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.

I found a good way to put my badge on the waist of my trousers. I think it looks good.

I was so surprised to see Hamer use her hand to tap the brush and splash some colorful water on the painting. Brilliant!

Hamer is painting; she is so focused and creative.

Painting for mom and auntie.

This morning I was too sleepy to get up. I went to bed too late last night and missed my usual afternoon nap, which made me tired. Today is still muggy and hot, and I didn’t want to stay outside for another minute in the morning. But after lunch, I hung out with coworkers for a while. After a long nap, I felt full of energy.

Hamer peed in bed last night, and her grandma kept talking about it as if she should be punished. She said things like, “How can you get a kiss from mom after peeing in bed last night?” I felt annoyed and impatient listening to this, so I made a sound and said, “Why are you always talking about that?” Her grandma replied, “Can’t I say something? I just want to make a joke.” I felt bad afterward.

Hamer painted a lot last night. She was tired but still creative, using her imagination to paint a beautiful sky. She used a piece of paper, applied several layers of adhesive tape, and then painted it with color markers.

I had a busy morning with two weekly meetings. I tried to refactor code related to geocoding and window position. I also went to the bank to fill out a form to apply for part of the prepayment. Now, I am feeling very hungry.

Every time I get notified about LinkedIn posts, I feel inspired by others and want to showcase something of mine, but it seems I currently have nothing suitable to share.