5.30 am: It’s cold. Almost too cold. The alarm rings, just like it’s supposed to at 532am. But I’m already up anyway. I look out the window into the gloom, and suddenly realize why I’m shivering. The rain is beating down in sheets. I turn off the radio alarm (no, I cant take Gwen Stefani that early) and crawl to the bathroom. I turn the shower on, and SHIZER that’s cold. I shrink back in disgust (I’m shrinking) and wait for the puny heater to do its thing.
6.18 am: I’m three minutes behind schedule. This does not bode well for me. I tear out of my room in a blinding hurry, and start scurrying down the stairs. Almost immediately, I am engulfed by darkness. I curse the people who decreed that lights were to go out at 610. After I conquer the darkness, another foe lies ahead. A pack of bloodthirsty hounds from hell (or from the forest behind old kr) stand between me and salvation. It’s still raining. This is the part where I run. Blindly, madly, arms flailing, I run, fear lending me wings.
6.27 am: I’m on my knees at the src bus stop; cold, wet, hungry and out of breath. And I can see the 197 roll away. I yell, a gut wrenching yell that I’m sure can be heard for miles.
6.40 am: My cab arrives; a faint sliver of hope. Just maybe, I think to myself.
6.51 am: Maybe not, I think to myself as I see the shuttle bus pull away, and I’m running behind it, and its not stopping, and I’m yelling, and people are thinking I’m crazy, but all I really want is to get on that bus, am I rambling, maybe so, cos just thinking about missing buses these days sends me into a tizzy.
I stop chasing, and yell; a gut wrenching yell that I’m sure could be heard for miles.
6.55 am. I hop on the train, hoping to intercept my shuttle bus at Bugis, where it stops at 705 am to pick up more people.
7.06 am. Not happening. Dejectedly, I get off the train and decide to take a cab to work. At least I’ll be on time this way, I think to myself.
7.40 am. I’m in the cab, on my way to work, and everything seems to be going fine. Oh what’s this, why are we slowing down, I wonder aloud. The cab sensei then breaks the gut wrenching news to me: traff*ck jam. This is where I break. I slump to the floor of the cab, and let out a tearful whimper; there’s no strength left in me for a gut wrenching yell. Even the cab master feels my agony and resignation.
8.03 am: I tap in with my access card. My worst fears are confirmed. I am late. My life is over. My guts are wrenched.
I look at myself in the mirror later, and see what an empty shell I have become; but a shadow of my former self. NO more, I tell myself. I aint losing to that machine no more. You may have won this round, clock-in machine, but tomorrow, I’m gonna tap in so early you won’t know what hit you.
(this real life post is dedicated to the working man. or well, woman.)
15 comments:
hum honge kamayab... ek dinnn....
:)
Wow... people can take being late THAT seriously! :$ I have to reach my workplace at 9 and if I reach no later than 9:30 I still consider myself to be on time.
I love the image you projected of running after the bus, "arms flailing". I was like, oh Varun's a little girl! LOL.
Why would you say "cab sensei" - isn't that like Japanese? And you haven't been there, but you have been to China. Might as well say "xiansheng".
Oh well, hope you're not late again if it means that much to you. Where are you working anyway?
you're really funny!
totally dude.. your finished...
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