),quite small and not fully used,that the kind of the old building I'm talking about.
Posted by Karp at 2003-11-03 07:42:58. More

8 Houses in Shanghai

Is there other choice for young professional beside buying an apartment? Can these people find a good place to rent in downtown area or even in some really nice neighborhood (such as The French Consession)? I expect that you can find a place that was overlook (apartment in old building , garage or unuse part of a house) and renovate it to make it a nice livable place.Do you think it is possible?
Posted by Karp at 2003-10-31 01:37:14. More

7 PVG: Maglev Started Carry Passengers

the 75 RMB price is almost too good to be true. :)
Posted by Karp at 2003-10-11 13:27:38. More

6 Relocating to Shanghai

Can you you give more detail description for this?

For apartment, 1000 RMB to 1500 RMB should get a nice apartment for two persons in downtown Shanghai.

How big is it? Studio or One bedroom? In what type of building it would be,old or new? and what kind facilities could be expected, garden and swimming pool? :)
Posted by Karp at 2003-09-04 11:24:37. More

5 Shanghai Hotel Guide

I wish Mr. Jian Shuo Wang could find a way to let us edit our mispelling :P
Posted by Karp at 2003-08-20 00:16:52. More

4 Shanghai Hotel Guide

On my first vist to Shanghai in January,2003 ,I stay at Pacific Hotel at People Square.The building was very beautiful,especially it's small lobby.The location was perfect for a first timer. I booked it via sinohotel.com with gave a very good discount and no advance payment was required.
Posted by Karp at 2003-08-20 00:10:34. More

3 Shanghai Taxi Tickets

What does this mean? "Waiting 00:01.24"
Posted by Karp at 2003-08-01 16:27:54. More

2 Shanghai is Hot

I was in Shanghai last monday.It was hot as you said but i spent that day in Shanghai Museum on People Square,it was very comfortable so i would recommended it as a perfect place for summer date. :)
Posted by Karp at 2003-07-22 12:25:47. More

1 Happy Times

IKEA has a bigger summer sale?
Posted by Karp at 2003-07-22 12:28:17. More