Sometimes I ditch the bus
Every once in a while, I decide to ditch the bus, and take a leisurely stroll into the office. Okay, that's a half-truth. I generally only ditch the bus, when I miss the bus. This has been happening quite a bit this month. For some reason, I get up early, then decide to diddle-daddle around the flat, and then end up running to the bus stop, just in time to catch the bus or to miss the bus.
The last time I missed the bus - I'm going to blame it on my wrist-watch. I have a tendency to be barely on time, so to prevent my missing the bus, and having to wait another half-an-hour before the next one comes, I've set my mobile phone clock and my wrist-watch 10 minutes ahead of schedule - giving me ample dilly-dallying allowance.
Anyway so back to the story as to why I'm blaming this particular 'miss bus instance' on my watch. My wrist-watch battery died, so naturally I took it to the repair shop, got the battery changed and of course the gentleman set my watch to the correct time also. (Why, would he do that?!)
The next morning (last Thursday), I just forgot! I got up early, checked my phone, realised I was on schedule, went did what I do, put on my wrist-watch, checked the time, realised I was early (cause you know I know the 10 minutes allowance is there, so I use it - I don't actually leave the house 10 minutes early), did some dilly-dallying, until I realised the radio programme had advanced pass the stage I usually hear - yes I know what time it is based on the progress of the radio programme.
So I knew I was late. So I ran, the entire 5 minutes run up the road, and just as I was approaching the main road, the bus whizzed passed me. It really did. It just whizzed pass me, just like that.
To make a long story, short. I decided I would suck it up and gets to stepping. It is after all just a 30 minute walk. And though I'm late for the bus, I'm never late for work, so I always have time to take the scenic route, and snap a picture of a duck or two.
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The last time I missed the bus - I'm going to blame it on my wrist-watch. I have a tendency to be barely on time, so to prevent my missing the bus, and having to wait another half-an-hour before the next one comes, I've set my mobile phone clock and my wrist-watch 10 minutes ahead of schedule - giving me ample dilly-dallying allowance.
Anyway so back to the story as to why I'm blaming this particular 'miss bus instance' on my watch. My wrist-watch battery died, so naturally I took it to the repair shop, got the battery changed and of course the gentleman set my watch to the correct time also. (Why, would he do that?!)
The next morning (last Thursday), I just forgot! I got up early, checked my phone, realised I was on schedule, went did what I do, put on my wrist-watch, checked the time, realised I was early (cause you know I know the 10 minutes allowance is there, so I use it - I don't actually leave the house 10 minutes early), did some dilly-dallying, until I realised the radio programme had advanced pass the stage I usually hear - yes I know what time it is based on the progress of the radio programme.
So I knew I was late. So I ran, the entire 5 minutes run up the road, and just as I was approaching the main road, the bus whizzed passed me. It really did. It just whizzed pass me, just like that.
To make a long story, short. I decided I would suck it up and gets to stepping. It is after all just a 30 minute walk. And though I'm late for the bus, I'm never late for work, so I always have time to take the scenic route, and snap a picture of a duck or two.
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