Cheat Work Thursday

Is it only me, or do others have this problem too? Unless I’m on vacation, I have trouble sleeping if it's not in my own bed. It wasn't so obvious before, and it only gets worse these days. This includes sleeping at my parents' place, which one place I love so much. Now it has come to a point where I'm thinking of getting some sleeping aids. Not sure what to get, though. It makes me nervous and feel guilty knowing that I'm going to babysit my nieces tomorrow and probably spend a three-or-four-day weekend in my hometown two weeks from now. Isn't it supposed to be a trip that I look forward to? (Note: I once had no problem sleeping in a train station.)

I've tweeted some of these and deleted them a few hours after that, telling myself: Alright, these have passed. Why put in more time and energy on them? If we were to rank all the issues in the world, these would sit at #3,456,329. So, that settles it. Only that, I've been fortunate enough to meet these types of people on more than one occasion. Lucky for you who didn't get the chance to read the tweets, I'm going to blog about them now. So, instead of a short 140 characters, let's dedicate a long blog post to the six people I'm possibly obsessed of: 1) People who feel the need to be self-righteous between 98% and 100% of the time. Ok, you meet this person from time to time in your life. You don't totally hate them, but they do breathe attention. You compliment their choice of healthy food on Monday, they judge your fried chicken on Tuesday. It annoys them deeply if they are not recognized for their deeds, principles and lifestyle. They are obsessed wit...

Seven continents by size: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia. Oceans from left to right: Pacific, Atlantic and Indian (and Pacific again). Arctic in the north and Southern in the south. (I always get Arctic and Antarctica confused, the same way I do with con cave and convex, or east and west, so I'm putting the map here as a note. Also as a reminder to go out and see the world. ) Map: Wikipedia

I love The Pacific and its amazing opening credits. The rolling and breaking charcoal is really a beautiful work of art. HBO, Saturdays, 9PM. About: Eugene Sledge and his memoir With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa Robert Leckie and his memoir Helmet for My Pillow Sidney Phillips and his memoir You'll Be Sor-ree John Basilone

Are bruises made from rainbows? The one that I have changes colour every day. It's huge and gross and pretty(!) too if you look closely for more than three seconds. I always make it a point -- looking forward -- to check it first thing in the morning. Today it's a mixture of red and indigo* with a dash of yellow. (*Assuming I know what indigo looks like.)

@ Elizasoul80 Sometimes I don't understand why people are so worried about turning, for example, 30. Age is a huge gift, people! It means you're still alive. It means you'll have more days to achieve your dreams, correct your mistakes and spend more time with your loved ones. So let's do ourselves a favour and be grateful for the days given to us. Many do not have the same opportunities. Besides, one of the perks of getting older is, you can now feel many things in your life happened ages ago. The next time you want to brush off a not-so-favourite topic started by a not-so-favourite person from the past whom you've just bumped into, you can go: "Really? I don't remember that, you know, it was like 17 years / 3 years / 4 days ago..." Or you can just pretend you don't remember that person at all. "Sorry, I don't remember any [insert some nicknames I wouldn't touch with a 10-foot pole] in my class..." Or you can preten...