Saturday, September 24, 2011

BLOG-A-LICIOUS BLOG TOUR 10


PUNCTUALITY IS NECESSARY OR OVERRATED?

Punctuality is a habit….a healthy one. It also speaks about one’s discipline and also how we value our time as well as others’.

When we were kids, we had no option but to reach school on time, else we were made to stand outside the main gate which was quiet embarrassing. More than the fear of being punished, we wanted to spend some fun time with friends which would otherwise not be possible once the classes started. So, developed this habit as a kid.

In a city like Mumbai where heavy traffic is a norm, we have to keep in mind the travelling time while making it to an appointment on time. I always carry a book with me to read….it isn’t surprising that a whole book can be read while travelling from point A to point B here.

Impatient, irritable and fidgety….this is me when someone keeps me waiting. I donno , but I feel they are inefficient ( maybe I will be the same, if I put myself in their place, but from the other side I feel they are inefficient) Even if it is a queue in a bank or a grocery store….I am impatient. Waiting at a Doctor’s is a hell for me. There’s a reason for this. If we, the patients are late for the appointment, then the Doctor has the audacity to cancel our appointment. But it is also his prerogative to keep up the appointments, right?

Being a creature of habit, even at home, I have a self-imposed schedule. Please don’t confuse my habit with OCD (Obsessive-compulsive Disorder); maybe you can say a borderline case of OCD! I just cannot afford to be behind my schedule….if I do for any reason, then I switch myself into a fast-forward mode and start completing the chores in frenzy. That leads to some disasters like spilling something in the kitchen, or drop something, bang doors or shelves…..and cursing myself.

Actually finishing my chores on time, leaves me more time to concentrate on other things….mainly my writing. With things-to-do piled up, drains me off my creative energy…..so I keep time and I am the master of my life, just like clockwork! or so I think :)

“Time and tide waits for no one”…..tick- tock, tick-tock…grab it guys, don’t let it slip away.

Funny video to wrap things up:


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10 comments:

  1. UnknownSeptember 24, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    Paying a visit from the Blog-A-Licious Blog Tour

    I think that time is valuable and shouldn't be wasted and agree with you when you said "Punctuality is a habit….a healthy one. It also speaks about one’s discipline and also how we value our time as well as others"

    Enjoyed your other points on punctuality.

    Thanks for sharing
    Deb
    http://www.scatteredmusings.net

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  2. DaveSeptember 24, 2011 at 11:00 AM

    Paying a visit from Authentic Blogger! This was a great post.

    Punctuality is also very important to me. So much so that I generally arrive early because I always leave with enough time in case there are delays. So having a book (and now, generally, my phone so I don't have to carry anything in my hands) was always very important to me as well.

    As for others, I'll usually give them a 5-minute window before I start fidgeting. Then I start wondering if I told them the right place, or if I have the right place, or whatever.

    Of course, it's always nothing and they then arrive, but it's nerve-wracking.

    I'm with you there!

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  3. MotifsSeptember 24, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    I am happy to come here...I loved your post,and your blog...and I am just like you.
    Alpana

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  4. Corinne RodriguesSeptember 24, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    Habits learned from childhood are hard to break and I'm glad we were taught to be punctual. It has stood me in good stead over the years. I liked your point about doctor's keeping us waiting!! Loved the video too, Janaki.

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  5. Shelley WorkingerSeptember 24, 2011 at 10:20 PM

    I agree - punctuality is/should be a habit and is best learned in childhood because it's a lot harder to change in adulthood!

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  6. UnknownSeptember 25, 2011 at 1:09 AM

    Very funny Video! I think the worst possible thing anyone can ask me to do is to wait for them. I am not very pleasant to be around when asked to wait.

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  7. JANUSeptember 25, 2011 at 11:00 AM

    Thank you Shelley and Shaeeza.

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  8. Leah GriffithSeptember 25, 2011 at 5:53 PM

    Janu, there is nothing worse than waiting an hour in a paper dress for the doctor to come in. I'm like you, prompt and punctual. I loved the video, great post!

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  9. JANUSeptember 25, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    Thank you Leah....good to know we are alike..:)

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  10. Roy DurhamSeptember 26, 2011 at 5:55 AM

    like your post and like you and the other i don't like waiting on any one. be on-time is important to me, however i do have planes to be late some day and that event is my own funeral. thank you for a love post and God bless
    good luck on the tour

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