Keeping track of time...

Recently the full meaning of what one of my friend once told me hit me with full force! He said:"if you are not in a 4 season country, it is difficult to keep track of time". I used to wonder why and how is it possible for not being able to keep track of time? Now I know...

I used to be very good in remembering what I have done in a year, recently I realised that my brain stored this information by remembering what clothes I wore, what was the temperature, how was the weather, were there any leaves on the tress, whether i have Hay fever ..etc..etc.. Since I settle back in Malaysia, I find that it is difficult. I filled in my leave application forms wrongly last week! Instead of June I wrote May. Gosh.. 5 months have passed since I started this new job. Where has time gone? Is it because I am too busy hence I forgot which month it is now? Or because I am getting old? Well, I would like to think that it is the former. But.. I do realise that I can't seem to remember the past events very well... because it is warm all the time in Malaysia! Everyday is the same.. every month is the same! Sun rise and sun set almost the same everyday!!!!! Although I did notice that the wind changes at the end of the year and certain months rain more than others, but these are minor in comparison to snow and street filled with leaves. When you are in a 4 season country, you can observe time pass by.. by just seeing the changes around you. You know that when the leaves started to turn from green to yellow/red/brown.. Autumn is here. You can sense winter is here by the dip in temperature... spring is finally here when you wake up one day and see leaves start growing on trees when you walk down the street.. on top of that there is also the duration you see the sunlight per day. All these factors do have a significant effect on how you remember things! I realise it now...

Hmm... I do get worried with my mental state sometimes, or I shall say the forgetfulness I seems to find myself recently. I am not used to make mistakes like filling in the wrong date! GOSH! What is happening??

Well, perhaps is also my frequent business trip. I lost a day in the plane due to the time difference. Depart at Amsterdam at 9am on Tuesday but arrive at 4pm in Malaysia on Wednesday. I guess this kind of schedule does do strange things to my brain. Well, it is 3am Malaysia time and I am still sitting in front of the computer writing a blog. Jet lag!!! No wonder my brain is having difficulty remembering things. HAAAAAA....