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Friday, 25 June 2021
Friday Five 25-June-2021 #1 Px
Friday, 25 June 2021 21:41Starting out with F.riday5.com's questions
1. What’s your prescription for a case of Weekend Uncertainties?
I hardly have any Weekend Uncertainties... my days are pretty much... standard. Say like tomorrow, it's Saturday. Morning 8.30am I need to sit by my laptop or iPad to attempt to make a badminton court booking for the following week. Though, my friend said already she can't next week, so I've got tomorrow morning freed up. Should be free until noon to do whatever I want (usually a workout, yoga, puzzle, planting, or whatever). Noon is lunch with the parents. Afternoon free until 4-ish and the dogs or cats will need to see the vet for weekly or monthly shots. Night it's a game of badminton or a run. Similarly, Sunday morning is for laundry sorting, Obligatory Family Lunch, then free afternoon for whatever and free evening.
2. What’s your prescription for a persistent case of Restless Munchies Syndrome?
Drink water. If I feel like snacking, I'll first drink a full glass of water. Then wait for about 5 or 10 minutes. If I'm still feeling peckish then I'll find something to munch on. Usually the water solves my peckishness.
3. What’s your prescription for Streamer’s Indecision?
I'm assuming this one means not knowing what to stream on Youtube/Netflix? I have this problem on Netflix. I never know what to watch. But I'm pretty happy to let Youtube or Facebook Videos just play whatever they recommend.
4. What’s your prescription for a hypersensitive Get Off My Lawn reflex?
No lawn to get sensitive about LOL. Also, in trying to think of this question figuratively, I guess I've pretty much been desensitized about anything mine. Like, my car. It's my car. It's MY car. It's under my name. I did painstakingly pay for half of it. The other half was paid by Mom. Well, my Mom paid for the car, then I paid her back by installments (when I was earning peanuts) and when I paid half of it, Mom said I didn't need to pay any more and that it's like a gift to me. So yeah. My car. But, I hardly get to drive it anymore. My Dad monopolizes the car. My DAD! He even crashed it once, the mechanic had to replace the whole front part of the car. I mean, if it's my Mom who's monopolizing the car I would let it slide, coz... technically it's hers too (she did pay for half of it!) but, it's my DAD that's monopolizing the car. I used to get really irritated a few years ago, but now, I don't know. I've reached new heights in letting things go.
5. What’s your prescription for an inflamed FOMO?
I've been lucky enough that I have never been afflicted by any level of FOMO thoughts. Can you imagine how unhappy someone with FOMO would be? And how mentally taxing it would be? Constantly thinking about what others are doing... no. I'm so glad I'm not afflicted with that.
1. What’s your prescription for a case of Weekend Uncertainties?
I hardly have any Weekend Uncertainties... my days are pretty much... standard. Say like tomorrow, it's Saturday. Morning 8.30am I need to sit by my laptop or iPad to attempt to make a badminton court booking for the following week. Though, my friend said already she can't next week, so I've got tomorrow morning freed up. Should be free until noon to do whatever I want (usually a workout, yoga, puzzle, planting, or whatever). Noon is lunch with the parents. Afternoon free until 4-ish and the dogs or cats will need to see the vet for weekly or monthly shots. Night it's a game of badminton or a run. Similarly, Sunday morning is for laundry sorting, Obligatory Family Lunch, then free afternoon for whatever and free evening.
2. What’s your prescription for a persistent case of Restless Munchies Syndrome?
Drink water. If I feel like snacking, I'll first drink a full glass of water. Then wait for about 5 or 10 minutes. If I'm still feeling peckish then I'll find something to munch on. Usually the water solves my peckishness.
3. What’s your prescription for Streamer’s Indecision?
I'm assuming this one means not knowing what to stream on Youtube/Netflix? I have this problem on Netflix. I never know what to watch. But I'm pretty happy to let Youtube or Facebook Videos just play whatever they recommend.
4. What’s your prescription for a hypersensitive Get Off My Lawn reflex?
No lawn to get sensitive about LOL. Also, in trying to think of this question figuratively, I guess I've pretty much been desensitized about anything mine. Like, my car. It's my car. It's MY car. It's under my name. I did painstakingly pay for half of it. The other half was paid by Mom. Well, my Mom paid for the car, then I paid her back by installments (when I was earning peanuts) and when I paid half of it, Mom said I didn't need to pay any more and that it's like a gift to me. So yeah. My car. But, I hardly get to drive it anymore. My Dad monopolizes the car. My DAD! He even crashed it once, the mechanic had to replace the whole front part of the car. I mean, if it's my Mom who's monopolizing the car I would let it slide, coz... technically it's hers too (she did pay for half of it!) but, it's my DAD that's monopolizing the car. I used to get really irritated a few years ago, but now, I don't know. I've reached new heights in letting things go.
5. What’s your prescription for an inflamed FOMO?
I've been lucky enough that I have never been afflicted by any level of FOMO thoughts. Can you imagine how unhappy someone with FOMO would be? And how mentally taxing it would be? Constantly thinking about what others are doing... no. I'm so glad I'm not afflicted with that.
Friday Five 25-June-2021 #2
Friday, 25 June 2021 23:44Guess I was a little too hasty just now and missed the update of ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
thefridayfive!
1) What's your favorite dish to bring to a summer cookout?
"Summer cookout" is non-existent here, at least, within my immediate cultural background.
2) How much time have you spent outdoors this week?
I would say accumulative of 2 hours daily (dog walk, walk to work, walk to lunch)... and then maybe 4 hours on weekends due to out window shopping or some other activities.
3) Where do you set your thermostat?
Well... how do I explain this. The concept of thermostat is pretty new here, I think. We know it's a thing of course. But there isn't really a need to have a thermostat at home because the weather stays pretty constant. Daily temperature fluctuation is low. There isn't a big difference between morning temperatures to noon to evening. People know not to hang around outdoors around noon as it's the hottest. Over 30C the whole day. Even in winter, it's pretty constant throughout the day; if it's a particularly cold day, say 9C or so, then it stays within 8C-11C. If it's a chilly day it'll stay around 14C-18C. It can be comfortable in the 20sC. Over 27C is hot.
Though now that I have plants, now I do keep a thermostat in different places to ensure I have the right range for the plants. But for a person dealing with the weather? There is no need for a thermostat.
4) How did you learn to swim?
Mom sent me so some swim class as a kid. I was able to swim a proper freestyle and breaststroke back then. But once the course was over, I totally forgot it all. If you kick me into the water, I probably won't drown as I can still float, but I won't be a strong swimmer.
5) How do you avoid overheating?
ACs are the norm here and because of the dogs I try to stay home as much time as possible so that I am sure the apartment doesn't get too hot for them. But back in the period when we were in-between dogs, in order to save on electricity, I'd just leave home and head over to my university or the library, because those had AC and really COLD AC!
thefridayfive! 1) What's your favorite dish to bring to a summer cookout?
"Summer cookout" is non-existent here, at least, within my immediate cultural background.
2) How much time have you spent outdoors this week?
I would say accumulative of 2 hours daily (dog walk, walk to work, walk to lunch)... and then maybe 4 hours on weekends due to out window shopping or some other activities.
3) Where do you set your thermostat?
Well... how do I explain this. The concept of thermostat is pretty new here, I think. We know it's a thing of course. But there isn't really a need to have a thermostat at home because the weather stays pretty constant. Daily temperature fluctuation is low. There isn't a big difference between morning temperatures to noon to evening. People know not to hang around outdoors around noon as it's the hottest. Over 30C the whole day. Even in winter, it's pretty constant throughout the day; if it's a particularly cold day, say 9C or so, then it stays within 8C-11C. If it's a chilly day it'll stay around 14C-18C. It can be comfortable in the 20sC. Over 27C is hot.
Though now that I have plants, now I do keep a thermostat in different places to ensure I have the right range for the plants. But for a person dealing with the weather? There is no need for a thermostat.
4) How did you learn to swim?
Mom sent me so some swim class as a kid. I was able to swim a proper freestyle and breaststroke back then. But once the course was over, I totally forgot it all. If you kick me into the water, I probably won't drown as I can still float, but I won't be a strong swimmer.
5) How do you avoid overheating?
ACs are the norm here and because of the dogs I try to stay home as much time as possible so that I am sure the apartment doesn't get too hot for them. But back in the period when we were in-between dogs, in order to save on electricity, I'd just leave home and head over to my university or the library, because those had AC and really COLD AC!
