| 2/1 |
 Minnesota Business Trip |
| 2/2 |
Woke up at 6:00AM, still cold weather going on
so I wanted just stay in bed. Reported to work and stayed there until
6:00PM. I had to juggle few of the items but everything was okay except for
forgetting my empty lunch box at work. I don't go there until Tuesday, my...
It was mostly sunny but seen some snow over lunch hour then got windier so
it was pretty tough being outside. Next monday will be tough one because -2F
is expected. Going to bed by mid night. |
| 2/3 |
Woke up at 8:00PM. It was 11F but with wind
chill of -4F. Went to gym class in the morning, came back then went to
outside for buying some Japanese groceries. The sky suddenly became cloudy
and blowing snow observed for about half hour. It was pretty tough to drive.
Saw a cop car on Keystone road at the location where I see them all the
time. I was driving at speed limit so I had no problem. I have seen someone
got pulled over when I was coming back from shopping. Went to get haircut in
the afternoon. It was a bit windy so I wished today is a bit warmer. Called
friends to check on the meeting time for tomorrow's ski. Went to bed around
11:00PM.
Snow blowing on the road, I cannot see half miles away. |
| 2/4 |
[Super Bowl Sunday! Indianapolis Colts played
against Chicago Bears and won their first championship]
Woke up at 6:00AM and stretched my body. Left home around 7:15AM to meet my
coworkers going to ski today. We arrived the site around 10:30AM, in a very
cold condition. It was 0F with -15F of wind chill when I woke up so I could
not expect much of warm weather. We had fun but it was too cold so we only
stayed for 6 hours. My fingers and toes got slight frost bites. We stopped
by Skyline Chile for the dinner. Drove back to the apartment around 8:30PM
took a while hour to warm up my room back from the lowest setting. Expecting
sub zero temperature tomorrow morning. Went to bed around 11:30PM. |
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| 2/5 |
It's monday. The morning low was -4F. This time
my car was surly taking the beat. The steering became very heavy, and the
belt was a bit slipping. Visited client's place, finding out some of them
are out of office today due to, well, going to the parade in the downtown
today. At least it was sunny, my
car got a bit warm during the day. Stopped at Subway for lunch, came back
from work around 7:30PM, and went to gym in the evening for the class. Came
home and worked on assignments and went to bed by mid night. Expecting a lot
of snow tomorrow. |
| 2/6 |
Woke up at 6:00AM. I already know we are going
to get a lot of snow today but morning was quiet, just the temperature of
0F. The snow began falling as I arrive the office. It accumulated so well,
and I had to remove snow on the road to reach to my car by the time when I
decided to go home. The road back home was quite scary, I already know the
parts freezes and I drove slow. The only problem is that because of the
snow, people cannot tell what part of the road belongs which bound of
traffic...
 I
cannot tell where is the diving line... |
| 2/7 |
Woke up at 6:00AM, still concerning about the
snow but was very much okay except a one scary slip right by the office. The
road at an intersection was frozen and I had to adjust braking to stop.
Worked whole day with a lot of phone calls. Because of the cold temperature,
the air get dry and I keep drinking water. Come home around 6:30PM, had to
go to the class, come home then had dinner. Went to bed around midnight
Snowed... |
| 2/8 |
Woke up at 6:00AM, my body was sore from the
class last night. Went to work on time. Had to stay there to catch up with
many things but able to leave to homebound around 6:00PM. I had to keep in
touch with counterparts until midnight so I was quite tired when I went to
bed. |
| 2/9 |
Payday Friday. Woke up on time but had to go to
visit client so I had to drive a lot today. Had a lunch at a Mexican
restaurant with my coworkers. Stayed there until 7:00PM. The snow on the
road are almost clear except for few locations. I cannot believe we still
have some snow left on it. When I came home, I found out that the
maintenance people fixed my shower, but at the same time, a water leaking
from the front yard toward the parking lot. Stayed up until 11:30PM. Went to bed. |
| 2/10 |
Woke up around 8:00AM. It's a kind of good
feeling not to worry about waking up early. I was tired quite a bit from the
week long of hard work. Stretched my body and worked out for a short period
of time. I went to outside for a walk. I checked engine oil before I drive,
it was pretty dirty. I am not sure whether it was because of this cold
temperature, or long drive I am making these days... The temperature was
near zero this morning so it was too cold for me to run. Stopped by Meijer
for gas and groceries. Spent a lot of time cooking for the coming week in
the afternoon. Worked on web page in the evening. Called home and then went
to bed after that. I plan going to ski tomorrow. |
| 2/11 |
Woke up at 6:00AM. Thank god it is not that cold
but still a single digit. Left apartment around 8:30AM to head to Perfect
North Slope. I enjoyed skiing with three other coworkers. Stayed there until
5:30PM and I came home around 7:30PM. Took a quick shower, ate dinner and
rest. 
Perfect North Slopes
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| 2/12 |
Woke up at 6:00AM. I got calls and I could not
get out from my home for a while. Expecting a really bad snow storm coming
so I had to make up my mind quick about what I do for today. So I drove to
the office, got my lunch while I was driving back home, then got change of
cloths before heading to customer's place. The snow did not start until
evening but snowed pretty good. I had to stay there until 9:30PM so the only
place I could get a quick dinner was from Pizza Hut. I checked in a hotel
nearby the customer's place and went to bed by 11:00PM. |
| 2/13 |
Woke up at 5:00AM. The guy who was sleeping at
the next room was coughing a lot (I hate hotel...) so I did not get much of
sleep. Had breakfast, and went outside to get my car cleared of snow. The
freezing rain was already started so the top of the snow was coated with
about 1/4 inches of ice. Stayed at office until 1:30PM then decided to head
back to Indianapolis. The road was not too bad but took about two times of
regular hours to get back to the home. The freezing rain changed to heavy
snow in the evening but over by 10:00PM (or just maybe). We are under
blizzard warning, which I have never had in my life... |
| 2/14 |
Woke up at 6:00AM. I tried to go work in the
morning but the road was slushy and I barely got out from the parking
because of the snow. I wasted a lot of gas just trying to get out. I
volunteered to clean up the snow in front of the apartment after giving up
going to work. The place got easier access, phew. Even after the plenty of
workout, I went to gym to workout again. Come home, ate dinner, worked on
company stuffs and going to bed around 10:30PM. It was already 5F... |
| 2/15 |
Almost around 0F in the morning. I was wearing
extra stuff before I go to bed last night and it helped a lot. Headed to the
work with less struggle today because the snow was taken care of and highway
was almost clear of it, except at the sides. When I arrived at work, I could
not find a spot to park due to the snow accumulated. Spent whole day at
office to do catch up errands, and my work. Left office around 6:30PM, I was
a bit worried that the road might refreeze so I head home straight. I could
stop by a bank and Best Buy if I had some time. Expecting the temperature in
tomorrow morning to around -5F so I guess it's going to be another cold day. |
| 2/16 |
Woke up at 6:0AM, Worked out in my room. The
outside was -4F and was pretty cold for me. An ambulance stopped right in
front of my apartment just as I was walking out from it. I was surprised a
bit, but I felt much tougher on getting out of snowed, icy parking spot
while evading the fire truck and other cars... Drove up to the bank to make
a deposit while on the way to visit customer. I saw a car ran over by a
pickup truck at I-465S and I-70W intersection. It looked pretty bad and
causing a huge traffic jam. Spent whole day at the plant, had lunch with
coworkers at a Mexican restaurant. I left the office around 6:00PM and drove
home. Went to bed around 11:00PM. |
| 2/17 |
Woke up at 6:00AM, felt pretty cold even when I
was in bed. I guessed the outside was snowing and it was right. The snow was
not too bad but had about 2 inches of fresh one. The flurries lasted all day
long. Went to a Verizon store to get a new one but they were working on
upgrading the system. Because I bought my phone in Kansas and now living in
Indiana, the network was not compatible and could not get me a new one. The
process should complete by Tuesday so I was asked to come back later. Took
an exam at gym and I think I passed it. My car got stuck at parking but I
could not find a shovel to dig my car out, so I used old newspaper to get my
car out the situation. Spent afternoon relaxing at my room. |
| 2/18 |
Woke up again at 6:00AM. I stretched my body and
drove to Perfect North Slopes again. The place was already crowded with
people one hour after the opening. I spent about 4 hours skiing and drive
back to my apartment. Spent evening relaxing.
 What a nice
weekend but too many people! |
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| 2/19 |
Woke up at 6:00AM. Stopped by at a rental car
place to pick up a 2006 Ford Taurus. The temperature was low so the power
steering pump was making noise, just I know from the old generation ones. I
was able to arrive at customer's place earlier than I thought, despite of
driving safe because the cops were hiding behind the snow piles. Had
meetings at the office. I was hoping to get a new offer from the company but
they needed more time... Had dinner at a Japanese restaurant, and checked in
at a hotel. Going to bed by midnight... |
| 2/20 |
Woke up at 6:00AM, worked out on stationary bike
for half hour, reported to work. I wanted to leave to go look for an
apartment earlier but I got out from the office around 10:00AM. Visited 8
apartments. The prices are pretty high compare to where I live right now. I
finally got talked to the boss about the new offer. My salary will be
adjusted for cost of living difference about 12%. I needed to find out if it
is an okay price so I decide not to give them the answer today. Went to
restaurant for dinner and had a salad. Going to bed by midnight again. |
| 2/21 |
Woke up at 6:00AM, worked out on
stationary bike for half hour, reported to work and also drive to the
apartment I found yesterday to finalize application. I also negotiated
increase on the salary from the one I was offered. I had to make a money
order so I stopped by at a CVS Pharmacy. They only charged me for 89cents. I
left the office around 4:00PM and began heading back to Indianapolis. The
sun was set around 7:00PM and I still had about 100 miles to go. I stopped
for gas and meal. I ate at a Taco Bell. I don't remember when I had it last
time, though. Came home around 10:00PM. Going to bed around midnight. The
room was a bit too hot so I opened up the windows to let the fresh air in. |
| 2/22 |
Woke up at 6:00AM. Went to work on time. I made
my lunch before I go so I did not have to go eat. The internet was down
whole day so I could not work on my stuffs a lot but managed okay. The AT&T
tech people did not resolve the situation, it was disappointing. Drove back,
dropped off the package at nearby Kinko's. Went to a Korean restaurant and
had BBQ with my coworkers. Came home around 9:00PM and finally finished
sending emails. |
| 2/23 |
Woke up at 6:00AM. Drove to the office. I had to
work on the network at the office which is down since last Wednesday. I
worked whole morning calling AT&T customer service. The line is back by
noon. Stayed until 6:30PM to catch with work I lost the time to work on.
Came home, had microwavable meal which I need to . |
| 2/24 |
Woke up at 7:00AM, went to gym in the morning. I
went to Verizon wireless again and they disappointed me again for system
glitch which they supposed to fix by last Wednesday. I also stopped by
BestBuy before heading back home once. I got my hair cut, washed my car, and
shop groceries at Meijer. I came home around 3:00PM. The snow began in the
night and the turned to rain. |
| 2/25 |
Woke up at 7:30AM. I had pretty good sleep. I
could start see soil somewhat. Relaxed from the morning but went outside for
a while. Freezing rain started after passing the half way |
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| 2/26 |
Woke up at 6:00AM. Worked out a bit before
heading to work. The road at my apartment was partially frozen so I had to
drive slow to warn the cars behind me. Stayed until 6:00PM at office. Had
dinner then headed to gym for the workout. I had to learn new forms so it is
going to be another tough stuff. Come home, caught up with my counterpart on
projects, went to bed by midnight. |
| 2/27 |
[DJIA lost 416.02 points]
Woke up at 6:00AM. The outside was 20F and
cloudy. I drove to Penske Honda to get my car have oil change. After that, I
stopped by the apartment to turn in the cancellation form. Drove to visit
customer's place. When I got there, it was already noon so I stopped by
Subway before getting there. Stayed there whole day to do my job. I left the
office around 8:00PM and went to eat a pizza with my coworker. Came home
around 10:30PM and went to bed around midnight. |
| 2/28 |
Woke up at 6:00AM, 25F in the morning. I drove
to work and stayed there until 6:00PM. The sky turned dark in the afternoon
and sleet fell for a while. Everything was clear by the evening. Expecting
some rain from tonight. Went to gym around 7:00PM, had to stop by bank to
make deposit before heading home. |