Sorry, I'm late!

I'm sure you guys have had your share of 'late' friends and probably haven't had great experiences with these 'late' people. Or who knows? Maybe you're the Mr/Miss Late yourself! (you culprit!)

I won't pretend that I've never ever been late before. I have, on many occasions. I won't pretend I've never ever pressed the snooze button on my phone a countless times and then slept off and eventually woke up to realise i've overslept. I admit, it has happened to me too. The key thing here is, it happens but once in a blue moon. Plus, if I'm late, I'm not dangerously late. Probably 5-10 mins. On time is ideal. But 5, 10 mins late, I think that's ok. I can excuse you.

Why are some people perpetually late? Just what is their special relationship with the clock that they are just not able to work with it? I'm not sure. Let me tell you, some late people have mystical powers. They can be in 2 places at the same time! (if you're one of those earlybirds and can't relate to the behavior of late people, and hence don't understand what I'm saying, allow me to explain. Say u plan to meet a late friend in Pasir Ris. Beware, your friend has special powers. He/she can be near pasir ris and at his/her house in boon lay at the same time! How did he/she do that man?! Amazing!)

Oh, and another point. If a person is on time, he/she can also belong to the late people group. Wanna know how? Say you guys are supposed to meet at 3. At 2.59, you get a call from this person : "hey sorry, meet at 3.15." okie. 3.14, another call : hey sorry sorry, meet at 3.30!!" this thing continues and you eventually meet at 5. Technically, your friend will be on time. But here's the catch : he/she is120mins late! Watch out for people who keep postponing the meeting time, don't fall for the trap!

Okie really, why are some people late most of the time? If you're always late, It could be that

1) You absolutely have no heart to give up your sleep and what do you gain from being on time, anyway?!

Wad you need: a hard knock on the head. Especially if you're meeting someone.

2) You overestimate your abilities. You think you have supernatural powers. You think it takes you 10 seconds to freshen up, have your meal, get ready and leave your house. What's wrong with you?!

What U need: a very powerful stopwatch to time how long you take to bathe, eat, etc. In the hope that at least then you will realise it takes exponentially more than 10 seconds to do all of that!

3) You believe in being fashionably late. Say you're a lady going for a party. You know there are gonna be hot guys there. So you decide to go late. You know the grand entrance effect?
The moment you enter all the hot guys turn simultaneously to look at you and swoon over you. Wow, wad a great feeling!

What you need: a bit of cow sense. See, prob is you think you're thinking out of the box. But you're not. There are many other girls out there who probably think the same way and they're all ready to spoil your market. And, don't be so self-absorbed can! The whole world is not awaiting for your grand arrival. Honestly, there's nothing fashionable about being late. Allow me to call you a fashion disaster because you just got it wrong.

4) You take 15 minutes to brush your teeth, 1 hour to bathe, 1 hour to prepare your meal and another hour to eat. How on earth are you gonna be on time?

Wad you need: You need to speed up. Seriously. Don't argue that 'slow and steady wins the race'. First, slow is a clear understatement of your slowness. Second, you are not steady!! Third, if slow and steady person were to compete with a fast and steady person, I wonder who will win. Any ideas?? Hmm... Haha, trust me, won't kill to speed up a little!

With so much said, you must be thinking i'm against late people. Not really. Probably because I tend to have a high tolerance level. Second, if I know someone is late, I just take the necessary precautions (haha) so most of the time I'm ok with late people. But I'm human too, sometimes I too get annoyed. It's not a nice feeling I tell you. you wasted precious seconds of your life just waiting for your late friend and he/she get away with 'I'm sorry, I'm late'?! You can choose to make a fuss, if you had hope in your friend. Or you can resolve to give your friend a taste of their own medicine and always be later than them. Haha. Otherwise just don't care. Your friend's not gonna change and you can't turn back time anyway.

:)

I've always liked Vickram n shahid kapoor.. Joining the list next is... (drumrolls pls!!!) KARTI! U rock :)