Everything Just Had to Go Wrong

Only Murphy's Law can explain things that have been happening lately. It says that "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong."

Take for instance what happened this morning. I woke up really really early - and by early I mean 6:30 AM. Still half-asleep, I went straight to the washroom with Macky, my Mac. Habit na yan e. Haha. I checked the usual sites - Blogger, Twitter and Facebook. I then checked the weather and finally, my mails. Then I took a shower. I quickly prepped and put on a crisp light blue shirt, a gray tie and a navy blue suit. I looked sharp, It was just 7:30ish. Everything was running according to plan.

I then made my way out of the apartment and closed the door. I looked at my watch and it was just 7:35ish. I figured that I still had time to sync my iPhone with my laptop. I had to get that nice song I have been listening to in New York on my phone. I knew that it would be nice to listen to it again on the train on the way to work. I guess that was the worst decision I made for the day. The effin sync function took forever. I hated myself for being so stubborn. Pero wala na kong magagawa, andyan na yan e. No turning back.

I got to the lobby at exactly 7:45. And yes, I missed my ride. Damn it. I waited for the next one at 8:00. I still had time. I knew I could make the 25 minute trip to work and still be at my desk by 8:30. I would just have to skip Starbucks. Again, I had a plan. But life had a different way of ruining my plans. The driver decided to declare today as the "National Day of Driving Ever So Slowly" and he was so good at it. He waited forever at all the turns and he drove ever so slowly. He even went around the block to make his turn.

Needless to say, I missed my train as well. So I waited for the next one. It came a few minutes later. I got in. No available seats. Perfect. The train moved. Finally. Three stations from where I boarded the train stopped. And it stopped there for at least 40 minutes. Damn. I had no choice, I was stuck. I had to make do with what I had been given. So I scouted the area. Pucha, wala din gwapo? Naman!

Ordinarily, I would have kept my cool and would not have made such a big fuss over petty delays. But, today was no ordinary day - today, happens to be the last working day that I would ever have to take the train to work kasi next week, tatlong kandirit na lang and isang smile na lang ang effort ko pagpasok. Today, also happens to be the day I promised my boss to come in early to help her out with our 9:30 AM presentation. I finally felt relevant. But yes, things had to happen today. Darn it.

I got to the office at exactly 9:25 AM. Needless to say, I needed to apologize profusely for not being at work on time. My boss looked at me as if I made the biggest career blunder of my entire life. And yes, it sure felt like it.

Akala ko ba I can't have it all? Why does it feel like I have it all? Malas nga lang. Ugh.

Have I just run out of luck lately?