The Ji Village News

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  • Barcelona recommendations?

    As posted here earlier, I will be in Barcelona next week to deliver a session on sqlcmd for PASS 2006 European conference. I have some time for sight-seeing. So I am seeking comments and recommendations on anything you can provide: must-see, food, places of interest, etc.. I may even do some geocaching, if possible. So…

  • Creative ways for ego boost

    The book I co-wrote on Sql Server Integration Service (formerly know as DTS) has been selling pretty well at Amazon. I received 10 copies from the publisher a few weeks ago. I must confess that I felt pretty good seeing my own picture on the book cover. It should reach bookstores soon. However, don’t use…

  • Tooth fairy paid 2 visits

    My first-grader lost 2 teeth! For the first one, tooth fairy gave him 5 dollars. The second is 4 dollars cheaper than the first. So far, it is FIFO (First in, first out), meaning that he lost the 2 that came out first. They are all lower jaw teeth. He was born in June, 1999.…

  • English books I’ve read recently

    Since I listed some of the Chinese books I read in this post, I made a list of some English books I’ve read in the last 3 years or so for completeness. The books are not listed in any specific order. I highly recommend most of them. I am currently reading a Chinese book, 我的父亲邓小平，(My…

  • I want it that way — Funny Chinese student spoof music videos

    Here are some links to funny spoof MTV videos produced by college kids in China. The shorter guy is 黄艺馨 (Huang YiXin). The tall guy in the back is 韦炜 (Wei Wei). The guy in the background playing computer games is 肖静 (Xiao Jing). Oh wait, maybe he is their agent busy dealing with potential…