Well I did like to share about a time when uh. I uh get late. So three months ago I had an uh appointment with uh. A doctor who is like our family doctor because we know him uh very well. Uh. So her chambers are located uh far away at our home which is like uh 15 km. So we um. Um. We take a decision to uh. Go there by uh. Cards. And when we uh reach our city centers. This time we uh. Stuck at a uh. Traffic uh jam. But uh. There have been no reminder why uh. These days traffic jam or any congestions because of the constructions beginning here suddenly. So for these reasons we get late uh around 20 minutes. But our appointments is uh. Um 03:00 p.m. and so we get uh. Uh. Um. Uh. We get uh. We felt uh. Ashamed. And I called the receptionist uh. And uh. And talk about our situation. And I request him if I have any chance to possible these appointments or uh. And get after 20 minutes because of the uh. We are not able to go there on proper time. And after uh. He uh. Um. He uh. Politely dis discussised her doctors. And the doctors gave me a chance to meet him after 20 minutes. And uh. After that when uh. The traffic uh. Jumps haveed we uh. We go uh. At jam bars and. And uh. Meet uh. Doctors. And I uh. Uh. In my heart I think theors to give me chance to check up my mother’s. And also um. I’m being late about 20 minutes. But uh. Finally we uh. Uh. Finally we able to uh. Check up uh. The doctors and meet.
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Well, I'd like to share about a time when I was late. About three months ago, I had an appointment with our family doctor. We know him very well, and his office is located about 15 kilometers away from our home. We decided to go by car, and when we reached the city center, we got stuck in a traffic jam. There was no prior notice about the traffic jam or any congestion, as construction had begun suddenly. Due to this, we were about 20 minutes late. Our appointment was at 3:00 PM, and we felt ashamed. I called the receptionist and explained our situation. I asked if there was any chance to reschedule the appointment or see the doctor after 20 minutes, as we wouldn't be able to arrive on time. He politely discussed it with the doctor, and the doctor gave us a chance to meet him after 20 minutes. After the traffic jam cleared, we went to the doctor's office and met with him. I was so grateful that the doctor gave me a chance to check up on my mother, even though we were late. Although I was 20 minutes late, we were finally able to check up with the doctor and meet with him.
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