Today started with a home network upgrade—finally moved the router to the living room for a smoother TV and HomePod experience. My windowsill workspace is also shaping up nicely.

At work, I focused on MCP improvements and later joined a two-hour AI discussion on AgenticFlow. A colleague’s farewell lunch added a warm midday pause.

In the evening, I played badminton at a slightly dated sports center—decent facilities, low-key vibes, and just enough sweat to call it a day.

Today was a whirlwind—excitement over an R&D spotlight turned into frustration as Earth’s session was merged into a broader Beijing showcase. I was then asked to re-present Earth AI Assistant in a long internal meeting. With little prep time, I focused on Semantic Kernel and demoed key workflows. Thankfully, the response was positive.
By day’s end, I was completely drained—no lunch, constant pressure, and my first-ever three-hour internal meeting.

After a night of rain and a day full of meetings, I found myself somewhere between progress and pause. I explored Zhipu’s GLM-4.5, wrapped up lingering MCP tasks, and juggled overlapping pressures from both the Earth and AI teams—all aiming for September results. A dream about a collapsed bathroom somehow mirrored that tension. Tonight, I chose not to push further. Sometimes, it’s okay to pause and leave a little room to breathe.

On yet another rainy day in Beijing, I dove into ideas around making AI Build support custom LLM API keys—but Semantic Kernel remains limited to OpenAI. I also explored ChatGPT Agents (visually slick, but less interactive than Claude Code).

A sudden insight hit while unwinding with Xiaoyan: our Agentic GIS might align beautifully with Claude Code’s Subagents model. Fired up, I explored it late into the night.

Meanwhile, my brother called—Hamer’s swimming over 20 meters now. She’s growing fast.

We spent the entire day decluttering—mainly tackling two balconies and tossing out loads of unused items. Rearranging furniture and switching to fresh IKEA curtains completely transformed the space, making it feel lighter and calmer.

I sold 55 books online for ¥168 after shipping costs and gave the rest to our building’s cleaner. We cleared nearly 100 books in total. It was exhausting but deeply satisfying—more joyful than a day out.

We spent the entire day decluttering—mainly tackling two balconies and tossing out loads of unused items. Rearranging furniture and switching to fresh IKEA curtains completely transformed the space, making it feel lighter and calmer.

I sold 55 books online for ¥168 after shipping costs and gave the rest to our building’s cleaner. We cleared nearly 100 books in total. It was exhausting but deeply satisfying—more joyful than a day out.

I started the day chasing ideas to improve my handwriting app—especially for pinyin and stroke parsing. Found some solid resources, but work came calling.

Spent the day refining the Identify logic with better parallel handling. After dinner, I updated the app using those references—progress made, but it’s still rough (and Claude API credit is running low). I was really happy to finally discover the clever loading word indicator design of Claude Code.

Xiaoyan was drained from a full day of pricing negotiations, but I saw it as a sign that deeper collaboration might be brewing. We shared dinner and laughs tonight. Hamer called saying she missed me. She’s now learning to swim at the swimming pool.

At work, I wrapped up bug fixes and cross-testing ahead of schedule and resumed using KanbanFlow.

We caught the midnight screening of The Stage by Chen Peisi—a film adaptation of the stage play I had long wanted to see. It was funny at first, then slowly grew emotionally gripping, reminding me of Farewell My Concubine. One standout was Feng Xiaotong’s portrayal of Yu Ji—subtle, moving, unforgettable.

Earlier in the day, we met friends for lunch and checked out their new NIO EV. After a ride demo and some good food, we ended the day with great company and a powerful film.

Today was a mix of focus and small joys. I tackled threading issues in Identify and knocked out several bugs—always a satisfying rhythm. Scored discounted shoes at MUJI and enjoyed a cozy tofu soup dinner.

Hamer called a few times just to chat, showing both her need for connection and her growing thoughtfulness.

Xiaoyan left for Qingdao and reconnected with an old friend. I ended the night doing nothing in particular, just watching Goodboy TV series past midnight. Sometimes, that’s enough.