night of the living dead
I’m just wondering if it is just peculiar to this country, but people tend to stay up really late? I expect that in most other areas, work ends before sunset (this impression is led on from the fact that I’m always seeing all the shops close once sunset falls), and everyone goes home to their own families for some time together, or at least with the box. Here, it’s like, everyone’s still awake at ungodly hours like 3am? and the scary thing is that it doesn’t seem to feel THAT ungodly anymore once you get used to it. Yep. One can ACTUALLY get used to it. People are either up doing work, or engaging in supper and other nighttime activities. Doesn’t help that the nightlife here is pretty vibrant, lots of things to do. I seriously wonder the effects of that on the lifespan and health of the average Singaporean.
I’m going to bed now. Look at the time. It’s 2.05am. Hoho.
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they sleep late in Spain too, I heard. Siesta helps.
Having lived there for most of my life, I can appreciate the late nights in Singapore; especially after being in Australia for the past five years - where most things close at 5pm (on ‘late’ night shopping days, stuff closes at a VERY late 9pm). I’m starting to learn to live ‘normaly’ again, sleeping earlier because of a lack of things to do outside, and waking up with the rest of the country. Trouble is, when I get the snack attack at around 2am, there really isn’t anywhere to go for food other than the kitchen fridge. V. frustrating.