| 2/1 |
[American Airlines announced of 13,000 layoff]
Woke up at 6:00am, no
improvement on my cold. I think I should take things. Picked up my pants on
my way to work, which had the same traffic sign down at Daily Ashford and
Eldridge. I think yesterday was also like this. Stayed at the office until
11:00am then headed to a yard to take care of an assignment and stayed for 2
hours. Drove back to the office and stayed until 7:30pm. Headed home
straight. The whole day got some scattered rain but not much. Stayed up
until 10:30pm then went to bed. 70F and outside look like still day time. |
| 2/2 |
[A riot after a soccer game
in Egypt resulted in 74 people died and many more injured]
Woke up at 5:30am, I guess I had enough sleep,
still 68F while my hometown Nagoya is reporting of -5C,
the last cold that much was back in February 4th, 1999. Drove to the office without traffic signal issue today. Stayed
there for the morning and headed out to check on the yard around 2:00pm
some rain over the day but nothing serious. Drove back to the office around
4:30pm and stayed until 7:00pm before heading to LTF. Drove under rain and
stayed there for one hour. Came home and cooked meal in microwave. Had to
take care on Japan Fest items. Went to bed near midnight. |
| 2/3 |
Woke up at 6:00am, 68F in the
morning. Drove to work under scattered rain. I guess it is going to be whole
day like this. Went to eat lunch at a Japanese restaurant with coworker.
Stayed at the office until 7:00pm then drove to LTF for workout. Still rainy
as I drove home. Went to bed around 11:00pm.
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| 2/4 |
Woke up at 6:00am, another 68F in the morning
then a big storm came; lightning flashes, rain drops hitting windows and
last for 1 whole hour. Left my apartment at 8:20am then drove to a barber to
get my hair cut. The place was packed so I finally get mine done around
10:30am. I was reading books while I wait, and saw occasional storms passing
by. I went to LTF for workout after that and stayed for one hour. I wanted
to go to Souper Salad, so I drove toward downtown. Stopped by at a Japanese
grocery store and Target before coming back to home around 1:30pm. Spent
afternoon taking care of laundries and build a bookshelf for my radio. Now I
can hear sound better. Cooked dinner, relaxed for the evening. Went to bed
around 11:00pm. |
| 2/5 |
[Super Bowl XLVI: New York
Giants win against New England Patriots in 21 to 17.]
Woke up with a little before 6:00am. Went to LTF in the
morning to swim for 30 minutes. Cooked noodles for lunch and stayed at my
apartment all day. Left around 5:30pm to be at Red Robins for dinner with my
friends while watching Super Bowl inside the store. Come home around 8:30pm,
stayed up until 11:00pm then headed to bed. The temperature was getting
lower and lower all day long. |
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| 2/6 |
Woke up at 6:00am, it was
back in 43F. Stretched my body and drove to work under still cloudy weather.
Worked all day long and finished around 7:00pm. I drove to LTF for workout.
I ate a lot yesterday so I spend full 1 hour there. Drove home, cooked
dinner then relaxed. Went to bed around 11:30pm. |
| 2/7 |
Woke up at 6:00am, back in
the 50s and cloudy. Headed to a post office to pick up a package in the
morning before going to work. Stayed until 8:30pm at the office since I had
an urgent assignment I need to take care of. Drove to LTF for workout then
come back home around 10:00pm. I managed to cook dinner, but ended up going
to bed after midnight. My friends still sending me emails so I guess this is
a busy week for everybody. Sky was cleared over night. |
| 2/8 |
Woke up at 6:00am, drove to
work and started catch up on the project. My coworker now has running nose.
I have told him... Looking up sunny sky with notably less clouds than last
couple of days. Stayed at the office until 5:30pm then headed to downtown
for a meeting. The meeting lasted another 3 hours and I was exhausted. Drove
to a local bar called Triniti by Alabama and Shepard. The sirloin was not
that big as I hoped... Come home after 11:00pm, went to bed well after
midnight.
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| 2/9 |
Woke up at 6:00am. Somehow I managed to get up
because I went to bed late again. Used heater this morning to warm up the
room. Drove to the office and stayed all day. The sky was covered by thin
clouds but mostly sunny sky over the day. Went to a Japanese restaurant for
the lunch but took almost 2 hours including the travel. Stayed at the office
until 6:30pm. I tried to visit a couple of dojo for introduction but none
worked out tonight. I drove to LTF for workout. Come home around 8:30pm
under scattered rain. Cooked dinner and relaxed. Going to bed around 10:00pm
tonight. |
| 2/10 |
Woke up at 6:00am, still
sound of rain, I guess it was falling all night long. Drove to work under
rain, picked up my pants at cleaner on the way. It rained all morning but
was over by noon. Went to Chinese buffet for lunch with coworkers, and came
back to the office. Totally clear sky in the evening. Stayed until 7:00pm
then headed to LTF for workout. Stayed there for one hour |
| 2/11 |
[Whitney Houston, reported died at age of 48]
Woke up at 6:00am, stayed in the bed until 7:00am, used heater to get up
from the bed. Stretched my body, did two loads of laundry and put everything
in drier before leaving apartment around 8:30am to be at Japanese Speech
Contest held at St. Thomas University in downtown. I enjoyed listening to
contestants for the morning session. Took two folks from Japan to a nearby
Japanese restaurant for lunch. Come back to the room at 12:30pm for the rest
of the speech contest. The whole thing was over by 3:30pm and helped
cleaning up. Drove to a nearby Starbucks for talking with two local Japanese
teachers until 5:30pm. I thought about going to gym for workout but felt too
tired. Drove back home and ate leftover Sushi from the contest. Wrote up
Blog and took care of all laundries and rested for the evening. Went to bed
around 10:00pm but maybe because of caffeine from Starbucks coffee, I could
not fall sleep well. |
| 2/12 |
Woke up at 6:30am, left home after taking shower
and stretch my body to meet with my friends at 8:30am then headed to Austin,
TX. We arrived around 11:30am and walked to the state capital. The place was
open to public so we all took a tour around. When we came out after noon,
the sky was overcast and getting cold, drove to a bike shop where have many
Lance Armstrong bikes and jerseys. Flurries started so we had no choice but
giving up a winery tour since the road condition maybe bad. Had lunch at
Einstein Brother's Bagel and headed back. Stopped by at Windy Winery for
tasting and I bought three bottles, each less than $20 so it was a good
deal. Came back to Houston around 6:00pm, had dinner at Pei Wei's I have
never been there so I was not quite sure it is a good place but it was okay.
Drove home under light rain around 8:00pm, typed up blog, sent a couple of
emails, and ironed my shirts before going to bed.
 The
state capital of Texas |
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| 2/13 |
Woke up at 6:30am, I think I
had a good night. Stretched my body and had breakfast as usual. Drove to the
office and soon rain started to fall, some even fell very hard the rain was
mostly over the morning but lasted until afternoon. Left office around
6:00pm to visit three martial art schools as a part of preparations. I came
home after 9:30pm and ate dinner. Going to bed around 11:00pm. I think I am
a little stressed out, my left part of head feels something funny for the
last couple of days, this is not a good sign... |
| 2/14 |
Woke up at 6:30am, drove to
the office and stayed for the day. Since I had to take care of more items
for the Japan Fest, I did not have much of break over the lunch hour. Stayed
until 5:00pm then drove to a Memorial Mall for Rakugo performance starting
at 7:00pm. I put up the banner, wrote impressions for the newspaper article.
The event was very good and was over around 9:00pm. Wanted to do some
workout but gave up because I felt chilly. Came home, ate dinner, went to
bed around 11:00pm. |
| 2/15 |
Woke up at 6:30am, unable to
get up from the bed until 7:00am. It was warm but mentally challenged today.
Soon I got another harsh email from a participating group of Japan Festival
and made me depressed again. Anyhow I managed to survive the day. Occasional
hard rain fell during the day time, my lunch was a hamburger purchased
across the street. Stayed at the office until 6:00pm then headed to workout
at LTF for 1 hour. Get in a car and drove to Friendswood, TX, which was
about 1 hour away to meet with an instructor. It was pretty foggy on the way
back, and the road was under construction. Drove carefully home but had to
grab another hamburger for the dinner. Came home around 11:00pm, went to bed
around midnight. |
| 2/16 |
Woke up at 6:30am, stayed in bed until 7:00am.
Drove to the office under warmer and foggy weather. Stayed at the office all
day until 6:30pm. Drove to LTF for workout and enjoyed one hour staying
there. Drove home, ate canned soup then went to bed around 11:00pm. After
dealing with mounting issues for the past few days, I somehow feel relieved. |
| 2/17 |
Woke up at 6:00am, driving to work was okay but
start seeing some rain after noon, some even severe. Stopped by at
McDonald's for the lunch with coworkers. Stayed until 7:00pm and headed to
LTF for workout. Drove back home, had Sushi and salad I bought from Kroger
for dinner. I should be happy about being home, free for the weekend but the
all issues I had to take care this week was bugging me so I went to bed
around midnight but stayed up for another 1 hour. The rain seems started
already. |
| 2/18 |
Woke up with sound of rain and thunder. The
severe weather lasted until 9:00am. I got up at 6:00am, stretched my body
and headed to Sugar land to meet with an instructor there. I had to drive
under rain, which was not so pretty. Stopped by at LTF for the morning to
workout then bought Japanese groceries. Stayed at home for the entire rest
of the day, not feeling like doing anything. Called home in the evening, my
dad just finished Nanakaiki of my grandpa. They had good talk since I send
my dad pictures of where he used to live. |
| 2/19 |
Woke up at 6:00am, stayed in the bed until
nearly 7:30am, the sun was bright today, unlike last couple of days. Stayed
at my apartment, vacuuming my room and cleaning. Drove out to Kroger,
Carwash and Target for grocery shopping in the afternoon then come home and
rested until 5:30pm. Drove to a Ninjutsu school and talked with the
instructor. Drove home and cooked dinner. Typed up blog then went to bed by
midnight. |
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| 2/20 |
Woke up at 6:30am, drove to
the office then headed to a yard for an assignment, had to stay after 4:00pm
and the owner of the yard shut the gate by mistake. I am pretty sure he saw
my car parked at the property... Drove back to the office and stayed until
7:00pm then headed to LTF for workout. Come home, had dinner went to bed
around 11:30pm. |
| 2/21 |
Woke up at 6:30am, the
temperature was in the 50s so it was comfortable. Drove to work under cloudy
weather but turned out to be a sunny day. I picked the wrong date. Spent
whole day working on my small project. Left office at 5:15pm to the meeting
in the evening. The traffic on Sam Houston toll way was very slow, saw a guy
stopped his car the one of the lane after the accident. Stayed until 8:30pm
and went to Kubo's for dinner with friends. Came home after 11:30pm and went
to bed around midnight. |
| 2/22 |
[Sony PlayStation
Vita went on sale in the U.S.]
Woke up at 6:00am, tried to
drive to work but traffic was directed by police officers at I-10 and
Eldridge Pkwy, so I was moving very slow. Went to a yard for additional
works from last Tuesday, ate at a Japanese restaurant near by the location.
It turned out to be a okay place. Came back to the office after lunch with
near 80 degrees and stayed until 7:00pm, drove to LTF for workout, and came
home after 9:00pm. Went to bed after midnight.
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| 2/23 |
[A famous eye patched journalist, Marie Colvin
reported killed in Syria]
Woke up at 6:30am, drove to
the office under cloudy sky. Stayed at the office all day taking care of
assignments as usual. The daily high hit around 80F again. Stayed at the
office until 6:15pm and drove to two martial art schools for the
preparation, one place in Houston, another in Friendswood. It was quite
gusty on the way and back. Came home around 10:00pm, went to bed at 11:30pm. |
| 2/24 |
Woke up in the 60s at 6:00am, reported at work
and stayed all day. Headed out with coworkers for lunch at Kin Som. I had
noodles. Left office around 6:00pm and headed to LTF for one hour workout.
Drove home, went to bed around 11:00pm. |
| 2/25 |
Woke up at 6:00am, stretched my body then headed
to LTF for workout. Left there around 10:00am and drove to BBQ cookout at
Reliant Park. Despite of a traffic jam near I-10 and I-610, I got there in
30 minutes but it was very hard to get people together because the parking
was a mess, no proper signs for the meet up and no public restaurant to eat.
We had a good time but only bought from regular venders. Drove to a store
near Galleria for Bento contest at a grocery store. Drove back home around
6:30pm, there was an accident on I-610 right before intersecting with I-10
so it was a long line and wait before I can head home. Did not want to eat
anything so I went to bed around 11:30pm. |
| 2/26 |
Woke up at 6:30am, stayed in bed until 7:00am
since it was 43F, and it is expected to be a chilly day. Stretched my body
and headed out to be at practice for softball from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Just
participating the practice but since I have not done much for the last three
years, my body was in pain. I had a lunch from Subway then headed to a
friend's house in Richmond, TX to have a wine tasting party which started
from 2:00pm and lasted until 9:30pm. Drove home, drink a lot of water and
went to bed around 11:00pm. |
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| 2/27 |
Woke up at 6:30am, drove to
the office. I wanted to go visit a yard but they were short handed today.
Some rain during the day, had lunch at Chinese with coworkers. Stayed until
7:00pm after finish reading newspaper and come home straight since my body
was sore from a softball practice yesterday. Went to bed around 11:00pm. |
| 2/28 |
Woke up at 6:30am, drove to
the office but ended up taking whole one extra hour. Drove to a yard to run
a trial for the afternoon. I drove back to the office but to had to fill up.
It was $3.59 per gallon, the price is coming up these days. Come back to the
office, then soon I needed to head out for the meeting. Lasted until 8:30pm
then headed to a Japanese restaurant for dinner with other members. Drove
home around 11:30pm, went to bed after midnight. |
| 2/29 |
[A stormy night caused
damages to houses in Midwest, including Branson, MO]
Woke up with 70F in the morning, Still could not have a
good night because of sore muscles. Tried
to make lunch for today then realized there is no frozen
vegetable in stock. I really need to go buy groceries tonight. Drove to the
office, and stayed until 7:00pm. My right leg was not feeling good so I
decided to skip workout today. Drove to a grocery store to buy out of stock
items in my refrigerator, come home then cooked Ramen noodles for dinner.
Went to bed around midnight. |