Friday, January 11, 2008

Punctuality

Scenario 1
George is meeting Osama at Nikko Hotel Kuala Lumpur at 1pm.
George, who drives, stays in Bangsar while Osama, who has to catch the public transportation stays in Batu Caves.
Osama arrives at the Nikko Hotel at 12:59pm
George arrives at 1:30pm.
George apologizes for being late, saying he got stuck at home deriving yet another war mongering plan.

Is that acceptable?

Scenario 2
You are attending a wedding banquet of a friend. Invite says 7pm. It doesn't say dinner starts when. You arrive at 8pm, despite being free earlier because you assumed dinner will start at 8:30pm at the earliest.

Is that acceptable?

Scenario 3
You are supposed to meet someone at 1pm at KLCC. Till 1:30pm, he or she has yet to show up. You walk away despite having a mobile phone to ring that person up. He or she rings 5 mins after you leave to ask why you're not there yet. Do you tell him/her off? Or do you walk back there and act cool?

Is that acceptable?

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