For a sleepy afternoon
@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
Singapore
July 6, 2010 3:37am CST
Do you feel tired after lunch? I find myself nodding off sometimes so I need something to perk myself up. If you are experiencing something similar, here's a joke to wake you up:
A man was standing at the junction, an errant car came along and killed him and he went up to heaven. In heaven, he argued and begged that since he was a good man, he should be given a second chance to live. The authorities agreed to his request and he came back alive.
He decided to live a more fulfilling life, he ate good food, took holidays and had a complete makeover. The next week, he was again killed at the same spot. So he went up to heaven again. This time, the authorities said, "Why did you have that makeover, we couldn't recognize you, so you are here again and this time it is irreversible!"
Ok, I hope this is funny enough to wake you, anyway I did wake up because of all that typing. 
btw, there isn't really a question here, so feel free to comment on anything, either on sleepiness (if you have that) or on the joke (if you find or don't find it funny).
happy mylotting.
btw, there isn't really a question here, so feel free to comment on anything, either on sleepiness (if you have that) or on the joke (if you find or don't find it funny).
happy mylotting.19 responses
@arahvma23 (269)
• Philippines
6 Jul 10
As for me, I get sleepy easily especially after eating lunch. It's like I have not slept the recommended number of hours for my age. haha... but seriously, I keep myself busy during those times so I could overcome the sleepiness. Here are some tips on how you could stay awake during the siesta time based on my own experience:
1. MyLot (i'm starting to enjoy this!)
2. walk, walk, walk (i don't care wherever it is: in a nearby mall, or in the parking lot of your office, just burn those fats!)
3. search for interesting jokes and stories that you could read, and share it with your peers to have a good laugh
4. have a handy mint candy
5. do your toothbrush routine. (wash your face, retouch your makeup, etc.)
hope this helps! :)
@portisray (503)
• Philippines
6 Jul 10
hello bluemoonpavilion! You asked what's the recommended no. of hours to sleep for any age? Well, I could answer for adults like us is seven to eight hours of sleep...
Here's the article you might find very informative about sleep and health...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/how-many-hours-of-sleep-are-enough/AN01487
@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
6 Jul 10
Please tell me what's the recommended no. of hours to sleep for any age? I seem to be perpetually not getting enough sleep 
For your suggestions:
1. Definitely top of the list
2. I would go make a cuppa tea, no outside trips though
3. That's what I just did
4. Yes, I have that
5. Haven't tried that one yet
Thanks, your suggestions are certainly helpful!
For your suggestions:
1. Definitely top of the list
2. I would go make a cuppa tea, no outside trips though
3. That's what I just did
4. Yes, I have that
5. Haven't tried that one yet
Thanks, your suggestions are certainly helpful! @blou020714 (163)
• Philippines
7 Jul 10
if i have time in the afternoon then i take my nap but if im busy then i could't..
sorry to tell you but i didnt find your joke funny but i did enjoy responding to your discussion, its afternoon in our place and i couldnt take a nap coz im a bit busy but im staying and keeping myself alert and awake and alive by responding to the discussions in mylot and at the same time working.
happy mylotting =)
@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
7 Jul 10
I'm not the author of this joke so it doesn't much matter to me if you didn't enjoy it 
Yeah, keep mylotting, when my fingers worked, my brains worked...that's how I keep awake too...
Yeah, keep mylotting, when my fingers worked, my brains worked...that's how I keep awake too...
@dian21 (606)
• Philippines
7 Jul 10
That's really a funny joke. :-)
I usually feel very sleepy after eating lunch. Maybe because I always eat a lot during lunch time. If I can't resist it, I try to take a power nap even just for 10 minutes. I don't get enough sleep already like 8 hours each night since I gave birth. I'm always awak because of my baby. That's why I really feel so tired and sleepy in the afternoon.
@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
7 Jul 10
Good mother! 
I always sympathize with mothers, especially the new ones, they are forever in a lack of sleep state. Power naps are especially useful in this case and I'm glad you are doing that.
I always sympathize with mothers, especially the new ones, they are forever in a lack of sleep state. Power naps are especially useful in this case and I'm glad you are doing that.@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
7 Jul 10
There are many other suggestions here, read them and keep awake! Happy mylotting!
@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
7 Jul 10
So that's why I look stupid with a pin head and a big stomach lolling around 
Just joking...have a nice day! 
Just joking...have a nice day! 
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
6 Jul 10
hi bluemoonpavilion sometime but its more to do with whether or not my blood glucose is normal or running high. If its high I can fall asleep
while typing but I hate to nap as it interferes with my night time
sleep habits. I liked your joke,really funny but I am also sleepy now after breakfast and hate that feeling as its high blood sugar.Shame on me
.
.@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
7 Jul 10
Dear hatley, take care and monitor your blood glucose well. Is it something you can't control? I thought low blood glucose make us sleepy and eating a sweet would help? Please correct me if I'm wrong.
@dodo19 (47120)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
6 Jul 10
At some point in the afternoon, I do actually feel a little sleepy. It's usually around three o'clock when I usually feel a little tired, for one reason or another. There are days, when it doesn't happen. However, more often than not, it does seem to take place.
@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
7 Jul 10
Those days that happened, it could be because you had a fuller lunch or taken something with carbohydrate, that usually makes us more sleepy than usual.
@jahernandezrivas (11288)
• United States
6 Jul 10
L.O.L. Thanks for the joke and yes I always get sleepy after lunch, dinner.
Thanks for the joke and yes I always get sleepy after lunch, dinner.@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
7 Jul 10
We can take a nap after lunch but not after dinner, it might affect our sleep later on.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
6 Jul 10
My day starts early. By afternoon, i could definitely find myself in that sleepy mode. If I think that this feeling is creeping up on me, i quickly go find something to occupy my time. The evening will come soon enough. That is my time to relax and unwind.
@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
7 Jul 10
It's good to start your day early. I know some people wake up at 5am and I can't imagine how he does that! 
I always linger and get up at the last moment 
I always linger and get up at the last moment 
@Metatronik (6199)
• Pasay, Philippines
6 Jul 10
Oh well I just really thought you are going to give us advise to avoid the sleepy afternoon because that is usually my big big problem. There are times we had meeting after lunch and then I am trying my best to be attentive but then I could only control a little bit that my body really wants me to sleep.
There are times we had meeting after lunch and then I am trying my best to be attentive but then I could only control a little bit that my body really wants me to sleep. @bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
7 Jul 10
What I did when I have to sit still and try to keep awake, effective and discreet for meetings:
1) poke my nails into my palm or knuckles, pain keeps me awake
2) push my tongue against the roof of my mouth
3) wiggle my toes
4) flexing my fingers
Hope this helps!
@yokoichigo (83)
• United States
6 Jul 10
Haha it was funny though it didn't exactly perk up. Though I always feel tired after lunch and since then I always labeled it food coma.
@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
7 Jul 10
It's more like mood coma for me, when I want to close my eyes, I have no mood for anything!
@loralie1106 (208)
• Philippines
7 Jul 10
I do feel sleepy, right now. Just had my lunch. I try to drink coffee at 2 however It has no effect on me anymore. Try to walk or keep yourselves busy with mylot, just like what I'm doing right now... earning money at the same time, while trying to keep myself awake.
@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
7 Jul 10
Are you a coffee addict then? Guess your body has become immune to caffeine...
Yes you are right! mylot is a good cure for sleepiness
@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
7 Jul 10
Many people rely on a cuppa to keep them awake, I never do that because coffee and tea had a long lasting effect on me. Having caffeine inside me after 3pm would find me awake at night, so I avoid doing that.
@tutul0045 (2630)
• India
6 Jul 10
Hmm. everyone feels a lil lethargic after taking lunch. I also feel like to doze off and strange thing is i feel energetic after taking dinner !
Well the joke was funny so is the discussion. So good going!
Cheers,
Tutul
Well the joke was funny so is the discussion. So good going!
Cheers,
Tutul@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
6 Jul 10
Maybe you are relaxing at home after dinner, and you have beautiful night ahead of you, why waste time on dozing off?
@akhileshnigam (494)
• India
6 Jul 10
Yes,I feel tired after lunch. I think it's common for everyone.
@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
7 Jul 10
Indeed so, that's why many I get so many responses here, everybody can relate to this problem!
@kenneth101383 (908)
• Philippines
6 Jul 10
It is because we are used of sleeping after lunch way back in our childhood years. I think that it is the cycle in our body.
@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
6 Jul 10
When there's food in our stomach, blood would rush in there to help digest it, leaving less blood in the brain, that's why we feel sleepy, because there was insufficient oxygen.
@raviteja_ravi84 (2620)
• India
6 Jul 10
I do feel sleepy after lunch. But now i am used to it. So i sometimes sleep during classes. I have learnt to be good at it so that i don't get caught. I could always do with an afternoon nap as i love to stay up in the night and stay on the computer for a long time.
@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
6 Jul 10
There were times I have really fall flat on my face in the office and that's such an embarrassment. I have since acquired the skill of sleeping while sitting upright and appears to be doing work lol. I stay up late sometimes but I try not to do that anymore as I find it very difficult to sleep after getting too excited from the computer.
@carpediem17 (1315)
• Singapore
6 Jul 10
iregularly. I guess after a heavy meal or staying late the previous few nights!!
@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
6 Jul 10
I don't seem to get enough sleep always, it's worse on a monday.
