Posted in Business, Personal.
Tagged with China, Microsoft, MIT.
By Kevin Chiu
– July 4, 2010
Posted in Personal.
Tagged with China, Food, Microsoft.
By Kevin Chiu
– June 17, 2010
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On the flight from Seattle to San Francisco, I gave up my window seat to a kid who'd never flown before. Worth it.
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At SFO, i couldn't find an empty table, so I ended up sitting with this guy - who's actually an airline captain. We discussed programming languages, and I got him back into the groove with Ruby.
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Upon arrival at PEK, they use a thermal camera to watch for sick people.
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This was at the PEK baggage claim. It sort of looks like a camera.
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The kitchen / bedroom area.
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The bathroom
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I tested the tap water here. Everything is ok so far. I still need to test the bacteria content.
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The view from one of the windows on my floor.
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Microsoft Research Asia - There's something Zen about it.
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Old + New architecture.
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This is the rating system at the Bank of China. I saw something similar at the PEK airport. It's an interesting way to acquire customer feedback.
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Precarious!
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This clothing store had pretty much every Dreamworks character promoting its clothing.
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I only brought business casual in my luggage. I stand out a bit, but I think it's in a good way.
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American brands, such as Playboy, are really stretched here. BMW also makes clothes.
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There is a ton of great teas. I got to try a bunch in Wangfujing.
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There are some really huge shopping malls in Beijing. This one is Joy City and is 11 stories tall.
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This is Wangfujing. There are a lot of foreign goods sold here, but they're marked up quite a bit.
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Haagen Dazs is considered ultra luxurious here. The ice cream costs about the same as the US, but there's a lot more effort put into the presentation.
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This is a building with a nice sculpture in front of it in Wangfujing.
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The Garfield brand is repurposed to represent a high end bakery chain. Pretty much anything with American branding is a luxury good or service.
Posted in Personal.
Tagged with China.
By Kevin Chiu
– June 3, 2010
It’s kind of pollution-y here. I still need to figure out if I’m headed straight for Microsoft Research or heading to my accommodations first.
Posted in Personal.
Tagged with China, Microsoft.
By Kevin Chiu
– June 2, 2010
I just got my Chinese visa for an extended business trip to China where I’ll be consulting for Microsoft Research.
The last time I went to China, I was 1 year old. Foreign travel is new to me.
Check back often. I’ll be documenting everything here on my blog.
Posted in Business, Personal.
Tagged with China, Microsoft.
By Kevin Chiu
– May 23, 2010
