Where do we go now

An interesting Lebanese movie is an understatement. The movie starts by showing us Muslims and Christians living together in a small neighborhood peacefully. This town is so remote that getting signal to watch television or to listen to the radio is a privilege. Despite their remoteness, the men still fought each other because of religious segregation. The women, however, were more thick skinned and devised a way to make peace among the men. They arranged to have Ukrainian prostitutes stay in the village for a while. This worked temporarily, then the men were at each others throats again. This put the ladies into a higher gear. They baked cookies and other pastries with an assortment of drugs and hash. The Ukrainian ladies then gave them a dance show. During this time, the women raided the houses, taking all the guns and burying them. By the next day, men were calmer and women switched religions to show the men that their previous actions were wrong. 

In an effort to maintain peace, a woman did not alert the community to her murdered son. By the end of the movie, when the men calmed down, the son's body was taken to the cemetery. However, given that the women had now changed religion and the cemetery was divided based on religion, the pallbearers asked the question 'where do we go now?'. Where indeed.

Thailand Lychee Tea

Thank Goodness for this Thailand Lychee Tea. It's my now my favourite drink. It's very refreshing and inexpensive.

Lizard influx

In the last 24 hours I've seen more lizards than I've seen all year. One was even on my window. Thank God it didn't get inside. It seems like they're just coming out of hibernation or they just hatched. Where did they go for the other 3 seasons? I need to do some research on this, because this influx may be related to some economics theory ;)

The Pre-Camp Post-Mortem

Last weekend I had pre-camp preparations for a summer camp. Don't be misled by the term camp, it's very civilized - takes place inside a hotel. This won't be a Boy Scout adventure:). Anyways, this pre- camp was very interesting. One of the universities I considered applying to in Japan was APU. This weekend made me happy that I didn't apply. From the small sample of students I saw, I don't think I would fit well at that university. 

On another note, this pre-camp has left me with aches all over. 30 minutes of exercise for 2 mornings have left me in pain. I'm really in bad shape. Why does exercise get less attractive when we need it most? As we get older, we exercise less and this is the time that we need it the most. Oh how I wish my body still felt the same as when I was 16. I guess I have a week to exercise every morning, in order to get in better shape for the camp. So I'll try to do that. 

Excitement is one root of no sleep

Ever since I was little, I've always had trouble falling asleep the night before a trip. I guess that excited little girl is still in me :). My unspoken expectations of the camp are probably exaggerated, but for some reason I can't convince myself that it's not a big deal and go to sleep. 

That excitement caused me to get less than 5 hours sleep, which made me feel jet lagged all day. Getting too excited is costly. I wonder how I'll function in a 9-5 job, though. My sleep cycle doesn't seem to match that of regular human beings, so I think I'll work with the irregular people in universities first and hire people to wake up early and open my businesses. Even after getting enough sleep in the night, waking up early always leaves me feeling sleepy by midday. 

Maybe I should just give in to my inner vampire. Live at nights and sleep during the day. The sun is so overrated! :)

True Westerner

It's 5:39 am, I'm not suffering from Jet lag, but I'm still awake. Apparently my body has reverted to western time. I wonder if this is normal. My body does this a few times per year, and throws off my schedule. 

Maybe it has nothing to do with time zones. Maybe I'm just more alert when the sun is not around to zap my energy. Or maybe I'm a prospective vampire, haha.