A Passage to the Philippines – Day 5: Manila Intramuros
When I went to sleep at around one in the morning, I set my alarm to half past nine not believing that I could really sleep so late. I expected that even though I was tired, I would still end up waking up at around seven or eight because of my circadian rhythm. My first words upon waking to my alarm, therefore, were “oh my God!” It was not that I was upset but genuinely surprised that my body had finally asked for and given itself the amount of sleep it needed.