Although I am very punctual and I try to keep myself extra ten minutes so that I can never be late to attend any meetings or any programs. So that uh. I. So that uh. They can depend on me and they can also assure to assign to do a particular task. But uh. Most recently unfortunately I faced a little accident. Just uh. For that reason I was not well to reach at correct time. The incident was took place just uh. A week ago last Monday actually when I was coming from my site location to the office to attend a uh. Progress review meeting. At the time our vehicle which was provided by our organizations got uh. Punchcture and uh. It took around 15 minutes to replace that tire with the stripney. And after reptriification I reached to that meeting. But uh. That meeting was started on uh. Actual time and I was only five minutes late. But uh. It also a moment of embarrassing when I entered into the meeting room when everything was started and all are uh. All stops. Uh. Was looking. Were looking up for looking to me and uh. It was. I feel quite nervous as I was not able to reach on time. Generally it uh. Does not take place before that but it was the first time when I have faced. And after that I uh. Planned myself that uh. I will give more time to myself so that I can reach on time. Although the crucial point discussions was not started and everything was normal. My boss also did not tell anything about being late. And uh. After onwards I participated in that uh. Meeting very positively and I attend so task and my response was too positive so that everyone appreciated. And I fort about the late. It was done by some mishappines.
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I pride myself on being punctual and always try to give myself an extra ten minutes to ensure I'm never late for meetings or events. I want people to be able to depend on me and feel confident assigning me tasks. However, recently, I unfortunately had a small accident that prevented me from arriving on time. This incident occurred just last Monday, a week ago, when I was traveling from my work site to the office for a progress review meeting. Our company vehicle, which was provided by the organization, got a flat tire. It took about 15 minutes to replace the tire with the spare. After the tire was changed, I arrived at the meeting, but it had already started. I was only five minutes late, but it was still embarrassing to walk into the meeting room when everything was already underway. Everyone stopped and looked at me, and I felt quite nervous because I wasn't able to arrive on time. This had never happened before, so it was a new experience for me. After that, I decided to give myself even more time to ensure I could arrive on time in the future. Fortunately, the crucial discussions hadn't started yet, and everything was proceeding normally. My boss didn't say anything about me being late, and I was able to participate in the meeting positively. I completed my assigned tasks and responded enthusiastically, which was appreciated by everyone. I learned from this experience that sometimes things happen beyond our control, and it's important to be prepared for unexpected situations.
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