tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144105969957759112011-07-29T11:00:35.539+10:00Travel. Comment. Cliché.Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812353475195314207noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410596995775911.post-76490741547709943492010-06-22T00:11:00.000+10:002010-06-22T00:11:57.862+10:002010-06-22T00:11:57.862+10:00Standardized specifications for statues of ex-president of China have been released in Hunan Province, China, where the founder of People's Republic of China was born, as reported by Xinhua News...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, please visit my blog by clicking <b>View Original Post </b> below.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Shangyuan/~4/TLXvTB6UMmE" height="1" width="1"/>Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812353475195314207noreply@blogger.com0http://chenspaceli.blogspot.com/2010/06/specification-of-statues-of-mao-zedong.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410596995775911.post-17827820155757242812010-06-16T17:17:00.001+10:002010-06-16T17:27:51.853+10:002010-06-16T17:27:51.853+10:00Last night, after the morning exam, I was trying to dig out a worthwatching movie from my almost-50-g movie collection. Unfortunately most of the movies are crime or action themed which are so boring...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, please visit my blog by clicking <b>View Original Post </b> below.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Shangyuan/~4/F-O70oD4kIs" height="1" width="1"/>Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812353475195314207noreply@blogger.com0http://chenspaceli.blogspot.com/2010/06/movie-review-passage-to-india.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410596995775911.post-79842180632243381492010-06-13T00:48:00.000+10:002010-06-13T00:48:57.428+10:002010-06-13T00:48:57.428+10:00These days everyone is working on exams. In my case, I work on computers all the time. So sometimes I was thinking, who is the tool? Me or the Computer? Today on tram I was reading a short Sci-Fi...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, please visit my blog by clicking <b>View Original Post </b> below.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Shangyuan/~4/Kz2mCZGuX4Q" height="1" width="1"/>Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812353475195314207noreply@blogger.com0http://chenspaceli.blogspot.com/2010/06/computer-age-hoax.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410596995775911.post-69204532018319213652010-06-08T00:12:00.000+10:002010-06-08T00:12:47.698+10:002010-06-08T00:12:47.698+10:00Today I went to field work on a project in Western Victoria. On the way back, I was mobile Internet surfing and found a post from renren.com. In the post there were a lot of classic Chinese...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, please visit my blog by clicking <b>View Original Post </b> below.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Shangyuan/~4/cR2a3HfA0CM" height="1" width="1"/>Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812353475195314207noreply@blogger.com0http://chenspaceli.blogspot.com/2010/06/gaokao-please-die.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410596995775911.post-30319773947767120812010-06-05T12:56:00.000+10:002010-06-05T12:56:43.102+10:002010-06-05T12:56:43.102+10:00We live on credit cards. Or debit cards. We hold one or more those plastic keys to deal with our daily transactions. Going overseas? No problem. The multinational credit card organisations can settle...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, please visit my blog by clicking <b>View Original Post </b> below.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Shangyuan/~4/k7ph97JD05I" height="1" width="1"/>Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812353475195314207noreply@blogger.com0http://chenspaceli.blogspot.com/2010/06/visa-vs-union-pay-win-china-or-win.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410596995775911.post-50200567532019932712010-06-04T01:42:00.000+10:002010-06-04T01:42:28.511+10:002010-06-04T01:42:28.511+10:00So the latest issue of NewScientist has an article about a new kind of robot, MakerBot. It is a&nbsp; kind of machine that is able to make anything, if material and methods are given, including...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, please visit my blog by clicking <b>View Original Post </b> below.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Shangyuan/~4/GqxDY9n6g8E" height="1" width="1"/>Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812353475195314207noreply@blogger.com0http://chenspaceli.blogspot.com/2010/06/makerbot-prelude-of-matrix.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410596995775911.post-61655052177916742382010-06-02T23:56:00.000+10:002010-06-02T23:56:34.626+10:002010-06-02T23:56:34.626+10:00If you hava a business in Nanjing, the ex-capital city of China, you now have to increase your employees' salary by at least 6% annually. If you are not, you are faced with a fine from ￥1,000 to...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, please visit my blog by clicking <b>View Original Post </b> below.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Shangyuan/~4/mZ2BlvhReDE" height="1" width="1"/>Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812353475195314207noreply@blogger.com0http://chenspaceli.blogspot.com/2010/06/nanjing-compulsory-pay-rise.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410596995775911.post-26831326916944757512010-05-28T00:47:00.001+10:002010-05-28T00:48:08.425+10:002010-05-28T00:48:08.425+10:00A recent strike in China is unexpectedly reported as front page news in China's state-controlled media. Thousands of workers from Honda's factories are now on strike for higher wages. The factories,...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, please visit my blog by clicking <b>View Original Post </b> below.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Shangyuan/~4/ZGW3KXuVxRk" height="1" width="1"/>Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812353475195314207noreply@blogger.com0http://chenspaceli.blogspot.com/2010/05/communisum-comes-to-china.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410596995775911.post-18661529888886123062010-05-27T15:23:00.000+10:002010-05-27T15:23:58.583+10:002010-05-27T15:23:58.583+10:00A cat will die after losing its 9 lives. How many lives does a factory have? 2010, Foxconn's factory in Shenzhen, China, witnessed 12 of its employees jumping off their high-rise dormitory...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, please visit my blog by clicking <b>View Original Post </b> below.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Shangyuan/~4/eKr_lpqB9z4" height="1" width="1"/>Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812353475195314207noreply@blogger.com0http://chenspaceli.blogspot.com/2010/05/factory-with-12-lives.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410596995775911.post-77999874483658031602010-05-23T01:58:00.003+10:002010-05-27T14:07:39.286+10:002010-05-27T14:07:39.286+10:00Eckart Loewe, or better known as his Chinese name, 卢安克, is a German volunteer teacher in remote South China country village. Having been teaching in China for almost 10 years, he was interviewed by...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, please visit my blog by clicking <b>View Original Post </b> below.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Shangyuan/~4/Xmvd7-kw_xU" height="1" width="1"/>Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812353475195314207noreply@blogger.com2http://chenspaceli.blogspot.com/2010/05/volunteer-teacher-forced-to-leave-china.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410596995775911.post-66273399336233199722010-04-19T21:34:00.001+10:002010-04-20T00:34:19.065+10:002010-04-20T00:34:19.065+10:00In the last entry I reviewed the warehouses in Melbourne (click here to read more). In Beijing, where deindustrialization also takes places, there is a similar spot. The place is called 798. It is...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, please visit my blog by clicking <b>View Original Post </b> below.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Shangyuan/~4/GaGXkOPyEBQ" height="1" width="1"/>Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812353475195314207noreply@blogger.com0http://chenspaceli.blogspot.com/2010/04/798-warehouses-in-beijing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410596995775911.post-80044145742636312342010-04-18T01:29:00.001+10:002010-04-18T02:23:08.155+10:002010-04-18T02:23:08.155+10:00If Melbourne has nine souls, then warehouse is one of them. They spread around all over the city. And the suburbs. What they were designed for is never a concern of the customers who enjoy the...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, please visit my blog by clicking <b>View Original Post </b> below.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Shangyuan/~4/cUz-HgYibNs" height="1" width="1"/>Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812353475195314207noreply@blogger.com0http://chenspaceli.blogspot.com/2010/04/warehouses-in-melbourne-rebirth-after.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410596995775911.post-53799686979412643152010-04-17T01:48:00.001+10:002010-04-17T01:54:10.875+10:002010-04-17T01:54:10.875+10:00Admiral, a blockbuster of Russia in 2008, tells a story about the rise and fall of Kolchak, a leader of white russian movement. He went to the Russo-Japanese War, WWI, then became the commander of...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, please visit my blog by clicking <b>View Original Post </b> below.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Shangyuan/~4/kH4IL9KY3Rw" height="1" width="1"/>Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812353475195314207noreply@blogger.com0http://chenspaceli.blogspot.com/2010/04/admiral-movie-review-rehabilitation-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410596995775911.post-83616670761327139832010-04-16T22:10:00.001+10:002010-04-16T22:12:53.981+10:002010-04-16T22:12:53.981+10:00Charlton is a small country town in northeast Victoria. Perhaps halfway between Melbourne and Mildura. It was so small that the Shire of Charlton was abolished and merged into the Shire of...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, please visit my blog by clicking <b>View Original Post </b> below.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Shangyuan/~4/hLvjM6PRAHs" height="1" width="1"/>Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812353475195314207noreply@blogger.com0Charlton VIC, Australia-36.269007 143.350406-36.4074095 143.11694649999998 -36.130604500000004 143.5838655http://chenspaceli.blogspot.com/2010/04/trip-to-charlton.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410596995775911.post-41404083344178279612010-04-09T00:59:00.013+10:002010-04-11T14:27:56.046+10:002010-04-11T14:27:56.046+10:00Southern Seas, or Nan Yang (南洋), is a Chinese term for South-East Asian countries. One or two hundred years ago when wars and difficult times were occuring in China, migrates from this country,...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, please visit my blog by clicking <b>View Original Post </b> below.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Shangyuan/~4/rdL6s-iIS0g" height="1" width="1"/>Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812353475195314207noreply@blogger.com0http://chenspaceli.blogspot.com/2010/04/malaysia-journal-4-chinese-off-southern.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410596995775911.post-68090216860063297842010-03-30T16:53:00.010+11:002010-04-01T02:36:18.966+11:002010-04-01T02:36:18.966+11:00Melbourne Grand Prix finished last Sunday. The team of Virgin Company, being the parent company of Virgin Blue, however, couldn't even make to the end. It was said because the fuel tank of the car...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, please visit my blog by clicking <b>View Original Post </b> below.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Shangyuan/~4/r7UypfO-rfo" height="1" width="1"/>Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812353475195314207noreply@blogger.com0http://chenspaceli.blogspot.com/2010/03/cheap-airlines-bargain-with-hassle.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410596995775911.post-36591422129213344452010-03-20T20:39:00.004+11:002010-03-20T21:02:36.335+11:002010-03-20T21:02:36.335+11:00Today I took an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) test in RMIT in the morning. During the test I read a invaluable article in the reading setion. It was about the way in which we...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, please visit my blog by clicking <b>View Original Post </b> below.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Shangyuan/~4/_ozJIVVi2P0" height="1" width="1"/>Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812353475195314207noreply@blogger.com0http://chenspaceli.blogspot.com/2010/03/flow-aka-how-i-am-planning-to-re.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410596995775911.post-31219512396137222202010-03-18T20:08:00.003+11:002010-03-18T20:40:27.601+11:002010-03-18T20:40:27.601+11:00A whole new series of Lonely Planet, who keeps on ripping off its fellow Australians to feed people in UK and US, has arrived in town. They are now on sale in Augus &amp; Robertson Bookstore, with an...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, please visit my blog by clicking <b>View Original Post </b> below.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Shangyuan/~4/ZL2GE1JAkuE" height="1" width="1"/>Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812353475195314207noreply@blogger.com0http://chenspaceli.blogspot.com/2010/03/lonely-planet-has-come-to-town.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410596995775911.post-91777091342045377752010-03-15T23:24:00.004+11:002010-03-16T00:36:08.861+11:002010-03-16T00:36:08.861+11:00Books The bookstores in Malaysia, especially around KL, are so to my taste. They have large collections both of English and Chinese publications. Especially Chinese publications, they are from...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, please visit my blog by clicking <b>View Original Post </b> below.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Shangyuan/~4/3rRZ3E3CzWg" height="1" width="1"/>Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812353475195314207noreply@blogger.com0http://chenspaceli.blogspot.com/2010/03/malaysia-journal-3-books-cds-and-movies.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410596995775911.post-85864876328257441762010-03-09T00:38:00.004+11:002010-03-09T22:51:45.028+11:002010-03-09T22:51:45.028+11:00After being in Melbourne for almost 2 years, today I finally grasp a chance to visit the Great Ocean Rd. The road was being constructed since 1918, after World War I. 3000 soldiers were back from...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, please visit my blog by clicking <b>View Original Post </b> below.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Shangyuan/~4/NMI5waq1v1U" height="1" width="1"/>Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812353475195314207noreply@blogger.com0http://chenspaceli.blogspot.com/2010/03/great-ocean-road.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410596995775911.post-31368744248976839122010-03-04T00:16:00.005+11:002010-03-04T00:30:32.778+11:002010-03-04T00:30:32.778+11:00How lazy I was to hold this topic until a month after my visit to Malaysia! Writing journal is never a easy job, especially when writing about something you don't really know about and in your...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, please visit my blog by clicking <b>View Original Post </b> below.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Shangyuan/~4/xMkvBvCBU3Y" height="1" width="1"/>Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812353475195314207noreply@blogger.com1http://chenspaceli.blogspot.com/2010/03/malaysia-journal-2-baba-nyonya.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410596995775911.post-38757603343688474642010-03-02T23:39:00.002+11:002010-03-02T23:45:41.391+11:002010-03-02T23:45:41.391+11:00French animations always have a fascinating sense of humour and beauty. Though the story itself is little bit of cliche, hero won, gangster lose, the greedy richman got what he deserved. The figures...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, please visit my blog by clicking <b>View Original Post </b> below.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Shangyuan/~4/1rAQPGaxRWA" height="1" width="1"/>Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812353475195314207noreply@blogger.com0http://chenspaceli.blogspot.com/2010/03/go-west-lucky-luke-adventure-movie.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410596995775911.post-17593534981462984062010-02-21T04:50:00.002+11:002010-02-21T05:14:37.186+11:002010-02-21T05:14:37.186+11:00It has been days I went to Malaysia. Sadly I didn’t post anything much onto my blog about the trip. There are so much to say but so little time. I’ll start with Malaysian Indians, an area I least...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, please visit my blog by clicking <b>View Original Post </b> below.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Shangyuan/~4/3TrfrtjuKjU" height="1" width="1"/>Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812353475195314207noreply@blogger.com0http://chenspaceli.blogspot.com/2010/02/malaysia-journal-1-indians.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410596995775911.post-29161926943711490612010-01-21T01:09:00.002+11:002010-01-21T01:18:45.885+11:002010-01-21T01:18:45.885+11:00Here I am in Chinatown of Penang, Malaysia. The weather is hot and humid．Even though the fans are swirling at their top rates, the room is still full of sweaty people sitting uneasily in front of...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, please visit my blog by clicking <b>View Original Post </b> below.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Shangyuan/~4/tpqnWtDFnco" height="1" width="1"/>Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812353475195314207noreply@blogger.com0http://chenspaceli.blogspot.com/2010/01/malaysia-now.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410596995775911.post-91753776179228225832010-01-13T12:17:00.001+11:002010-01-13T12:17:32.211+11:002010-01-13T12:17:32.211+11:00The sensational news in China yesterday was baidu.com, the biggest search engine of that country, was hacked by an organization claimed themselves as Iranians. Comments and observers, however,...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, please visit my blog by clicking <b>View Original Post </b> below.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Shangyuan/~4/5saJQ3Z9lXo" height="1" width="1"/>Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812353475195314207noreply@blogger.com0http://chenspaceli.blogspot.com/2010/01/applause-to-google.html