I was supposed to get up at 7:30 a.m. for a doctor's appointment scheduled at 9:00 a.m. My cellphone did it's best to wake me up, but being the sleepyhead I was, I silenced the little contraption asking for a few more minutes of sleep. I was pretty confident that I would be extending my nap to 30 minutes tops.
Unfortunately, I overslept. Good thing my nephew who was leaving for school woke me up -- AT 11:30 A.M.!
No point in crying over spilled milk. Guess I'll just have to reschedule my appointment. The clock says 11:30 a.m. I have to report to work at 2:00 p.m. I still have a lot of time to spare. I sat down and watched some reruns of Glee, ate brunch, fed our cats and prepared my packed meal. All was well.
After taking a bath, I went upstairs to get changed. I decided to check on my phone and I was shocked to see it says 2:00 p.m. I went downstairs again to check on our wall clock, and it says 1:15. WTF?
I don't know which of these two clocks are accurate. So to clear my head, I decided to text an officemate and to check what time it REALLY is. And he replied: 2:00 p.m. Who would do such a thing? Who would tamper with the clock and cause me to be late for work? I had to put everything behind me, for the meantime, for every moment I spend pondering on the identity of the culprit, the more I become late for work. So after getting into my work clothes, I rushed downstairs. Just when I was about to exit the door, I realized I don't have my bag with me. DAMN!!!
I kicked a shoe in frustration. I have and am continuously wasting time. Went back to my room, all sweaty and frustrated, got my bag and left.
I went to the place where I usually get a cab. I've waited there for about 20 minutes. No signs of life. FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, WHERE ARE ALL THE CABS THIS TIME OF THE DAY?
Then, a cab decided to pull-over. FINALLY. But dragging my sore left knee towards its location, a barker got to the vessel first, and he endorsed some passengers to the driver. ARGH!!! I SAW THE CAB FIRST!!! THAT'S IT. THAT GUY JUST GAVE ME ANOTHER REASON TO BELIEVE THAT BARKERS SUCK.
As another cab pulled-over, in my head I was screaming REDEMPTION. But I was in for another upset. The cab driver refused to board me. He said he was on his way somewhere and my destination is out of his route. I took me some 30 minutes before I got on a cab that would take me to the train station.
At the train station, I waited patiently for my ride. An empty train was approaching. I was getting excited to hop on and finally get to work to make up for lost time. BUT LO AND BEHOLD, THE TRAIN WENT PASS THE STATION WITHOUT BOARDING A SINGLE PASSENGER!!! TRIPLE WTF?
Of course, I eventually got on a train and got to work, an hour and fifteen minutes beyond the start of my shift. I could still consider myself lucky, after all that just happened, an hour and fifteen minutes late IS a blessing. As I entered my office, a colleague was asking for a certain file. As I looked into my bag, I discovered I left my USB Flash Drive at home. *SIGH*
My friends, what I've just experienced was Murphy's Law in play -- anything than can go wrong, will go wrong.
So how do you know that the universe is messing with you? Here's a rundown of some indications:
1. The chance of the buttered side of the bread falling face down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet.
2. Everything takes longer than you think.
3. Whenever you set out to do something, something else must be done first.
4. Every solution breeds a new problem.
5. A falling object will always land where it can do the most damage.
6. After you bought a replacement for something you've lost and searched for everywhere, you'll find the original. (Marlone's Note: So true in my case. I always misplace my MRT Stored Value Ticket. End up buying a new one. Then find the original)
7. No matter how long or how hard you shop for an item, after you've bought it, it will be on sale somewhere cheaper. (MN: Hell yeah!)
8. The other line (lane if you're stuck in traffic) always moves faster.
9. Traffic is inversely proportional to how late you are, or are going to be.
10. In order to get a personal loan, you must first prove you don't need it.
11. Just when you think things can't get any worse, they will. Or, if things can go wrong, they will all go wrong at the same time. (MN: Case in point, my story)
12. The best golf shots always occur when playing alone. The worst golf shots always occur when you're playing with someone you are trying to impress. (MN: I think this one applies to a lot of games and sports. You always pull off the jaw-dropping move when no one's looking. I play basketball. And with my skill set, I think I'm a passable power forward. Save for the fact that I stand at a mere 5'5" and I have the vertical leap of a five-year old. Whenever I play 1-on-1 with my brother, I make difficult jump shots, score on threes and even execute on the low block. But when I'm playing 5-on-5, I suck.)
13. Great ideas are never remembered and dumb statements are never forgotten. (MN: I can attest to this. I always share wonderful ideas and quotable quotes to my friends, but they never give me credit for it, and shamelessly claim it as their own, or worse, give credit to someone else. But when I do something stupid, they'll remember it for the rest of their lives and bring it up during a get-together.)
14. Whatever you want, you can't have. What you can have, you don't want.
15. Knowledge of Murphy's Law is no help in any situation.
There you have it. 15 indications that Murphy's Law is taking place. For more of this stuff, checkout: http://www.murphys-laws.com/murphy/murphy-laws.html
How about you? When was the last time Murphy screwed with you?
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