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____Tired of Tired Complaints

Feeling tired lately. Really tired. Maybe not tired, just sleepy. It is weird how sleeping and boredom lead to more sleep and boredom. I am like a bear now. Currently under hibernation. I sleep so much nowadays, I almost did not realise time is sneaking by. The army's standard seven hours of sleep does not seem enough for me. I indulge in another two to three hours more in the afternoons. Weird because life now is certainly not as strenuous as during my National Service years, yet I seem to feel more sleepy.

I realise that there are a few excuses that Singaporeans use to explain their behavior - their reluctance to admit fault. One of which is pressure/stress. The other is tiredness/exhaustion. If the above four words are humans, they would be the most innocent human parties of all time. For every sickening mistake that everyone commits, these words are always the main culprits. Of course, if you are better at noticing than me, there are more excuses, but the above two are the most common. Or so it seems to me.

I was complaining to my friend the other night about how many people seem to like complaining about tiredness. (I probably was tired myself... haha). I was irritated by the number of "Aiyah.. Tired lah" complaints I get everyday. It is irritating. I am not the kind who really complains of being tired, unless I am about to fall asleep even when standing straight moments ago. So the situation will be like in the following case study -

X worked all day and met his friend Y after work to complain of tiredness. While Y has his own work all day, and went for a swim before meeting X. It is as if Y is not tired himself!

In a way, most of the time I am like Y. Listening to the complaints and then when I try to complain my own, people just shut me up and literally wave their hand and say "bah!"

Everyone has their own problems. If the flower pot fell on your head, I probably would be slightly concerned. But do not complain to others about how your stupid dog itched when a mosquito stung it!

Currently Feeling Like: Tired. Exhausted. Lacking match fitness.

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