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Punctuality
Tuesday, 18 October 2016 22:01Not sure why these days I keep thinking about the past, or the past just suddenly pops up in my mind.
Recently I thought about my warped sense of punctuality. I'm always punctual. At least 10 minutes early, always, unless I've booked myself back-to-back then I'd be late, but I usually try to avoid that.
When traveling, I need to know where everything is. Say tomorrow I have to go to a train station to take a train, then I need to know TODAY already where the hell the train station is. So that I won't be late for the train tomorrow.
I guess I drive some of my friends up the wall with this.
As a kid, my parents used to take me to school. I'd wake up, be ready by 7.30, and tell my parents "I can go now!" and they would all just "there's a lot of time!" and keep dithering around until 7.55 and then I'd arrive to school late. Then the school teachers/principal would ask me "why are you late?" and I reply "I was ready but my parents made me late". The teachers just laugh and say "Don't blame others for what you have done wrong" WTF.
And ever since I was old enough, I walked to school. I made damn sure I was early enough. School started at 8 and I made sure I arrived at 7.15 goddammit!!!!!!!!!
And that is my warped up sense of punctuality. I have my parents to thank.
Recently I thought about my warped sense of punctuality. I'm always punctual. At least 10 minutes early, always, unless I've booked myself back-to-back then I'd be late, but I usually try to avoid that.
When traveling, I need to know where everything is. Say tomorrow I have to go to a train station to take a train, then I need to know TODAY already where the hell the train station is. So that I won't be late for the train tomorrow.
I guess I drive some of my friends up the wall with this.
As a kid, my parents used to take me to school. I'd wake up, be ready by 7.30, and tell my parents "I can go now!" and they would all just "there's a lot of time!" and keep dithering around until 7.55 and then I'd arrive to school late. Then the school teachers/principal would ask me "why are you late?" and I reply "I was ready but my parents made me late". The teachers just laugh and say "Don't blame others for what you have done wrong" WTF.
And ever since I was old enough, I walked to school. I made damn sure I was early enough. School started at 8 and I made sure I arrived at 7.15 goddammit!!!!!!!!!
And that is my warped up sense of punctuality. I have my parents to thank.
