It was my 4th night missing my sleep cycle since saturday. Not because I didn’t want to sleep but my brain refused to shut down once I hit the sack.

You know how painful and frustrated it is to miss your sleep? Especially when you still need to go to work the next day. Hearing the birds chirping louder as the clock ticks and the traffic getting busier…I feel like asking someone to punch me in the head so I can pass out.

It wasn’t new though if you remember this entry. I have encountered temporary insomia at least once a month in the past 6 months. It wasn’t as bad though.

I have tried all sorts of methods and stuff to get a good night sleep. But what do you do when all the following are not working anymore?

Last night, I decided to see a doctor to “end my torment”. So I said to my mom..

“Mee, you going with me? I don’t want the doctor to think I’m some addictive girl who use some lame excuses to get sleeping pills…”

I was greeted by a super young doctor. The first thing he said was…”WE DO NOT CARRY SLEEPING PILLS IN THIS CLINIC.”

SEE!! I knew it!!

After asking many “must-ask” questions, he concluded that..

“May be you should stop watching TV or use computer before you sleep. They are too…MIND STIMULATING.”

“MIND STIMULATING!!?? But I have been doing so for the past..mmm..5 years!!”

“Well, it could be also that you’ve missed some of your usual activities such as brushing teeth. Once you break the routine, it could disrupt the natural sleep cycle.”

“Because we don’t carry sleeping pills..I will give you some medication that will initiate your sleep cycle.”

He mentioned the sleeping pills again…*sigh*

“Try it for 3 days. If it doesn’t work, I will have to refer you to a PSYCHIATRIST.”

PSYCHIATRIST!!!??? *gulp* I am no psycho man…

But thanks to these pills, I managed to sleep through the night, plus the morning. Hopefully after 3 days, my “natural sleep cycle” would resume.

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Happy New Year!!

I just remembered to set goals and resolutions after typing my title. 0_0

I was trying to recall what I have done in 2007. After searching high and low in my memory archives, I realised I couldn’t remember much! I told my mom:”Gosh!! I have been living my life in these 2 years like flipping a book – no details!!”

Files 2006 & 2007 – Wake up -> Work -> Sleep

I had lunch with 3 of my colleagues yesterday and found out that I wasn’t the ONLY one who lived like this. We realised that sometimes we couldn’t even remember what we did last weekend. Hah!

It is like watching “National Treasures” in the fast-forward mode – a 2-hour show in 30 minutes. I don’t want to live like Adam Sandler in the movie “Click”!

DON’T press the FAST-FORWARD button!!

But my 1 week holiday in Penang feels like a 3-weeks holiday and I enjoyed every second of it.

Me – ‘End of the world’ in Penang – by Sean

It is also the first time in these 4 years that my family stayed under the same roof for as long as 1 week. We didn’t go anywhere nor have big Christmas celebration this year. But it was all so great to have each other almost 24 hours a day.

I missed the hour that all of us knocked out for afternoon nap, talking nonsense over meals and laughing at each other’s lame jokes.

I am glad that my parents didn’t choose work over us when my sis and I were younger. They have given us countless beautiful and unforgettable memories.

But now, I don’t think we have done the same for our family. My sis and I have chosen work over them. We insist of doing our work on laptops during family gatherings. We always make them wait.

“Give me 10 minutes!!”

But our 10 minutes always stretch to 10 mins + x mins.

My sister is guilty as charged. I didn’t do it this time. I refused to turn on my laptop!

How long more do we get to enjoy each other’s company like this?

More to come….1) My new haircut! 2) Our bone cracking session (Ouch!)

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