Be late for office again …. i said to myself after waking up late (AGAIN !!), with a drooling mouth and sticky, sleepy, eyes and 10 min for office to start.
The race against time was on, and it is anyone’s guess that, “Mr. Time Turtle, who doesn't stop for anyone”, would win the race against “Mr. Me Rabbit , who is lighting fast but needs natural pit-stops while getting ready”.
Finally i sneaked into the office, just 1 hour 15 min late. You see, it was not my fault, that despite getting ready in record 15 min, i was embraced by 1 hour long traffic jam from my home to office.
A few calls and one customer presentation later .. I was exhausted and excited (exhausted of work and excited to meet an office colleague on a offico-political lunch). I rushed to the office cafe, only to find that our source of constant office grapevine had called in sick today. Maybe, that was the reason that my lunch tasted so bland (the spice were missing, of course).
It was only after a double espresso that i could muster the courage to get back to my desk for the rest of the work day. It was nothing exciting post lunch, regular reply of emails, conference calls. And an inevitable, super urgent, high priority last minute meeting (who, except the BOSS, can pull such a miracle every day), at the fag end of working hour sealed the day at office.
Motivated (to meet my friends) and determined (to ensure that i will plan my day better), i strode towards the bar. I recalled my new year’s resolution to loose weight and not to drink, too many of those husky brown brews, flowing freely from the taps and not to get enticed by the curved capped bottles lined neatly over the counter.
In a few minutes after being with friends, i learnt (like every other day) and hence warning you ….. “Beware !!! Friends may be hazardous to your resolutions”. So there i was, with friends for a few rounds of snacks and a few bottles of fluids to give me my daily dose of junk nutrition while i swing back to my home and fell flat on my bed.
Somewhere, while i was falling onto the bed, i knew…. I have my alarm set, i have to make it to the office on time next day, get my health back on track and plan my day better ….. It was just a matter of seconds that i was in a fairy land dreaming through the night …