Kevin Chiu

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• Kevin Chiu 2:31 pm on June 17, 2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: China ( 12 ), Food ( 8 ), Microsoft ( 28 )   

  China June 6 – June 17 

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

  

  
  

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  • arti 11:10 am on June 18, 2010 Permalink

    Hi Keving,

    Referred to your site by a friend and just wondering what the ‘Donate’ button is for? A non-profit, a cause?

    Thank you for getting back to me on this.
    Arti

  • Tejas 4:45 pm on July 3, 2010 Permalink

    Hey Kevin, didnt know you joined Microsoft. Which team are you working with ? will you be working in Redmond too ?

    –Tejas

  • Kevin Chiu 2:02 pm on July 4, 2010 Permalink

    @Tejas

    I’m working with the HCI team in Beijing. It’s a research internship.

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• Kevin Chiu 1:48 am on June 3, 2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: China ( 12 )   

  China June 2 – June 6 

  

  On the flight from Seattle to San Francisco, I gave up my window seat to a kid who’d never flown before. Worth it.

  

  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.

  
  

  

  Upon arrival at PEK, they use a thermal camera to watch for sick people.

  

  This was at the PEK baggage claim. It sort of looks like a camera.

  
  

  

  The kitchen / bedroom area.

  

  The bathroom

  
  

  

  I tested the tap water here. Everything is ok so far. I still need to test the bacteria content.

  

  The view from one of the windows on my floor.

  
  

  

  Microsoft Research Asia – There’s something Zen about it.

  

  Old + New architecture.

  
  

  

  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.

  

  Precarious!

  
  

  

  This clothing store had pretty much every Dreamworks character promoting its clothing.

  

  I only brought business casual in my luggage. I stand out a bit, but I think it’s in a good way.

  
  

  

  American brands, such as Playboy, are really stretched here. BMW also makes clothes.

  

  There is a ton of great teas. I got to try a bunch in Wangfujing.

  
  

  

  There are some really huge shopping malls in Beijing. This one is Joy City and is 11 stories tall.

  

  This is Wangfujing. There are a lot of foreign goods sold here, but they’re marked up quite a bit.

  
  

  

  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.

  

  This is a building with a nice sculpture in front of it in Wangfujing.

  
  

  

  The Garfield brand is repurposed to represent a high end bakery chain. Pretty much anything with American branding is a luxury good or service.

  
  

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  • Tejas 11:30 am on June 6, 2010 Permalink

    Nice snaps, what camera were you using ?

  • Kevin Chiu 11:45 am on June 6, 2010 Permalink

    It’s a Canon EOS 550D.

  • Nadia Hsu 1:26 am on June 7, 2010 Permalink

    Sounds interesting~~~Have fun!

  • lenchante 4:03 am on June 10, 2010 Permalink

    Nice updates……..great way to learn about Beijing

• Kevin Chiu 6:06 am on June 2, 2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: China ( 12 ), Microsoft ( 28 )   

  Arrived in China! 

  

  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.