| 8/1 |
Stayed at the office until 4:00am and drove
home, could not fall sleep until 6:00am then woke up at noon. It was still
in the 80s as I get up, cooked meal before heading to LTF for workout.
Worked out for 50 minutes then drove to work and start my day. |
| 8/2 |
Stayed until 4:30am today and stepped out in a
cooler air. I found a cat hiding under the bridge I needed to take to the
parking. I did not want to scare the cat so I pet him/her? for a while
before coming home. Went to bed around 6:00am, and woke up at noon. Left
home at 3:30pm. |
| 8/3 |
Woke up at 10:00am but stayed in the bed until
noon. Left home around 3:00pm for Japanese groceries, then to George Bush
for bike ride, followed by running at Memorial Park. It was not hot today,
Finished around 8:00pm and the sun was setting in a distance, making the
west sky drawn in orange. Took shower and headed to a restaurant I wanted to
go, then I realized they close at 9:00pm. Drove to 59 Diner for dinner...
Come home after 11:00pm and headed to bed after 2:00am, waiting all three
loads of laundries to be done.
 Driving back home
after a run at Memorial Park |
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| 8/4 |
Woke up at 8:00am, stretched my body, opened up
all the windows for the first time in a while because the temperature was
still in the 70s. It was cloudy with some sun. Cooked rice and had lunch.
Left around 11:00am to work. Stayed all afternoon to the evening. Left
around 10:30pm, drove to Target right before they closed. Come home, went to
bed after midnight. |
| 8/5 |
[Sasai commits suicide]
Woke up at 7:00am,
another day I get to enjoy the cool morning air. Had breakfast and cooked a
couple of dishes before leaving to gym at 9:30am. I could not find a place
to park except at the top floor of the garage which is uncovered. Drove to
work and stayed until 10:30pm again, drove home and went to bed around
midnight.
 City
Centre under sunny sky |
| 8/6 |
Woke up at 6:00am but could not get up until
7:00am. Another below 80F so I opened up the windows for fresh air. Had
breakfast and left to gym at 9:30am. Drove to LTF for one hour workout, like
yesterday the sky had some clouds popped up, could not park unless it is
uncovered. Left around 11:00am and only to find my coworker did not come to
work today. Power outage caused me to scramble around the machines in the
evening. Had to stay until 11:00pm then headed home. Stopped by at Kroger
for groceries. Going to bed after midnight. |
| 8/7 |
Woke up around 6:00am but stayed in the bed
until 8:00am, I must have come home too late last night and my body was
still tired. Sunny and warm in the morning with 97F expected today. Left
before 10:00am, drove to LTF for one hour workout, drove to work after that.
Stayed until 10:30pm, drove straight. Did two loads of laundries and went to
bed after midnight. |
| 8/8 |
Woke up at 6:00am but stayed in the bed until
8:00am, get ready for the day and left at 10:00am to get haircut. I drove to
work and stayed until 10:30pm again. The moon in the sky was looking great.
Going to bed around 1:00am. |
| 8/9 |
Woke up dead tired at 6:00am so I could not
move. Decided to stay in the bed until 10:00am then stretched my body. Had
lunch at 11:00am and left to work at 11:30am. Stayed until 10:00pm and I
tried to go home but needed to stay for another 30 minutes. I had to come
back to the plant even after I drive home... Finally coming home around
midnight and bought ticket to the bluegrass festival before the price go up
at midnight. Phew. Going to bed around 1:00am.
 Hot summer Saturday
before going to work. |
| 8/10 |
Woke up at 6:00am but could not get up until
8:00am because I pushed myself pretty good last night. Left to swim at LTF
at 10:00am for 1 mile swim then moved to George Bush park for 1 hour bike
ride. The sky had puffy clouds all over the place. Come home began doing
laundries and cooked lunch. Hear thunder from 2:30pm and left home at
3:30pm. It was raining at west part of the beltway but no rain around the
airport which I arrived at 4:00pm. Passed security at 4:40pm after a short
check in process. I met with my coworker and we realized they lack a flight
attendant, so instead of DL4484 departing at 4:55pm, it
depart at 5:30pm. The plane took off to south then turned toward northeast.
During the flight, I get to see the moon rise in the east sky. The plane
approached to the airport airspace from south then made a right U-turn to
the southward landing at 9:50pm at local time. We picked up the bags and left at 10:00pm
to get a rental car at Hertz. We got a 2014 Toyota Corolla S, had dinner at Big
Boy's where I enjoyed the Slim Jim. Kept going up on I-275 then checked in at
a hotel around 11:20pm. Going to bet by midnight.
 Moon over
Michigan Sky |
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| 8/11 |
[Actor Robin Williams died]
Woke up at 6:00am and had breakfast with my
coworker at the hotel then headed to a company for the training class under rain. Began hands on
training and spent all day until 4:00pm. Come back to the hotel under hard
rain, I needed to go to Meijer for groceries so I braved the weather. The rain was not so bad when I
walked in but was pouring rain as I walked out. Get dried before
head to visit the affiliate office in the area. My coworker and I had dinner at Sakura
restaurant with counterparts. Stayed until 10:00pm discussing about our
business while drinking, usually the good time. Get to drive Ford C-Max for the first time
on the way back. Feeling
is weird when I brake but powerful after traffic signal stop. Went to bed after midnight. |
| 8/12 |
Woke up at 6:00am, stretched my body then got
down to the room downstairs for breakfast. Started another day of
training on robot again learned more items and finished up for the day. Time
passes so fast. My coworker wanted to go to a pawnshop which is in a TV
program so we drove toward downtown Detroit area.
Come back around 5:00pm, rested until 6:00pm then headed to Chili's for the
dinner. Took the car to the gym and worked out for one hour and come back at
8:30pm. Going to bed around 10:30pm.
 A pawn shop
famous in Discovery channel |
| 8/13 |
Woke up at 6:00am. Left to the training for
another day. Unlike the last couple if days, today is sunny and felt good as
I drove around. Spent one hour at LTF before heading to Plymouth downtown.
We had dinner at Irish restaurant and come back with the windows all rolled
down. Nice breeze here. Took evening easy and going to bed around midnight.
 Michigan
summer sky |
| 8/14 |
Woke up at 6:00am, 53F in the morning. Left
hotel at 7:30am after breakfast and stayed in the class for all day until
4:00pm. Drove to Northville downtown for a short walk and took my coworker
back to the hotel. Left the hotel at 6:00pm and stayed at my friend's house
until 10:00pm. Coming back to the hotel and packed my items for tomorrow's
departure. I went to bed
around midnight.
 Downtown
Northville |
| 8/15 |
Woke up at 6:00am, checked out at hotel after 5
nights of stay 6:50am. I drove to Tim Horton's for breakfast with coworker then to the
training center for the last time. The main item was the test and was over
by noon. I called Delta airline for the flight change after lunch because my coworker
wanted to go home early. Left the building after the tickets have been
confirmed and drove to the airport parking to return rental car. Checked in at the airport and waited about two
hours before boarding. The plane experienced unusual jolts as it was
pushed back, which resulted in a need to get its nose gear checked up by
maintenance. The plane finally departed and flew toward Houston, the clouds
obstruct the view to the ground as it reaches to Indiana border. Initial
descent announcement at 5:25pm (CDT) flying by Lake Sam Rayburn. Landed at the
airport at 6:00pm local time, drove to LTF for 30 minutes workout and hit Wa
for dinner. Come home around 10:00pm and stayed up until midnight.
 Detroit Airport
fountain |
| 8/16 |
Woke up at 6:00am but could not do anything
until 8:00am, hoped to go to a park for bike ride but gave up. Stepped out
around 10:00am to drop off pants at dry cleaner and for a car wash. Picked
up my friend and drove south to League City for a bluegrass festival. We
made a stop at BBQ place on the way. My friend who is familiar with the
music gave me pointers so I could tell which one is good and not. We
listened for 5 groups and only two were good. I guess $30 was an even deal.
Stayed until 5:00pm and drove back to Houston, I-610 was packed because of
the pre-game of Texans against Atlanta Falcons. Stayed up until 11:00pm,
then fell sleep without |
| 8/17 |
Woke up at 6:00am, stayed in the bed for one
extra hour. Spent one hour at George Bush around noon for a bike ride then
headed to Souper Salad for lunch around 1:00pm. Maybe because of the hot
summer days, the vegetables tasted so good. Spent afternoon at home,
relaxing but then decided to head out to LTF after 6:00pm for 1 hour swim.
Coming home and had dinner. Went to bed around midnight. |
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| 8/18 |
Woke up at 6:00am, get ready for the day and
headed to work. I do not really like driving around 7:30am because of the
traffic jam. The weather turned stormy but only heard of thunder and not
much rain. Stayed until 7:00pm then headed home. Stayed up until 11:00pm and
went to bed by midnight. |
| 8/19 |
Woke up at 6:00am, drove to work but another
traffic jam cause me to go slow. Stayed until 7:00pm then headed to LTF for
workout. Came home after one hour then cooked rice and dinner. Going to bed
at midnight. |
| 8/20 |
Woke up at 6:00am, drove to work under pretty
clear sky. I forgot to eat breakfast so I took time in the morning. Stayed
until 6:30pm then headed to Memorial Park for 6 miles run. There was a bike
race going on at Picnic Loop and I hope I get to join someday. Drove back
home and took shower and ate dinner. Did two loads of laundry and went to
bed after midnight. |
| 8/21 |
Woke up at 6:00am, left home at the very last
minutes and I made it to work okay. Stayed until 6:30pm then headed to Wa
for dinner with people I know from my previous work. Left there around
9:30pm, drove home, went to bed after midnight. |
| 8/22 |
Woke up at 6:00am but could not get out from the
bed for another 30 minutes. Get ready for the day and left home a few
minutes before 7:30am, which gave me nearly 10 minutes advantage on driving
to work and I was amazed. Finished work at 6:30pm then began driving to
Kubo's for dinner, then to a bar for my friends' farewell party. Leaving
there around 2:30am... I think tomorrow's going to be the one very hard to
manage. |
| 8/23-24 |
Woke up at 6:00am but stayed in the bed until
8:30am, barely got out from the bed and began cooking rice and stretch my
body. Packed my bag while keeping everything fits inside one messenger bag
and left apartment for the weekend trip.
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Arizona State Capital |
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| 8/25 |
Fell sleep around 11:00pm last night and woke up
around 3:00am, went to bed after brushing teeth. Woke up at 10:00am, began
laundry then realized there is water dripping from the ceiling vent, so
filed a report at apartment website. Stayed at home until 5:15pm then headed
out for work. The road was packed but was okay to commute on time. Began my
four weeks of night shift. |
| 8/26 |
Stayed at work until 4:00am, then drove home
straight. Woke up at 9:00am, but decided to stay in the bed until 11:00am.
Cooked lunch and worked on the trip journal from the weekend. Left home at
3:00pm and worked out for 1 hour at LTF before heading to work. There was a
traffic accident on Eldridge, which I saw three cars crossed the line to my
side's of the road and stopped. Began my day as usual. |
| 8/27 |
Stayed until 4:30am, drove home and went to bed
because I needed to get to work at 4:00pm tomorrow. Woke up at 10:00am,
stretched my body and had a canned soup for lunch. Left home at 2:30pm.
Dropped off my car for 50,000mile maintenance and picked up a Nissan Versa
Note for a day. It was a cure little blue colored car but going pretty slow.
Arrived at work 4 hours earlier to have a meeting, the night was rather busy
because of a side effect from the day shift. Rain fell about 0.3in today. |
| 8/28 |
Stayed until 4:30am, drove down the road while
seeing lightning in the south, stopped by at Kroger before
coming home. I had a lot of things to buy today. Went to bed and woke up
around 11:00am. The weather still sunny, but expect rain today and hope it
is true this time. Left around 2:30pm to drop off rental car, and to pick up
my car at Honda dealer. It drove like new again. Reported to work after
working out at the gym for one hour. |
| 8/29 |
Stayed until 4:00am, drove under dark sky. Woke
up around 10:30am, it was cloudy outside. Rain came around 1:00pm with the
sound of thunder. It lasted for a while. Cooked rice and had lunch. Left
home around 3:00pm and headed to LTF under slight rain. Worked out for 1
hour before heading to work for the last day of work this week. Nearly 3 in
of rain fell. |
| 8/30 |
They finished around 3:30am today so I was able
to hit the road home early. Woke up at 10:30am, took shower and headed to
Taiko to have lunch with my friend around noon. Come home, worried about the
rain but decided to head to run rather than bike. Left home and ran at
Memorial for 1 hour, then drove to LTF for half hour swim. Talked with my
dad in the evening, went to bed after 2:00am with windows open. |
| 8/31 |
Woke up at 10:00am, checked the weather and it
looks like raining soon. Opened all windows Stayed at home until 2:00pm then
headed to LTF. Worked out for 1 hour then come home. Had dinner with my
friends at Monglian Hot Pot and drove to a place where my friends leaving
Houston tomorrow live. Stayed until 2:00am and drove home on less crowded
free way. |
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