| 8/1 |
I woke up at 7:00am, went to work almost on
time. Had lunch with my coworker at a Japanese restaurant. I usually go
there with a couple more people but they are in department so had something
else to do. Spent afternoon easy, but watched weather carefully. I called my
coworker whose from Yokohama to find why Shin Yokohama station looked so
unpopulated. It seems to be that downtown area is 30 minutes by train from
there... Stayed until 7:00pm and headed to home but stopped by at a
Japanese grocery store. Stayed up until 11:00pm catching up with my journal.
Thunderstorm missed here but wind was cool. |
| 8/2 |
[Fujio Akatsuka, one of famous Japanese
cartoonist, died]
Woke up at 8:15am; a sunny day. Went to run for 6 miles at
Kensington Park. The breezy and cooler than back home condition allowed me
to enjoy the run. Stopped by at Meijer before coning home. Spent afternoon
at home relaxing, reading book, organizing the laundry. Called home in
the evening and talked with my dad for a while. Went to bed around 1:00am |
| 8/3 |
Woke up at 8:00am, Another sunny day. Went to
run 8 miles then come back. Had a black wheat noodle for lunch. Relaxed for
a while. Went to the office and stayed until 9:00pm, come home, took care of
errands and went to bed around 11:30pm. |
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| 8/4 |
Woke up at 6:00am, went to work, I brought lunch
with me so I did not have to go eat, stayed until 9:15pm, drove back home.
Rained a bit during the afternoon a bit. Went to bed around 11:30pm |
| 8/5 |
Woke up at 6:00am, the road to work was very
busy and took extra 10 minutes to just get there. Went to get dinner at
Jimmy John's since I have to stay at work late. Saw a guy from Honeywell
testing Turbocharged Audi. Had meeting, had rain also. Come home after
10:30pm, with company car I am testing. Still 75F in the night and had hard
time going to bed. I stayed up late after midnight. |
| 8/6 |
Woke up at 7:30am, I must have been tired and I
forgot to turn off the bed light... Went to work, come home after working
out a bit at LTF. I have not been there for a while. Relaxed in the evening,
and expecting some rain overnight. |
| 8/7 |
[Detroit mayor ordered in jail for traveling to
Canada without getting permission from the court]
Woke up at 6:00am, cooler than usual but cloudy. Left home to go work on
time, but the road was busy again so I was late but everybody else too. The
surprise was they were resurfacing the parking lot, so I had to borrow a
spot from neighboring company... Stayed until 8:00pm since there is no
meeting tonight. Stopped by at LTF for workout, then come home, had dinner,
then went to bed. |
| 8/8 |
[2008 Beijing Olympic begins, Georgia declaring
war against Russia over conflict on South Ossetia]
Woke up at 6:00am, renewed my membership with AIAA. Went to work on time and
stayed until 7:00pm. I had to go out for lunch by myself so I went to Don Betos. One of my coworker went home in a hurry since he was so excited about
the broadcast of Olympic opening ceremony which is at his home country. If
Japan hosts a Olympic game, will I watch it ion TV? I am not sure. Stopped
by at LTF for workout, also Best Buy to get harness for my car audio, then
at Meijer for groceries. Come home around 9:00pm, relaxed whole evening just
browsing net and watching movies. Went to bed around midnight. |
| 8/9 |
Woke up at 6:00am but stayed in bed until
8:30am. Checked on the internet about my shoes order placed a week ago, and
finally it's been shipped. It's sunny and calm, I cannot believe we maybe
getting thunderstorms in the afternoon! Went for a 8 mile run at Kensington
Park. I was driving a company car so I had to pay $4 to get in. The clouds
are building up so it was breezy and very easy to run. Come home, stopped by
at Burger King before heading to the office. Read newspapers and practiced
musical instruments for a while. The rain was starting just as I was getting
out from there. Stopped by at Running Fit to buy some energy gels, which had
20% off with buying 24 of those, and then headed to Twelve Oaks mall to buy
my replacement sunglasses, and finally at One World Market before heading
back to my apartment. The rain was over by the time when I get home. Relaxed
for the evening and typed up my blog for the week. Called my dad before
midnight. Went to bed after that.
Storm is over |
| 8/10 |
Woke up at 6:00am but stayed in bed until
8:00am, went for running at Kensington Park again but finished by 11:40am
since I headed out earlier than yesterday. Come home around noon, had lunch
and stayed at home until 1:00pm. I headed to Lansing, MI for the first time
to check out the capital. Unfortunately, the weather was rainy but I get to
walk around the place a bit. Drove back to home around 4:30pm, relaxed and
get ready for the new week. Cooked dinner, cleaned my room, kitchen, and
bathroom. Talked with my friends in the evening. Rain was on and off until
9:00pm. Went to bed around 11:00pm.
Michigan State Capital at Lansing, MI |
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| 8/11 |
Woke up at 6:00am once, but fell back to sleep.
Went to work, and stayed until 7:30pm. I get to come home at 8:00pm, since
our Japan office is closed for holidays whole this week. Stayed up until
11:30pm, writing emails, went to bed after midnight. |
| 8/12 |
Woke up at 6:00am again, but could not get up
until 7:30am. Went to work, and stayed until 7:00pm. Headed out with
coworkers to help one of them getting furniture. Drove back to the office
around 8:00pm, stayed there until 9:00pm and come back to the apartment. It
was sunny all day. Stayed up until midnight and went to bed. |
| 8/13 |
Woke up at 6:00am, I got up okay this time. Went
to work under cloudy sky with temperature in 60s, it's going to be rainy
today. Stayed until 7:00pm then headed to LTF for workout. The clouds are
all over the place but rain missed where I was. Stopped by at Meijer before
coming home. Stayed hole relaxed. Wrote emails to friends. Going to bed by
midnight. |
| 8/14 |
Woke up at 6:00am, stretched my body, checked
emails and then headed to work. I did not have enough time cooking rice so I
bought a meal at Jimmy Johns. My coworker was in hurry so we just went there
together. Stayed there until 7:00pm, headed to LTF for workout. Come home,
stayed up until midnight. |
| 8/15 |
Woke up at 6:00am, went to work as usual. Went
out for lunch with several other coworkers to a Japanese restaurant. Stayed
until 7:00pm, but worked on my car to replace radio, took until 9:00pm.
Working on Civic is tougher than on Camry which I always do... Went to LTF
for workout. It was already 10:00pm when I come home. Went to bed around
midnight. Some rain was expected for the evening but nothing happened. Oh
well. |
| 8/16 |
Woke up at 8:00am, cool and a bit breezy morning
but the sky was clear. Went for a morning run, finished around noon after
running 8 miles under nice weather. Stopped by at bank but had to wait for a
hour before I can take care of my businesses because the person before me
was taking very long time. After coming home around 1:00pm, I took shower
then headed to get my hair cut. After that, I went to Twelve Oaks mall to
buy a concert ticket. I had to pay $135 for that... Because I was doing so
many things, I ended up eating my lunch around 3:00pm. Stayed at office
until 6:30pm before I can head to a Japanese grocery store. I even stopped
by at a car wash... Come home around 7:30pm, had dinner, relaxed for the
evening. Talked with my dad and went to bed. I think I did so much today... |
| 8/17 |
Woke up at 8:00am, went for a short morning run
at Kensington Park. I did only for four miles. My body needed some rest. Met
up with my friends at their house just bought last month. It was such a huge
and gorgeous one! We had BBQ party together and talked about the recent
economy affecting this area. Headed out around 8:00pm, stopped by at Meijer
before coming home. Relaxed, had a small dinner since I had a lot of meat
over the day. Going to bed around midnight. Need get ready for the new week
with Japan office coming back on line! |
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| 8/18 |
Woke up at 6:00am, 65F in the morning so it was
not that cool. Rained only for about five minutes around 8:00am. The air
become cool. Went to work and stayed until 9:30pm. I hope I have more time
at home... Going to bed around midnight.
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morning rain |
| 8/19 |
Woke up at 6:00am, went to work, and stayed
until 10:30pm. I brought my lunch but had to go eat my dinner at Max and
Erma's. There was one guy who almost hit my car while backing up. I warned
him with horn but he intentionally get closer to my car. Agh! I also stopped
by at USPS to mail a package to my friend in Japan. Come home, relaxed a
little then went to bed. |
| 8/20 |
Woke up at 6:00am, 50F at the outside and sunny.
Went to work and stayed until 10:30pm again. I brought my lunch (same as
yesterday...) and went out to Jimmy John's for dinner and come back before
the meeting. No time to go to gym today again. Come home, went to bed at
midnight. |
| 8/21 |
[Tropical storm Faye staying at Florida since
arrival on yesterday]
Woke up at 6:00am, temperature in another 50s. Needed to go to a bank to
process a coupon so heading there around 9:00am. Moved to a car dealer to
get the engine oil changed. They told me that I have to replace the brake
shoes. Hmmm, no time, so not this time... Come to the office around 11:00am,
ate lunch then stayed until 9:30pm. Headed to LTF for the first time and
workout. I felt good. Drove home before 11:00pm, had dinner, bought a round
trip ticket to Japan for the end of year. This time I am flying to Nagoya,
for $1548.20. Going to bed around 1:00am. Still in the 70s so pretty warm... |
| 8/22 |
Woke up at 6:00am, the outside was dark maybe
because of the rainy forecast for today. I felt thirsty because the
temperature is still in the 70s. No change from the last night... Went to
work and stayed until 7:00pm. Had lunch with coworkers at a Japanese
restaurant. Went to LTF for workout before heading to Meijer then home. |
| 8/23 |
Woke up at 7:00am, very sleepy but I am okay.
Another warm night and still in the 70s and expected to climb to 90s. Left
home around 9:30am to stop by at my friend's house then headed to Kensington
Park for running. There seems to be a band playing at the park, and many
people were gathering for swimming at the beaches. Come home around noon
after running for a 6 miles. Took a nap, the wind coming from the window is
nice but it was hot in general. The daily high was as high as 91F. Hmmm,
where's the rain! I was sweating while napping. Got up around 4:00pm, start
getting ready for the concert tonight. I left home around 5:30pm, arrived at
the parking of Joe Louis Arena around 6:15pm, which I was able to use the
parking lot quite easily for $15. The show opened with Styx, REO Speedwagon,
then Def Leppard. It was so cool watching them play! There was a guy one row
ahead of me drinking too much beer and passed out. Hahaha. Get out as soon
as they finish, running up to the parking lot and got out of there. The
entrance to I-96 was closed due to constructions but I was able to get out
of there in the first pack. Rain occasionally fell but it was all over when
I got home around 11:45pm. Tried to call home but I was not able to connect
on the ground lines, for both my dad and brother. Going to bed around
12:30am
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| 8/24 |
Woke up at 7:00am, maybe because of rain over
night, moist but very cool breeze from the outside. Still having temporary
hearing loss to my right side but otherwise okay. I called my dad in the
morning. Went for run before noon, the temperature was high as yesterday,
but maybe the wind, with less humidity helped me running for the entire
path. Coming home, kept going with the laundry I started in the morning.
Went to the office but it was closed, due to... power outage! I only have an
electronic key so no way I can get in there. Decided to turn back but
stopped by at Meijer for fuel and groceries. Cooked dinner but I guess I
won't be eating the left over so I needed to put them in freezer for now...
Stayed up until midnight. I watched a Japanese cartoon movie called "Toki wo
kakeru shoujo (A girl leapt through time)" which was pretty cool but I guess I have
to read the original, then. |
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| 8/25 |
Woke up at 6:00am, went to work, and only to
find out I need to go to Canada to visit customer there. Got a company car,
left office around 2:00pm. Drove to Toronto, ON. Arrived to CN tower around
6:00pm,Left there around 7:00pm, arrived to Japanese restaurant around
8:30pm had dinner. Drove up to Holiday inn around 9:00pm Went to bed around
11:00pm.
 CN Tower
Looking west
Looking north |
| 8/26 |
Woke up at 5:00am, I was dreaming of something
very weird. Had a warm breakfast at the hotel then head to meet the
customer. I get to see their plant for very much entire morning. Had a
couple of meetings, then had lunch with my coworker. Headed back to Detroit,
this time I decided to cross the border at Detroit. I had to wait for about
15 minutes before I can pass through the border, and the car in front of me
did not have money or something, stuck at the toll. My... I moved to another
one and headed to the office. It was around 5:00pm so all the commuting
traffic was such a pain. Stayed at the office until 10:30pm, headed home. I
need to get some rest... |
| 8/27 |
Woke up at 6:00am, went to return the car I rent
to Northville. I was not quite sure how to go there but I did not get lost.
Reported to work, stayed until 8:45pm, left to head home, but too sleepy
working out so I went home straight. Had dinner, went to bed around
midnight. |
| 8/28 |
[Severe storm dropped record amount of rain in
Aichi prefecture in Japan]
Woke up at 6:00am, went to work. There should be
some construction works on Beck but did not affected my commute. Had lunch
which was leftover from last night. A coworker found a praying mantis on a
cubical wall, I am not sure where it came from, but I picked it up and took
it to outside. Stayed until 9:00pm then headed to LTF
for the first time in this week. Stayed for 30 minutes then come home. Went
to bed around midnight. Expecting some rain from Fay. |
| 8/29 |
Woke up at 6:00am, went to work 5 minutes early,
under some rain, maybe because of the holiday weekend. I saw a school bus today so I guess it
will be beginning very soon! Pretty much cloudy whole day, went to Matchan
but too busy so we went to eat Thai food. Worked until 7:00pm then headed to
LTF for workout. Come home, cooked dinner, relaxed for the evening. Going to
bed after midnight. |
| 8/30 |
Woke up at 7:00am, went for 8 miles run in the
morning. There was a bicycle race going on at Kensington Park. I get see
them climbing up a hill, with a bunch of clicking noise when they shift the
gear. I come home passed noon, took shower and headed to the office to do
catch up work. I stopped by at Burger King for lunch, stayed until 5:00pm, I
come home, relaxed for the evening, I called my dad, chat a bit. I stayed up
until 2:00am. |
| 8/31 |
Woke up at 8:00am, called my brother in the
morning. Went for 6 miles run at Kensington Park but the rising of
temperature was very fast. Maybe it is before the beginning of new semester,
so many people were visiting the beach today. Come home, relaxed entire
afternoon except for going to Twelve Oaks mall, to exchange my broken
screwdriver. It was quick. Another day with no clouds in the sky, unlike
south coast getting ready to face Gustuv. Stayed up until midnight, went to
bed. |
Looking west
Looking north