Curtain is down and light is off at the noon-time: It is a siesta time. 午睡 時間

Try not to get any job down during the noon time, especially between 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM. It is especially un-polite to bother your colleagues at this time of the day. It is the siesta (午睡 時間) for everyone, especially for students, teachers, and stuffs in the schools. Those people living close-by will go home and rest. Those persons who cannot go home will turn off the light and take a nap at the desk.

I am learning to take the siesta in Taiwan now. After a light lunch, I will lock my office, turn off the light and take down the curtain to make the office very dark and cool. I will then turn on an IPod (Ipod turns out very useful at this moment) listening to a soothing music and close my eyes to take a small nap at my desk. It is a siesta time; and I think American can be more productive if they learn the siesta habit.