Well, in general, I am very partial person and try to reach on time everywhere. I got this habit from my father who is very disciplined and strict about being on time. He always told me that if you are punctual, it tells people that you are dependable. If I have an appointment, I take extra caution and try to reach at least 10 minutes before my appointment time. But sometimes, even giving myself this extra time has not helped and I have been late. I remember being late to my best friend’s wedding which is sounds too funny. My best friend, as I got married last year, is fast for one to get married among my friends and we are very excited. Bangal Pradesh wedding ceremonies are very lavish and usually there are two-three functions before ceremony. At deep-foward, the wedding, there had been a Sangeet ceremony where we danced and partied till late night. I was tired in the morning but woke up and got ready on time to meet my friend on his special day. The wedding ceremony was in Gurgaon on the outskirt of our city, about 15 km from my home. I had been there before with Ajay and he had given me the direction at that time. I am bad with remembering the direction on roads and roadbamps. I was always on my cell phones and on the wedding day, I put the address on my phone and started from my home. Well, on time, at 40 minutes my mobile GPS said that I have arrived at the destination. But when I looked, there was no Gurudwara and just some old feelings there. I realized that the Gurudwara was new and away from the city. The map app had not recognized the address and taken me different address. I got out and asked around. Unfortunately, someone knew the exact location, told me the direction. I had taken an opposite way. I was so annoyed with my friends.
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Well, in general, I am a very punctual person and try to arrive on time everywhere. I got this habit from my father, who is very disciplined and strict about being on time. He always told me that if you are punctual, it tells people that you are dependable. If I have an appointment, I take extra caution and try to arrive at least 10 minutes before my appointment time. But sometimes, even giving myself this extra time has not helped, and I have been late. I remember being late to my best friend's wedding, which sounds too funny. My best friend got married last year and was the first among my friends to get married, so we were very excited. Bengali wedding ceremonies are very lavish, and usually, there are two or three functions before the ceremony. At the wedding, there had been a Sangeet ceremony where we danced and partied till late at night. I was tired in the morning but woke up and got ready on time to meet my friend on his special day. The wedding ceremony was in Gurgaon, on the outskirts of our city, about 15 km from my home. I had been there before with Ajay, and he had given me the directions at that time. I am bad at remembering directions on roads and road bumps. I was always on my cell phone, and on the wedding day, I put the address in my phone and started from my home. Well, on time, after 40 minutes, my mobile GPS said that I had arrived at the destination. But when I looked, there was no Gurudwara, just some old buildings there. I realized that the Gurudwara was new and away from the city. The map app had not recognized the address and taken me to a different location. I got out and asked around. Unfortunately, someone who knew the exact location told me the directions. I had taken the opposite way. I was so annoyed with myself.
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