I don't know... I had never imagined myself feeling so sleepy at 9:30 when I was in Japan. However, I frequently do now. The thing is that... I am talking about 9:30PM! Not 9:30am.
YES. Life is a lot busier in Japan. Shops and restaurants there are open until very late. Perth's night life is much quieter even compared with the countrie's other cities such as Sydney and Melbourne, though we are proud of living a more relaxed life in here. Just to give you an idea. Most shops in Perth (except restaurants & pubs) close at 06:00pm.
A more compelling reason why I feel so sleepy at 9:30pm comes from my own backyard. My two year old daughter asks me to go bed with her around that time. It is so nice to be asked such a request by a cute little one. Besides, it is your own daughter. How could a father say "NO", when asked? The problem with me is that, when I go to bed with her, I fall asleep much earlier than she does, regardless of whether I have something I want to do within the day.
I have tried so many times to make her sleep and then get out of bed to have my own time, like reading books, sending e-mails...you name it. In spite of my tireless efforts, I have never been successful so far, which I regret a lot but cannot help. I fall asleep within literally a couple of minutes, according to my wife who never sleeps before my daughter.
As a result of this, I become awake at 05:00am. Considering the amount of sleep per day from 9:30pm, I guess I have plenty of sleep time. Now, I get used to waking up early and using this morning time for myself. To put it differently, I begin to like this lifestyle.
Everything sounds great, you think? They say, "An early bird catches worms." Not quite. There is one problem. According to an eyewitness (my wife), even during my friends' visit to my home for dinner and coffee, I start to nod off for a couple of minutes at around 9:30pm even during the conversation. This is really embarassing.
Having said that, it is always so hard for me to fight off the urge to sleep...Zzz...
2 comments:
Hullo Yasu
I also am ready to go to sleep usually between 8:30-9:00 pm - however I am a lot older than you!
I still usually get out of bed between 4:00-6:00 am at the very latest though. I do try to stay in bed until 7:00 am so I can stay up later. This is difficult for me to do because if I do not have all the basic housework completed by 10:00 am I feel as though I am "running behind myself".
We get used to our normal routines I think.
Maybe in a year or so when I am accustomed to not having to get up so early in order to go to work, I may change my habits!
Peta
Hullo, Peta.
I am surprised to know that you are ready to go to bed even at 8:30pm!!
It is great that you finish your most of the housework by 10:00am. Then you will have plenty of time for yourself to read a lot of books!!! By the way, I woke up at 05:30am this morning.
Yasu
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