1st day of work... DISASTEROUS!!

just when i thought after the rain, there would be a rainbow, i was so wrong.. what i saw was only an oasis..

ok... so i was supposed to report for work at the HQ at 9am today.. set my alarm at 730.. thought i would have ample time to hav breakfast, read the papers and then dress up for work.. HQ was technically only abt 30mins drive from my house.. but no.. i wasnt driving.. was taking the public transport instead.. thought if i left at abt 810-815. would catch the bus at abt 820 or 825.. would be early for work anyway, with even some extra time.. hiaz.. why do meticulous planning nv work out for me??

i woke up real early today.. at abt 7.. was woken up by a bad tummy-ache.. so forced myself up, very reluctantly, to the loo.. so i had a rude wake up call, an urge to use the toliet.. of all days, it had to be todaywhen i was to start officially for work, i had to hav a tummy-ache.. ok.. mayb its butterflies in the stomache.. had the 'butterflies' let go.. yay.. so carried on w my morning plannings.. bad luck no 1.. stomache pain..

see.. was up early.. so sure have enough time rite.. but wait... the story continues..

my house has many clocks hanging on the walls, largely becox i have quite a couple of rooms and floors (becox of this, i have so little from the progress package). each clock is unique.. y?? they each show diffrenet timings.. haa.. the clock in my room has long stopped.. didnt wanna change the clock as this clock of mine is pretty cool.. in its peak, it shows the sun or moon face according to the time of the day. anf on top of it. its a silent clock.. (u see, i am quite a light sleeper, am affected by the sound of the telephone, hse or hp, msg or ringing.. will practically go crazy when i hear the constant ticking of the clock..). where was i? o yes.. abt the various clocks showing various times.. but all my clocks show a faster time than the original time. its either faster by 5 or max 10 mins difference.. if not, the clocked in that room has stopped and everyone else arre either too busy or acting real busy to forget to replace the batts.. so the 'dead' clocks ended up as wall deco.. the only timings that are accurate are those in my com, my watches and my hp..

my 1st floor's clock is abt 7 mins early. so i didnt want to be late.. or be blurred.. so i wore my watch and followed it faithfully.. thought i was way b4 schedule. so i sat back on the sofa and read the papers again, this time, in details. the time on the wall showed 800.. my watch showed 753.. later, the clock showed 820, my watch showed only 810 (realised that the time lapse now was not just 7 mins but a full 10mins.. hmmm..) still dont trust my wall clock.. so.. still sat comfortably on the couch.. ok.. 815 my watch said.. ok.. time for work.. (clock on wall says 830)..

as i hated to wear heels.. but u know first day of work.. so impression counts.. ok.. here goes.. tried to be Cinderella's ugly sister (eh.. i'm not saying i'm ugly but rather just highlighting that we are doin the same action), forced my feet into this pair od black-high-heeled-sandals which were new and simply uncomfortable.. i grew up in bata school shoes then into sports shoes then into flip-flops.. stayed away from classy shoes as much as possible.. saw my bus.. it was like only 5 metres or so away.. on any other day, i would hav been able to catch it.. but today.. arrhhhhhhh... i just couldnt walk fast.. was trottling like a geisha.. so within feets away, i painfully see that bus move away.. bad luck no 2... see bus, cannot catch bus.. this time its not becox of a broken foot.. hiaz..

nvm.. still early i said,'can afford to miss this bus.. i hav 2 buses from which i can take to HQ'.. so 'wait', i said.. ok.. so i waited.. hmm it seems pretty long.. so i looked at my watch.. 820 only.. no prob.. still early.. but somehow, i felt like i waited for real long liao.. but only 5 mins seemed to have elapse.. hmmm... yay.. so bus came liao.. my feet was starting to hurt.. so immediately looked for a seat to sit down.. phew.. found 1.. off towards HQ!!

felt that the bus was crawling.. but looked at watch.. 830.. ok lah.. still early.. 1/4 liao.. 844.. halfway liao.. then suddenly saw someone's watch.. hmm.. it showed 854. WTH!!!!!!!!!! AHHHH... i am so dead.. immediately got off the bus the next stop and decided to flag for a cab.. my watch has gone flat.. ,y watch decided to die on me.. and cruelly doing it slowly.. instead of dying straight.. meaning just stop at a particular time so when u looked at it, its dead at that time.. but noooo.. my watch decided to slowly wane off... bad luck 3.. dead watch..

ever heard of this, ' when u want something, it never appears, but when u dont want somethin, it just keeps appearing!!' eg, when u are waiting for a particular bus one day, it seems like centuaries bedore it comes, but when u are not taking that bus on the next day, it seems like a few had flashed past your face in a span of 5 mins or so... well, this is wat i felt.. NO TAXIS!!!!! wait.. the best is yet to come.. while i was desperately tryin to flag for an unhired taxi, behind me were lotsa taxis in the petrol kiosk, takin their time to buckle up.. think they decided to rest or wait for the peak time so that they can hav a few more dollars added on.. sht.. its like u are real hungry looking for food, and just behind u, someone is thinking which spices to use to cook the meat.. bad luck 4.. no taxis..

at last.. some cab decided to start work.. gd.. hopped on the cab.. dunno whether its me or its the traffic.. at every juncton, i met w a red light......... ahhhhhhh.. or if it wasnt a red light, the cab was stuck behind some slow moving truck or van or triangle driver (probation diver who just passed).. double ahhhhhh........ bad luck 5... slow traffic..

and my suayness continues..

so of course.. i was late.. luckily.. only abt 5 mins late.. and guess what a colleague of mine whom i met a couple of times was late too.. yay.. (so evil).. at least someone to die with me too.. phew.. they were watching some brainwashing-corporate video.. blah blah blah.. so did a tour around HQ.. ahhhhh...... in heels.. i'm suffering.. u know how big HQ is.. blisters were appearing.. and my walk was becoming more akward with each step.. it doesnt help that we are making our way around our big bosses rooms.. bad luck 6.. bad shoes, bad walk.. prize.. blisters..

met other freshies like myself.. then off i was with 2 other colleagues to do our passes and getting of our official attire (wear only when big shots around). decided to hav breakfast then slowly make our way to our indivi offices.. didnt wanna report for work that early.. this is the time to skive.. haaa.. jking.. a colleague of mine havent eaten.. (PR, u know.. so let her eat then join also lah..).

after breakfast, made our way to the bus stop so we can go get our uniforms.. again.. feets away from the bus.. again.. cannot walk any faster, let alone run.. so bye bus..

waited real ong for the next bus.. luckily, 1 of my colleague was real humourous.. so was entertained during the waiting time.. bus came,more walkin (shop not infornt of bus stop, had a map to follow).. made our way to the tailors, .. got our attire.. then we realised.. we were gonna be late for our pass-making. it closes at 1230pm.. and the next opening time was at 230pm.. come on.. we cant possiblity report to office after 3, can we!! we'll be sacked.. haaa... so made a mad rush towards the lift.. called CISCO to give us grace of abt 5-10mins.. (ok.. u mux be thinkin.. so why rush, make another time lah.. well. according to instructions, we are supposed to make our pass on the 1st day of commencement, if any later, we would be in for trouble.. and u know what, we were let off from HQ at abt 1045..) we caught the lift.. but.. it was going up.. and it didnt help that it was goin to the highest level 7.. bad luck 7.. wrong direction.. and u know those goods lifts seems to move real slowly..

when we touched down.. we made small runs out of the building to catch a cab.. ahh.. in my shoes.. i was like a freak running.. haaa.. ok.. caught a cab.. got to the place.. had our pass made and registered.. wow.. the whole morning.. like amazing race.. took 2 cabs in the whole of the morning..

thats how my day started.. this post is long enough.. somehow.. i can guarantee more.. oh man.. BLESS ME..