Sleepless in Kapitolyo

The whole night I couldn't sleep, and as I tried to do so, I was wondering why I was experiencing this. I thought of what had happened during the day that might have contributed to this, including what I have eaten and how much water intake did I have. The food I ate was just normal. Sure, I had dinner with two of my friends, but we just ate pasta and the spinach-cheese dip. I drank fairly a good amount of water, and I even drank a glass right before I tried to dose off.

Now on to what happened during the day... My morning started with a call from my beloved, and at first it was a pleasant one. Then it turned into a discussion that ended with an argument about a couple of things: wedding preparations, when he's coming back home, my own work-related problems. The rest of the day was like any normal working day. Then in the late afternoon I went ot Powerplant to meet up with my friends for some shopping and dinner. I ranted about what happened with Enrique, trying to justify my "stand," as well as told them about my work concerns. You know, just to make myself feel better. I even had a little bit of retail therapy on our second round of shopping. I went home quickly to watch Bituing Walang Ningning, then CSI Miami. Normally I fail to finish the episode as its time sched is late (for me at least), but somehow I finished watching it, and even finished the rerun of CSI LV. Then I closed the TV, but couldn't sleep.

I tried really hard, to no avail. I probably dosed off a couple of minutes, but then I get awakened again. I called up Enrique and told him I couldn't sleep. We talked for a while, then he told me to go sleep so I could rest. He reminded me to count cows backwards. And I did. Again, and again, and again. Until early morning came.

I really don't want to experience this again, as I value my sleep so much. Maybe the fact that my other half is away is taking its toll on me already. But what can I do?

*Sigh*

I hope I will shake off this sluggishness I am feeling right now here at the office, and I sure hope I won't fall asleep. Maybe I'll go home early. I don't know.

*Sigh*