Or perhaps peanut butter? It’s so bumper to bumper it feels more sticky than jam.
OK I’m just crapping on a Saturday morning. I haven’t been up so early on a Saturday morning for God knows how long. And I’ve already done some dishes and put my first round of laundry into the machine, hung them. Now the second round. 
NICE. I like productive days.
Anyway, for the past week I have come up with a conclusion that besides having the time issue in common for most Malaysians, I have also decided that we are a DAMN hardworking lot.
Head to work at 7.30am = Peanut butter
Tried leaving earlier at 6.30am = Jam
And then when heading home at 6.30pm = Kaya + Peanut butter
8.30pm = Kaya
Hmm….Maybe I should start leaving at 5.30am??? Go home at 11pm???
YES! Jams can be SO FRUSTRATING (especially if you are running late). Example, the first 40 minutes in the jam is still quite alright. But if you have to be at work in 20 minutes and the jam is gonna last for another 25 minutes then you will start getting stressed and impatient.
YES. So to reduce the tension, one should leave earlier.
However, for some, perhaps it doesn’t matter whether they are rushing anywhere BUT as long as it is jammed up, they go crazy.
Basically, this post would be for YOU. Those that go crazy cursing and getting mad. Coz the fact remains THAT. It is jam and you’ll be stuck UNLESS you can FLY. YEAP.
So for those of you, I’ll suggest a few ways you can reduce that tension. It’s no yoga but I hope it helps.
I shall speak from experience. First of all be chill. Here are some of the things to do:
1) Pray. We are always too busy for this. Which is an excuse but happens to me too. God put us in a jam for a reason. :p Just kidding!
2) Watch the skies, trees, nature. If you are already late, might as well watch the sunrise too. And for all it’s beauty, praise and thank the creator. (OK. Don’t start thinking that this is gonna be a religious blog post. It just happened that these to comes to mind first). Oh if you are lucky like me, you might see a rainbow =)
3) Karaoke! Yes. You can karaoke outside Red Box Black Box Green box. You can karaoke in your very own box and no one can hear you! And if they do see you and you feel silly, it’s alright coz you will be doing a good deed. It’s entertaining right? To see people looking crazy? haha! Yea so please do sing coz research showed that it will increase your lung capacity which means living longer, (reader’s digest)
Please keep your eyes open though.
4) Observe what others are doing. It can get quite interesting watching some staring blankly ahead. And some putting the time to good use by reading a paper. Of course I’m not encouraging that as it can be dangerous. But when you are in a bumper to bumper peanut butter jam and kaya, I guess you can.
While I was observing the other day, I saw someone shaving.
Please keep to just the above if you can as shaving is DISGUSTING. Imagine all the hair around and not to mention the flying
dead skin! EWWwww!
5) Dance. Yes! Can do that! Don’t have to move your legs to dance. Just the body. Yea do that while you karaoke in your own little box
6) Plan your day.
7) If you are doing some creative work, look around. Find inspiration. Find inspiration in the jam. Hard perhaps, but possible.
If you don’t believe me then where do you think the idea of this post came from?
Eat breakfast. Pack a sandwich or some biscuits and eat up! You need your energy.
Only when it’s really jam, but try to eat something smaller and manageable.
9) Count your blessings. Personally I think this is the most important and will definitely keep you calm. At least you have a car to be stuck in a jam.
AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE:
HAHA!
10) SWITCH feet! If you drive an auto car, switch to your left leg when the right gets tired. (HAHA. no no please don’t try this. But I do it sometimes :p)
Try it next week! See if it works
