Counting Books

What do you do when you can't sleep?
Usually people tell us to count sheep, drink milk, or meditate before going to sleep to make it easier.

Vigorous exercise is also recommended, and watching tv or reading before you go to sleep is definitely discouraged.

I tried counting sheep, and no, it didn't work.

So, recently, I did something subconsciously when I was having trouble sleeping.

I started counting books, seriously, I have no idea where did that came from or how it started and what was I doing.

I think it was probably due to the number of books that I really wanted to read or get, and maybe I felt I haven't been reading enough when there are so many books in the world! LOL!

I don't know, but I kind of started counting books, I don't know what books or how did I start it.

Did that work?
I don't really think so either, but it was slightly better than counting sheep...

Crazy huh?
That's what deprivation of sleep/insomnia does to you....

Counting books, indeed...

HOLIDAY Season~

It's the holiday season again, and what more to prove it than the rowdy and hyperventilating kids appearing on every corner of the street!

The joyous festive season of Aidilfitri is here; in fact, at the end of this week.
School going children are already on their break, and us, poor working people, we are waiting for the day we get the replacement for our public holidays! =)

Everyone in my office is already going on top of their minds on how they don't feel like working anymore and how everyone is just so pumped for the holiday season.

Isn't it just lovely when the holiday season is here?

Even I am in the holiday mood now....more than anyone would have thought ;)

I am singing Boney M's Holi-holi-DAY now ~ *SMILES*

Meet me...

This would pretty much be me, after days of not being able to sleep at night and waking up constantly

I think I pretty much resemble this near-extinct species known for their signature black rings around their eyes.

*SHIVERS*

I need my sleep; it's really exhausting, not to mention frustrating not being able to sleep or get a restful sleep at night!
The neighbors' dogs were culprits too, they barked throughout the night...waking me up

Any tips to help me sleep better at night?
(Forget about warm milk, or not reading/watching tv in bed...been there done that)

HOT and COLD on the journey back...

It is really funny how the weather changes from one to another during my journey back from KL.

It was incredibly hot; the sun was seriously doing some taxing duties by scorching the rays on earth that particular day


Then suddenly, we were greeted with this

Pouring cats and dogs all over the road and heavy raindrops pattering against our dashboard

Funny, I usually love the rain, but on certain conditions, and traveling/driving is definitely not one of them!

The rain lasted as fast as it came because we stepped back into sunny sunny sunshine again...


Now, how can anyone doubt the effects of global warming anymore or the wonders of God?

My lovely weekend~

I had a great weekend back at home; a holiday weekend which I almost missed.
Yeah, how ironic, I kinda forgot about this holiday (smiles sheepishly)

I mean, how could anyone miss out a potentially long and continuous weekend like this one; starting from the Nuzul Al Quran state holiday on Friday (applicable for only a few states) and Independence Day on Tuesday, which means I only need to take a day off on Monday to make it all a long five-day break and I missed that!

I don't know how, don't ask me and if you are going to label me un-patriotic, then maybe yeah.

Thankfully I was knocked with some sense and I made it my holiday home; to visit my family and my mum who was not feeling so well.

I ended up spending quality time with loved ones and close friends which meant a lot to me and certainly cheered me up and lifted all my thoughts off my mind.

A quick recap of my long weekend; which started on Friday but I stayed back and only travelled on Saturday morning.

1. Met up with my guy best friend in 1U at Paddington and managed to capture the Hari Raya props 1U has set up in conjunction with the festive season

I love how they have created this whole traditional rumah kampung with paddy fields and the conservative (but realistic) atmosphere of the unity of the folks in the village.

It definitely did take a lot of effort to set this up, and it was a depiction of our Malaysian outskirts which is the pride of our nation.

2. Went for a short walk with Mum and Dad to the nearby Pasar Ramadhan (to post in my food blog shortly =)


3. Met up with my bestie and her boyfriend on our very first Double Date!!
We had totally no idea what to do so we just ate at Paddington's (again), this time at the Curve and chatted =P


4. Went for my dental check-up, not exactly a very pleasant one either =(

5. Unpacked and organized my room and all my clothes, bags and books

6. Watched the Merdeka day celebration on TV


(Yeah, I captured this directly from the TV, it's fun!)

7. Finished reading my current novel


8. Visited my uncle and aunt and had a lovely afternoon chatting with them, while enjoying Aunt's homemade Konnyaku jelly (which I totally forgot to take photos of!)
I LOVE Konnyaku jelly, they are just so cool and refreshing on a hot and sunny day.
Oh, and I met the latest family member, a cute little puppy named Max which I also forgot to take photo of! He was just so adorable =)
I enjoyed the quality chatting session; we talked about so many things and I really had fun!
Thanks Aunt for the lovely jelly, I missed them already!

That was pretty much the summary of what I did and enjoyed during this short break; slightly longer than the usual 3-day long weekend at least and then, it's back to work and reality!

Where is this leading to?

Do you go straight down to the ground with this signboard?
LOL! =D

It's back to work again....

After a nice and long break in conjunction with Nuzul Al Quran (sorry for those who don't get to enjoy this holiday) and Independence Day, it's time to be back to work again.

Should I say Yeay?

I doubt any of us would say Yeay to the return of the mundane lifestyle we had; waking up (or not being able to wake up and dragging one's feet out of bed), driving to work, checking and replying emails/emptying inboxes of emails which never stop arriving, and then driving home and dinner and going to bed (or some may have more work to do), and sleep for a few hours and having a hard time waking up all over in the morning.

Is that anything to Yeay about?
Not unless you truly love what you are doing; which is basically damaging our own health.

Sometimes, we wonder, what we are doing, or is what we are doing worth everything we have

Think about it, while we beat the off cycle Wednesday blues....back to work!