| 7/1 |
[Taco Tico at 21st and Oliver in Wichita got
robbed around 10:30pm, according to Wichita Eagle. I know that place is a
bit scary while I live in Wichita]
Woke up at 6;00am, misty rain outside. Drove to
work and stayed noon then drove back to my apartment to pick up a box at the
office. I also stopped by at Tickermaster for a live performance ticket, and
Anderson Music for a music note. Stayed at office until 9:45pm. Drove to LTF
for workout then drive home under misty rain (again). Went to bed after
midnight. |
| 7/2 |
[Big Dog motorcycle laid off more than 20
employees and this is the second time following the last September with 49
people, according to Wichita Eagle]
Woke up at 6:00am, the radio says there will be
more rain today but nothing so far, just cloudy. Drove to work and stayed
until 9:00pm. There weren't many people working at the office today. Many
taking day off. Drove to LTF for a short workout, and come home. Relaxed in
the evening and went to bed around 11:30pm. It's been a while since the last
time I was able to go bed before midnight. |
| 7/3 |
Woke up at 6:00am as usual. I thought it would
be a sunny day but cloudy. Went to run at Kensington Park. My left calf is a
bit tight so I had to make the training short. The cloud cover is getting
broken up as I was running, finally a sunny day. Drove to Meijer on the way
back, and prepared to go to the office for the afternoon. I had a meal from
Burger King, which is packed, compare to the other days I usually stop by.
Stayed at the office to take care of errands, and left around 4;30pm. I
headed to Guitar Center to buy some equipment, and come home. I avoided of
using the I-275 to I-96 since it is usually jammed due to the construction
work. Come home, had dinner. Relaxed for the evening. A bunch of fireworks
shot up in the sky during evening but very much over by 10:30pm. Went to bed
around midnight. |
| 7/4 |
[Independence Day, Observation of Statue of
Liberty reopened after 8 years]
Woke up at 6:00am, the radio was playing America the beautiful... Sunny and
cool outside in the morning. Ran at Kensington Park in the morning, it was
not windy like yesterday but cloudy most of the time so the temperature did
not come up so quick, works for me. Come home around noon and had lunch.
Left to the office, had to take care of issues from Mexico. I guess they are
not on holiday today... Come home around 6:00pm, cooked dinner, relaxed for
the evening, called home in the evening, and went to bed around midnight. |
| 7/5 |
The last day of the break. Woke up at 6:00am,
went to swim in the morning for about one hour. Then I had to go to stop by
Running Fit for a new pair of shoes, Guitar Center for item return, and
Koyama Shoten for Japanese groceries. After I came home, I took a nap until
5:00pm. Since it was sunny and calm day, I felt so good over the day, not
hot at all. Short showers around 7:30pm and 8:00pm. Still some fireworks
going on over the evening. Went to bed around midnight. |
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| 7/6 |
[U.S. federal judge OK'd for GM's restructuring
plan, there will be a new GM, and also a old GM...]
Woke up at 6:00am, went to work on time. Not much traffic
and also the parking lot at office was not full. Another sunny nice day.
Left the office around 9:00pm, still somewhat bright outside. Stayed at LTF
for about half hour before going to Meijer for grocery shopping. I come home
around 11:00pm, went to bed after midnight. I hope I can go home early
tomorrow. |
| 7/7 |
[Michael Jackson's memorial ceremony held at Los
Angeles]
Woke up again at 6:00am, cool and breezy under sunny sky
in the morning, I wish I could just go running instead of work. Stayed until
8:00pm and left. I stopped by at Barns and Noble's for a book and LTF for
workout. I come home around 10:00pm, and spent evening reading the book.
Went to bed after midnight. |
| 7/8 |
Woke up at 6:00am, another long day expected.
The temperature in the morning was at lower 50s so it was pretty nice. Went
out to grab a sub for lunch, and stayed until 10:00pm. Drove home, checked
out a new DVD received on the Netflix and I guess stayed up until 1:00am.
Went to bed... |
| 7/9 |
Woke up at 6:00am, had to stop by at apartment
office to pick up a package from yesterday. Drive to work and stayed until
5:30pm then I went to nearby field to practice. I made a mistake on
catching a ball during the practice and cracked my right thumb nail. I had
to stop but bandage it up and stayed until 8:30pm. Drove home and stayed up
until 1:00am. Hmmm, I should be going to bed early. |
| 7/10 |
Woke up before 6:00am, took long to take
shower but was okay. Headed to work, had lunch with coworkers. Left the
office around 7:00pm and stopped by at LTF for a workout. Drove home, and
had dinner. Tried to wash dishes but so had without using my right thumb...
I cannot even make it wet either... Went to bed around midnight. |
| 7/11 |
Woke up at 6:00am, checked the weather on the
internet, figuring out how the storm will act in the morning. Soon the sky
got really dark, and few showers. Stormy around 7:45am and 8:15am then the
rain continued for a while. Drove to Kensington Park after the rain is over,
and started Running. The sky got cleared and the temperature was rising. The
humidity from the morning rain was just killing me so I wrapped up my run
short, only 6 miles. Drove home, relaxed for a while then called a couple of
folks for tonight's concert. I left home around 5:30pm and got a ride with
my coworkers. Cross the border with Canada through a tunnel and met up with
two others. Had a dinner at a Chinese restaurant in Windsor, arrived to
Caesar's Casino around 8:45pm, entered the coliseum for the KISS show. It
was pretty nice, they did much of entertainments and I was happy seeing
them. The show was over at 11:30pm. My coworkers played with machines for a
while and left there around 0:30am. I come home around 2:00am... It was a
long day, and I have temporally difficulty with listening now...
 KISS
performing at Caesars Palace in Ontario, Canada |
| 7/12 |
Woke up at 6:00am, stayed in bed until 7:00am,
then decided to call home. Today is sunny and breezy, a lot better than
yesterday but I felt so drained from the morning. Went to Kensington Park
again this morning and ran 8 miles. I met with my chiropractor and chat a
little. Hmmm, I guess I should soon return there. My back is not in good
shape at the moment. Drove home but stopped by at Meijer. They had tofu and
ground beef on sale, so I decided to cook mabo-tofu tonight. Drove to the
office and tried to practice saxophone but my injured finger could not
support it... Drove home, cooked dinner, wrote up my journal for this week.
Going to bed around midnight. |
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| 7/13 |
[Space Shuttle Endeavour launch cancelled again.
Three days in a row in addition to fuel issue they had in a while ago...]
Woke up at 6:00am but stayed in bed until 7:00am. Went to work and stayed
until 8:45pm. Called friends about the plan they are coming over to
Michigan. Worked out at LTF for a while before coming home. Went to bed
after midnight. |
| 7/14 |
Woke up at 6:00am, this time I got out earlier
than yesterday. Nice air coming in when I opened a window, and weather is
pretty nice again. Went to work and stayed until 5:30pm. I left work on
time, and drove to Jimmy John's for a sub. Get on the interstate but I was
stuck for 20 minutes between Beck and I-275 on M-14. Arriving at the Palace
around 7:15pm then waited in a long line to get inside. Watched The Bravery
and Green Day perform. While Green Day was playing, almost all the people
were standing all the time. They invite people from the crowd so I guess
they are much more friendlier than others. They even tried to play Detroit
Rock City (I just heard the real one a few days ago), left the building
after 11:00pm before they come back to stage for encore. Driving back to
home was alright, no drunk people or police. Went to bed around 1:00am.
 Green
Day at The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 7/15 |
[A bridge on I-75 near 8 mile collapsed after a
tanker trailer crashed and engulfed. It was reopened only 1.5 years ago]
Woke up at 6:00am, I needed to cook rice before
going to work so I got up around 6:30am. Pretty tired. Expecting some rain
from the afternoon to the evening. Had some rain over the afternoon and
evening. I drove to a chiropractics around 5:00pm. Stayed at office until
10:15pm while wrapping up an emergency report. Did not feel like going to
LTF today so I come home, went to bed. |
| 7/16 |
Woke up at 6:00am, pretty tired from the morning
and I don't feel good. I needed to get dishes washed so I Went to work
and got an assignment which I have to drive around the town. Come back to
the office around 4:00pm and stayed until 10:00pm. Thought about going to
LTF but gave up. Simply drive back home and went to bed before midnight. |
| 7/17 |
Woke up at 6:00am, went to work, stayed until
7:00pm, that's about the time when a short shower started. Drove to LTF for
workout. I stopped by at Meijer before coming home. Went to bed around
11:30pm. Quite tired this week... |
| 7/18 |
Woke up at 6:00am, stayed in bed until 7:00am,
it was sunny and a bit chilly. Went to Kensington Park in the morning for a
run. Come home, I was working on my PC until 1:30pm so I could not eat my
lunch until 2:00pm. Drove to the office under slight rain and took care of
stuffs and stayed until 5:30pm. Drove home under partly cloudy sky. Relaxed
for the evening, called home before I go bed at midnight. |
| 7/19 |
Woke up at 6:00am, still chilly in the morning,
I might need a bracket just like the radio DJ was saying. Went out for
another running under clear sky, come home and had lunch around 11:00am,
left home at 11:30am to go to the air show in Ypsilanti. I was stuck in
traffic jam for the parking, I was watching airplanes flying around. It's
been a while since the last time I have seem them flying. I had almost no
gas in the car so when Blue Angeles took off, I made a run to the parking
and left. Come home around 5:00pm, had small dinner, and another bite in the
late evening. There seems to be a lot of rain falling but not in my area.
Hmmm? Going to bed around midnight. Japan office is closed tomorrow, and
people there are talking about the total solar eclipse on the 22nd.
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Over Michigan 2009 (Click here
for more pictures) |
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| 7/20 |
Woke up at before 6:00am, expecting to be rainy
whole day. Called a medical center in the morning to make an appointment and
spent afternoon there. They told me to take more rest everyday (which sounds
impossible...) I come back to the office, stayed until 8:45pm since I had to
call Japan office. Too tired so I drove back home straight. Went to bed
around 11:30pm. |
| 7/21 |
Woke up at 6:00am. Drove to work and had to
drive around the town all day long to help other department's testing. There
were some rain over the day but it was not so bad. Come back to the office
around 4:30pm, went out again to practice softball. Since my right thumb has
not recovered yet, I was pitching balls for about one hour. Come back to the
office and stayed until 8:45pm, drove to LTF and come home. There was a note
that water is out until 6:00pm, and hot water is out until 9:00pm so I
thought they are back already, and they were not...Went to bed around
11:30pm |
| 7/22 |
[Total solar eclipse observed in southeast Asia]
Woke up at 5:40am, still no running water so I
left home earlier than usual. Drove to work under cloudy sky. Participating
the project for another department, driving around the town but urgent issue
popped up so I had to head back, spending time at office in the afternoon.
At least I had a lunch outside, eating a Korean meal in Ann Arbor. Stayed at
office until 10:15pm, drove home and found out the water is back now. Went
to bed around 11:30pm. |
| 7/23 |
Woke up at 5:30am once, then got up at 6:30am.
Rain started but only light shower for the morning. Drove to work, and
stayed until 8:30pm. Had lunch with my coworker at Jimmy John's, for the
first time for him. I decided to head to LTF after 8:30pm and then come
home. Stayed up until 11:30pm and went to bed. |
| 7/24 |
Woke up at 6:00am, drove to work and stayed
until 7:00pm. I had my lunch with my coworkers at a Chinese restaurant, it
tasted like P.F. Chung's. Drove to LTF after work and worked out for a
while. Drove home, relaxed for the evening. Went to bed around 11:00pm. |
| 7/25 |
Woke up at 6:00am, went to a clinic to get
testing done around 9:00am. It was over by 10:30am so I drove home, had
early lunch, the took a nap until 3:00pm. I got ready for a race in the
evening but also had to get ready for BBQ party after that. So I stopped by
Kroger to grab some ice cream boxes, and dropped off before driving to
Maybury State Park. The 8k run starting from 5:30pm was fun. It started at
paved portion which only had slight ups and downs, but then the second part
was unpaved, hilly portion. I finished it in about 43minuts but did not
clock my time right so I am not sure how long exactly took me to go through.
Drove to my friend's house around 6:45pm, took shower and had dinner with
total of 7 people. It was fun chatting. Stayed until after the midnight.
Come home, talked with my dad, then went to bed around 1:30am. |
| 7/26 |
Woke up at 6:30am. The sky was getting cloudy,
we might get another rain today. I took things easy in the morning but
headed to Kensington Park for running. It rained a bit while I was in the
park, but only for a short time. Come home, saw another rain. I drove to a
bookstore, then the office. I stayed until 9:30pm and drove home. Stopped by
at Meijer for groceries and come home around 11:00pm. Went to bed by
midnight. Wrote up summer greeting cards to friends in Japan.
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| 7/27 |
Woke up at 6:00am, had to cook
lunch, do a load of laundry, and write some emails in the morning. Before
leaving the apartment, I saw a ladder sticking out over the window, I guess
folks here are repainting the building I live. They are also planning to
repair the door on later days. Drove to work, but stopped by at a post
office. Stayed until 9:00pm, the outside was still a bit bright. Drove to
LTF for workout, then come home. Had dinner, had to take care of many stuffs
so I ended up going to bed after midnight. I am not sure but my body feels a
little feverish... |
| 7/28 |
Woke up at 6:00am, drove to
work and stayed until 5:30pm. We tried to practice softball but rain started
so it was called off. My coworker and I went to a nearby Korean-Japanese
restaurant and had dinner together. Come back to the office and worked until
8:15pm. Drove home and packed for the trip to Japan. Going to bed around
11:30pm. |
| 7/29 |
Woke up at 6:00am, an employee at the apartment
knocked the door and removed the lock temporary around 8:30am, I drove to
LTF first to workout for about 30 minutes, then drove to the office around
10:00am. M-14 was doing some repair work on the bridge so it.
Since I already cooked rice last night, I made two meals for today, I have a
meeting in the evening anyways. Got off from work around 10:00pm and drove
home. I had to wash dishes, do a load of laundry, and rest of the packing. I
had an additional order from the counterpart in Japan, so I had to make some
adjustment to bring back a product for work. Cleared up the fridge, and it
was already past midnight. Went to bed around 0:30am. I have about 3 hours
of sleep. |
| 7/30 - 8/7 |
Japan Trip #2
An old house in Arimatsu |