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Is this how I'm going to be spending my 7 day National Holiday?

Quick, someone hide my credit card.

$r=25; $c=80 ( Read more... )

http://www.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/07/21/china.yuan.reut/index.html

w00t

http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/pressrel/rd_china.html

It's a bit demoralizing to see the guy who started MS Research in China defect to Google to do the same thing for that company.

With a view to regulating the ways inward/outward passengers make declarations, improving transparency in the Customs law enforcement, strengthening the Customs control over passengers’ luggage, maintaining national political, economic and cultural security and following international customary practices, a decision has been made to introduce as of ( Read more... )

Pros
1. Bathrooms don't smell like sewer
2. Air
3. People are polite

Cons
1. Streets are empty
2. Everything closes at 9
3. People are polite

Crap, my 3 months is up. I have to go back to the US ( Read more... )

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To round out my Labor Holidays, I had myself a trip to Shanghai with a fellow Microsoftie. Shanghai definitely feels different than Beijing, but that's probably because we spent most of our time in the "touristy" parts of Shanghai -- 新天地 (Xintiandi), 外滩 (The Bund), 南京路 (Nanjing Shopping Street (for those counting). The main difference being ( Read more... )