I’m really sorry for the lack of WWDC updates which i’ve promised. I’m suffering from a severe case of jet lag for the past week, and the wierdest thing is that although i’m wide awake at the most ungodly of hours, I don’t really have the mental energy to do anything except to stay awake. I’ve tried to beat the jet lag when I came over by trying not to sleep during the flight and only sleeping when I landed, but its not working at all.
The number of hours of sleep i’ve had everyday since i’ve landed in San Francisco:
Saturday: 3 hours
Sunday: 2.5 hours
Monday: 3 hours
Tuesday: 4 hours
Wednesday: 4.5 hours
Thursday (tonight): ???
What happens is that i’ll sleep at perhaps 11pm or so, then for some mysterious reason, i’ll just suddenly wake up in the early morning and i’ll be unable to get back to sleep again.
I can manage to stay awake enough during the sessions and labs in the morning, but it gets *really* difficult during the afternoon sessions, especially those between 3 - 5pm. Worst of all, those sessions in the afternoon are frequently the most interesting ones. :-( I try sooo hard to stay awake during those sessions, but its just impossible sometimes.
I’m really afraid to drink coffee too as i’m extremely sensitive to it - i’m known to drink *one* cup at 7 - 8am and then be super hyperactive and awake till around 2am. Its that bad.
This week has been absolutely *amazing* though and I have so much to write and share, but I guess that will have to wait when I return to Singapore and decompress (and hopefully get some good sleep).
Off to bed now! Hopefully, I won’t wake up again at 3am and wonder what the heck is going on anymore.
Good night!

July 7th, 2007 at 6:49 am
saw your web blog on jetlag. I just came back from India to the west coast of the united states and have the same problem. Can get to sleep, but wake up at 2 or 3 in the morning and can’t get back to sleep. I have no energy by mid afternoon. Did your’s resolve? I have been back a week.
July 8th, 2007 at 10:38 pm
It took my body nearly 2 weeks to recover completely from the effects of the jet lag. You might want to try getting some exercise in the evening before dinner - let me know if that works! If it does, i’m packing running shoes the next time I visit San Francisco.