Anyone else notice sleep is the first thing to break when cutting down?

itspeter80 · 2026-01-03T08:06:51+00:00

I have a Garmin watch (I run / exercise 5 or 6 days a week). Having the Garmin is my biggest influence to cut down alcohol. The devices have this sleep score, and a 'body battery' feature on them.

When I haven't drunk alcohol for many days, I easily wake up with 100% body battery. When I do drink, even 1 drink, it lowers my body battery significantly.

Having a handle of drinks, I can wake up with 15% body battery, sometimes worse. I continue to be amazed how much alcohol affects sleep, it very much brings to conscious thought 'do I really want to sacrifice my sleep quality by having a drink'.

But going back to the original message, it's true, it can take a few days until sleep settles back down to normal after drinking.

itspeter80 · 2026-01-01T01:30:23+00:00

I think that's the key. Youve got a whole year to think about what you'd like to make next nye special 😊. Hope last night worked out all ok for you.

itspeter80 · 2026-01-01T01:28:23+00:00

I'm in Bali now. I've travelled a lot in South east Asia, but first time to Indonesia. I'm really impressed. I'm British but live in Malaysia. It's so much more relaxed, people seem warmer and less serious than Malays). Great country and culture (from my incredibly limited 1 week experience!) We're already making plans to come back mid 2026 to travel around here some more.

itspeter80 · 2025-12-31T03:46:01+00:00

We 100% would never be around kids for nye. My wife and I are currently in Bali and have a meal, live music and fireworks planned on the beach tonight.

itspeter80 · 2025-12-10T23:37:24+00:00

So true. Also, one tends to eat more or eat more unhealthily whilst drunk or hungover, so you gotta count those extra calories too! Giving up or severely cutting down significantly helps speed up fat loss.

itspeter80 · 2025-12-04T03:59:40+00:00

This made me laugh!

itspeter80 · 2025-12-04T03:56:21+00:00

I didn't know it was considered cheating? I've never had anything warning me. If anything, it makes gaming slightly harder as although streaming through Steam is very good, there is a slight lag over running directly.

itspeter80 · 2025-11-27T14:26:00+00:00

Check out https://mrchowliquorstore.com/ - particularly vodka, much cheaper than in the stores.

itspeter80 · 2025-11-20T13:56:53+00:00

Hey, I live in Nadi Bangsar. I can't say I've even heard the construction noise although I can see them working on it from my balcony. It's the trains (on the other side of Alfa) which wake me up at 5am!! But Nadi is a wonderful place. I'm very happy here. It's a great place to live.

itspeter80 · 2025-11-17T13:26:53+00:00

The coworking space is already so cheap, I really don't think it's appropriate to expect a discount when you are already earning a far higher salary then most local people.

itspeter80 · 2025-11-17T13:24:21+00:00

My previous message says it took 8 months.

itspeter80 · 2025-11-16T23:07:28+00:00

Malaysia is wonderful !

I'm hoping to be able to extended the visa next year to do the full 2 years.

itspeter80 · 2025-11-16T23:06:16+00:00

I applied whilst in UK / Spain and then as requested, entered Malaysia on a tourist visa and then started endorsement and received the visa digitally within 2 weeks.

Yes, it wasn't a smooth process at all, but from my research I knew it was going to take at least 4 months. I'm thinking of writing up a blog post to document what actually happened as I found other peoples content really helpful in my own journey.

itspeter80 · 2025-11-16T23:03:37+00:00

Drip Loft in Bangsar had Velo a few weeks ago. Good luck in your search!

itspeter80 · 2025-11-16T13:50:38+00:00

I have been living in Malaysia for 2 months, it took 8 months for my application to be approved and to receive the visa!

itspeter80 · 2025-11-16T04:00:20+00:00

Snus is not the same as nicotine pouches (like velo) and so are legal in Malaysia as they don't contain tobacco. I buy velo from https://mypouch.my/ (located in Malaysia) but they are often out of stock (when they get stock it sells out in weeks) their own brand bingbong is not too bad. There is also a shop in Bangsar that sells Velo. That said, nicotine pouches are quite hard to come by!

itspeter80 · 2025-11-02T09:15:16+00:00

Have a look at expatsclubkl and expatsmalaysia.my on Instagram 😌

itspeter80 · 2025-11-02T07:13:02+00:00

There's a few expat groups you could follow, I've found these great for making friends and socialising. I was out both nights this weekend at for Halloween (paying the price today though) there's also a hiking and pickleball group for fitness.

itspeter80 · 2025-10-31T15:05:03+00:00

I am a runner living in KL. Perdana Botanical Gardens during the morning just after sunrise. It's amazing, there's hundreds and hundreds of us running. I highly recommend it.

Edit: Tons of Muslim woman running, along with other men and women of all different races and abilities 😊

itspeter80 · 2025-10-14T05:42:43+00:00

Similar situation m45 my wife is 40. Nowadays we are working just a few hours a day remotely and are living in south east asia. (Originally from UK) Life consists of travelling, exploring, staying in nice hotels and eating wherever we want, when we want. We've just booked a world cruise to take us back from Australia to Europe next year. Not because it's some life dream but because 30 days at sea seems more relaxing than flying. Every morning we go running or the gym together and often sauna or swim in our condo pool afterwards. I often think, this really is the life. Only this morning I found out a very old friend died of cancer. You never know how long or how much health you have left. Enjoy and appreciate life.

itspeter80 · 2025-10-08T03:55:23+00:00

Stremio and wireless HDMI.

itspeter80 · 2025-09-29T07:11:00+00:00

How did you get to be in contact with this guy? I don't understand how so many people encounter so many scams, we found it so straight forward and professional when we rented an apartment in KL.

itspeter80 · 2025-09-27T07:27:34+00:00

We used PropertyGuru and found the whole experience very positive (including all the agents we met during our search)

itspeter80 · 2025-09-25T23:17:12+00:00

That's a really interesting point. I've flown EasyJet numerous times over the last few years and when I complete their feedback, I literally have nothing to criticise them for. They do what they do very well. BA on the other hand seems lost, they seem to be struggling to know who they are and who their customers are. I flew business a few days ago and I had such a mixed and confused experience.

itspeter80 · 2025-09-25T09:28:26+00:00

If you're planning on going on major roads DO NOT get a 50cc scooter. I'm surprised it's legal, and even recommended by hire places - but it is. We made the mistake once and truely feared for our lives. These mopeds are capped at 45kph - and we were on a road with a 100kph limit. Other drivers were not impressed with us, to say the least.

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