pakistani standard time.

since time immemorial ive been hearing jokes about how we in Pakistan are not punctual at all.how we operate on pakistani standard time by arriving two hours later than we were supposed to.i guess when it comes to dinners,parties etc one can afford not to be puctual.though im sure that still concerns hosts but generally being late is considered to be normal.what i dont understand is people not being punctual about work and business appointments.i was just kept waiting for 2 hrs by some people who wanted to meet me.ok i admit i myself have been late here and there.but im a strong believer in punctuality.i dunno i mean business is business and as the old cliche goes time is money.anyway i was just thinking of excuses people come up with.tyre pucture,stuck in traffic(a very valid one these days),stuck in meetings(means i totally forgot),funerals,shadis,hospitals.a guy who works for me called me and said he couldnt come to work for two days as he was in sialkot attending his uncles funeral.obviously i condoled with him and gave him the days off.next thing i know his mum is calling me asking me where his son is cos he didnt show up at his place last night after work.turns out he was having a good time in murree with friends.i mean this episode has nothing to do with lateness,punctuality.its just a funny illustration of the excuses we make which just happen to be complete falsehoods.btw im the best at making excuses.in college i missed one or two exams cos i wasnt prepared for them at all or in one case i had overslept.so in order to give the exam later i would get this note from the campus psychiatrist stating that i had been suffering psycologically blah blah.no details just a paragraph or so and this note would work wonders.being sick also worked for me.the problem i had was that i wasnt visibly sick.i wasnt running a fever or experiencing a flu.so i used food poisoning and dehydration.so u c i cant pass judgements on anyone cos i understand.a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.enough for now cos as usual im not making sense.random!