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Wichita New Year Trip   |
| 1/2 | Woke up at 9:00am, that makes about 10 hours of sleep. Stayed in the bed until noon then began cooking for the work week, which is only two days. I got out from my apartment at 2:30pm then worked out at gym for a while. Reported to work on time and began my first day of the year in night shift. I got pretty sleep after 8:00pm but managed to survive. |
| 1/3 | Getting off from work at 4:15am, drove under subfreezing weather. Stopped by at Kroger before coming home. Woke up at 9:00am, the room was chilly and stayed in the bed until noon. Cooked meals and stayed until 2:30pm before heading out for workout then to the office. |
| 1/4 | Woke up at 9:00am because the room was chilly, stayed in the bed until noon and got up. Ate canned soup for lunch and headed to the Memorial Park around 3:00pm, it was cloudy but warm enough for me to bike and run with light equipment. I did 20 miles on bike and run 5k. Drove home and took shower before going to a restaurant to have dinner with friends. Stayed until 10:00pm and then come home. Going to bed around 1:00am. |
| 1/5 | Woke up at 8:00am, drove to LTF for a quick swim before having lunch with my friend who is leaving Houston next week. Stayed at REI for shopping for after Christmas items. I think I got a good deal. Left there around 2:30pm and drove back to the apartment. The temperature started from 60s but came down to 40s by then. Stayed at home for the evening, went to bed around 2:00am. |
| 1/6 | Woke up at 8:00am because my body stopped generating heat for the morning. The room had the heater on so the temperature was around 65F, but the outside indicating 27F. Stayed in and out the bed for the entire morning, cooked ramen noodles for the lunch and also sides for tonight. Left the apartment around 2:30pm to the gym and worked out for 30 minutes. |
| 1/7 | Stayed until 4:00am, it was 24F at outside and did feel sleepy at all as I was driving home. Stayed in the bed until 11:00am then cooked meal. Left home around 2:30pm to the gym, and also to stop by the former work place to pick up merchandise for the local Japanese association's New Year's party. Reported to work and began my day. |
| 1/8 | Stayed at office until nearly 5:00am because the lines had to run longer. The temperature was in 50s and under misty rain with overcast. When I come home, my neighbors are about to start the day. Went to bed around 6:00am and got up at noon, cooked rice and beef which I bought in the morning on the way home. Left home before 3:00pm because it took a while to get ready for the day. |
| 1/9 | Left the office by 4:00am because of the fast
paced production. Come home, went to bed and did not get up until noon. I
must be tired but I have three more days. Drove to LTF for workout, then to
work while watching the sky turning to dark, getting ready for a rain or so.
 Almost I can
see rain coming |
| 1/10 | Stayed at the office until 4:00am because the shift finished early. Come home, went to bed. Got up at 11:00am to head to chiropractic. My upper back was holding well so I think I am getting better. Spent only 30 minutes at gym, drove to work and began my shift. I learned that Saturday production was cancelled, so I guess tonight is the last one for the week. |
| 1/11 | Stayed until 4:00am at the office then drove
home. It was warm and I was not sure if I should use blanket. Woke up at
noon and stretched my body, cooked lunch and rice before heading to Memorial
Park for bike and run. I spent one hour on bike, and another one hour. By
the time when I finish, it was almost 5:30pm so I simply drove home, get
showered and headed to Kubo's to have dinner and meet with my friend who is
going home soon. Stayed up until 2:00am, talked with my dad then went to
bed. Running on
Memorial Trail |
| 1/12 | Woke up at noon, cooked lunch then headed to
Washington on the Brazos to check out the birthplace of Texas. The sky was
getting cloudy and even some rain on the way back. Stopped by at LTF for
swim for 40 minutes then to Wa for the dinner. Going to bed around 2:00am
while listening to the sounds of rain. Visiting
Washington on the Brazos, TX |
| 1/13 | Woke up around 10:00am, stretched my body then headed to a Japanese restaurant to check out the lunch menu and also made gift certificates with them for Japanese association's New Year's party. Drove back home once, then left to work under sunny sky. Spent all night but lucky to know that there is no night shift on Tuesday and Wednesday night. |
| 1/14 | Stayed at the office until 4:30pm then drive home and went to bed around 5:00am. Woke up at noon, another sunny day. Left to LTF around 1:30pm, spent half hour before going to Japanese restaurant to get another gift certificate for the new year's party this weekend. Drove to work and began my day. Stayed until a little after midnight and headed home. Not many people driving around at the time like this. |
| 1/15 | Stayed up until 3:00am while waiting for the
rice cooking to be done. Woke up at 11:00am and stretched my body. Cooked
noodle and fried rice, headed to LTF for 30 minute workout. Another sunny
day, with wind from north. Drove to work around 4:30pm and began my shift
with no production again. Left around 12:30am and come home. Stayed up until
3:00am. Clear
Texas sky in a winter day |
| 1/16 | Woke up at 6:00am because the person living above me just waking up. I got up at 11:00am and cooked noodles for lunch. Leaving home after 2:30pm and worked out at LTF for 40 minutes before driving toward under perfect clear sky to work. People back to work today since the last couple of nights were no production. |
| 1/17 | Stayed at the office until 4:00am, then drove
home under chilly weather. Another night with beautiful night sky. Woke up
around 8:00am but went back to sleep until noon. Stretched my body, prepare
lunch and dinner. Drove to LTF for workout before going to work. I think I
am not feeling good today. My joints hurts and also my back. Commuting under
clear sky |
| 1/18 | Stayed at office until 4:30am, by them, I feel
my body is heating up and my head was aching. Come home, went to bed
straight. Woke up around noon and made lunch and began doing
laundries. Stepped out to get car wash then move to LTF for one hour
workout, then I drive to Daido, Target and Kroger. I stopped by Wa in the
evening to have farewell dinner with my friends for one of us going back to
Japan. Left the restaurant around midnight. I need to take it easy a bit
more tomorrow.
Evening drive on Westheimer |
| 1/19 | Could not sleep all night, woke up at 2:00am,
5:00am and gave up staying in the bed at 8:00am. The outside fog was getting
cleared. Had lunch, then went to LTF for workout. I came home and relaxed
for the evening. Cooked ramen noodle with a lot of vegetable, updated
webpage before going to bed at 1:00am. LTF in early evening. |
| 1/20 | Woke up at noon with alarm clock. I guess I slept 10 hours straight. Stretched my body and stayed until 2:30pm at home cooking and preparing meals. Drove to LTF for 30 minutes workout before going to work. The temperature shot up to 77F in the afternoon so I was sweating even as I was walking outside. Spent the day with slow start but moderate in the second half. |
| 1/21 | Stayed until 4:30am then head home under cool weather. Woke up around 11:00am with noise of gusty wind. Left home again at 2:30pm after giving updates on Japan Festival. Workout for 30 minutes then drove to work. Pretty busy all night which wears me out. |
| 1/22 | Stayed at the office until 5:00am then drove
home under chilly weather, the person lives above was walking around all the
time while I was trying to get some sleep. Woke up at noon. Left to LTF for
workout at 2:45pm, driving under cloudy weather. Reported to work while
enjoying a little warmer weather.  Nobody at Kroger in
the morning |
| 1/23 | Stayed at the office until 4:30am, drove back
under partly clear sky while the moon near the top. Woke up at 11:00am, with
the sound of rain. The winter storm alert to be in effect from 9:00pm
instead of midnight. I guess I have to take precautions. Left to LTF at
2:30pm under gusty, chilly and cloudy weather, worked out and drove to work
under rainy weather. I filled up gas just because the price got cheaper
while I was waiting for a traffic signal to change from $3.15 a gallon to
$3.09. Stayed at office until 10:00pm then headed back home. It was raining
but the road condition was not so bad. Anti-icing
underway... |
| 1/24 | Woke up at noon, the outside is cloudy with 32F.
Ate lunch and get ready for the day. Left around 3:00pm. Get haircut at
3:30pm and reported to work on time at 4:30pm. Started the last day of the
work for this week, they had a free meal for the evening. Tex-Mex dinner for
employees day |
| 1/25 | Stayed until 4:30am, the outside was at 28F and
my car was covered by frost. Drove home after removing it with an
ice scraper. Stayed in bed until noon, stretched my body and had lunch around
2:00pm at Souper Salad and come back. I did not feel like doing anything so
I stayed home, had dinner then drove to LTF for one hour workout. Come home,
stayed up until 2:00am. Frosted up |
| 1/26 | Woke up at 9:00am, stretched my body, waited until 11:00am to get outside for bike ride for 2 hours. I covered 36miles today then returned home for lunch. Left again after taking shower to buy baseball cap for my niece and nephew. Stopped by Japanese grocery store, then Wa for dinner. Come home, relax, did 4 loads of laundries and registered for Ironman70.3 in Japan. Going to bed around 2:00am. |
| 1/27 | Woke up at 11:00am, stretched my body, had lunch then headed to gym around 2:30pm and I was able to workout more than 30 minutes. Drove to work and began my day, expecting bad weather tonight so I have to be careful. |
| 1/28 | Stayed until 4:00am, left office and drove down to Kroger before coming home. The temperature was around 40F but the wind was pretty cold. I come home, went to bed around 5:00am. Woke up at 11:00am, hearing the sounds of rain drops. Went out after lunch around 2:00pm to get my iPhone's power button fixed. My car was slightly coated with freezing rain, and some snow flakes falling occasionally but no accumulation. The cost of repair was $55, and done while I was working out at LTF for 1 hour. Dropped off my bike and also renewed contract at storage. Come home and relaxed, updating Japan Fest material in the evening while working on company stuffs |
| 1/29 | Stayed up until 2:00am and woke up at noon. Stretched my body, worked on Japan Festival items then left home after 2:30pm, not so warm in the 40s all day today. Worked out for 40 minutes at LTF then headed to work. It was not an easy night. |
| 1/30 | Stayed until 5:30am because of the issues at work... Stepped out to 27F and drove back home. Went to bed and woke up at 11:00am. Stretched my body, began packing for the trip. |
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