Are you an early bird or a late comer?

@eljayo (1105)

Philippines

December 6, 2011 6:56am CST

Hi guys! In today's past phasing world, time is really gold .We go and do a lot of activities everyday.But one thing that I want to ask is , is 8o'clock an 8 o'clock fro you? In Filipino culture there is a so called "Filipino time" like fro example the set time that a program should start is 7am and it really starts at 8am. The same as you have a date at 2pm and you come at 3pm.This is a bit disappointing. In the American time 8am is 8am if you come late then you really should be sorry. Although I myself am a late comer when it comes to date but when it comes to appointments with school or work I really come before the set time and if I'm late 5 min, I'd be worried. I think it depends but we should be sensitive too to other's time. So what do you think?And where do you stand? "))

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@se7enthbird (8307)

• Philippines

6 Dec 11

i am always an early bird. i am very punctual in a given time. i always give myself a few minutes so if it is traffic i wont be late. but i also have a trait that once you are too late to meet me... i will be late the next time we meet. well of course i dont do that on people who are important. for example if that person is a boss or a CEO or a employer who wants to hire us. but if this person is a friend, a relative i give them a doze of their own medicine. har har har. so they would know the feeling.

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@se7enthbird (8307)

• Philippines

10 Dec 11

at work we have no right to complain. it is always better that we are on time or earlier if possible. the boss always love to have someone who is never tardy. it is a good example of good working ethics. but to other people if they are late then we dont have to impress them. nest time around they need to wait for me. har har har

@eljayo (1105)

• Philippines

3 Apr 12

Hi! Indeed it is far better to be early than be late.If we are the boss too, we would not want to haev somebody who is always late at work. That would mean ,lack of discipline.

@eljayo (1105)

• Philippines

7 Dec 11

Hi! We share the same feeling. I really don't want to be late in meeting people but if they are late then next time I will be late too.hahah..Funny..But really for work its not an excuse to be late. :))

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@unique16 (1531)

• United States

6 Dec 11

Hello, I am early bird usuasally by 15 minutes for appointment and or for a job. I also wake up early but I do go to bed around 10:00pm at night. I am not a night person I really get cranky after midnight I call it my bewitching hour... Lol Thanks Unique16

@eljayo (1105)

• Philippines

7 Dec 11

Hi! I too gets a headache whenever I sleep really late . I like coming earlier than the required time so I would have time to fix myself. In my Nursing duty days I really come an hour before our duty to fix all my stuff and be ready for the endorsement which is 30 min before the duty time and that really help me to practice punctuality. :))

@eljayo (1105)

• Philippines

7 Dec 11

Hi! I too gets a headache whenever I sleep really late . I like coming earlier than the required time so I would have time to fix myself. In my Nursing duty days I really come an hour before our duty to fix all my stuff and be ready for the endorsement which is 30 min before the duty time and that really help me to practice punctuality. :))

@jpso138 (7851)

• Philippines

7 Dec 11

Well you can put me on the early comer list. Even before when I was still a student, I am always the early comer. I think I can there are just a couple of times that I was late for a class or perhaps an appointment and those late timed had indeed a valid reason. More so now that I always come early simply because my job entails training. I conduct progrsms where I am the instructor. So often, I usually arrive 30 minutes or 1 hour ahead of the start time to check if everything is in order.

@eljayo (1105)

• Philippines

7 Dec 11

Hi sir!! With the kind of job you have , punctuality is really important and I think in any job we have we always have to practice punctuality. It is respecting out time and other's time as well and it makes us more prepared in all aspects of our being. :))

@thaMARKER (2503)

• Philippines

9 Dec 11

preferably just on time or a minute early hehehe.. the second thing i hate in this world is to wait so i'd rather be on time or a little bit late. the only time i'm going to be early is when i'm not yet familiar with the routine am goin to take. if am goin to have an interview, of course am gonna be early. but if am just gonna have dinner with friends or a plain night out, i dont bother moving around too fast just to get there on time. cause most probably (which happens most of time) am gonna be waiting for everybody to come.

@eljayo (1105)

• Philippines

10 Dec 11

Hi! I too hate waiting and it really alarms my temper and mood. That is why I don want to do it to others. People today really don't care about the time and the importance of being punctual.

@lady1993 (27225)

• Philippines

1 Apr 12

Although I am also a Filipino, I do get there on time- but sometimes when I meet with someone, I arrive minutes before the time r even late since I d not like waiting, I know the otehr people wouldn't arrive as early anyway.

@eljayo (1105)

• Philippines

3 Apr 12

Hi!I feel the same way fro you soemtimes especailly when you know that the persons whom you will be with are latecomers.

@NailTech (6874)

• United States

21 Feb 12

I'm an so not an early bird but the rest of the people here whom I live are and I wish they would be in the same sync as me, but low and behold I normally am an insomniac who can't sleep much of the night so would rather sleep later in the mornings. But that just doesn't work out for me.

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@eljayo (1105)

• Philippines

3 Apr 12

Hi! Maybe you should pick a job that is at night since you haev insomnia or you may consult a doctor for that.

@brew2x (3094)

• Philippines

7 Dec 11

I would say I am an early bird. I don't like being late and therefore I hate people that are always late.

@eljayo (1105)

• Philippines

7 Dec 11

Hi! WOW! Bravo to you. I really admire these kind of people. Continue to excel!!;))

@aprilsong (1884)

• China

7 Dec 11

Well, i think being an early bird or later comer related to many factors. Of course it is partly related to culture, as you have said, if you are late in America, you should apology, or else you will be viewed impolite. While the same situation in some countries may be viewed very common. I think we should be punctual, especially for meeting or appointments, because if the meeting or appointment have already begin, you can lose something on it, and if you are a very important person, others will have to wait for you, you are extremely impolite to waste all others' time. If you are catching a bus or train or airplane, then being late means you can miss it, therefore, being early is always better than being late.

@eljayo (1105)

• Philippines

7 Dec 11

Hi! Punctuality is really important becasue its a sign of discipline and professionalism. They say better late than never but I say why be late if you can be early. :))

@wongchoiyee (7413)

• Malaysia

7 Dec 11

I do not like to be late for work or appointment. I will feel sorry to the people who waited me like those people from my high school. I really feel sorry about that.

@eljayo (1105)

• Philippines

7 Dec 11

Hi! You should be sorry but I think there is still time to change if you want to. There's no harm in trying. You can do it!!:))

@ebuscat (5935)

• Philippines

7 Dec 11

For me not too early but never to a late comer so be good so that life is not bad.

@eljayo (1105)

• Philippines

7 Dec 11

Hi! This is still a good attitude. Continue to be punctual and be on time. ;))

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@sijabatnaburjut (2171)

• Indonesia

7 Dec 11

I live in an environment where the concept of people about times is different to those who live in countries that have been developed. I'm also not too serious with time, but I always try to arrive early, because I was actually afraid I would be late. Most people understand that if they are late, they were embarrassed on others, not because they really appreciate or understand that time is very precious to pass away without any activity.

@eljayo (1105)

• Philippines

7 Dec 11

Hi! You should not let your surroundings affect your behavior when it comes to time. You can keep on trying. We can do this!!:)) Time is gold they say, lets treat it like one. :))

@mohkanari (1957)

• India

7 Dec 11

I always try to reach a few minutes earlier at a function or appointment. It gives a few time to relax and I would be attending the occasion with calm mood. Otherwise I would be in hurry bury mood and would be with uneasiness on the occasion. It wouldn't be good to start a function at sharp time as some unexpected delay may occur by which some persons not available at sharp time.

@eljayo (1105)

• Philippines

7 Dec 11

Hi! True indeed coming before the appointed time gives you more time to prepare and fix yourself not just physically but conditioning yourself too emotionally. :))

@1life2live (16)

•

7 Dec 11

I'm not sure if it's a general attitude in some culture, but sometimes Im surprised that some people are so strict when it comes to time or adhering to schedules. Filipino time is unprofessional if you are going to look at it against theirs. Im a habitual late-comer. Everything is slow in here, and you always have reason to be late.

@eljayo (1105)

• Philippines

7 Dec 11

Hi! This is a sad fact but we can change it by starting with ourselves and training and correcting the future generation to be punctual always. I learned punctuality from my dad, he his always early in his appointments. Oh..I am just curious why you can always have a reason to be late in your place?? :))

@thewonderboy (7501)

• India

7 Dec 11

I am a late bird but not usually. I usually used to attend the classes on my school on my time but the things around me makes me a late bird. I used to get because of many reason sometimes because of not having bus,sometimes because of my studies and many others.

@eljayo (1105)

• Philippines

7 Dec 11

Hi! Don't let other things affect your punctuality. As long as you set yourself to be early I am sure you can do it. JUst practice it continually.:))

@megamatt (14292)

• United States

6 Dec 11

I really feel the need to get up rather early in the morning and rather get right to bed early in the night. That is just really how my day is quite frankly structured to say the very least. There are just a lot of times where I would just be laying in bed, with a restless sleep, wanting to get on with my day, but I just cannot, so I just remain right there, in bed. I am a very early bird. I think that there are times where when I mention how early I get up, a lot of people stare at me like I have two heads. Time is everything and it is good to really get as much as a jump on things. If you don't, then there is a pretty distinct chance that someone else will in fact get a jump on it. It's all about timing.

@eljayo (1105)

• Philippines

7 Dec 11

You are indeed right in saying that time is really important. Its not just our time that is wanted when we are l;ate but also other people's time. :))

@AgentGulaman (3546)

• Philippines

6 Dec 11

Please don't put in a good amount of negativity with regards to Filipino time. I do believe it really wasn't meant to be called as such. Anyway, as for me, I never wanted to be late and I always try as much as possible to be punctual with all my appointments and schedules. But there are certain circumstances wherein it can't be helped to be late. I especially hate it when I have allotted a good amount of time not to be late and still those things that I can't control will eventually conspire to make me late after all!

Anyway, I still hold on to what I say that I always try my best not to be late in such cases.

@eljayo (1105)

• Philippines

7 Dec 11

Hi! I'm sorry but its what I know we call it "Filipino time" but anyway should strive hard to eliminate or avoid being late because its a sign of laziness. I know we can do this!!:))

@ardoy0731 (7308)

• Philippines

7 Dec 11

I guess I'm both.Sometimes early bird but sometimes late comer.When I'm too lazy to go to work,I'm usually a late comer always.In some family gatherings I'm always late hehe.BUt I'm trying to be more of early bird to have some extra time to do things.

@eljayo (1105)

• Philippines

7 Dec 11

Hi! You can always try not too be late and I hope we can overcome it because its a good record especially at work.:))

@wulania (1524)

• Indonesia

6 Dec 11

iwas a late comer at the beginning of my wok time. but the i changed. i became a early bird. after i got married, lol, i became late comer again. i almost come late everday now. what ashame, but it is me. actaully i dont want to come late, but the house where i live now is far enough from the plac where i work now

@eljayo (1105)

• Philippines

7 Dec 11

Hi! I also live far from my work and the city but you just have practice more and alarm your clock everyday at the same time so that your body will get use in waking up early. If I have an appointment I wake up or prepare 2 hrs before the time and prepare to travel 1 hr before the time although I can arrive there 3o min or 45 min, I still want to be sure.

@davaome (1826)

• Philippines

6 Dec 11

I am an early bird when it comes to work and appointments. I am 1 hour early almost every time. but if it's parties and gatherings i don't mind being fashionable late. it's difficult to be the first person at a party because not really alot of people to talk too, and it gets weird for some reason. happy mylotting

@eljayo (1105)

• Philippines

7 Dec 11

Hi! I myself do this too. anyway its ok to be late on parties but not on your family's party. Late but not that late. :))

@babyr0930 (31)

• Philippines

6 Dec 11

I'm an early bird. I come to work 15-30 mins before the office time. I usually sets my clock in advance. I guess that helps as well.

@eljayo (1105)

• Philippines

7 Dec 11

Hi! I too am used to setting my clock in advance. It just psychological but it really helps. I usually like to come not at the exact time but earlier so that I can fix myself,face , and hair before I meet somebody. :))