Archive for January 24th, 2008

Jan 24 2008

Zhang Huizhi

This doc dated 5/28/1996 certified the property my great grandfather owned since 1913 while serving as the governor.  He built this old style brick and tile 60-room+ compound on three acres of land.  I have long wanted to visit his garden compound in Jinan, that has converted into a public park in the 80s.  It’s a very popular site with the wedding [...]

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Jan 24 2008

What money can buy ..

Published by The Kibbitzer under Current Affairs

Money can buy a lot of things we need or don’t need.  Now after (are we over it yet?) the sub-prime roller-coaster, US is going around the world - mainly in the oil countries - begging for money, 10b here, 20b there.  And the retirees like Sandy Weill might have to come out to work  ..  The [...]

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Jan 24 2008

My old photos

Published by The Kibbitzer under Genealogy Research

My family nick named me the terrorist, because I tout my little card-thin Casio often.  A little too often.  Ok, fine, I admit it, all the time.  I’m onto my third Casio in 5 years: first one dived into the lake outside of the Aquarium in Beijing, so I bought the identical second, and it dropped in the bathroom at the Bethpage [...]

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Jan 24 2008

Da Tsonga dude

Published by The Kibbitzer under Saga, Sports

Wow, the Jo-Wilfred Tsonga dude played an amazing match, dumped Nadal to reach the final in straight sets: 6:2, 6:3, 6:2.  Before this Aussie Open, I’ve never heard of him.  At the first glance, he reminded me of boxer Ali.  Pumpkin is watching a lot, first time I’ve seen her so into watch tennis, omg, :).  [...]

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Jan 24 2008

Having a good time ..

Published by The Kibbitzer under Trade of the day

in this down market?  It’s been great for me ..

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