Overslept!!!!

I suddenly awaken, thinking that it was still early as my alarm didn't go off. Feeling a bit weird cause it was a bit too bright and it was as if I've slept for a long time, I reached for my alarm clock only to find that I was already half an hour late for my appointment to meet my convenor for SSM!

Why does this always happen to me at least once every SSM?????? True enough, it happened for last SSM, and the SSM before and the one before, even the first one!

I jumped right out of bed, heart racing and seriously panicked. What to do, what to do!

Even though I was really late, I still had time to have a heart to heart talk to my alarm clock for not waking me up on time. I was supposed to wake up 3 hours before the meeting, how did I manage to oversleep that much! I even set 2 alarms that morning. Goodness! I must have developed the innate behaviour of switching all alarm off while still sleeping.

Never mind. First, better contact my convenor to apologise and try to rearrange a meeting time. What if he's angry? What if he doesn't have time to meet me any more? The dateline for my essay is in 3 weeks time, I cannot afford to delay meeting him!

I quickly switched on my computer to look for his telephone number. Stupid computer, why do you take so long to start up! Finally, found his email with his details. Started dialling......Oh no.....what excuse can I give? I can't say it's because I've overslept right? What to say!

'Hello' (too late, he has already answered the phone)

'Can I speak to Dr. B please?'

'Speaking' (Alamak!!! What's my excuse, never mind, just improvise and hopefully he doesn't query too much or else he'll see through my lies)

'It's Noreen here. I'm so sorry that I got the time mixed up. I thought the meeting was at 1pm but when I double-checked the email for the venue, then I realised it was at 12pm. I'm really sorry about it....' (Please, please, please don't be angry at me)

'Will it be possible for me to meet you at 1pm?' (I crossed all my fingers and toes)

'I should be able to do that. Hold on a second, let me have a look at my schedule'

........... (The dreadful silence)

'Okay, that's fine'

'Thank you very much. I'll see you later.'


Phew......at least he still agreed to see me. Stupid Noreen for not waking up. What is this happened for my exams?????? No, I must not let this happen in future. This might be a warning sign.

I quickly printed out my essay, ate a bit of cornflakes with milk and off I went, sprinting to his office. All my plans of waking up earlier to look through my essay and mentally prepare myself to see him before the meeting went down the drain. I'm already late, now unprepared some more. How much worse can it be?

The meeting with Dr. B wasn't too bad. He made a lot of comments therefore, I will have to improve on a lot of areas of my essay. He's such a nice person, and I felt really guilty for being late. Hate myself so much.

So much for my post on the different types of alarm clocks. I can't believe that 2 alarm clocks weren't enough to wake me. Have to get a 3rd one. Let me ask someone to give me a morning call as well for the exams, just in case. If not, I'll have to prepare for the resits.