My own rat race (version 2 with Murphy's law)

My homeexam started  on April 22 and has to last until today (29th April)

On my watch, the time was 2 minutes to 12:00 a.m.

On the school clock, the time was 2 minutes past 12:00 a.m. !?

The exam.papers should be received by the one in charged at 12:00 sharp!which is  the deadline!

My own rat race -

The last 2 hours before the deadline!

and my own experience of the Murphy's law. 

It is me in the nutshell: I kept saying and i kept believing

that I am effective when I work under time pressure.

So prior to an examination day, I always have to be awake from 12 midnight and until 4 or 6 a.m.

This time i made a new record.. I was awake until 6:45 a.m.,

the time when I have my eyes half closed and just had to  "Dive into my sleep-rite bed"

in the guest room. For i wouldn't dare to dive into the "broken-kingsize bed" in my own

sleeping room. I would certainly be just lying awake there, so no way!

Yes, it  is true..that every time I have examine (and it hasn't failed yet). I am always wide awake

until the wee hours...

Everything went wrong  for me today.. Like in the Murphy's law - 

to quote: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong!

And there's the time frame that I happened to miscalculate that bad!,

sending me into my own desperate rat- race which started at 10:15!

When my alarm clock started to ring at 10:00 & after being rested in bed for  about 3 hours, I woke up and started my usual gymnastic while in bed for 10 min. then I stood up and felt okay.

The time was 10:12

I made myself a cup of tea and poured a lot of milk in it, trying to restore my mind!

Then i went through my work only to find out that I've forgotten to make the table of contents.

and, i also forgot to number the pages of my papers.

Good to know, i thought! The time is now approaching

10:30..

Then I remember that I had to write some more under the part 2.

 I worked for 30 min. and my time was running out.. I started to panic..

And i looked at myself!  Oh dear Lord... I am not dressed up yet!.. another panicky moment!

I tried to control and said three time to myself.. relax..and breath...!

I rushed to the bathroom to get myself done which i did.. for ten minutes...The time now

is 12 past 11:00

Then my two pet cats looked at me... "You haven't feed us yet!" i could hear them think!

So I flew back to the bathroom and spread the food on the container, but

most of the food ended up on the bathroom floor...what a heck i thought!

Meoww!...cried Chanel, the gray cat.

I dont have time for you today sorry.. please eat and don't let me hear you complain! I told Dajsa, the black cat.

Now feeling miserable... and with shaking hands, i found my way towards the printer which is situated

on the corner most area of my living room,. I switch it on and started the commando.

Print!...

Oh dear God!... nothing happened!

Only to find out 5 minutes after that it was on the wrong printer type, which I've never had, and  have never seen in my entire life... I almost jump on top of the printer! almost crying now for i thought that the printer was caputt!

Thank God it was not! and now the time is 11:25

Selfcontrol.....breath! i told myself desperately!

Then ..the printer started to move and ...really did the job... 17 pages were printed, so far so good !

i thought,but only to find out that i forgotten to number every page! Dont panic I told myself !

I was now a timeslave! The time is...11:30..and it takes 20 min. to drive to school from here under a normal traffic condition.

I needed to print three sets of examine papers...!..and I only managed to print 1 set of papers without pagenumber..!

What a catastrophe!

Thinking that I needed to number the pages, so  desperate.. i tried to run through  the commando's  on the pc that i couldnt find..? where is it?

Insert... page number....the mouse had to be disconnected, when my printer is connected by the USB port. Don't ask me anything technical!..for I am "green"

I noticed that my computer suddenly turned gray on the screen...as if.it  was.telling me.that

"now it is enough, i want to go and hibernate, you have been abusing me for too long,, and for this whole week?!!. and  my laptop went comatose!..

I clicked and clicked  and i didn't get any  response!  The marker. just went round and round in circle for 5 minutes...

The time is critical...It is now 11:38.

I needed to go out of that door in 2 minutes..

I gathered the  unnumbered  examine papers and grabbed my netbag and my car key to fly out of the door...

then i found out i didnt have a jumper on me...it was a bit chilly this morning, perhaps becoz i havent been sleeping!

what a heck! ...

I flew back to the living room and grab my tangerine jumper...(thank God for this color that happens

to be my favorite) I felt somewhat inspired by it.. good in a very desperate moment like this...

I ran out again towards the parking place..

I got inside the car, started the engine & switch on the music on the stereo.

I needed to hear the music now from  my good old cd.

It is called ..Music for relaxation... a beautiful collection of music which is "homemade" or copied by me

10 years ago. The cd  is old and weary & defective on the last part of it. It started to jump when i run over some humps on the road..so the music starts dadaddadadadadannnnn!:(     oh dear!!!!

Come on..i said...play for me!!!!

The traffic was normal today except for two buses driving in front of me that seemed to compete with each other .... dear Lord... i need to overtake....and i did !..only to feel stupid afterwards!

gaining maybe 2 seconds..that's all!

Now 11:54 on my watch ! Waiting in front of the last traffic light, by the northern side of the Haukeland University Hospital where i have to swing right to start driving upward to my school which is located on the topmost part uphill.

The distance of which by foot may take between 15-18 min.

It took me between 2-3 min from there til i was able to park my car!

The parking space outside the school was full... so i needed to look closer on the adjacent parkspace, i found one vacant " little space" between two big cars that were parked there.... i only need a small space for my little Nissan Micra !..great !

I run out of the car like crazy...and was in front of the reception desk 2 minutes to 12:00 on my watch...

but i couldn't spot a soul!...Is there anyone there ? :(

 I was deeply worried! ... is she gone? ..is it closed? am I too late?...thoughts rushing in my head!

The time on my watch was 11:58.. theirs..was 12:02..

I pushed the bell in front of me..

5 seconds...in silence and agony!

Then suddenly comes a middle aged...smiling... wonderful..

person in front of me... MAY I HELP YOU? :)

Yes indeed, thank you very much! I exclaimed!

You want to deliver?..she asked... yes please! I said !

I handed out the ..one and only set of exam paper to her... and she looked at me !

where are the other two sets?... I felt terrible and started to explain about my predicaments!

The lady showed empathy..that was the most important thing i needed from her. Her understanding and her

emphatic behavior and her smile!

She said... ohhh.. your candidate number on the paper is wrong !

Oh dear i said...and she said..but i will fix that.. dont worry!

 Then she said something that was almost like music in my ears!..

 I CAN OF COURSE MAKE COPIES

OF THE PAPERS TO PRODUCE OTHER TWO SETS,  AND I WILL! YOU DON'T WORRY,

ILL TAKE CARE OF IT !

NOW YOU CAN START TO BREATH, DROP DOWN

YOUR SHOULDERS AND RELAX!..

 HAVE A VERY NICE DAY... THE REST OF THE DAY !

Oh my, i said... is there anything i can do for you.. to thank you for all these?

she said...no no no.... it is nothing to think about....GO HOME and have a nice day ! :)

It was the most beautiful climactic experience of this rat race of mine..

When everything went wrong on the way... in the end of the road.. i found the most wonderful

person that i needed at that very desperate moment of my life...

I felt blessed,  happy and so thankful!

I was almost on tears when i left the school.

I felt relieved!

I went inside my car..closed my eyes.. took a deep breath and said..

I am lucky!!!

In life people do mistakes one after the other, feeling devastated,

But try to remain calm and use the strength within you, and hope for the best!

and somehow be determined to get through it..... keep hoping that it will be fine!

Then you will be fine !

Around us, there are some guiding and helping angels...

like the one i have this morning !

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY !  :)

P.S. Do not make me as your role

model. Do not attempt to go into

a rat-race like I did!.:)

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