Messed up circadian

As we age, we sleep less, we sleep lighter. That is bad news for travelling! dc and I have been struggling with jetlag for a few days now, and I can tell this time round its way harder to get around it than usual. We both woke up at 5am the past two mornings to an already bright summer sky, despite trying very very hard to sleep at normal times (i.e. 1130pm). Today I caved in for a nap at 7, asking dc to wake me up at 730 to msn with cw.. Bad choice.. He toppled into bed himself when I refused to wake up, and I had my full seven hours of sleep, waking up at 230am feeling kinda refreshed. Its now 430am.. I’m going to look out for sunrise (the early birds are already chirping) and then try to sleep somemore. Good morning.

Singapore at last.

After what seemed like eternity on an especially turbulent SIA plane, dc and I are finally home in sunny humid Singapore. Nine months in Boston, of which 8 months are spent in sweaters and coats have made us intolerant of a mere 30oC weather here. My sister complained that my legs are ‘white’ (she meant extremely fair) because they have never seen the light of day ever since I touched down at Boston.

dc and I didn’t realize we have been away for nearly a year, I’m not sure if it’s coz its way too fun (or stressful?) in Boston or I’ve just grown out of being homesick. I think my folks visiting over Thanksgiving definitely helped. It’s been a year since we got married, a year since we went for honeymoon, a year since we left home, and interestingly it just seems surreal that we’re in Singapore – I thought this day will never come haha. I’m looking forward to four (or five?) years later when we’re finally done with USA and can come home for good. Sigh.

Our last meal at home aka ‘clear the food’ meal, consisting of three packs of Ramen100, four eggs, 奶白 veggie and two cans of celebratory milo (which is strangely diluted, unlike the past milos).

Yay that’s dc’s luggage going into the plane!

  We’re deprived of KFC in US (ironic, I know), so we jumped at the chance of having fried chicken when we saw it at the New York airport! (Mental note to self: KFC in Singapore!)

Thirty hours on three turbulent planes knocked us off our socks. Nonetheless, dc is sane enough to recognize the A380 at its gate and immediately took the chance to snap a photo of it. It’s kinda cool that I’m in the photo too :)

  Home at last!

cw and Marmee at 老北京 this afternoon – wonderful set meal!

Daddy and Marmee at dinner (Pizza Hut :):)) Pizza in the states is nothing compared to Pizza Hut.