Time Management and Excuses...

Just the other day I overheard a big sized mat salleh who was on the phone walking pass me telling the person on the other line, "Mate, I'm just 2 seconds away from you mate. Just need to drop by the supermarket to get some...bla...bla..." Two SECONDS? biar benar!!! What an excuse!!! kalau iye pun dah lambat, takkan bagi reason 2 seconds kot? Orang pakai la excuse 'Malaysian-style' macam:

1. On the way - Universal excuse kalau dah lambat.....sebenarnya, most of the time, baru bangun atau baru nak keluar rumah....
2. Tengah cari parking/ just at the traffic light or roundabout (assumed nearest to destination) - standard for those late for work...
3. 5 minutes more - Ini kira samalaaa macam kes 'two seconds' kat atas....tapi kononnya sounds more reasonable....but always wonder why it's 5 minutes, not 10 ke, 15 ke.....
4. Kejaaaap lagi/Almost done - Yang ni biasanya diulang beberapa kali dalam tempoh masa menunggu tu untuk melengah-lengahkan si penunggu setia (yg dah mula mundar-mandir macam laki tunggu bini bersalin)
5. Dah tengah buat/masak dah/tengah masak - ini usually by mamak, gerai or restoran biasa2 during times kalau mamat/minah yg ambil order terlupa nak fire the order, and the pelanggan punya muka dah hampir sama macam corak meja formica restoran tu itself....
6. Kereta rosak/tayar pancit/eksos jatuh/traffic jam/takde bas atau teksi - another standard for latecomers to work...
7. Lambat bangun/alarm tak bunyi/lupa nak set alarm - This is a standard for the career kamikazes....selambaaa aje...
8. Lost my way/sesat jalan/tak jumpa jalan (!) /takde parking - usually used when late for attending a function i.e wedding, open house, official events (and the latecomer is THE VIP) etc...
9. Hujan - A standard excuse for almost all the above
10. Couldn't find my car keys - Also quite common....