I felt really silly this afternoon.

It was 12.50pm when I bought the things I needed including my lunch, a bowl of hot Udon noodles. Headed to the busstop and checked the arrival time of my bus with an iPhone app and it stated, 1.13pm. Feeling extremely thirsty, I thought, hey, there's time to cross opposite to get a drink. And so... I made that choice. Got my drink, headed back to the busstop and 4 minutes later, my bus arrived. Boarded the bus with a smile because I was the first passenger in the queue to board. I know, simple pleasure. Ha. Then, to my greatest horror, my bus card had insufficient money! Flashback, flashback. I did tell myself to top it up beforehand! But clearly, I had forgotten and thus, felt mildly embarrassed. The reader said "Pay Cash". Oh great. I didn't have coins. (!!!)
Ok...
So then as I was attempting to alight the bus, there were thousands of people trying to push their way up to board the bus. So now you see, being first in the queue isn't always good. Feeling awkward already, I had to wait till the last person boarded the bus before I could alight.

I was so embarrassed.

You see, if I did remember, I would have used the time earlier to top up my card instead of getting a drink that didn't even taste nice. Not only that, my Udon turned soggy by the time I reached home which was 1.45pm.

Truly truly... the choices you make everyday are very important. One event can lead to another. Just like the choice I made to buy a drink instead of topping up my bus card led to events, or rather consequences, of wasting precious time, having soggy noodles for lunch and sheer embarrassment.