Waking up at 6 am going to bed at 8 pm?

[rocket2]

Been in Thailand for 2 weeks and I still wake up with the sun and go to bed at 8 pm every night. 
 

I do enjoy the cool mornings walks along the beach. Best part of the day in from 6-8 am. Surprised so few westerners are out. 
 

I have a 8 year old kid with me so parenting takes priority. Helping with homework during the days etc. and getting kid in bed early. 
 

edit: I don’t actually fall asleep into around 930 to 10. Still get a solid 8 hours sleep/night. 

[Ralf001]

And ?

[phetphet]

I envy you getting ten hours sleep.

[PJ71]

6 minutes ago, phetphet said:

I envy you getting ten hours sleep.

Me too, 5-6 hours of good sleep is enough for me, find it hard to sleep more than that.

[ravip]

15 minutes ago, rocket2 said:

Been in Thailand for 2 weeks and I still wake up with the sun and go to bed at 8 pm every night. 
 

I do enjoy the cool mornings walks along the beach. Best part of the day in from 6-8 am. Surprised so few westerners are out. 
 

I have a 8 year old kid with me so parenting takes priority. Helping with homework during the days etc. and getting kid in bed early. 

I used to do 8 pm to bed and up at 4.30 am and do a run/walk or a bike ride for about 2 hours.

But with the rainy season, stopped it and have not started for a couple of months now! Laziness have set in!!!

 

Agree - Best part of the day is from 5-8 am. 

[KhunLA]

When doesn't matter, as I'm usually awake in <6 hrs after I fall asleep.   Usually some time around midnight, to before sunrise.  0500 this morning, myself & dog up for a P, then coffee.

 

Check BP before coffee, make sure I'm still alive and not in the other universe 

 

[GypsyT]

To me 4am up is perfect! 4 to 6 best wind to walk 6-9km on Jomtien beach and Phra Tamnak hill.

Now back to BangNa and no nice place to walk. Just ugly streets, no shade.

But she's worth it every sec 😉

 

[RichardColeman]

Bed 9 wake up 5. Don't really have much choice when you have to take a child to school

[KannikaP]

3 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Bed 9 wake up 5. Don't really have much choice when you have to take a child to school

At what time does school start?

How long does it take to wake, shower, clothe & feed the child, and then drive or bus to school?

[Denim]

I have done a volte face on this.

 

When I lived in Pattaya many moons ago I went to bed at 6 am wasted and woke up as the sun set.

 

40 years on and now I am the same as the OP.  Up with the sun while wife feeds monks then short walk with dogs ( cool season only )

[RichardColeman]

2 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

At what time does school start?

How long does it take to wake, shower, clothe & feed the child, and then drive or bus to school?

Please do not judge us on Thai or your own standards. Walk to school every day is 30 minutes - its the reason most thais are farang are overweight - the inability to walk anywhere ! School starts 7. Wife is out exercise at 5 am walking round the estate - explains the explosion in bar girl KG too - too lazy

[john donson]

37 minutes ago, rocket2 said:

Been in Thailand for 2 weeks and I still wake up with the sun and go to bed at 8 pm every night. 
 

I do enjoy the cool mornings walks along the beach. Best part of the day in from 6-8 am. Surprised so few westerners are out. 
 

I have a 8 year old kid with me so parenting takes priority. Helping with homework during the days etc. and getting kid in bed early. 
 

edit: I don’t actually fall asleep into around 930 to 10. Still get a solid 8 hours sleep/night. 

 

AI story?  2 weeks here and almost no posts...

[KannikaP]

1 minute ago, RichardColeman said:

Please do not judge us on Thai or your own standards. Walk to school every day is 30 minutes - its the reason most thais are farang are overweight - the inability to walk anywhere ! School starts 7. Wife is out exercise at 5 am walking round the estate - explains the explosion in bar girl KG too - too lazy

Thanks for your very correct answer. Cheers.

[OneMoreFarang]

I also like to wake up with the sun. And fresh markets and places where Thai people eat before work are already busy at that time.

 

[redwood1]

1 hour ago, rocket2 said:

Been in Thailand for 2 weeks and I still wake up with the sun and go to bed at 8 pm every night. 
 

I do enjoy the cool mornings walks along the beach. Best part of the day in from 6-8 am. Surprised so few westerners are out. 
 

I have a 8 year old kid with me so parenting takes priority. Helping with homework during the days etc. and getting kid in bed early. 
 

edit: I don’t actually fall asleep into around 930 to 10. Still get a solid 8 hours sleep/night. 

 

Sir your bedtime schedule is shameful.......A real tourist party animal goes to bed at 4-5 AM and wakes up at 2-3 in the afternoon....

[Moonlover]

1 hour ago, redwood1 said:

 

Sir your bedtime schedule is shameful.......A real tourist party animal goes to bed at 4-5 AM and wakes up at 2-3 in the afternoon....

Obviously the O/P has more sense than to be a real 'party animal'. (and it seems so have many others)

 

Don't judge others by your own (low) standards.

[mran66]

1 hour ago, redwood1 said:

 

Sir your bedtime schedule is shameful.......A real tourist party animal goes to bed at 4-5 AM and wakes up at 2-3 in the afternoon....

 

... Abbreviated & censored version, missing some key points in-between.. 

[jas007]

For whatever reason, I have been in the habit of waking up at 4AM.  Recently, though, I'm experimenting a little.  I go to bed when I'm tired and wake up whenever I wake up.  Usually, I'm still up at 4AM, although sometimes I don't wake up until 6AM.

 

Anyway, sleep is more important than many people realize.  Getting eight hours of sleep one way or another is crucial.  If for whatever reason I don't get the full eight hours at night, I end up taking a nap during the day.  Yesterday, I guess I was sleepy. While I was laying around the pool, I fell asleep for about an hour.  I wasn't trying to, it just happened. Last night I slept better, at least according to my sleep tracker, which showed 100% recovery. 

[ChaiyaTH]

So what is the OP trying to say? That it is some miracle to wake up by 6AM as a result of sleeping before 10PM? Confused... but guess it is something to really discuss; the fact that you can decide when you sleep, how long and what the outcome is of the time you then wake up assuming a healthy 7-8 hour sleep...

[rocket2]

46 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

Obviously the O/P has more sense than to be a real 'party animal'. (and it seems so have many others)

 

Don't judge others by your own (low) standards.

Been married to Thai wife for close to 20 years. No need to party hard every night. 
 

I go out occasionally in the evenings and people watch.  

[habuspasha]

I'm awake with the sun--from 6:30 to 6:30.  Sometimes 7-7; even 7-8, never 7-11. 

[discrete]

3 hours ago, KhunLA said:

When doesn't matter, as I'm usually awake in <6 hrs after I fall asleep.   Usually some time around midnight, to before sunrise.  0500 this morning, myself & dog up for a P, then coffee.

 

Check BP before coffee, make sure I'm still alive and not in the other universe 

 

Very jealous of those readings 

[scubascuba3]

I'm always up early, usually leave 5.30am for cycling or golf

[quake]

Bed around 9 /10 up at 2am, most nights. wide awake not sleepy at all.

Been that way for the last 10 years.

stated like that just after retirement.

[quake]

4 hours ago, phetphet said:

I envy you getting ten hours sleep.

 

Don't envy something like that.

That's about  42 % of your life asleep. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Where's the health benefit in that.

No thank you.

 

 

[rocket2]

20 minutes ago, quake said:

 

Don't envy something like that.

That's about  42 % of your life asleep. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Where's the health benefit in that.

No thank you.

 

 

I usually don’t sleep so much. I think I am just relaxed. Body recovering from years of stress. 

[Pattaya57]

3 minutes ago, rocket2 said:

I usually don’t sleep so much. I think I am just relaxed. Body recovering from years of stress. 

So 2 weeks in Thailand and you've posted threads to say your BO is gone and you now sleep much more than before. Sounds like you've found your dream spot 😆 

[quake]

16 minutes ago, rocket2 said:

I usually don’t sleep so much. I think I am just relaxed. Body recovering from years of stress. 

 

Yes,  work = stress.

So i stopped it. 

 

 

 

[phetphet]

37 minutes ago, quake said:

 

Don't envy something like that.

That's about  42 % of your life asleep. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Where's the health benefit in that.

No thank you.

 

 

Unfortunately I am a bad sleeper. Rarely get anything like eight hours, even after a hard workout at the gym. still wake up feeling knackered. Lack of enough sleep is worse for one's health than too much.

I have tried everything, from not eating after 7pm, and going to bed at 10:30,  to ear plugs.  I guess it's just the way I am.

 

But the quietness of the early mornng is a bonus.

[rocket2]

21 minutes ago, Pattaya57 said:

So 2 weeks in Thailand and you've posted threads to say your BO is gone and you now sleep much more than before. Sounds like you've found your dream spot 😆 

I have always been healthy but upped it a notch here. 
 

I did cut sugar out of my diet around 2 months ago and may be reaping the rewards now.