Seeing familiar letters makes me more tired

But I realize that what I first thought would be comforting, seeing the western alphabet actually makes me more tired.

Now I try to read everything I see, everything. Signs on the street, subtitles on the movies on TV as well as menus. I think I have an idea but then Bam! Wham! No, not a clue.

What does this mean? It means that I get extremely exhausted. I get tired. If I am in a country like United Arab Emirates or Japan, I can just shut off. There is no way that I will be able to read the signs whilst visiting the country for a few days.

Being in Malaysia is like going to Finland for a Swedish person. Everything looks familiar but nothing makes sense.