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One Overwhelming day

This is the first time that I have been in three meetings at three different buildings on campus while managing to go to my office which is in another building! From my office, which is Bldg. I, I went to Bldg. II to attend to what I thought was only an hour but ended up attending it the whole day. With the breakout sessions, from Bldg. II I went to Building III. While on a break, I went back to Bldg. I to check my office before heading back to Bldg. II. By lunch time, I have another meeting so I left Bldg. II to go to Bldg. IV. Before heading back to Bldg. II, I went back to Bldg. I to take care of the forefront. Most of the afternoons were spent at the meeting in Bldg. II before heading back to Bldg. I. What added to the overwhelming walks was the rain. It was rainy in the morning but then it stopped by lunch time so when I head back to my office, I left my umbrella before attending the meeting in Building II. To my surprise, it rained again once I left Bldg. II! I was soaked by the ...

One Memorable Turn of Events

It was Thursday morning. Hubby was still suffering from a bothersome health issue that caused him to wake up late. He was sluggish but he still wanted to go with me. I was anxious but agreed to have him onboard. It was almost 6:30 a.m., which was already late, when we headed for work. My mind was rushing with different scenarios that might come our way: the heavy traffic, the unavailable parking space, and my 8:00 a.m. class. Lo, and behold, what I feared the most, happened! Murphy's law took effect with the heavy and long-standing traffic that caused us to arrive on campus by 7:40 a.m. Since we came in late, the usual parking spot that we used to park has already been occupied. We had no choice but to drive further away from my office building. Thank God there was still a number of slots open. Once we've parked, hubby expressed he needed to go; I ended up bringing all the stuff (two backpacks, one lunch bag, one hand carry and my shoulder bag). In a hurry, I walked ahead of hu...