I bought my train ticket to Shanghai about 3 weeks ago. It was the 9.30am train to the airport so that I can get my flight to Shenzhen because tomorrow I will cross into Hong Kong for my visa run. I always build in a fuck up factor into the mix in case something goes wrong. Well this morning I was up bright and early and all was going to plan although I should have left 10 mins earlier.  The rain was pissing down and this is something that I didn’t factor in.  The traffic was terrible and of course it’s still rush hour,  I forgot about that too. I got to the bus stop and I watched the bus sit at 2 sets of lights before I could get on.  I got the bus to the metro, a journey of usually 15 mins turned into 30 mins. The chances of getting my train are slim. In fact I arrive at the train station just as my train is pulling out. 

I run to the ticket office but the first train is in one hour but I have no choice and it’s standing room only.  Thankfully the airport is only a short walk when you arrive at the other end.  I got to the airport 90 mins before my flight but I wanted to get there early so that I could have a bite to eat and relax but instead I’m rushed which I hate. 

Bur thankfully I get to the check in desk with about 30 mins to spare, so I’m very happy that I allowed a fuck up factor in my planning. 

Now I know many people that seem to do this on a regular basis and I’m not sure why. How they can find this an enjoyable experience is beyond me. Why they would want to put themselves through this everytime they go somewhere is a mystery to me. In fact if I’m meeting said folk that do this on a regular basis I always tell them the wrong meeting time,  you could say that I am kind enough to build in a fuck up factor for them free of charge.Every so often you run into problems and you run late but I hate it,  I think it’s because I refuse to run and I’m a lazy bastard and it’s not good for my image. 

But now I’m sitting in my digs of my Airbnb and Qun the young lady of the house is making dinner which is good and so it’s a quiet night for me. 

This picture is from an art exhibition that was on at Shenzhen Airport which I thought was pretty cool.