| 4/1 |
[A B737 belong to Southwest Airlines made an
emergency landing due to its part of fuselage cracked open and lost
pressure]
Woke up at 6:00am, today is Friday and the first
day of April. Dropped off a couple of pants at cleaner before coming to
work. It was very foggy but later turned to be sunny. Since I had no rice
with me, another day going out for lunch. Today I went to a Chinese buffet.
Stayed until 7:00pm then drove to LTF for workout. Stopped by at Best Buy to
grab an portable HD. Come home, had canned soup for dinner then relaxed for
the evening. Went to bed at 11:00pm. |
| 4/2 |
[Last year's NCAA runner up Butler made another
victory in semi final game against VCU, going to the final]
Woke up at 6:00am. I did not get up from the bed
until 7:00am since I don't have to go work today. It was cloudy from the
morning and the whole day was like this. I drove to LTF for workout, left
there around 10:30am, drove to the office to read newspapers for the past
two weeks. Getting out around 3:30pm, drove to a Japanese grocery store,
then picked up my pants from dry cleaner before coming home. While I was
waiting for my items to come out, I was watching a guy who got pulled over
by a police in front of the store. Spent evening getting rested up. It's
good that I don't do anything but I updated my webpage to be a bit
productive than just sitting around. I get to talk with my dad today, went
to bed around midnight. |
| 4/3 |
Woke up at 6:00am, felt good. I guess I rested
up enough. Thought about going to workout but got lazy when I think about
the schedule planned for the day. Anyways, spent morning just staying my
room. Cooked noodle for lunch then headed to the office to read more
newspapers. The sky was cloudy, and almost ready to rain. Left there around
4:00pm and headed to Kroger for groceries. I think I have enough for the
week and cooked curry for dinner. Relaxed again for the evening updating my
web. Going to bed around midnight. |
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| 4/4 |
[All 28 Japanese people accounted for New
Zealand earthquake today.]
Beginning of the new week. Drove to work on
time, and I arrived 10 minutes before the work starts. It was pretty cool.
Worked all day long just like a normal day, read newspaper over the weekend.
I was able to leave a bit before 8:00pm and headed to LTF for workout. Now I
see why my coworker felt chilly outside. The sky had no cloud and perfectly
clear but windy. Drove home, took care of my blog a bit then went to bed
around 11:00pm. |
| 4/5 |
Woke up at 6:00am, did not
realized that it was 40F outside. It was pretty cold. Drove to the office,
met with a customer for the morning. Stepped out for lunch at Jack in a Box.
Driving at outside was pretty hot by now. Come back to the office and stayed
until 7:00pm. Going to LTF and come home. |
| 4/6 |
Woke up at 6:00am, temperature was at 50F so it
was warmer than yesterday. Drove to work and stayed until 8:00pm again. The
sky was getting some clouds as I was driving to gym, and mostly cloudy as I
walk out from the gym. Come home, had rice for dinner and went to bed around
11:00pm. |
| 4/7 |
[Large aftershock from the recent earthquake
reported in Tohoku area, Magnitude 7.1]
Woke up at 6:00am, now the morning is in 60F.
Drove to work and stayed until 7:00pm today. So I got to the gym and worked
out earlier. The only problem is that there are so many people driving
around. Left there and come home before 9:00pm. Driving under mostly cloudy
sky. Did two loads of laundry and spent evening taking care of house stuffs.
Going to bed around 11:00pm. |
| 4/8 |
Woke up around 6:00am, I feel like I have been
getting up around middle of the night often these days, like around 3:00am.
Oh well. Stayed at apartment for the morning due to doctor's appointment. I
got there well before 11:00am but had to wait for 1 hour before I can get
the exam. Drove to post office before heading to work. Stayed there until
7:30pm and then felt tired. I just drove home and stayed at my apartment for
the evening. I went to bed around midnight.
 Strings
of light appear as the sun comes down. |
| 4/9 |
Woke up at 6:00am, stayed in the bed until
7:00am. Stretched my body but just did not feel like I want to go workout. I
got to a barber for haircut around 9:00am but had to wait until 11:00am. I
guess I could go swim before that. At least I was able to read a couple of
magazines while I wait, interested in one article about Shale oil which is
source of contaminating country life somewhere in Pennsylvania. Come home for lunch before heading to
Hermann Park to volunteer in Japan Fest. I have not played with Daruma-otoshi or Kendama
for a very long time. It was pretty windy so I had to try keeping everything
under control. Left there around 5:00pm, and drove to LTF. I get to workout
for 30 minute before coming home. Had dinner, went to bed after midnight. |
| 4/10 |
Woke up at 6:00am but again I stayed in bed
until 7:00am. I am not sure what is getting me but I just cannot got myself
motivated to go workout. I drove to LTF for swim for a while around 9:00am,
then drove to Souper Salad. I got there too early so I just decided to skip
it. Drove to Target, then to Daido Japanese grocery store. Today is another
windy and sunny day. Spent afternoon at office for relocation. I was there
between 1:30pm and 5:30pm. I drove back home, then relaxed for the evening.
While I was cooking dinner, I did not realize that I am missing green onion.
The plate I cooked turned out to be, well, a bit disappointing. Going to bed
around 10:30pm. |
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| 4/11 |
[1 month anniversary of Tohoku earthquake, which
was followed by three large aftershocks]
Woke up at 6:00am but somehow I could not get up until 7:30am.
Drove to work and started the day at new location in the office. Some rain
around 10:00am but all clear by the afternoon. Spent whole day there and
left to have dinner with coworkers coming back from a business trip in the
evening. We had Japanese food at a place called Nikko, nearby my apartment.
Left there around 9:00pm, drove home and went to bed around 11:00pm. |
| 4/12 |
[NASA announced the
retirement places for the four space shuttles]
Woke up around 1:30am once,
maybe too much iced tea last night. I got up around 7:00am and quickly
readied to go work. Picked up a coworker and headed to work. Took the guy
out to Vietnamese restaurant for lunch. Come back to the office and stayed
until 6:00pm. Took him to a Japanese restaurant for the dinner and
Walgreen's
for groceries. I guess taking care of a visitor who cannot drive is a hard
work... Dropped him off at the hotel, then I hit the road to go to LTF for
workout. I stayed for one hour, then drove home finally. Did two loads of
laundry while ironing my washed shirts. Going to bed around midnight. |
| 4/13 |
Woke up again around 1:30am.
I am not sure what's happening. got up around 6:30am under 48F with sunny
sky. Picked up coworker and get to the office. Stayed there for the day.
Took off around 5:30pm and gave my coworker to prepare for the dinner
invited. Went to a place called Taste of Texas, and waited for 30 minutes
before we can have seats. Stayed until 10:00pm and come home after dropping
a guy off at the hotel. Went to bed around midnight. |
| 4/14 |
Keep waking up around 1:30am
regardless of when I go bed. Drove to pick up a coworker before heading to
the office. The road was packed and had hard time traveling. The outside was
a bit cloudy and pretty warm from the morning, around 70F. Spent another day
at office, left at 5:30pm. Driving to the hotel to drop off a coworker then
waited there until 6:50pm to visit another coworker's place for the dinner.
Stayed until 11:00pm and went to bed around midnight. I hope I can get up on
time. |
| 4/15 |
Woke up at 6:30am, I am not
sure why I keep missing the wake up time of 6:00am. Maybe because the NPR is
doing fund raising. Must have rained a bit over the day. Picked up my
coworker and headed to the office. Stayed whole day and went to eat lunch at
Korean restaurant. Today is a payday so I can spend some money. Drove to
FedEx office in the afternoon to prepare materials for the next week. I had
to leave the material since the laminating machine was occupied and I needed
it. Stayed at office until 5:00pm then drove to the hotel to drop a visitor
off and then to the Kinko's. Waited at my apartment until 8:00pm to have him
call me for the pick up of company material, then hit the road to the gym. I
spent about 45 minutes then back to the apartment. Going to bed around
midnight. |
| 4/16 |
Woke up at 6:00am, but the day started very
slow. I did not get out for a while but managed to swim at gym before
heading to the office. I stayed there until 5:00pm and drove home. Spent
evening at a Japanese restaurant for the welcome party of new staffs from
Japan. Gave them a ride back to the hotel, called home then went to bed
around 11:00pm. |
| 4/17 |
[Philadelphia Orchestra filed chapter 11
bankruptcy]
Woke up at 6:00am fresh. Stretched my body then
headed to gym for workout in the morning at LTF. Drove to Souper Salad for
lunch around 11:00am then stopped by at Best Buy, Target and Kroger before
coming home. Afternoon was relaxing, just doing my laundry, vacuuming my
rooms and so on. Got a time to cook meals in the evening,
went to bed around midnight. |
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| 4/18 |
Woke up at 6:00am, stretched
my body and headed out to work under cloudy weather which is already 70F.
Stayed at the office whole day but ended up staying until 8:00pm because I
had to help set up TV conference for my former boss. Going to gym and worked
out for 45 minutes, then I drove home. Going to bed around midnight. |
| 4/19 |
[VW showed concept photos of new Beetle]
Woke up at 6:00am, hit the road in the morning
under cloudy and humid. Stayed at office for another
whole day. Stayed there until 7:45pm, felt too tired for workout so I come
home straight. I guess I should start going to bed early... Come home,
cooked spaghetti, and a side dish. Going to bed around 11:00pm. |
| 4/20 |
Woke up at 6:00am, above 70F
already. Drove to work under another cloudy day. It seems to me that I have
not seen bright sun for a while in the morning. Drove to work, spent all day
at office for daily duty and stayed until 8:00pm again. Drove to gym, worked
out for 45 minutes then come home. |
| 4/21 |
Woke up at 6:00am, going to work under humid and
breezy morning. Stayed at office before holiday is a kind of tiring. All but
one coworker stayed at the office in the afternoon so the whole office was
quiet. Left there before 8:00pm, drove to gym to workout for about one hour.
It was a good one. Coming home, had dinner then went to bed around 11:30pm.
Tomorrow is my day off, but why Japan office keep calling me even when I am
in bed?! |
| 4/22 |
Woke up at 6:00am, I guess going to bed early is
a good thing. Since I do not have to go work today, I was preparing of going
to workout at gym, then I got a text from a coworker. He just ruined my day.
On the way going to the gym, a car in front of my stopped for right turn
while the signal tells her it is good to go. People behind me honked so
badly, I did a bit gentry. The silver Civic decided to retaliate by stopping
there. I just cannot believe those drivers... Anyways, 1 hour workout at gym
relieved the daily stress and I headed to go office to take care of my
coworker's issue. Stayed there until 4:00pm then drove home. In the evening
I got my home phone line fixed which was disconnected at AT&T's hub. Relaxed
for the evening, just trying to catch up with everything, including putting
up my calendar and wall clock. My life is finally getting back on track.
Going to bed around 10:30pm. |
| 4/23 |
[St. Louis airport was shut down after it was
damaged by a tornado]
Woke up at 7:00am, left home around 10:00am for two hour walk on a trail.
Since I started the day like this, I did not use a car for a day. Come home
around 12:30pm, then had lunch. Stayed in my apartment until 3:00pm then
walked to the apartment office to confirm $80 credit will be reflected.
Walked to Kroger to buy groceries and come back. I just could not resist
buying of small cup of ice cream simply because having almost 90F day is too
warm. Updating my blog for now. Spent evening easy, talked with my brother
and dad. Going to bed around 11:30pm
 Unagi
Hitsumabushi, a gift from a Japanese guy visited the office. Yum... |
| 4/24 |
Woke up at 6:00am but stayed in the bed until
7:00am. Stretched my body and forced myself going to swim in the morning.
Bought my lunch at Burger King before heading to the office. Stayed there
until 2:00pm then drove to the airport to pick up a coworker who is coming
from Japan. While waiting at the airport, I read very much every single
articles in local newspaper, and called my friend in Wichita. Took him around the town but many places are closing early today
since today is a Easter Sunday. Had dinner together at Chili's. Dropped him
off at the hotel by 8:00pm, drove home. Relaxed for the evening. Tomorrow is
Monday and another week is starting. Going to bed around 11:00pm. |
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| 4/25 |
Woke up around 2:30am once, maybe because it was
too warm. Got up at 6:00am, I guess I feel a lot better when I go bed early.
Drove to a hotel to pick up my coworker and headed to work. The day started
with warm, humid then stayed that way for the entire day. Took my coworker
for lunch and dinner, I gave up on working out today, for today only,
hopefully... Come home, took care of laundries and went to bed around
11:00pm again. I guess I will keep this way for a while.
 Lunch
 Dinner |
| 4/26 |
Woke up at 6:00am, drove to
work under cloudy sky. It looks almost promising on the rain but did not
fall for the entire day again. Stayed at the office whole day, letting my
coworker take care of the guest since I have been eating out so many times
for the last couple of days. Stayed until 8:00pm then headed out. Stopped by
at a gym to workout for 45 minutes then drove home. Stayed up until 11:00pm
then went to bed.
 No SIM
showed up just after news reporting of iPhone secretly tracking people,
hmmm?! |
| 4/27 |
[Boeing's Phantom Ray took a maiden flight]
Woke up at 6:00am, another
cloudy morning to start with. The temperature is already around 80s. Tried
to cook lunch but ended up bad, so I just drove to the office. Went out with
coworker for the lunch, had Tendon. Stayed at the office until 7:30pm and
drove to gym for workout for about one hour. Coming home, ate canned soup
then stayed up until midnight. |
| 4/28 |
[Tornadoes cause damages at
southern states of the U.S. more than 200 people reported dead]
Woke up at 6:00am, felt tired so I stayed in the bed
until 7:00am. The temperature outside was 58F, so it was much cooler than
last a few days. Drove on the road to the office, very much packed. Arrived
at work and stayed until 6:30pm. I did not have to stay too long since Japan
office is already closed for the week long holidays. Worked out at gym for
about one hour, going to Kroger before coming home. I bought a pack of sushi
for dinner among with other groceries. Stayed up late until midnight before
going to bed. |
| 4/29 |
[Royal wedding of
Prince William and Kate Middleton]
Woke up at 6:00am, 53F in the morning. Cooler than
yesterday. Drove to work and cruised the day. Had crawfish for lunch. Left
office around 7:00pm then drove to LTF for workout. Drove home and relaxed
for the evening. I found a couple of ways to waste my evening so I went to
bed after midnight. |
| 4/30 |
Woke up at 6:00am, already in 70s. Stayed in bed
until 7:30am, then got up. Stretched my body, relaxed for the morning.
Decided to go swim so I arrived around 11:00pm and spent about 1 hour there.
Drove to post office to drop off DVDs from netflix, then to Office Depot to
buy my desk. I picked one which is very simple and easy to assemble. Drove
under pretty cloudy sky and come home, cooked lunch and assembled the desk
in the afternoon. Decided to go shop around 4:00pm for orange juice and
other stuffs.
 Driving
under thick clouds, we like to have some rain for sure... |