Category Archives: China

Day trip to Xi’An (from Beijing)

Posted on January 21, 2016 by sinyaw

You have a spare day while you are in Beijing. You are in the mood for an excursion that is a bit adventurous. Think Xi’An, the city that is a couple of thousand years older than Beijing, home to the … Continue reading →

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Mobile Payment

Posted on January 14, 2016 by sinyaw

It is like the Internet frenzy all over again, all those companies chasing eye-balls by pouring tons of money into the venture. Who is going to pay for all the the infra-structure, R&D, marketing, and the rewards? During the Bubble, … Continue reading →

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A Beijing Traffic Experiment

Posted on April 8, 2015 by sinyaw

When T3 came alive before the 2008 Olympics, going to Beijing International Airport was a breeze. Hop onto the Airport Expressway, zip through sparsely occupied lanes, and you arrive at the majestic Terminal 3 in about 30 minutes. The most … Continue reading →

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An Alternative to Uber

Posted on April 2, 2015 by sinyaw

In China, nearly nation-wide, there are many apps for taxi services. The two major players are çš„çš„ (Dee Dee) and å¿«çš„ (Kuai Dee). As a passenger, you enter the destination and pick-up location to request a taxi service. All nearby … Continue reading →

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SiMaTai: the Sequel

Posted on March 24, 2015 by sinyaw

Edit on Mar 16, 2015. Original post on Oct 2nd, 2008. Must be due to the popularity of my original post :-), this section of the Great Wall has become more popular. For unknown reasons, the official has blocked the … Continue reading →

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Empire of the Pig

Posted on December 25, 2014 by sinyaw

The Economist’s December issue has a startling article on the economy of pig, particularly about its consumption in China: Chinese now eat half of the pork in the world. During my recent trip to Chengdu, we got stuck on the … Continue reading →

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Leave for the memories

Posted on December 12, 2014 by sinyaw

A couple of hundred young engineers met me in 2005 in Beijing. The expectations were high: they needed to grow up fast to take on intense and difficult software development projects, working for leadership positins that were 16 hours away … Continue reading →

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台灣罵

Posted on December 7, 2014 by sinyaw

打開台灣電視，所謂新聞節目，就是一小時的罵！罵得狠，罵的絕，就有人稱快。於是各台分邊，輪流開罵。選舉後，馬英九成了過街老鼠，所有人罵的最佳標的。慘哪！ 台灣有複雜的中國情結。老蔣時代，培育了對立仇恨，美麗島造就了獨立的激情。以前他們是＂水深火熱中的大陸同胞＂。今天是我們一步步的被邊緣化，眼看就要被經濟統一了。台灣像是小時候的模範生，長大了發現吊尾巴的留級生混的比自己好一萬倍。見面時太太尷尬，無法面對。兩千萬人中一半＂寧死不屈＂不為五斗米折腰，另一半想他們是白癡。 台灣還有許多可愛的地方：精緻的文化，禮貌的百姓，溫曛的服務，一流的高等教育。錢是跟人的，戰略地位，也是人做出來的。台灣的罩門是分歧：南北，藍綠，世代，府院，獨統，窮富，官商。其實分歧是人的本性，舉世皆然，只要協商而不對立，不同的意見是正向的。 協商的基礎是信任。下次碰到個＂對方＂，別開罵，想想他們的觀點，有商量的餘地嗎？罵只是一時之快，只有破壞性。再罵，這島就沒了！

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再遊蘇州

Posted on August 15, 2014 by sinyaw

好些年前來蘇州過,重點是貝律銘設計的博物館,稱是一代大師的閉門作. 幾個園林古鎮當然也看了. 感覺蘇州是個可順道一遊的地方,而不是個重點目的地. 從南京去上海,不如加一站蘇州,頗理想的. 夏天的蘇州,中午時無風酷熱,汗流不停. 過一陣子清風帶著雨意吹來, 然後一劈雷,大雨傾盆. 我搶著雨前晃逛完了平江路. 說來也頗豐盛,先吃個臭豆腐,逛了”耦園”,吃個小吃午飯,再聽聽”彈唱博物館”的節目. 跳上個公交車,一路回酒店. 先沖個涼,再看窗外雨景. 彈唱博物館的巷口有個小吃叫”弄堂口”,居然有自釀黑啤,來了一扎,配上小籠包. 一人邊吃邊看鄰座遊人. 也自得其樂. 博物館今天的節目是說書,我興匆匆買張”狀元座”,結果是蘇州話,我一字聽不懂. 但是發現看他說書也很有娛樂性. 表情豐富,語調上下,不時還離座手腳表演一下. 我傻瓜聽書,還邊聽邊笑呢! 在耦園看到個對聯,上聯”耦園住佳耦”,下聯”城曲築詩城”,橫批”枕波雙隱”. 這多幸福啊! 這園是清朝個按察使修的. 一宅二園,故名”耦”. 出差行程中多了一天,在蘇州晃晃. 決定正確!

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于記杏仁豆腐

Posted on November 4, 2013 by sinyaw

台北信義區,新光三越A11地下館B2. 聽說有其他分店. 他的杏仁豆腐雪花冰.一絕! 聽說他將杏仁豆腐凍成冰,再刨成雪花.碗底為其他配料. 這冰入口軟軟涼涼的,沒有一般刨冰的尖刺. 雪白帶點甜,可愛又可口. 看官們如到附近,不彷試試.

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