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I wonder if my family ever learned the hour.

marguicha @marguicha (230349) • Chile 23 Jan 21

I know for sure that all of them have watches. And most of them have better watches than mine. But all of them arrive late at lunches, dinners and parties at my house Claudia learned very early in...

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I told my friends that their tardiness was my gain.

marguicha @marguicha (230349) • Chile 19 Sep 20

My best friends are so awesome that the only real flaw I could think of is that they have not learned to look at the clock. Once, several years ago, I got some pork ribs and found a delicious sauce online. You had to paint thr...

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Really?

ingrid @ridingbet (66854) • Philippines 9 Nov 17

That was what I uttered when a student who was absent last Friday told me his reason why he did not give me his admission slip that should be taken from their prefect of discipline in school yesterday since classes already...

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*As usual…

ingrid @ridingbet (66854) • Philippines 26 Jul 17

… I was the earliest bird again last Monday and Tuesday. Although I remind all students, from level2 to level 4, to come on time so we can join the endorsement, still they have not yet imbibed the virtue and value of...

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This is Why I Almost Hated my Boss

Morning Girl @salonga (27775) • Philippines 9 Mar 16

“A Boss is someone who comes early when you are late and comes late when you are early.” This is a funny quotation I think many employees can relate to this. I experienced this situation several times when I was still working...

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Are you punctual?

Tony Lawrence @pcunix (210) • Middleboro, Massachusetts 19 Oct 15

I'm almost always early for any appointment, no matter how trivial. Yet I do not get upset when other people are not, unless their tardiness puts pressure on my schedule, which almost never happens because I schedule loosely. My...

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Felt guilty of my tardiness..

kokomo @kokomo (1866) • Philippines 10 Jan 13

It is my problem this days. I cannot woke up as early as I can. I have a lot of late in my work already. I felt guilty about it for our superior is not that so strict when it comes to late but for absences only. I feel very tired...

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Tardiness Is an Epidemic

kenshin2143 @kenshin2143 (1880) • Philippines 9 Aug 12

I really love my country and most of its places, people, culture and many more. But the one thing that really pisses me here and is very common to almost all of people here is their tardiness. Tardiness here is already an epidemic...

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I will NEVER be late again

Paper_Doll @Paper_Doll (2373) • Philippines 1 Aug 12

Yesterday was the first day of the month and I arrived at work 20 minutes late. I was disappointed with my self because I told myself that I won't be late again. Last evening while my husband and I are eating, I told him that it...

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A co-employee who is not sensitive enough...

airasheila @airasheila (5454) • Philippines 1 Dec 11

Good day dear fellow mylotters, I was really wondering why there are some people who does not care at all. As they are not thinking that their work somehow affects others especially if you are working into an office under one...

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Why I am always late for work?

goldenPlanet @goldenPlanet (328) • Philippines 27 May 11

Everyday, I am late for work at an average of thirty minutes more or less. And I do it intentionally out bliss. Well, you see, every morning I have to watch the anime tv series Ghostfighter, which I am a big big fan of. And take...

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Do you get tardy in coming to office?

r3jcorp @r3jcorp (1382) • Philippines 22 Feb 11

I do, especially when there is a school affair. I don't want to miss my children during those days.

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Have you ever got so into a book that you were late to go somewhere?

megamatt @megamatt (14290) • United States 23 Jul 10

There have been times where I read a book so good that it causes me to get engrossed in the book and little things such as looking at the clock are something that really slips by me. You just want to finish that one more chapter...

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running late vs running early...

macdingolinger @macdingolinger (10385) • United States 9 Jun 10

Did you ever notice that when you are running late the time slips by so fast? You hit every single red light and it feels like you are having to wait an excruciatingly long time!There's tons of traffic and jams along the...

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What are some reasons for delaying in an appointment?

neelianoscet @neelianoscet (9615) • Philippines 22 Jan 10

Their are many reasons for delaying in appointment, it may be intentional or unintentional with various reasons which only the person concern know exactly her/his reasons. Some causes of delay in their appointment may be because...

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Have You Ever Been Late?

mchavez11 @mchavez11 (1406) • Philippines 5 Dec 09

I sometimes ask myself if there is a being that's never been late to anything, whether if its work, school, meeting, or simply a task or a project to be done. Because in my opinion every single living and dead soul committed this...

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It sounds lame and fabricated but it happened!

SaintAnne @SaintAnne (5453) • United States 1 Dec 08

The other day, I decided to take the downtown route to get to work. On a four-way stop, it was my car against a horse-driven carriage with passengers to my right. I have never seen one ever since I moved here (more than ten years...

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are you always on time?

kenchiprincess @kenchiprincess (5296) • Philippines 25 Oct 08

i am just wondering who of you here are always prompt or on time when ever you have to meet someone? do you prefer to be the one to wait or you prefer the other person to wait for you? i believe that being tardy most of the time...

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My Student is 20 - Minute Late Again...For 3X Already!

mjmlagat @mjmlagat (3170) • Philippines 7 Oct 08

She is my only student in the subject, she did this before, twice already. I guess I have the right to be annoyed. The first time she did this, her excuse was the teacher in her previous subject was late in dismissing her class so...

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What is the Longest Time You'd Been Late in Your Class?

mjmlagat @mjmlagat (3170) • Philippines 5 Sep 08

Today is the scheduled Midterm examination in our school. My only student was supposed to take her exam at 10 as her schedule but arrived at 10:27 instead. I was quite annoyed because as an educator, I really don't like my...

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