So, uh, basically, I am a punctual person, I try to be on, uh, time when there is any functions or any meetings or, uh, there is any morning class in my school. So, uh, but, uh, I became late when There is some kind of difficulties like traffic jams or any other problems. So today, I want to share you with us 1 of that incident. Uh, it was when, uh, my, uh, there is my cousins wedding on that day. So it was an evening function. So, uh, we started our journey, at 1 o’clock because it it’s a bit far from our house, and we don’t know the way to get, uh, her home. So, uh, we start up from home at 1 o’clock. Um, uh, after, uh, starting our after starting our journey, uh, we, uh, we have an idea of, uh, how to get there. But, uh, uh, going some way, we got the wrong way. So we aided the help of Google Map, but the Google Map, uh, says, direction in wrong way. So we get got up from the car and asked the passerby. Passenger, uh, of that area. So they, uh, tell me the route to her house So, uh, after hearing that, uh, we, uh, get into her house So I felt very guilty at that moment because we, uh, arrived there lately So we become her guilty, and I feel very sorry about her. So, uh, I say sorry to her. So, uh, it was such an a shameful moment for me, I think.
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I generally consider myself a punctual person. I make an effort to be on time for events, meetings, and even morning classes at school. However, there are times when unforeseen circumstances, like traffic jams or other unexpected problems, can cause me to be late. I'd like to share one such incident with you. It was my cousin's wedding, an evening function. We started our journey at 1 o'clock because the venue was quite far from our house, and we weren't familiar with the route. After setting off, we thought we had a good idea of how to get there, but we ended up taking a wrong turn. We tried to use Google Maps for directions, but it seemed to be giving us incorrect information. We had to get out of the car and ask a passerby for help. They kindly guided us to the correct route. After finally arriving at the wedding, I felt incredibly guilty. We were significantly late, and I felt terrible for my cousin. I apologized profusely. It was a very embarrassing moment for me, and I felt ashamed of myself for not being more prepared.
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