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| 8/1 |
Woke up at 6:00AM as usual but went to work early because of meetings. Drove
to visit client after that, had lunch at Subway then came back to take care
of my stuffs. Left work around 3;30PM to go to the airport. This time, I did
not arrive late so I was able to depart Indianapolis bound for McAllen, TX. S-80
flying over somewhere in Texas...Had a to go salad dinner at Friday's at DFW. No delays and I arrived at the destination on time. Picked up baggage but just missed a shuttle bus to the hotel and ended up waiting for a half hour. Checked in, took shower and went to bed. |
| 8/2 | Woke up at 6:00AM, meet up with coworkers at the hotel and headed to Mexico site. I had to process paperwork at the immigration but everything went okay. Had a very busy day just taking care of many issues. Had lunch at their cafeteria, and dinner at a Japanese food restaurant. The border now have a SENTRI system which allow some qualified individuals to pass through quickly. |
| 8/3 | Woke up at 6:00AM, took shower, did a bit of exercise and headed to Mexico site. My coworker told me that George Bush was planning on visiting McAllen, TX. So I was wondering if it would affect my day, later found out it did not and only saw him on the TV. Spent whole day at site with local workers and I had quite good time being as a team. When I walked into a meeting room. They caked me in front of our customers... Decided to head back to hotel, and got a chance to spend time in a pool for a while. The hotel I stay have a pool in the middle and as I looking up the sky, I could see tall palm trees growing upward the somewhat dark colored sky with a bright star and half moon. It was kind of beautiful site. The hotel maid kept stacking up small chocolates... Now I have six of those. |
| 8/4 | Woke up at 6:00AM, got ready and catch a ride to Mexico. There's been some rumor about Mexican border closure due to a protest, so proceeded with caution. Another busy day with local staffs and left work at 5:30PM to avoid any possible border shutdown. Had dinner at a Japanese restaurant again but the place we visited this time had better food. |
| 8/5 | Woke up many times over night because the hot
water at hotel was out and I could not take shower after I swam last night,
the hot water was still out in the morning too. I got a ride to the airport.
There was about 30 missionary people lining up at the counter, determined
that this won't do any good to me. I saw they don't use express check-in so
I just walked up and finished the process. The security at the screening
requires foreign citizen to have passport so they checked mine. I always get
greeted, "konnichiwa" and I am very much use to it. Had lunch at Chili's to
go and dinner from Chick-fil-A (for the first time). The plane to
Indianapolis was fully packed maybe because of the Brickyard 400.
View of Gulf of Mexico |
| 8/6 | Woke up in the middle of the night, and I did turn on A/C for a while intended to turn off soon but the next time when I woke up was in the morning. At least did not catch cold. Went for running right before the noon |
| 8/7 | Woke up at 6:00AM drove up to Michigan but due to a problem, I did not get there until 4:00PM. Had dinner with coworkers. Attend evening meeting after that. Checked in at hotel around 10:00PM, went to bed. |
| 8/8 | Woke up at 6:00AM, went for a quick run before going to work. Had meeting in the morning and spent rest of morning working on my stuffs. I was able to have both lunch and dinner at restaurant, not a fast food places. Came back to the hotel, after calling the counterparts in Japan to take care of issues, and went to bed. |
| 8/9 | Woke up at 6:00AM again. Since I did not have anything to wear to run, I just stretched my body. Had morning meeting and used afternoon for driving back to Indianapolis. Had rain on the way back few times but okay. Came back to the apartment around 7:00PM. |
| 8/10 | Woke up at 6:00AM but soon realized it is raining outside so I skipped morning run. Went to work and stayed there whole day. Needed to |
| 8/11 | Woke up at 6:15AM. I must have been quite tired now. The last day of giving training to a newly hired guy. Had meeting in the morning then left for lunch at a sub restaurant. I had one which I needed to dip. Came back for the afternoon stayed until 6:00PM then come home, headed out for running in before the sun goes down. Relaxed in the evening and it was okay. |
| 8/12 | Woke up at 7:00AM, went to gym in the morning and also Japanese grocery store to buy some items I needed. Spent afternoon just relaxing but later walked out to get some groceries at Meijer. |
| 8/13 | Woke up at 8:00AM, I must have had a good sleep then. Took whole day easy because I decided this weekend I will not show up at office. Had sandwich for the lunch, went out for running in the evening for a while then come back. |
| 8/14 | Woke up at 6:00AM, but I was a bit tired so I did not get to run outside. Went to work but came back for lunch. The rain started in the morning but over by 3:00PM. I came home around 6:30PM, which is a bit later than I hoped but okay anyway. Had dinner then headed to a gym for more practice. I had good workout. Went to bed around 11:00PM. |
| 8/15 | Woke up at... 7:00AM. I forgot to set alarm clock so I must have been asleep. It became clear by 8:30AM, but foggy in the morning. Went to work after stretching my body. Since I am the only person at office this week, I had to take care of mails and packages all by myself. Stopped by a bank to deposit money and had lunch during the noon. Stayed at office until 5:30PM and came home for dinner. |
| 8/16 | Woke up at 6:00AM, went for a morning run before heading to work. Spent whole day okay, just taking care of my work stuff. Thought about going to get a haircut but I guess I could not find the time for it. Been to a gym in the evening and broke a piece of wood for the first time. I think I am ready to take a promotion test next month. I wish my Japan trip was week later so I could have done it this weekend... Came back from the office around 9:00PM, doing some laundry for three days in a row. I guess having a uniform and going to gym everyday is quite tough. |
| 8/17 | Woke up at 6:00AM, due to injury to my left ankle, I cannot run so I only did some work out before heading to work. Spend whole day at office and come back around 7:00PM. |
| 8/18 | Woke up at 6:00AM, it was a bit dark when I woke up. I think the summer is getting over. I had to go visit client today, while packing for the trip next week to Japan so I was quite busy. Went to bed around 11:00PM. I think I am ready to go. |
| 8/19-27 | 2006
Japan Business Trip #2
Nozomi 121 arriving to Nagoya station |
| 8/28 | Just come back from the trip, repack all the items and left my apartment around 1:00PM. I got really sleepy while I was driving so I stopped at a rest area and slept for a half hour before continue going. So, I ended up arriving at Michigan office almost 6:00PM. Stayed until 8:00PM, bought a sub and milk at a grocery store nearby the hotel. Checked in, eat, watch TV and went to bed around 11:00PM. |
| 8/29 | Woke up at 6:00AM, went out for running a bit then reported to work at 8:30AM. Worked on materials for afternoon's meeting. had lunch at Quizno's and dinner at Akasaka restaurant. Went to bed around 11:00PM although I was not having a good sleep due to lingering jet lag... |
| 8/30 | Woke up at 6:00AM, went outside for running and
come back. Start driving back to Indy around 9:00AM, stopped by at Burger
King and arrived to my office around 1:30PM. It was rainy sometimes, and so
many police cars around, especially near Fort Wayne, IN. Spent time working
on my stuffs and left work around 7:00PM. Went to bed around 11:00PM. A
truck off the freeway is being rescued. |
| 8/31 | Woke up once around 6:00AM but next time I realized was around 9:00AM. Reported to work around 9:30AM, stayed and worked on my assignments. My coworker headed to Michigan for the last time. He is going back to the office in Japan. Walked out from the office in the afternoon to stop by at Fry's Electronics to buy some stuffs for work, and also stopped by Best Buy to get some ink. Came back to my apartment around 6:00PM, went to bed around 10:00PM but could not fall sleep until 2:00AM in the night. I think my body clock is still unstable... |
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