I couldn’t sleep last night and had to wake up extra early this morning to drop my mom at the Sentral station on my way to work. Along the way, I was quite unlucky, being the cut-off point that couldn’t make it pass the green lights. Whenever I approached traffic lights, they turned yellow or red on me. It happened a few times too often and I commented that I must not be in favour with the traffic lights today. My mom, being the philosophical type at times, said “It’s a sign to slow down. Life shouldn’t be rushed through”.
When we were nearing Sentral, I missed the turning and didn’t even realise it until she said I’ve gone too far. I’ve been there so many times and never missed before. I pulled over and she had to backtrack quite a distance to the station. I felt quite bad at my carelessness as it started to drizzle. I drove on to work from there, on an unfamiliar route. I did quite well there, coming to just 5 minutes from the office but on the opposite side of the road. I tried to do a U-turn somewhere but there was none. There were several turnings I knew I could use to bring me back on-track. But I don’t know how I missed those too! And so I ended up quite far in the wrong direction and had to endure city traffic all over again!
By then I felt quite drained already and very frustrated with myself for being so unfocused. It’s as if my mind is not functioning.
I finally got to the outdoor parking by the office building but by then it was raining quite heavily. Had I taken those turnings I missed, I wouldn’t have been caught in the rain. I searched for an umbrella in the car only to remember that I lent it to a colleague last week and she hadn’t returned it. So I sat in the car and waited till the rain stopped. Luckily it wasn’t a long wait.
In the office finally, I thought I should pull myself together and let the “bad omen” pass for the day. But they didn’t end, not yet. First thing in the morning I was questioned for someone else’s mess and instructed to sort it out. It’s not even my business and I had no background information of what happened but still forced to butt into other people’s issues to “help” sort things out. In my mind I’m screaming “Hello!!!! I don’t like being a bitch and poke my nose where it doesn’t belong!!!!”. But do I have a choice? Not really.
And that’s just my morning. Who’s to know what else I’ll bump into for the rest of the day. It seems long and winding already.
When we were nearing Sentral, I missed the turning and didn’t even realise it until she said I’ve gone too far. I’ve been there so many times and never missed before. I pulled over and she had to backtrack quite a distance to the station. I felt quite bad at my carelessness as it started to drizzle. I drove on to work from there, on an unfamiliar route. I did quite well there, coming to just 5 minutes from the office but on the opposite side of the road. I tried to do a U-turn somewhere but there was none. There were several turnings I knew I could use to bring me back on-track. But I don’t know how I missed those too! And so I ended up quite far in the wrong direction and had to endure city traffic all over again!
By then I felt quite drained already and very frustrated with myself for being so unfocused. It’s as if my mind is not functioning.
I finally got to the outdoor parking by the office building but by then it was raining quite heavily. Had I taken those turnings I missed, I wouldn’t have been caught in the rain. I searched for an umbrella in the car only to remember that I lent it to a colleague last week and she hadn’t returned it. So I sat in the car and waited till the rain stopped. Luckily it wasn’t a long wait.
In the office finally, I thought I should pull myself together and let the “bad omen” pass for the day. But they didn’t end, not yet. First thing in the morning I was questioned for someone else’s mess and instructed to sort it out. It’s not even my business and I had no background information of what happened but still forced to butt into other people’s issues to “help” sort things out. In my mind I’m screaming “Hello!!!! I don’t like being a bitch and poke my nose where it doesn’t belong!!!!”. But do I have a choice? Not really.
And that’s just my morning. Who’s to know what else I’ll bump into for the rest of the day. It seems long and winding already.
5 comments:
Hey, here's a BIG hug for the bad morning. The day will pass quickly. HUGS again.
*Si Bay BIG Hugs*
I wanna make you smile, whenever you're sad. Carry you around when your arthritis is bad. Oh, all i wanna do, is grow old with you.
I'll get your medicine when your tummy aches, Build you a fire if the furnace breaks. Oh, it could be so nice, growin' old with you.
cheer up, here's good news
Da Vinci Code (the movie) to open in Malaysia on May 18
since you've read the book, i'm sure you'd enjoy the movie ...
stargazer, yes a sick leave cert would've helped for today!
bkworm, so sweet of you =) here's a *hug* back.
ray, :D thanks, dear.
nick, would you buy me tickets to watch it when it opens? :P
eternity, i'm sure ray is more than willing to buy u the tickets :)
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