http://bingxiong.blogsome.com Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:42:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today, father and i watched X-Men 2 together on his souped up home theatre system. While away in Shanghai, he has cleverly upgraded his sound system with a second hand 5.1 sound setup, displayed in front of us in full grandeur. Strangely, i thought that such multi speaker setups should be ... http://bingxiong.blogsome.com/2008/01/27/chan-bbq/   反对磁浮，保卫家园Link: Shanghai Citizens Protest Train Extension    What a nice ring to it.. Who would have thought there would be a day where a protest in China would go smoothly. With the new Maglev extension plans running through several property districts, residents (in fear of radiation effects) have gone to the streetsto ... http://bingxiong.blogsome.com/2008/01/26/peaceful-protest-through-shanghais-busy-west-nanjing-road/ Dear friends, i have returned to sunny Singapore in a bid to complete the rest of my studies and return to the working world. Having seen the studying side of NUS for the past 2 weeks, i have to admit… being a student is more fun and carefree than in the ... http://bingxiong.blogsome.com/2008/01/25/singapore-is-my-homeland/ http://bingxiong.blogsome.com/2007/07/30/8-tips-to-manage-a-staff-retreat-in-china/ I am teaching English to the caddies in the golf club. Sounds like a piece of cake especially when Singaporeans are quite well versed in both Mandarin and English. But I can assure you, that the situation is quite the opposite. The first thing that hit me in the face ... http://bingxiong.blogsome.com/2007/04/22/teaching-english-in-china/ At Shentrepreneur, mixers and get-togethers are something we like to organize and present for our fellow Singaporeans. The SHEN twist to any networking session is to get both the junior and senior Singaporeans together for a night of introduction, sharing and fun. Recently, on the April 15th 2007 at the Regent ... http://bingxiong.blogsome.com/2007/04/22/shens-ben-2007/ 1. We got lost in the Shanghai Expressways A journey from Sheshan to Tomson sure is no joke. What should have been a 1 hour journey turned out to be a 2 hour ride on the highways of Shanghai. We knew we screwed up when we saw a sign telling us ... http://bingxiong.blogsome.com/2007/04/22/2-little-snippets-on-the-way-to-tomson/ The BMW Asia Open ends today on Sunday, after days spanning from the competition itself, food fests, marquees of exhibitions and sponsors, its an event well done. Last Thursday, my boss took some of us on a site inspection to see how and what some of the best Golf Tournaments ... http://bingxiong.blogsome.com/2007/04/22/bmw-asia-open-at-the-tomson-golf-club/ G is for Greens O is for Oxygen L is for Land F is for Friendship Who would have thought a sport as classical as golf would represent so many things? I didn’t until I started work at the Shanghai Sheshan Golf Club. http://bingxiong.blogsome.com/2007/04/15/golf/ A tribute to fellow NOC applicants out there who are looking forward to their resume and interview processes =) Here is some valuable “job-hunting homework” from Messmer : The 5 most-frequently-asked questions in the first 10 minutes of an interview: 1. Can you tell me a little about yourself? — Concisely discuss ... http://bingxiong.blogsome.com/2007/04/14/a-note-to-all-interns-out-there/