| 5/1 |
Stayed at office until 4:00am, drove straight
home while yarning. It was cooler morning than yesterday. I did not wake up
until 11:00am. Cooked lunch and left home at 2:30pm for workout at LTF.
Reported to work on time and stayed all night for the last day this week. |
| 5/2 |
[First MERS case reported in the U.S., according
to CNN]
Stayed at the office until 4:30am, drove home and went to bed.
Woke up at 11:00am and stretched my body and ate canned soup for lunch.
Stepped out for a bike ride at George Bush park. I rode for 58 miles before
coming back home. Took shower and headed to Izakaya Wa for dinner after
8:00pm. Come home, relaxed and went to bed at midnight. |
| 5/3 |
Could not sleep too well, I was awake until
2:00am so I gave up waking up at 6:00am. Got up at 8:00am, cool 60s under
clear sky. Stretched my body, and had a big breakfast. Left after 11:00am to
downtown for volunteering. Stayed until 5:00pm, drove to Gyu-Kaku for dinner
with my friend. Headed to pool and swam for 2 miles before coming back home
around 10:00pm. Stayed up until midnight.
 Houston city hall |
| 5/4 |
Woke up at 6:00am with help of alarm. Headed out
to bike in the morning. It was still chilly in the morning but it was pretty
hot when I finish. Drove home, took shower and ate canned soup quick before
heading to Rice University to see my friend's piano recital. It finished
around 2:00pm, I drove to grocery store, bike shop then Burger King for
lunch #2. I took a 30 minutes nap then headed out again to workout at LTF
for one hour. Cooked Lagania for dinner and relaxed. Went to bed around
11:30pm.
 My
friend's piano recital |
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| 5/5 |
Woke up at 5:00am, stretched my body, waited
until 7:30am to adjust myself to the new work schedule but took a lot longer
than regular day. Stayed at the office until 7:45pm then headed out to pick
up my friend then to a restaurant in downtown area. Come home around
10:30pm, cooked rice and other dish before going to bed around 11:45pm.
 Dinner time! |
| 5/6 |
Woke up at 5:00am, stretched and left home
around 6:00am to gym for workout. I only get to do 50 minutes today but was
okay. Drove to work which took shorter than yesterday. Stayed until 6:30pm
and headed to another restaurant. Come home around 9:00pm, went to bed
around midnight.
Another dinner time~! |
| 5/7 |
Woke up at 5:00am, stretched my body then drove
to LTF for workout. There was a traffic jam on the way on I-10 so it took
longer than yesterday but I was able to workout for 50 minutes. Drove to
work and stayed until 6:30pm. It was cloudy and humid, took my car to
carwash before coming home around 8:00pm. Stayed up until 11:00pm. |
| 5/8 |
Woke up at 5:00am, drove to LTF for workout
before heading to work. Misty rain began as I was stepping out from the
apartment. Stayed at work until 6:30pm before I head to Memorial Park. Ran
for 6 miles under misty rain then headed home. Went to bed around midnight. |
| 5/9 |
Up at 5:00am, drove to work straight. Stepped
out to get my safety shoes ordered and stayed at the office until 4:30pm,
then I drive to Bicycle World to order bike case for Japan trip. Drove to
LTF for workout that's when the storm came and cut out dish TV signals. I
ate dinner at Wa before coming home. Relaxed at home until midnight.
 Rain coming down at
LTF |
| 5/10 |
Woke up at 6:00am, stretched my body and headed
to LTF for swim for 2 miles again. I stopped by at Japanese grocery store
and bike shop on the way back to home. Cleaned room a bit and took back
items I don't need to storage in the afternoon. Drove to down town for
Mahler's No.8 by Houston Symphony. They did not have 1000 chorus people but
was good enough with 300. Drove home under misty rain, called home then went
to bed by 11:30pm.
 The symphony for a
thousand (400, to be exact...) |
| 5/11 |
Woke up at 6:00am, drove to Gordon Ranch for
preparation for picnic. Stayed until 1:00pm then come home to pick up my
bike for a ride in the afternoon. I only get to do 32 miles of 44 miles I
planned because of the burst in rear tire. Walked for 4 miles before going
to Souper Salad for dinner. Come home, relaxed and went to bed by midnight.
 Walking on a bike
path after a flat, hot... |
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| 5/12 |
Could not sleep too well over the night because
the temperature was 78F even in the night. Woke up at 5:00am, but went back
to sleep until 6:00am. Drove to work under misty rain, left around 6:30pm
under misty, picked up my friend in downtown and had dinner at Chinatown.
Dropped him off then headed home under misty rain. Stayed up until 11:00pm
and went to bed.
Dinner with my friend |
| 5/13 |
Woke up at 5:00am, drove to LTF for a workout
under pretty hard rain, which caused flooding in many places in Houston and
traffic jams. Drove to work under misty rain and worked on a big issue for
very much half of the day. Stayed until 7:00pm then drove to Thai Gourmet
for dinner with friends. Come home around 10:00pm then went to bed at 11:30pm
after cooking rice. |
| 5/14 |
Woke up at 5:00am, stretched my body, drove to
LTF under chilly weather. Get to work and stayed until 6:30pm, the outside
was nice and sunny. Drove home but stopped by at Kroger for groceries.
Cooked dinner and went to bed at 10:45pm.
 Nice to be out while
the sun still up |
| 5/15 |
Woke up at 5:00am, drove to LTF under clear sky
with 49F for about 40 minutes before going to work. Stayed until 6:00pm then
headed to Memorial Park for 3 laps. Because of the weather it was very nice
but at the same time, many people were there. Come home and relaxed and went
to bed at 11:30pm.
 At memorial park
for running |
| 5/16 |
Woke up at 5:00am, drove to work and stayed
until 6:00pm.Transferred money to saving, including my bonus. Drove to LTF
for 2 mile swim, and another one hour workout before going to Wa for dinner.
Drove home, went to bed by midnight. |
| 5/17 |
Woke up at 5:00am, stretched my body and headed
to work on Saturday. Worked until 4:00pm then drove to Daido and Kroger
before coming home. Repaired my wetsuit, bike tire and bike cleats and
relaxed for the evening. I called home and chat with my dad for a while
before going to bed around midnight. |
| 5/18 |
Woke up at 6:00am, loaded gears and left home at
8:00am to Lake 288 for 1.8 miles swim. I then drove to George Bush park for
bike ride. The path was still under water in some places so I limited the
area of activities to east half. Drove home around 2:00pm and ate spaghetti
for lunch. Did three loads of laundries. The room temperature came up to 84F
during the afternoon. |
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| 5/19 |
Woke up at 6:00am, stayed in the bed rolling and
turning until 11:00am, drove to dentist for check up which was another good.
Stopped by at Bicycle World to pick up chain cleaner but at the time, I
realized that my bike case has arrived so I took it home. It did fit in the
back of my car. Prepared for the day and drove to work. |
| 5/20 |
Survived the first day back in night. Stayed
until 4:30am and drove home half sleep. Managed to grab bananas before
coming home, but after that, I fell in bed around 5:00am. Woke up at 8:30am,
some how stayed in the bed until 11:00am. Cooked noodles and prepared my
dinner. Left around 3:00pm and worked out at LTF for 1 hour before going to
work. It was quite busy night. |
| 5/21 |
Tonight was pretty tough to deal with. Finished
the shift around 4:15am and walked out from the plant while looking up the
sky with moon occasionally covered by clouds, drove home tired and went to
bed. Woke up at 10:30am, stretched my body and get ready for the day. Left
to LTF at 2:30pm. |
| 5/22 |
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| 5/23 |
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