After falling asleep at 11pm and only waking up @ 5am just now, an early start to the day was called for, just to get some work done and clear some of the guilt. The morning effort started by showering and going downstairs to buy breakfast from the kopitiam. No such thing as healthy breakfast, only oily kuay teow with fried egg and veg, plus kopi, the addictive drug for almost all teachers.

Turning out of the carpark, with all the roads largely clear, I couldn’t smell the haze, probably the coolness of the early morning is doing a good job masking it. Passed by 2 bus stops where i saw a few students from my school waiting for the bus @ 6.15am. Reminds me of the good old days when i was going to the same school at the same time in order to beat the crowd, and end up reaching the school at 6.20am and sleeping in classroom b4 flag raising.

Along the way, 10 or so traffic lights, and I can never do a grand slam. A grand slam’s when u go through all the traffic lights w/o stopping, ie. green light all the way. From Bt Timah to Sunset Way, i glided thru all the junctions with ease. Whatever little traffic was avoided with a rightward flick of my turn signal and overtaking. Secretly i was hoping for a grand slam, having cleared half of the lights so easily. A grand slam’s better than finding a 4-leaf clover i bet. It’s probably gonna be a good day after all.

Alas! My 4th leaf of the clover got ripped off @ commonwealth ave, last min red light. No choice but to jam brake. As if it’s heaven’s way of mocking at me to think that i can beat the odds so easily, the rest of the lights found it convenient to turn red on me each time i approach.

6.40am, in school… Earliest ever…