It rained all day, so I bought dinner from the grocery store, and we had it again today. After dinner, we watched the gold medal match of mixed ping pong. After a two-day postponement, Xiaoyan had her English class tonight.

After lunch, I saw that the rain had stopped and went for a walk. After a while, it began pouring down harder than usual, and I had no place to hide. After waiting for several minutes under a big tree and seeing the rain get heavier, I decided to run to the office and ended up fully soaked.

Heavy rain this morning. I cooked corn and eggs for breakfast. I was a bit late for work. I enjoyed the tech share very much but felt bad during the following meeting because it lacked any enthusiasm and vitality.

Last night, Hamer called us to tell us she missed us very much. We could see the tears welling up in her eyes. Xiaoyan asked Hamer that if she wanted to cry. After trying to hold back her tears for several minutes, Hamer couldn’t bear it anymore and cried loudly with big tears dropping down.

My visual journal of July 29th, 2024

Xiaoyan watched the semifinal ping pong match late at night. She was anxious during the match but felt happy after China won.

I planned to cook dinner tonight, but when I got to the grocery store, I found some cooked food. I bought some for our dinner without thinking. Both Xiaoyan and I thought it was delicious.

New week, new mood.

I watched the TV series Signal all Sunday.

I didn’t know Apple Keynote could make such beautiful animated slides. I can’t wait to learn more and create more for my journal.

I wanted to watch the Paris 2024 Olympics ceremony last night, but I was too tired, and my phone kept slipping from my hand. I watched it this morning with Xiaoyan instead. I like the idea of involving the river and even the whole city as the stage to express its culture and ideology.

My visual journal of July 26th, 2024.

I had a deep conversation with a colleague on Teams before finishing work, which made me realize that I should reconsider my approach to work.

I spent almost the whole day investigating one specific issue related to querying features. With debugging, guessing, and testing, I finally found the reason after the close of business.

Hamer is excited about her trip. She packed her suitcase herself and brought it along, doing most of the preparations on her own. Have a good journey!

With the help of Dot, I updated my LinkedIn profile and work experience. Thanks, Dot.

My Visual Journal of July 25th, 2024.

We went to buy food for the 8-hour train ride tomorrow. Hamer was excited all day.

The date and time issues were finally resolved today, just before the office birthday party. After that, we had a badminton session and played for a full two hours. It feels good.

Hamer packed her suitcase by herself last night for her trip tomorrow.

I woke up early this morning, checked the posts, searched for, and subscribed to some podcasts about GIS on Overcast. It’s still drizzling outside.

Hamer is creating something special while Xiaoyan is learning English.

My first picture journal was about July 24th, 2024.

This is my voice journal for July 24th, 2024. There are two parts: the first part is reading today’s posts on micro.blog, and the second part is reading a story from July 24th.

Transcript

The storm finally arrived. I was completely soaked by the time I got home.