Sleepy Man, The New Superhero In Town ...

I woke up this morning with my body feeling like it was trampled over by a herd of rampaging elephants! And the worse part is I didn't do anything that would actually cause this aches except sleep in a little ... LOL! The boys didn't have Sunday school today cos of the CNY holidays and so wifey and me decided to give church a miss this week. And we slept in quite late today. It has come to my knowledge that the older I get the less I can afford to sleep in late cos if I do, I'll wake up feeling like an old man with aches in every conceivable place you can think off. Siggghhhh ... anyone invent that de-aging potion I ask about in my previous post yet?

There was a time, not too long ago that I could actually sleep in until way past 12.00pm minimum and not feel a single ache in my body. I'd wake up feeling totally well rested and ready to face the day with some good breakfast, urrmmm, lunch and then get ready for my nap again ... LOL! Yeah, I could really sleep a lot those days. I'd never miss my afternoon nap whenever I was on holiday or anything like that. And if I did miss my naps, I'd be cranky all day! Sleeping was and still is one of my favourite things to do. It's just that I don't take as much naps these days cos I'd feel achy all over when I get up. I guess the body isn't what it was years ago.

As a kid I lived to sleep. Any chance I got, I'd find a nice place to curl up and just doze off. When we were young, my grandma had this strict rule that all us kids would have to go take an afternoon nap and everyone would complain about it except me. I'd happily grab my smelly old pillow and nap away ... hehehe ... Even during the long school breaks when we'd be exempted from taking naps, all my cousins would be happily playing away in and around the house, but not me. I'd be gleefully snoozing away amidst all the racket they made.

Sleep comes naturally to me, even to this very day. I'd seldom have sleeping problems. I could sleep all day if given the chance. The moment I put my head down on my pillow, I'm out if it. And even if I'm jolted out of bed for whatever reason in the middle of the night, I could instantly fall asleep again. I call it a gift, a blessing even. Who knows, maybe I'm a mutant called Sleepy man or something ... LOL! Ok, this might sound a little bit weird but I'm always telling wifey that I think I'm a mutant whose abilities have not manifested themselves yet. I think she's beginning to think I'm short of a few marbles up there!


I guess my days of sleeping in late are numbered. The longer I sleep, the more aches I get up with. Maybe that's why old people don't sleep that much. Maybe that's why old people wake up early in the wee hours of the morning to do whatever it is they do at that ungodly hour. Both my grandparents woke up pretty early and I used to think they were nuts for not sleeping in late. Maybe that's why my Neanderthal neighbour gets up at 5.30am to wash his blooming porch every single morning! They'd all probably get aches if they slept in too long. Oh my god, am I doomed to a fate of waking up early and sleeping less? What kind of life would that be? That's cruel and inhumane! Oh god, I don't wanna grow old! Somebody please help me ... LOL!

Well, I know I'm never going to forsake my naps and sleeping in so I'm just going to have to endure the aches that come with it when I wake up. The only bad thing is I live in a double storey house and walking up and down the stairs is going to be hard on the old knees (surprisingly when I run, the knees are just fine!). I wonder if I can convince wifey to let me install one of those stair lifts thingy that I saw in this website. It's a cool little lift that you can custom attached to your stairs so it acts like a makeshift escalator ... hehehe ... now that would be awesome ...

'Honey, where are you? I have something I need to talk to you about ...'
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