I received a short message service
(sms) on Friday night. Here is
what it said, "Parade
tomorrow, in full uniform.
Don't be late, officer Ren Fu ^
is officer in charge, so late ^
comers be prepared for epic ^
punishment by him if you are. ^
The parade order is on the ^
boy's brigade website. Please ^
remember to turn up. " ^
officer ren fu I think--^
I knew something would go wrong.Terribly wrong.From the very start,
I could feel it. Then the problem surfaced...
Caleb(my brother) :Dad I have a drama audition tomorrow at 8.30!
Father :Okay, I'll send you there in the morning.
Me : I have boy's brigade too,at 7.50.
Father :Okay I'll send both of you.Remember to wake me up in
the morning.
Me / Caleb :Okay!
This is where my problems start. As you all should know, my elder brother,
Caleb is literally late for perpetually everything. This made me worry, I
decided to wake up earlier than usual to make sure I wasn't late.I planned
everything to the dot, nothing could go wrong.
But as you all know, nothing is perfect in life and guess what, my brother was
so late, that I managed to convince my father to leave without him. Still
without him, we were still late as we had already waited for him for what
felt like an eternity.
When I reached school, I was already prepared for the epic scolding. my
friends were already lined up in " senang diri" position, so I queued up in
the late comers section and awaited my punishment. It felt like a coon's
age before it came. Then we,the late-comers, were called forth.
Our punishments were based on our ranks and the lower the rank, the
lower the punishment. Fortunately for me, I was only a private and thus
received a meager punishment of 20 push-ups.
This day has left me with an unforgettable moral, and that is
"Five minutes early never hurt anyone".
David
