| 5/1 |
Woke up at 6:00am, no more rain fall for now,
and expected to be a bit warmer. Went to work, stepped out for lunch at
Jimmy John's. It was pretty warm and sunny outside. Stayed at the office
until 5:30pm and drove to Kensington Park under light rain. The traffic was pretty busy so
it took me almost 45 minutes to just get there. Run for about 6 miles and
drove back home. I come home around 8:00pm. Had dinner, packed items to a
bag and did a load of laundry. I went to bed by 11:00pm. I set three alarm
clocks. |
| 5/2-4 |
New York
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The United Nations |
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| 5/5 |
Woke up at 6:00am, quite sleepy but need to go
work so I drove a bit slowly. Today is still sunny here but expected rainy
weather from tonight. Since I had no time cooking so I went out to Jimmy
John's for sub during noon, and also at Rio Wrap for dinner. I had to stay
in the office until 9:00pm because of the issues, and drove home straight. I
could go to grocery store some other time. Went to bed after midnight. |
| 5/6 |
Woke up at 6:00am, I feel a bit better compare
to yesterday morning. Drove to a post office to drop off a package for
auction item, then went to a car detailing place. My coworker picked me up
so I could leave my car there. Another coworker took me back around 6:00pm.
My car looks pretty clean now. Stayed until 9:30pm because of meeting. Drove
home, went to bed.
Just got detailing work. Almost look like the time I bought it |
| 5/7 |
Woke up at 6:00am, I am getting back to my daily
routine so I was able to take care of extra stuffs in the morning. Drove to
office. We got some rain over the afternoon but was all clear by evening. I
had to stay until 9:00pm again so I was quite stressed out for the evening.
I just drove back home, had dinner, went to bed. |
| 5/8 |
[News reporting that the crown area of statue of
liberty to be opened to public again from July 4th. I just been there last
week...]
Woke up at 6:00am. Thanks to rested up
condition, I could take care of chores in the morning before heading to
work. Got lunch from Jimmy John's. Stayed at office until 6:00pm and headed
to LTF for the first time in the week. Stopped by at a Japanese grocery
store before coming home. I was quite tired so I was relaxing for the
evening. Took care of few items before going to bed around midnight. |
| 5/9 |
Since we are expecting some rain in the morning,
I got up at 6:00am, washed dishes, did a laundry. The rain fell for some
part of the morning but looks like it's getting clear now. I left home under
partly cloudy weather. I started out my running at Kensington Park alright,
but after passing 3 mile point, the sky turned darker, then at 5 mile, rain
started. Windy and rainy condition kept me cool but also chilly. These days,
the weather does not matter to me. Come home, had lunch, headed out
around 12:30pm to Running Fit, Andersen Music and Great Clips. Spent evening
updating my web page. Talked with my dad in the evening. Went to bed around
1:00am. I guess, this is my first mother's day without her then. |
| 5/10 |
Up at 6:00am, I just did not feel like working
out today. I feel a bit tired. Stayed at home in the morning but went to the
office in the afternoon. I come home around 5:00pm and soon a hard rain fell
for about 10 minutes. Sunny but chilly whole day. Cooked dinner, updated my
webpage, and went to bed before midnight. Already below 50F, expecting it to
be 39F tomorrow morning...
 Sunny
and Breezy... |
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| 5/11 |
[Space Shuttle Atlantis blasted off for Hubble
Telescope repair mission. Something I was waiting for such a long time!]
Woke up at 6:00am, chilly 43F outside. Went to
work and stayed until 9:00pm. I skipped working out at LTF today, come home,
registered for a couple of races for Memorial Day and June. Went to bed by
midnight. I had to pull out extra blanket for the night. |
| 5/12 |
Woke up at 6:00am, 37F, which is colder than
yesterday. Went to work and stayed until 7:15pm, headed to LTF for workout.
It was alright since I have not done any exercise for two days. Come home,
registered on a couple of road races before heading to bed at midnight. |
| 5/13 |
Woke up at 6:00am, the morning temperature is
back to the 50s. First it was sunny but then getting cloudy; expecting some
rain from afternoon to the night. It started to rain in the late afternoon
until evening. Stayed at office until 9:30pm, then drove home. Went to bed
around 11:00pm since I was not feeling too well. It was pretty gusty in the
evening. |
| 5/14 |
[Chrysler announced that they are terminating
about 800 out of 2,400 dealers by June]
Woke up once around 2:30am due to stormy
weather. I could hear the outside is gusty, rain hitting the window,
lightning and thunder. I fell back to sleep. It was over by the time when I wake up at 6:00am.
Went to work and stayed until 7:00pm. Drove to LTF for workout and the come
home. Went to bed by midnight. |
| 5/15 |
Woke up at 6:00am, it's sunny and looking fresh.
outside but may get rainy in the evening. Went to work and stayed until
6:30pm since we have a farewell party for a company employee. Come home
after 10:30pm, the rain was very much over by that time. I went to bed and
start hearing the sound of rain again. Fall sleep around midnight. |
| 5/16 |
Woke up at 6:00am, still remember it was quite
rainy over the night. Starting at 50s in the morning so I went to run. I
finally switched the interval to 10 minutes, so I can cover a mile before
taking a rest. There
were at least three different events going on; walking, biking and rowing...
I come home, had sushi (from last night) for lunch. The sun came out around
2:00pm and it was sunny and breezy like 35mph for the afternoon. I guess the
breezy condition only kept the daily high in the mid 60s. In the
evening, I called my dad and talked for a bit. Had a dinner, which is
leftover from yesterday's party. The power was cut for a few minutes but
came back on. Called my brother's house, as well as my grandma. Went to bed
after midnight. |
| 5/17 |
Woke up at 6:00am, but stayed in bed until
7:00am. I felt pretty sleepy, and 38F outside. At least it is sunny went to
workout in the morning at LTF. Somehow I forgot to bring swimsuit so I had
to stick with bike for the day. Went to the office to cover the newspaper,
and practiced saxophone. I had really had time getting it started. I don't
know why... Come home, took out trash and did made a meal for the dinner.
Expecting 34F tomorrow morning. Oh man... Went to bed after 11:00pm |
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| 5/18 |
Woke up at 6:00am, felt pretty very chilly. It was
34F again. Drove to work and stayed until 8:45pm. Drove to LTF. I need to
cut the habit of not going there when I leave the office after 8:00pm...
Worked out a bit and drove home. Stayed up until midnight and went to bed. |
| 5/19 |
Woke up at 6:00am, another cool and sunny
morning but much warmer than yesterday. I drove to a Honda dealer to get the
oil changed. They recommended me a scheduled maintenance, but I guess I will
keep it to the next time, arrived to work and stayed
until 6:00pm. I drove to LTF for workout, then Japanese grocery store. The
sun was still up high so it was pretty bright outside and needed to wear
sunglasses. Relaxed at home until 11:00pm then went to bed. I have to get up
early tomorrow... |
| 5/20 |
Woke up at 6:00am, had to leave home before
7:00am to visit customer. I had to drive on I-96 to
I-696, where the junction is under construction. I had hard time driving
through there. Come back to the office by noon. The weather is sunny
and pretty nice but the daily high reached to 83F so it was quite warm. Had
to stay at the office until 10:00pm so I was tired when I get back home. I
did not set the rice cooker so I had to wait for it before I can go bed.
Still pretty warm. |
| 5/21 |
Woke up at 6:00am, the temperature is already in
the mid-50s. Drove to work and stayed until 7:00pm. I went to LTF for
workout then come home. Sunny all day. Power outage happened around 11:45pm
right before I was going to bed and it came back and went down again for a
couple of times. Oh well, why bother now... |
| 5/22 |
Woke up at 6:00am. I think the power was
restored since I can hear radio playing... I opened the window in the
morning and cool breeze came in. It made my mind refreshed. Drove to work on
time. Stayed until 6:00pm then headed to LTF for about one hour then headed
to Meijer for groceries. I used their reusable bags for the first time
today. I guess it works but they should give us some discount! Stayed up
until 11:00pm. |
| 5/23 |
Woke up before 6:00am, I guess the sun comes up
too early these days... Went for a run at Kensington Park. I usually takes
some break while I ran but since I have an 8k race on Monday, I went through
straight. Come home, took some nap, spent afternoon packing away winter
cloths.
Spent evening in my room relaxing but the temperature was in
the 70s, keep sweating a bit.
Canadian geese, they are so protective. |
| 5/24 |
[Space Shuttle Atlantis lands in California
after aborting landing in Florida for past tow days]
Woke up at 6:00am, cloudy outside and expecting
a few rain in the morning. The outside is at 60s so it is a bit cooler
compare to when I went to bed last night. Talked with my dad for a bit.
Headed to LTF before noon and swam for a while. I was amazed to see there
aren't many people around. Stayed in the office for a while to read news
paper. Cleaned my room for the afternoon. Went to bed early since I have to
get up to run a race in the morning. |
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| 5/25 |
[Memorial Day holiday]
Woke up around 3:00am once somehow. Then got up at 5:45am. I guess the
outside looks to bright. Left home at 7:15am, reached at the parking lot at
8:30am. Still chilly so I stayed in the car until the start of the race. Ran 8k in 43minutes then headed home. I saw about 10 T-6 planes in
formation, as well as a couple of A-10s flying in the fly. I guess that's
something for the Memorial Day. Drove to Twelve Oaks mall to buy a couple of
shirts. Took care of another load of laundry, and get ready for the new
week. Going to bed around 11:00pm.
Planes flying in a formation for Memorial Day services |
| 5/26 |
Woke up at before 6:00am. Lower 50s and
expecting some rain today. Went work and spent whole day there. I left
around 8:45pm then headed to LTF for workout. While I am driving back, the
air got really humid but we did not get any rain today... Went to bed around
midnight. |
| 5/27 |
Woke up before 6:00am again. Hmmm... It's foggy
outside but no rain yet. The power went down around 6:20am, so I had to rely
on iPhone to check emails and browse internet. Left apartment, only to find
out that entire surroundings got the power knocked out. A couple off traffic
signals were out so I had to be careful. I tried to buy airmail stamps but
the post office nearby my work changed the business hours to 8:30am-, so I
had to wait for a while. I thought they used to open like 7 or 8 in the
morning... Occasional rain I could hear while I was in the office. Stayed at
work until 9:45pm, then headed home. Fogs at few locations and rain started
again. Went to bed around midnight, then another wave of rain came. |
| 5/28 |
[Auto supplier Visteon filed for chapter 11]
Woke up at 6:00am, it's slightly foggy, and no
wind at mid 60s. Drove to work under cloudy sky. Went to pick up a rental
car during lunch hour. They gave me a Dodge Caliber, which runs like a piece
of brick, and since I cannot feel or see where the wheels are located, I had
to rely on feedback from how much I steer and how fast car is turning.
Raining condition made me worried a bit also... Not so fun or fun day to
drive. Left office around 3:00pm and arrived to Grand Rapids, MI to attend
factory tour at GE Aviation around 5:00pm. I get to see faces very familiar
to me, and the tour was very fun. They showed us their Land Navigation unit
facility and 787 simulator (which could not be run due to Boeing's
restriction...) Left there around 9:30pm, drove back to Detroit around
11:30pm. Come home, went to bed after midnight. It was
pretty good tour and I learned about GE a lot. |
| 5/29 |
Woke up at 6:00am, sunny and breezy. We might
get some thunderstorm in the afternoon. Went out for lunch with my
coworkers, I had black wheat noodle. It's been a while since the last time I
got it. Stayed at office until 7:00pm, headed to LTF for workout. Rained a
bit while I was in the building. Stopped by at Meijer where
they were resurfacing the parking, and come home. Nothing special going on
in the evening, went to bed around midnight. |
| 5/30 |
Woke up at 6:00am, 45F. Went to Kensington Park as
usual for running. The place I usually park my car was occupied with more
than 200 other cars. There seems to be something sponsored by a local radio
station going on. Finished running okay, just had some rain on the course.
Come home, took shower and headed to get my hair cut. I relaxed for the
evening. Called my brother, my aunt and my dad to check on them. Going to
bed after midnight. |
| 5/31 |
Woke up at 6:00am but stayed in bed until
8:00am. Colder than yesterday, started out at 43F with perfect clear sky.
Went to LTF in the morning for a workout. Drove to the office but the arena
nearby my office was holding a commencement so I was ended up in the traffic
jam for one hour then had to make a u-turn at nearby ramp... I got a lunch
from Rio Wraps, stayed at the office until 5:00pm. I get to read the
newspapers, and practiced saxophone. Drove to One World Market before coming
to home. Had dinner, went to bed before midnight. I guess it's going to be
rainy again for the next couple of days...
No clouds in the sky... |