I'm SO NOT a morning person. While I'm glad our meetings don't begin till 10.30am or 11am, the 8am briefings kill me. Then, there're the Argentine dinners which start late at 10pm, regardless of whether it's for business or pleasure!!! They like to schedule separate appointments for drinks so as to pack everything in one evening. By the time the night is over, it's 1am. And it doesn't mean I can sleep. There's the filing of reports to do after. It's come to a point where I reject alcohol and order sparkling water just to keep awake.
I haven't been smiling very much simply because I can't even summon the energy to flash a genuine smile. It doesn't reach my eyes. I don't even bother to laugh. There's nothing happening that's very funny. To an associate's comment of "You look tired", I replied directly, "I am."
Damn moody. I already lack sleep. But I can't sleep in on days when we have no morning briefings because of the silly dogs!!! AHHHHHH! There're tons of either part-time or full-time dog-walkers in this city. And they begin their day early. Every street corner is filled with dog-walkers and dozens of dogs. Each dog-walker has between 7 to 8 dogs on their leashes at any one time. And what do dogs do when they get together? They bark with joy.
To begin with, the walls and flooring of my fancy hotel are crappily made. They're thin. I can hear and feel the people stomp around in their room upstairs or when next door neighbors flush their toilets, shower or turn on the tap in the sink. I can HEAR my neighbors key in their codes to open the safe in the room. ARRRGH. This stupid room is not worth USD540 per night! The windows are clearly not double-glazed. I can hear conversations bounding off the walls, and the raccuous loud barks from the dogs. Barks from big dogs, small dogs, tiny dogs.
I can sleep through most things, but not when all these noises happen continuously at such loud decibels on a daily basis. The cacophony is ridiculous. It's only my fourth day in the city. Let's just say I want to strangle all of them. Being woken up at 7am when I slept at 2am the night before is NOT FUN. I don't do very well with only 5 hours of sleep, continuously for days. Add blazing sun and sizzling temperatures to that, my disposition turns markedly sour.
11 comments:
i should have passed you some 32 decibels coverage ear plugs. :(
oh dear... doesn't sound like you are a happy imp... any good coffee to make you happy at the very least?
Hey that's the street we stayed on!
aww.. poor you. I know how you feel. I too wake or can't sleep at the slightest sound. How? Cover the ears with pillows?
psst jomel. you want ear plugs?
*sets up stall at imp to sell* :P
tuti: I HAVE! Westones!
joanne: I'm a very tired imp. Good coffee, yes. But it doesn't keep awake. :(
dawn: i remember you said Cartier. So I took a picture. I was at La Bourgogne at The Alvear Palace Hotel right at the angle I stood to take this photo.
jomel: I usually sleep through many things. thunderstorms, phone calls and alarms. except i think i'm super stressed now. haizzzz.
To hear your neighbour keying in the safe code is really BAD! No other funny noises to keep you awake? Haha.
Poor imp. Yeah you are too stressed. Hope this leg of your trip ends very soon!
gosh, everything points to you having a rough time...
Oh my. If you complain that you can't sleep, it's really serious. Get some ear plugs!
new responsibilities do that to one, babe. Try to take it easy, and feed the body and soul well. *HUGS*
sinlady: the job is extremely demanding.
chick: sigh. yea.
jomel: it's difficult to even get 8hrs of sleep. here, we make do with 5hrs.
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