Desperately Staying Awake

    Most people would turn in for an early night if they were traveling somewhere the following day. Well, my family is going to Melaka tomorrow. That explains why my house is now peacefully silent except for the songs I'm playing on my phone.

    But for me, it's the opposite. I try to stay up as late as possible, simply because I want to sleep through the horrendous journey, made so by the fact that I get severe motion sickness every time I get on something that moves.  So if I went to sleep, I'd feel suicidal by the pain in my head and contemplate jumping off the car the next day.

    I know there are people out there saying things like, 'There's no such thing as motion sickness. They are just making it up for sympathy,' that make me itch to slap them, especially when I am attacked by a raging headache brought on by motion sickness. I suppose they have never experienced motion sickness before and have no idea how ugly it can become.

    I've been accused of wasting time and opportunity because whenever I go on a vacation, I'd sleep like a baby as soon as I get on the bus, the rocking motion of the vehicle a loving cradle to me. They say that I should open my eyes and enjoy the view outside. Well, firstly, I have never been a nature person, so I don't think I'm missing out much. Secondly, it's near impossible to enjoy anything when your head is killing you. Thirdly, it's quite comfortable to sleep on a bus actually, so why waste the chance?

    I'm pretty sure I got it from my parents, who both complain of motion sickness too. Honestly though, this err problem is very inconvenient. I mean, I can't even enjoy myself on swings! Although I stubbornly get on them anyway.  *shrugs* And even when your eyes are closing against your will and your brain feels as though it's not functioning, you have to try to keep yourself awake anyway, trying to distract yourself from your sleepiness by doing random things like blogging. Like what I'm doing now. Call me a planner. :)