Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Punctuality. What an important principle that very little people follow. And my dear sis had to meet with a minor incident because of someone else's failure to be punctual. Though it might be a one off incident, but it definitely can be avoided if the friend she was meeting was on time.
Many a times, my class guys do not meet on the scheduled time. Being late is like a normal thing to do. There were a few occasions that I tried to better them, to be late and let them have a taste of their own medicine, but my plan backfired. When I was late 15 mins, they were late 30 mins. When I beat my own record by leaving house on the scheduled meeting time, I still was earlier than them. I gave up.
Sometimes I wonder what kind of image does that project? So when meeting their prospectives dates in future, do they also turn up late or assume that both parites will be late together? Or it is that they are meeting
just guys so it's okay to be late? It gets fustrasting most of the times.
And not forgetting that wedding dinner I had on Saturday at Fullerton. Dinner started late, as usual. It's like a Singaporean mentality that
"I do not have to turn up early, I'll just have to wait for other diners anyway". It's sick. Why can't everyone just turn up early, or at the very least on time? How would you feel if it was your wedding and people turn up at like some other inapporiate timing?
I also can't forget my Prom Night back at Ritz when the dinner started almost an hour late. Crap! Everybody's just refusing to be early.
I dare say that I value puntuality very highly. I never am late for any other occasions, as far as I can remember. I do not need a watch, my handphone time's is set to around 8 minutes faster. It's something so small, so insignificant that makes such a big difference.
At the very least, give the person you're meeting a call if you know you cannot meet the scheduled timing. On time is still punctual, early is even better, but even 1 min late is still considered late.
思念是一种病 {6:48 pm}
