That’s my least favorite sound of the day.

It’s when “Morning Greg” spends the next few minutes trying to convince “Nighttime Greg” that things need to change. The conversation usually follows the same script. Mornings arrive too quickly. Enough staying up so late. Need to be more considerate. An agreement is reached.

But, things never change.

“Nighttime Greg” continues to be an inconsiderate jerk to “Morning Greg”.

And, “Morning Greg” has no defense.

Except for today.

The unexpected happened.

An extra hour of sleep.

Sometime during the night, my mobile phone switched over to an Indonesia telecommunications network. At least that’s where TELKOMSEL is located.

Why? Good question. Just because I can see Indonesia from my condo doesn’t mean I want to roam on their network. Thanks SINGTEL.

Because of the network change, my phone automatically adjusted time zones. Indonesia is an hour earlier.

So, my 6:15 alarm became 7:15 in Singapore time.

And, “Morning Greg” enjoyed the extra hour of sleep. Guilt free.

Apparently need to use a real alarm clock...

More questions than answers

I’ve always liked those colored, automatic toilet bowl cleaners. You know the ones. 2000 Flushes, Vanish, Scrubbing Bubbles.

There’s just something about seeing that blue water and inherently knowing things are just a bit cleaner. Especially when public toilets are in question.

Blue bowl equals someone cares about a sanitary toilet.

But, I found an imposter, of sorts, at the Mumbai Taj Lands End Hotel. Instead of blue water, a blue light illuminated the toilet bowl.

This deviance certainly caused a “what the…” moment for me during a middle-of-the-night visit.

Who decided a light THERE would be a good idea? Does anyone really want to see THAT even better? Does it help guys aim better? Does it help avoid “fall-ins” when someone leaves the seat up? Does the wall lack an outlet for a night-light? Does it use ultra-violet light to sterilize?

Huh?!?!?

I almost forgot, as an added bonus, the light also made the seat warm. No one likes this. Why? Because a warm seat means you are sitting there way too soon after someone else. Bad correlation.

It’s just wrong on so many levels.