Life today is fast paced, exciting – and exhausting.  Is more sleep the answer?  Not always!  A refreshing, uninterrupted night’s sleep is a definite advantage, but the issues are considerably more complicated.  Most people work at sedentary jobs, with deadline pressures and emotionally draining problems.  These people often find it difficult to fall asleep or rest peacefully.

Sleep is very essential to maintain a well-balanced mind and healthy body.  During sleep your blood pressure goes down, your pulse rate decreases, your breathing slows, your temperature lowers slightly.  If you deprive your body of adequate sleep, great demands  are made n your back-up energy resources.  If you do this habitually, you can expect to live your life “on the edge” with little resistance to disease and stress.

I have often read articles on the importance of rest and sleep for a healthy lifestyle. But observing my environment, there are only a few who can follow these advices because of so many factors.  Personally, for many years, i don’t get to sleep before midnight and i have to get up usually at 6-6:30 am  and or 7 am the most, to catch work.   But then, i always have in mind to take the “power nap” to refresh my tired body.

To be continued…..

Since am working in an office daytime, power nap for me should be after lunch time.  Though i have experienced for many years that power nap is very effective for recharging our body, yet for some past years, i did not practice yet.  Lately, i want to do it regularly because it makes me still active even a half day full of work.

Last night, we slept so late because of the water.  We were waiting for it to come back.  I crawled to bed at past 1 am already so i almost missed buzzing the bell at 5:30.  During the worship i was soooo sleepy that after worship i went back to bed and sleep until 7 am.

It is still 10:47 but am looking forward to my power nap.  My mind is sort of unsure which to do, power nap or go to the COOP for some transaction and go straight to the mall to look for christmas photo cards which we will be using the next week. Oh i still have to go to the telephone company to have our internet connection cut. I have to cut it because our pc is not working these days. It’s good for the junkshop now.  I don’t like to think i will pay 1 month of the subscription and am not using it.

So maybe today, i will miss this power nap again.

I often said that as much as possible i should avoid being anxious.  I just thought that it’s only the future that we have to anxious about.  So, i vowed not to be anxious.  But now i realized that almost daily in our life, we can be anxious even on little stuff.   If there is one thing that i can be anxious about in the future – it would be a house to stay if ever things will not run smoothly at my end.  I am always praying that somehow i can have my own (rent to own) place.  So when i browsed for apartments i am having idea on what would be the kind of home i want. It does not matter if its big or small, bungalow or in the 37th floor of a building, it does not matter as long as it’s going to be mine.

I also checked out the apartments for San Diego because my cousin just moved to San Diego recently.  Her kid is complaining that their current place is so small compared to their huge house in Washington.

I guess prioritizing is very important to avoid unnecessary anxiety or worry.

Are you fun of fish kinilaw?  I think many people are.  For me personally, i just eat a piece or two and nothing more.  Though i like the smell and the taste but am just being careful with my stomach.  I had this acid attack since college.  I blame it on eating too much pineapple almost daily for many years.

Months ago, we had kinilaw galore and there was a lot of left overs.  It would be a waste if we will have to throw them away.  So, one of my colleagues suggested that we would transform into nuggets.

Directions on how to make kinilaw nuggets:

Segregate the fish meat.  Drain the broth or water of out them.  (use hands)
Sprinkle with Pamirsa (chicken coating)
Dip in beaten eggs and then
FRY

Great with catsup!  It tastes so yummy because they still taste kinilaw.

I think it’s easy to shop for ladies.  Gifts for ladies are easy to find and there are so many things to chose from.  But for men, at times, it’s a pain in the head.  Especially for it’s your special someone and you are celebrating monthsary, i guess after 24 months you will ran out on what to give.  Right now am suggesting to grab xbox 360 as your next monthsary gift. How’s that? I bet your boyfriend or your special someone will be happy to get hold of the latest xbox.

Life today is fast paced, exciting – and exhausting.  Is  more sleep the answer?  Not always!  A refreshing, uninterrupted night’s sleep is a define advantage, but the issues are considerably more complicated.  Most people work at sedentary jobs, with deadline pressures and emotionally draining problems.  The people  often find it difficult to fall asleep or rest peacefully.

Sleep is very essential to maintain a well-balanced mind and healthy body.  During sleep your blood pressure goes down, your pulse rate decreases, your breathing slows, your temperature lowers slightly.  If you deprive your body of adequate sleep, great demands are made on your back-up energy resources.  If you this habitually, you can expect to live your life “on the edge,” with little resistance to disease and stress.

I snagged this from meaning of TEMPERANCE and this is for letter R. It’s always my wish that at least once a week i will have an uninterrupted sleep. These days that am back exercising, i feel i sleep better than before.

Part II will be continued next post.

GRILLED FISH

almost burned!

It’s funny when eating out and i will say – “oopss don’t touch the food yet. I still have to take photo of the food.” And they will just roll their eyes.

I am not suppose to have a snacks before lunchtime but i was tempted.  I had two slices of wheat bread with some spicy rice noodles in the middle. I ate them (using my fingers) with a side salad of bitter gourd, turnips, tomatoes, onions…I then felt full.  AT lunch time i opted to take a nap that turned deep sleep.

I was having coffee and thought of checking out rackmount but the site is out. I wonder why i could not access it.  So am enjoying the coffee now with  nothing to do much except clicking on publish.